Julian Gilbey, 42, was spared execution by machine-gun and instead given a life sentence

Julian Gilbey, 42, was spared execution by machine-gun and instead given a life sentence. He served more than eight years in a Bangkok jail before the Thai authorities agreed to send him to Scotland to see out his sentence.Under Scots law, Gilbey must be told the minimum term he has to complete – the "punishment part" – before he can apply for parole.Appearing before Lord Emslie at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday, the judge was told it was...

Julian Gilbey, 42, was spared execution by machine-gun and instead given a life sentence

Julian Gilbey, 42, was spared execution by machine-gun and instead given a life sentence. He served more than eight years in a Bangkok jail before the Thai authorities agreed to send him to Scotland to see out his sentence.Under Scots law, Gilbey must be told the minimum term he has to complete – the "punishment part" – before he can apply for parole.Appearing before Lord Emslie at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday, the judge was told it was...

China, smuggling drugs constitutes a serious crime

China, smuggling drugs constitutes a serious crime. The penal code says an offender will be sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, life imprisonment or death for smuggling drugs totaling 50 grams or mo...

China, smuggling drugs constitutes a serious crime

China, smuggling drugs constitutes a serious crime. The penal code says an offender will be sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment, life imprisonment or death for smuggling drugs totaling 50 grams or mo...

Rene Hernandez,arrested after an undercover drug buy in October

Kenneth Gross said Framingham Police could have arrested his client, Rene Hernandez, after an undercover drug buy in October, but instead continued to buy drugs from him to get more significant charges."I'm arguing entrapment," said Gross. "They (police) like to bring more serious charges. They weren't satisfied with one transaction. They kept going back to him for more."Judge Douglas Stoddart told Gross police did "nothing illegal," and Gross agreed."My...

Rene Hernandez,arrested after an undercover drug buy in October

Kenneth Gross said Framingham Police could have arrested his client, Rene Hernandez, after an undercover drug buy in October, but instead continued to buy drugs from him to get more significant charges."I'm arguing entrapment," said Gross. "They (police) like to bring more serious charges. They weren't satisfied with one transaction. They kept going back to him for more."Judge Douglas Stoddart told Gross police did "nothing illegal," and Gross agreed."My...

Arrests of six African men and two women

The drug ring, believed to be run by Africans, was uncovered after three women were nabbed earlier trying to leave the country with drugs in separate operations.Narcotics Department deputy director Datuk Othman Harun said police questioned the three drug mules and investigations led the team to various locations in the city where the Africans and two other women were picked up.The suspects, aged between 20 and 40, were remanded on Sunday to facilitate...

Arrests of six African men and two women

The drug ring, believed to be run by Africans, was uncovered after three women were nabbed earlier trying to leave the country with drugs in separate operations.Narcotics Department deputy director Datuk Othman Harun said police questioned the three drug mules and investigations led the team to various locations in the city where the Africans and two other women were picked up.The suspects, aged between 20 and 40, were remanded on Sunday to facilitate...

Paul Dexter Farrow, who failed to appear at the court in the northern town of Rijeka, and Ivan Andabak stand accused of trying to smuggle 660 kilos

Paul Dexter Farrow, who failed to appear at the court in the northern town of Rijeka, and Ivan Andabak stand accused of trying to smuggle 660 kilos (1,452 pounds) of cocaine from Ecuador to the West African nation of The Gambia via Rijeka's port.The drugs had an estimated value of some 60 million dollars (45 million euros).The Rijeka court acquitted the two in 2007 due to lack of evidence, but after an appeal from the prosecution, the Supreme Court...

Paul Dexter Farrow, who failed to appear at the court in the northern town of Rijeka, and Ivan Andabak stand accused of trying to smuggle 660 kilos

Paul Dexter Farrow, who failed to appear at the court in the northern town of Rijeka, and Ivan Andabak stand accused of trying to smuggle 660 kilos (1,452 pounds) of cocaine from Ecuador to the West African nation of The Gambia via Rijeka's port.The drugs had an estimated value of some 60 million dollars (45 million euros).The Rijeka court acquitted the two in 2007 due to lack of evidence, but after an appeal from the prosecution, the Supreme Court...

China has told Japan that Beijing will execute, as early as next Monday, a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs

China has told Japan that Beijing will execute, as early as next Monday, a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.If the convict is executed, it will be the first execution by China of a Japanese national since the two countries normalized diplomatic relations in 1972.The execution may affect bilateral relations, which recently have moved in a positive...

China has told Japan that Beijing will execute, as early as next Monday, a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs

China has told Japan that Beijing will execute, as early as next Monday, a Japanese man convicted of attempting to smuggle stimulant drugs from China to Japan in 2006, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.If the convict is executed, it will be the first execution by China of a Japanese national since the two countries normalized diplomatic relations in 1972.The execution may affect bilateral relations, which recently have moved in a positive...

Tracey Hay and Clare Davison played “vital” roles in the plot, led by twice-convicted supplier Colin Noble and garage boss Marcus Moore

Tracey Hay and Clare Davison played “vital” roles in the plot, led by twice-convicted supplier Colin Noble and garage boss Marcus Moore, on the streets of Darlington. Hay was locked up for three years and three months, and Davison for 12 months after they admitted conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Mother-of-three Davison, 34, allowed her home in Zetland Street to be used by Noble for cutting drugs after a previous den had been raided. Hay, 38,...

Tracey Hay and Clare Davison played “vital” roles in the plot, led by twice-convicted supplier Colin Noble and garage boss Marcus Moore

Tracey Hay and Clare Davison played “vital” roles in the plot, led by twice-convicted supplier Colin Noble and garage boss Marcus Moore, on the streets of Darlington. Hay was locked up for three years and three months, and Davison for 12 months after they admitted conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. Mother-of-three Davison, 34, allowed her home in Zetland Street to be used by Noble for cutting drugs after a previous den had been raided. Hay, 38,...

Five Vietnamese have been sentenced to death in a heroin smuggling case

Five Vietnamese have been sentenced to death in a heroin smuggling case that corrupt law enforcement officials initially suppressed, state media reported on Saturday.Eleven people received life prison terms and 13 others were given lesser penalties when the court in northern Thai Nguyen province issued its verdict on Friday, the Vietnam News said.Among the guilty were former policemen, court officials and judges who accepted bribes to ensure the...

Five Vietnamese have been sentenced to death in a heroin smuggling case

Five Vietnamese have been sentenced to death in a heroin smuggling case that corrupt law enforcement officials initially suppressed, state media reported on Saturday.Eleven people received life prison terms and 13 others were given lesser penalties when the court in northern Thai Nguyen province issued its verdict on Friday, the Vietnam News said.Among the guilty were former policemen, court officials and judges who accepted bribes to ensure the...

Michael Welch received a sentence of nine years and four months, while co-conspirators Alex Shepherd, Barry Johnson, Daniel Green and Darren Harris

Michael Welch received a sentence of nine years and four months, while co-conspirators Alex Shepherd, Barry Johnson, Daniel Green and Darren Harris received stretches of between 18 and 30 months.Judge Stephen Wildblood QC, sentencing the men at Exeter Crown Court, said Welch's offending was 'in a different league to the others'.He said that Welch represented 'wasted potential' after he had admitted jointly conspiring with others to import cannabis...

Michael Welch received a sentence of nine years and four months, while co-conspirators Alex Shepherd, Barry Johnson, Daniel Green and Darren Harris

Michael Welch received a sentence of nine years and four months, while co-conspirators Alex Shepherd, Barry Johnson, Daniel Green and Darren Harris received stretches of between 18 and 30 months.Judge Stephen Wildblood QC, sentencing the men at Exeter Crown Court, said Welch's offending was 'in a different league to the others'.He said that Welch represented 'wasted potential' after he had admitted jointly conspiring with others to import cannabis...

Vicente Esteves, 37, admitted to conspiracy, running a drug trafficking network, drug possession with intent to distribute

Vicente Esteves, 37, admitted to conspiracy, running a drug trafficking network, drug possession with intent to distribute and two counts of money laundering. The network he headed imported about 1,000 kilos of cocaine a week (worth about $1 million street value) into the United States, said the repo...

Vicente Esteves, 37, admitted to conspiracy, running a drug trafficking network, drug possession with intent to distribute

Vicente Esteves, 37, admitted to conspiracy, running a drug trafficking network, drug possession with intent to distribute and two counts of money laundering. The network he headed imported about 1,000 kilos of cocaine a week (worth about $1 million street value) into the United States, said the repo...

Carlos Madera Jr., 30, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Morristown to first-degree leading a cocaine-trafficking network

Carlos Madera Jr., 30, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Morristown to first-degree leading a cocaine-trafficking network in Essex and Morris counties. He admitted he conspired with two others, and supervised and managed the ring.His father, Carlos Madera Sr., 50, of...

Carlos Madera Jr., 30, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Morristown to first-degree leading a cocaine-trafficking network

Carlos Madera Jr., 30, of Newark, pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Morristown to first-degree leading a cocaine-trafficking network in Essex and Morris counties. He admitted he conspired with two others, and supervised and managed the ring.His father, Carlos Madera Sr., 50, of...

Harry Chown, aged 46, was hoping to be sent to jail in Exeter where he could pass the anabolic steroids on to prisoners.

Harry Chown, aged 46, was hoping to be sent to jail in Exeter where he could pass the anabolic steroids on to prisoners.But Plymouth magistrates heard that the drugs were found and Chown is now facing a longer stay in custody.Chown, of Vauxhall Street, the Hoe, admitted two counts of possessing anabolic steroids with intent to supply to inmates in Exeter Prison on March 22. He was found with a total of 157 pills. He also admitted theft of meat worth...

Harry Chown, aged 46, was hoping to be sent to jail in Exeter where he could pass the anabolic steroids on to prisoners.

Harry Chown, aged 46, was hoping to be sent to jail in Exeter where he could pass the anabolic steroids on to prisoners.But Plymouth magistrates heard that the drugs were found and Chown is now facing a longer stay in custody.Chown, of Vauxhall Street, the Hoe, admitted two counts of possessing anabolic steroids with intent to supply to inmates in Exeter Prison on March 22. He was found with a total of 157 pills. He also admitted theft of meat worth...

charged with conspiring to distribute five kilograms and more of powder cocaine and 50 grams and more of crack cocaine

The organization, led by Mark Colon, distributed large quantities of powder cocaine and crack cocaine.The regularly obtained a supply of multiple kilogram quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico, authorities said.The cocaine was transported to a location in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, then further distributed to locations in and around Middletown, as well as the Bronx and Queens. In and around Middletown, some of the powder cocaine was cooked into crack...

charged with conspiring to distribute five kilograms and more of powder cocaine and 50 grams and more of crack cocaine

The organization, led by Mark Colon, distributed large quantities of powder cocaine and crack cocaine.The regularly obtained a supply of multiple kilogram quantities of cocaine from Puerto Rico, authorities said.The cocaine was transported to a location in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, then further distributed to locations in and around Middletown, as well as the Bronx and Queens. In and around Middletown, some of the powder cocaine was cooked into crack...

Terrence Bowler, 40, of Kingston, Surrey sentenced to 16 years

Terrence Bowler, 40, of Kingston, Surrey sentenced to 16 years. He Had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cannabis and conspiracy to launder money. The judge told him: ''You are described as a senior controlling figure in the criminal group. You attended regular 'board meetings' to plan the operations, you were seen to brief new recruits to the organisation, you rented the premises to store drugs, and others to store cash.'' The court had heard...

Terrence Bowler, 40, of Kingston, Surrey sentenced to 16 years

Terrence Bowler, 40, of Kingston, Surrey sentenced to 16 years. He Had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cannabis and conspiracy to launder money. The judge told him: ''You are described as a senior controlling figure in the criminal group. You attended regular 'board meetings' to plan the operations, you were seen to brief new recruits to the organisation, you rented the premises to store drugs, and others to store cash.'' The court had heard...

Terrence Bowler and 11 other gang members are facing jail.

Terrence Bowler and 11 other gang members are facing jail. The gang brought at least £62 million of skunk cannabis into the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from Holland. At one point they were shipping in consignments worth up to £750,000 a week. Timothy Cray, prosecuting, said their activities amounted to "organised crime involving drug smuggling and money laundering on a massive scale". He told the court police had the gang under surveillance from...

Terrence Bowler and 11 other gang members are facing jail.

Terrence Bowler and 11 other gang members are facing jail. The gang brought at least £62 million of skunk cannabis into the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from Holland. At one point they were shipping in consignments worth up to £750,000 a week. Timothy Cray, prosecuting, said their activities amounted to "organised crime involving drug smuggling and money laundering on a massive scale". He told the court police had the gang under surveillance from...

Nasser Hussain was told by a judge that he had added to the heroin problem in Middlesbrough

Nasser Hussain was told by a judge that he had added to the heroin problem in Middlesbrough with his illegal activities last summer. Hussain – also jailed in 2008 for dealing in Class A drugs – was described by his barrister as a gopher at the bottom of the food chain. He was said...

Nasser Hussain was told by a judge that he had added to the heroin problem in Middlesbrough

Nasser Hussain was told by a judge that he had added to the heroin problem in Middlesbrough with his illegal activities last summer. Hussain – also jailed in 2008 for dealing in Class A drugs – was described by his barrister as a gopher at the bottom of the food chain. He was said...

234 foreigners were nabbed for drug offences in 2007, followed by 313 in 2008 and 502 last year

234 foreigners were nabbed for drug offences in 2007, followed by 313 in 2008 and 502 last year.Within a two-year span, the number of such arrests had more than doubled.City police Narcotics Department chief ACP Kang Chez Chiang said some visitors were taking advantage of the government's policy to boost tourism by bringing in drugs illegally."There are also foreigners who abuse their student visas to smuggle drugs," he said."Although this is a worrying...

234 foreigners were nabbed for drug offences in 2007, followed by 313 in 2008 and 502 last year

234 foreigners were nabbed for drug offences in 2007, followed by 313 in 2008 and 502 last year.Within a two-year span, the number of such arrests had more than doubled.City police Narcotics Department chief ACP Kang Chez Chiang said some visitors were taking advantage of the government's policy to boost tourism by bringing in drugs illegally."There are also foreigners who abuse their student visas to smuggle drugs," he said."Although this is a worrying...

Marvin Mosley, 35, could face up to 20 years in state prison

Marvin Mosley, 35, could face up to 20 years in state prison and a fine of up to $200,000 if he were to be found guilty of first-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, according to the Office of the Attorney General. Executing a warrant, law enforcement agencies searched Mosley's home in the 600 block of Randolph Street in Camden on July 6, and detectives found drugs stashed in an upstairs bathroom toilet, authorities said. A...

Marvin Mosley, 35, could face up to 20 years in state prison

Marvin Mosley, 35, could face up to 20 years in state prison and a fine of up to $200,000 if he were to be found guilty of first-degree possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, according to the Office of the Attorney General. Executing a warrant, law enforcement agencies searched Mosley's home in the 600 block of Randolph Street in Camden on July 6, and detectives found drugs stashed in an upstairs bathroom toilet, authorities said. A...

arrested are Sara Chikwasa, 40, a resident of Kabinga in Ndola and Alice Sandi Mulonda, 39, a resident of Matero in Lusaka

Emmy Nawale, 28, a resident of Lubuto, Ndola was arrested on arrival aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight.“Ms Nawale, who inserted a block of cocaine in her private parts was operated upon at the University Teaching Hospital to remove the contraband as it was dangerously inserted,” he said.Mr Nyawali said Ms Nawale is admitted to hospital and will appear in court soon.“Others arrested are Sara Chikwasa, 40, a resident of Kabinga in Ndola and Alice...

arrested are Sara Chikwasa, 40, a resident of Kabinga in Ndola and Alice Sandi Mulonda, 39, a resident of Matero in Lusaka

Emmy Nawale, 28, a resident of Lubuto, Ndola was arrested on arrival aboard an Ethiopian Airline flight.“Ms Nawale, who inserted a block of cocaine in her private parts was operated upon at the University Teaching Hospital to remove the contraband as it was dangerously inserted,” he said.Mr Nyawali said Ms Nawale is admitted to hospital and will appear in court soon.“Others arrested are Sara Chikwasa, 40, a resident of Kabinga in Ndola and Alice...

Allan Johnston was jailed for three years by Teesside Crown Court

Cocaine dealer Allan Johnston was jailed for three years by Teesside Crown Court last November after police caught him with drugs worth more than £2,000 in a car in Hartlepool.He has now been ordered to pay back £850 after prosecutors used their powers under the Proceeds of Crime...

Allan Johnston was jailed for three years by Teesside Crown Court

Cocaine dealer Allan Johnston was jailed for three years by Teesside Crown Court last November after police caught him with drugs worth more than £2,000 in a car in Hartlepool.He has now been ordered to pay back £850 after prosecutors used their powers under the Proceeds of Crime...

convicted 40-year-old Domingo Baez and two co-defendants — 30-year-old Maurisio Ramirez and 32-year-old Gilberto Acevedo,

convicted 40-year-old Domingo Baez and two co-defendants — 30-year-old Maurisio Ramirez and 32-year-old Gilberto Acevedo, both of Wenatchee, Wash. — of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.The jury found that the men conspired to bring between approximately a pound and 11 pounds of the drug to the Billings area between January 2007 and September 2008. They face a minimum mandatory sentence of five to 40 years in prison and up to a $2 million fine.Eddleman...

convicted 40-year-old Domingo Baez and two co-defendants — 30-year-old Maurisio Ramirez and 32-year-old Gilberto Acevedo,

convicted 40-year-old Domingo Baez and two co-defendants — 30-year-old Maurisio Ramirez and 32-year-old Gilberto Acevedo, both of Wenatchee, Wash. — of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.The jury found that the men conspired to bring between approximately a pound and 11 pounds of the drug to the Billings area between January 2007 and September 2008. They face a minimum mandatory sentence of five to 40 years in prison and up to a $2 million fine.Eddleman...

arrested 51-year old Peter Achim Franz

arrested 51-year old Peter Achim Franz suspicious of the man's insecure actions upon his arrival at the airport at 7.30 p.m. flying from Amsterdam on flight number KL 835."We became suspicious as he showed signs of drug taking," Bagus Endro Wibowo said.Officials scanned him and found a small plastic bag containing marijuana placed in his underwear."By using the Ion scan, we also detected traces of cocaine on his hands and bag. The suspect admitted...

arrested 51-year old Peter Achim Franz

arrested 51-year old Peter Achim Franz suspicious of the man's insecure actions upon his arrival at the airport at 7.30 p.m. flying from Amsterdam on flight number KL 835."We became suspicious as he showed signs of drug taking," Bagus Endro Wibowo said.Officials scanned him and found a small plastic bag containing marijuana placed in his underwear."By using the Ion scan, we also detected traces of cocaine on his hands and bag. The suspect admitted...

Hugh Connolly and Mary Casey, both of Foxhole Road in Paignton, were arrested during police raids

Hugh Connolly and Mary Casey, both of Foxhole Road in Paignton, were arrested during police raids on Wednesday, the second day of Operation Blaze.Police hit five Paignton addresses this week as part of intelligence-led investigations, recovering heroin, pills, cash and mobile phones.Connolly and Casey were charged with supplying an undercover police officer with heroin.Five other drug dealers had pleaded guilty on Tuesday when they appeared before...

Hugh Connolly and Mary Casey, both of Foxhole Road in Paignton, were arrested during police raids

Hugh Connolly and Mary Casey, both of Foxhole Road in Paignton, were arrested during police raids on Wednesday, the second day of Operation Blaze.Police hit five Paignton addresses this week as part of intelligence-led investigations, recovering heroin, pills, cash and mobile phones.Connolly and Casey were charged with supplying an undercover police officer with heroin.Five other drug dealers had pleaded guilty on Tuesday when they appeared before...

Luigino Jonis (aged 33), Den Haag, Holland pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale and supply

Luigino Jonis (aged 33), Den Haag, Holland pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale and supply at the airport on March 9, 2009. Father-of-four Jonis had flown to Dublin from Johannesburg via Istanbul with 24 kilograms of cannabis in his luggage when he was intercepted by airport customs officials.Garda Keith Morris told Ms Elva Duffy, prosecuting, that shortly after one o’clock he arrived at the customs hall...

Luigino Jonis (aged 33), Den Haag, Holland pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale and supply

Luigino Jonis (aged 33), Den Haag, Holland pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of drugs for sale and supply at the airport on March 9, 2009. Father-of-four Jonis had flown to Dublin from Johannesburg via Istanbul with 24 kilograms of cannabis in his luggage when he was intercepted by airport customs officials.Garda Keith Morris told Ms Elva Duffy, prosecuting, that shortly after one o’clock he arrived at the customs hall...

hundred kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of £4.5million has been seized by police in Finsbury Park.

hundred kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of £4.5million has been seized by police in Finsbury Park.The heroin was discovered in the back of a Renault van, stopped by officers in Upper Tollington Park, at 3.30pm on Thursday.The stop, which was part of a planned operation, was carried out by Operation Trident officers with the assistance of armed officers from C019.A 45-year-old man was arrested in the van. Another man, also aged 45,...

hundred kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of £4.5million has been seized by police in Finsbury Park.

hundred kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of £4.5million has been seized by police in Finsbury Park.The heroin was discovered in the back of a Renault van, stopped by officers in Upper Tollington Park, at 3.30pm on Thursday.The stop, which was part of a planned operation, was carried out by Operation Trident officers with the assistance of armed officers from C019.A 45-year-old man was arrested in the van. Another man, also aged 45,...

Terrence Bowler led the £62 million syndicate which brought the drugs into the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from the Netherlands.

Terrence Bowler led the £62 million syndicate which brought the drugs into the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from the Netherlands.He will be sentenced, along with 11 others, at Southwark Crown Court in London for his leading role in one of Britain's biggest drugs smuggling networks.At...

Terrence Bowler led the £62 million syndicate which brought the drugs into the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from the Netherlands.

Terrence Bowler led the £62 million syndicate which brought the drugs into the UK hidden in boxes of flowers from the Netherlands.He will be sentenced, along with 11 others, at Southwark Crown Court in London for his leading role in one of Britain's biggest drugs smuggling networks.At...

American Pain a ``pill mill.''

American Pain a ``pill mill.'' But the Lake Worth pain clinic operated more like a factory, churning through 250 patients a day, paying doctors as much as $44,000 a week, and distributing more than two million painkillers in a single year.Those details are contained in a forfeiture lawsuit the U.S. attorney's office filed this week seeking to seize three houses from American Pain's owner, Christopher George. The suit was filed Wednesday, the same...