CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas

CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas: "33 year old Michael Dion Acrey was convicted on charges or possession and distribution of crack cocaine, and for using a juvenile to distribute the same drug.According to the US Attorney's office, Odessa Police were staking out a house in Odessa suspected of being a crack house.They say Acrey asked a juvenile to buy crack.Acrey was arrested after a search of his car found 17 grams of crack.Officers also found more...

CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas

CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas: "33 year old Michael Dion Acrey was convicted on charges or possession and distribution of crack cocaine, and for using a juvenile to distribute the same drug.According to the US Attorney's office, Odessa Police were staking out a house in Odessa suspected of being a crack house.They say Acrey asked a juvenile to buy crack.Acrey was arrested after a search of his car found 17 grams of crack.Officers also found more...

Major cocaine players arrested in eastern suburbs: police

Major cocaine players arrested in eastern suburbs: police: "Police say they have arrested two key players in a major cocaine supply network operating in Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs.A 28-year-old Maroubra man and a 34-year-old North Bondi man were arrested and charged during two separate operations this week.Police allege the 28-year-old was involved in supplying half a kilogram of cocaine, with a potential street value of $171,000, to the eastern...

Major cocaine players arrested in eastern suburbs: police

Major cocaine players arrested in eastern suburbs: police: "Police say they have arrested two key players in a major cocaine supply network operating in Sydney's affluent eastern suburbs.A 28-year-old Maroubra man and a 34-year-old North Bondi man were arrested and charged during two separate operations this week.Police allege the 28-year-old was involved in supplying half a kilogram of cocaine, with a potential street value of $171,000, to the eastern...

Couple charged with trafficking cocaine | Salisbury, NC - Salisbury Post

Couple charged with trafficking cocaine | Salisbury, NC - Salisbury Post: "Marcus Lamont McCain, 35, of 310 Miller Ave., was arrested Wednesday in Cleveland and charged with trafficking cocaine. Teira Shawnta Heaggins, 24, also of 310 Miller Ave., has been charged with two counts of trafficking cocaine and conspiracy to traffic cocaine in Iredell County. Her arrest is pending.Rowan County Sheriff's Office deputies, assisting Iredell detectives, stopped...

Couple charged with trafficking cocaine | Salisbury, NC - Salisbury Post

Couple charged with trafficking cocaine | Salisbury, NC - Salisbury Post: "Marcus Lamont McCain, 35, of 310 Miller Ave., was arrested Wednesday in Cleveland and charged with trafficking cocaine. Teira Shawnta Heaggins, 24, also of 310 Miller Ave., has been charged with two counts of trafficking cocaine and conspiracy to traffic cocaine in Iredell County. Her arrest is pending.Rowan County Sheriff's Office deputies, assisting Iredell detectives, stopped...

The Associated Press: Thai woman, Philippine man convicted in Cambodia

The Associated Press: Thai woman, Philippine man convicted in Cambodia: "Police arrested Chon Thong Theerat in June 2009 upon arrival from Malaysia at the Phnom Penh airport, where she walked through an X-ray security machine that showed she had swallowed a dozen condoms containing 400 grams of cocaine, said judge You Bunna.She led police to 36-year-old Luyo Romeo Plaza, who was waiting for the woman to deliver the drugs to a hotel, police said....

The Associated Press: Thai woman, Philippine man convicted in Cambodia

The Associated Press: Thai woman, Philippine man convicted in Cambodia: "Police arrested Chon Thong Theerat in June 2009 upon arrival from Malaysia at the Phnom Penh airport, where she walked through an X-ray security machine that showed she had swallowed a dozen condoms containing 400 grams of cocaine, said judge You Bunna.She led police to 36-year-old Luyo Romeo Plaza, who was waiting for the woman to deliver the drugs to a hotel, police said....

Heroin dealer jailed for 18 years - The Irish Times - Tue, Apr 27, 2010

Heroin dealer jailed for 18 years - The Irish Times - Tue, Apr 27, 2010: "Michael Byrne (36), of Old Tower, Clondalkin, was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of possessing 32 kilograms of heroin in the Culmore Road area of Palmerstown on January 15th, 2008 following a six day trial last month.Judge Frank O’Donnell described the father-of-five as a “drug baron” who was “no small fry in the (drugs) industry...

Heroin dealer jailed for 18 years - The Irish Times - Tue, Apr 27, 2010

Heroin dealer jailed for 18 years - The Irish Times - Tue, Apr 27, 2010: "Michael Byrne (36), of Old Tower, Clondalkin, was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of possessing 32 kilograms of heroin in the Culmore Road area of Palmerstown on January 15th, 2008 following a six day trial last month.Judge Frank O’Donnell described the father-of-five as a “drug baron” who was “no small fry in the (drugs) industry...

Stabroek News - Carry-on cocaine

Stabroek News - Carry-on cocaine: "Ingenious couriers continue to attempt to carry cocaine onto foreign aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timerhi. Some of the culprits have been caught and punished but many others have succeede...

Stabroek News - Carry-on cocaine

Stabroek News - Carry-on cocaine: "Ingenious couriers continue to attempt to carry cocaine onto foreign aircraft at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timerhi. Some of the culprits have been caught and punished but many others have succeede...

CBP: Woman hid 7.5 lbs of cocaine in car battery : News : KGBT 4

CBP: Woman hid 7.5 lbs of cocaine in car battery : News : KGBT 4: "Houston woman is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after she allegedly tried to smuggle about $240,000 dollars worth of cocaine in her car battery.U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested Sanjuana S. Hernandez on federal drug charges Thursday.The 22-year-old Houston woman drove up from Mexico at Brownsville's B&M International Bridge inside a black 2000 Chevrolet...

CBP: Woman hid 7.5 lbs of cocaine in car battery : News : KGBT 4

CBP: Woman hid 7.5 lbs of cocaine in car battery : News : KGBT 4: "Houston woman is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after she allegedly tried to smuggle about $240,000 dollars worth of cocaine in her car battery.U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested Sanjuana S. Hernandez on federal drug charges Thursday.The 22-year-old Houston woman drove up from Mexico at Brownsville's B&M International Bridge inside a black 2000 Chevrolet...

Drug agency intercepts 3.2kg cocaine, apprehends seven suspects

Drug agency intercepts 3.2kg cocaine, apprehends seven suspects: "Onwuzurigbo Chibuike Gerald, 27, the agency added that it arrested six other drug peddlers that attempted to smuggle narcotics at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.According to the agency, Mr. Gerald was apprehended on his way from Brazil in an Emirate flight on April 4, and a total of 9.39kg narcotics were seized comprising 7.46kg of cocaine, 920g of heroin...

Drug agency intercepts 3.2kg cocaine, apprehends seven suspects

Drug agency intercepts 3.2kg cocaine, apprehends seven suspects: "Onwuzurigbo Chibuike Gerald, 27, the agency added that it arrested six other drug peddlers that attempted to smuggle narcotics at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.According to the agency, Mr. Gerald was apprehended on his way from Brazil in an Emirate flight on April 4, and a total of 9.39kg narcotics were seized comprising 7.46kg of cocaine, 920g of heroin...

Noriega Extradited to France to Face Charges - NYTimes.com

Noriega Extradited to France to Face Charges - NYTimes.com: "Noriega had lost a court battle seeking to be returned to Panama after completing a federal prison term. In 1999, he was convicted in France in absentia of laundering more than $3 million in drug profits by buying luxury apartments there. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. France has agreed to hold a new trial. Mr. Noriega was also convicted in Panama of ordering the murder of political...

Noriega Extradited to France to Face Charges - NYTimes.com

Noriega Extradited to France to Face Charges - NYTimes.com: "Noriega had lost a court battle seeking to be returned to Panama after completing a federal prison term. In 1999, he was convicted in France in absentia of laundering more than $3 million in drug profits by buying luxury apartments there. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. France has agreed to hold a new trial. Mr. Noriega was also convicted in Panama of ordering the murder of political...

Sweeping U.S. indictments brought against Mexican Drug Cartels: But few in custody | Blogs Daily News

Sweeping U.S. indictments brought against Mexican Drug Cartels: But few in custody | Blogs Daily News: "Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is alleged to be the leader of the violent Juarez Cartel, which operates in the Juarez-El Paso corridor, one of the primary drug smuggling routes along the U.S. Mexican border in the Southwest United States. The DEA estimates that approximately 90 percent of the cocaine that enters the United States comes through Mexico....

Sweeping U.S. indictments brought against Mexican Drug Cartels: But few in custody | Blogs Daily News

Sweeping U.S. indictments brought against Mexican Drug Cartels: But few in custody | Blogs Daily News: "Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is alleged to be the leader of the violent Juarez Cartel, which operates in the Juarez-El Paso corridor, one of the primary drug smuggling routes along the U.S. Mexican border in the Southwest United States. The DEA estimates that approximately 90 percent of the cocaine that enters the United States comes through Mexico....

Danit Doria Castillo was arrested in the northern state capital Monteria.

FOXNews.com - Colombia nabs major drug, paramilitary suspect: "Colombian police say they have captured a leading figure in a drug trafficking, right-wing militia group.The director of the national police says Danit Doria Castillo was arrested in the northern state capital Monteria.National police director Oscar Naranjo said Sunday that the arrest is a potential breakthrough in investigations into killings by a right-wing paramilitary group known...

Danit Doria Castillo was arrested in the northern state capital Monteria.

FOXNews.com - Colombia nabs major drug, paramilitary suspect: "Colombian police say they have captured a leading figure in a drug trafficking, right-wing militia group.The director of the national police says Danit Doria Castillo was arrested in the northern state capital Monteria.National police director Oscar Naranjo said Sunday that the arrest is a potential breakthrough in investigations into killings by a right-wing paramilitary group known...

$450,000 of cocaine seized in I-16 traffic stop - Crime & Courts - Macon.com

$450,000 of cocaine seized in I-16 traffic stop - Crime & Courts - Macon.com: "Macon police seized 4 kilograms of cocaine this week during a traffic stop on the interstate.Patrolling Interstate 16 late Wednesday night, Macon police officer Jason Kellum pulled over a 2000 Nissan Maxima for failure to maintain its lane. While the driver, 32-year-old Clayton County resident Kendrick Dion Mincey, talked to investigator Chris Valenziano, Kellum and...

$450,000 of cocaine seized in I-16 traffic stop - Crime & Courts - Macon.com

$450,000 of cocaine seized in I-16 traffic stop - Crime & Courts - Macon.com: "Macon police seized 4 kilograms of cocaine this week during a traffic stop on the interstate.Patrolling Interstate 16 late Wednesday night, Macon police officer Jason Kellum pulled over a 2000 Nissan Maxima for failure to maintain its lane. While the driver, 32-year-old Clayton County resident Kendrick Dion Mincey, talked to investigator Chris Valenziano, Kellum and...

10 drug arrests - News

Sting in West Volusia nets 10 drug arrests - News: "arrested: Malinda Barfield, 51, attempted purchase of crack cocaine; Anthony Claudio, 43, attempted purchase of a controlled substance; Akeem Dillard, 18, sale and delivery of crack cocaine; Michael Grubbs, 48, sale and delivery of crack cocaine; Tony Johns, 51, attempted purchase of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance; Robert Lombaldo, 60, attempted purchase of a controlled...

10 drug arrests - News

Sting in West Volusia nets 10 drug arrests - News: "arrested: Malinda Barfield, 51, attempted purchase of crack cocaine; Anthony Claudio, 43, attempted purchase of a controlled substance; Akeem Dillard, 18, sale and delivery of crack cocaine; Michael Grubbs, 48, sale and delivery of crack cocaine; Tony Johns, 51, attempted purchase of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance; Robert Lombaldo, 60, attempted purchase of a controlled...

Jury convicts last man with ties to Spenard drug-smuggling ring: Crime | adn.com

Jury convicts last man with ties to Spenard drug-smuggling ring: Crime | adn.com: "final member of a Spenard-area drug trafficking organization has been convicted on federal drug conspiracy and possession charges, according to the U.S. attorney. A jury convicted Isaias Martinez of Anchorage on the charges Tuesday. According to prosecutors, Martinez was one of the intended recipients of a package authorities intercepted containing 976 pills of ecstasy,...

Jury convicts last man with ties to Spenard drug-smuggling ring: Crime | adn.com

Jury convicts last man with ties to Spenard drug-smuggling ring: Crime | adn.com: "final member of a Spenard-area drug trafficking organization has been convicted on federal drug conspiracy and possession charges, according to the U.S. attorney. A jury convicted Isaias Martinez of Anchorage on the charges Tuesday. According to prosecutors, Martinez was one of the intended recipients of a package authorities intercepted containing 976 pills of ecstasy,...

'Cocaine was worth more to you ... than a life': judge

'Cocaine was worth more to you ... than a life': judge: "parents of a young man who was stripped, chained to a chair and beaten after he tried to make some money as a drug mule urged others not to make the same mistake.'Do not be lured by this so-called easy money and the glamorous life that you think a gang member or drug trafficker has,' said Ian and Marlyn Ferguson in a statement Friday.Just moments before, the seventh man convicted in connection...

'Cocaine was worth more to you ... than a life': judge

'Cocaine was worth more to you ... than a life': judge: "parents of a young man who was stripped, chained to a chair and beaten after he tried to make some money as a drug mule urged others not to make the same mistake.'Do not be lured by this so-called easy money and the glamorous life that you think a gang member or drug trafficker has,' said Ian and Marlyn Ferguson in a statement Friday.Just moments before, the seventh man convicted in connection...

The Daily Reflector

The Daily Reflector: ", Mary Sneed Stocks, 58, from 3001 No. 55 Golden Road, Greenville, were Anthony Sean Yancey, 33, 135 W. Victoria Court, Greenvillested. After further investigation a third person, Lotroy Whitehead, 26, 620 Clark St., Greenville, was located in Greenville and arrested.Yancey was charges with five counts of trafficking heroin and two counts of conspiring traffic heroin and was jailed under a $2 million bond. Stocks was charged...

The Daily Reflector

The Daily Reflector: ", Mary Sneed Stocks, 58, from 3001 No. 55 Golden Road, Greenville, were Anthony Sean Yancey, 33, 135 W. Victoria Court, Greenvillested. After further investigation a third person, Lotroy Whitehead, 26, 620 Clark St., Greenville, was located in Greenville and arrested.Yancey was charges with five counts of trafficking heroin and two counts of conspiring traffic heroin and was jailed under a $2 million bond. Stocks was charged...

mySouTex.com - Deputies arrest pair on heroin charges

mySouTex.com - Deputies arrest pair on heroin charges: "Donny Dee Rodriguez and the passenger as John Bradford Abel. Caddell said both men were 28 years old. Sgt. Craig Gisler assisted in the arrest and subsequent investigation, during which deputies found between two and four grams of heroin in the vehicle.Both men were charged with possession of a controlled substance, heroin, 1-4 grams. The offense is a third degree felony punishable by a prison...

mySouTex.com - Deputies arrest pair on heroin charges

mySouTex.com - Deputies arrest pair on heroin charges: "Donny Dee Rodriguez and the passenger as John Bradford Abel. Caddell said both men were 28 years old. Sgt. Craig Gisler assisted in the arrest and subsequent investigation, during which deputies found between two and four grams of heroin in the vehicle.Both men were charged with possession of a controlled substance, heroin, 1-4 grams. The offense is a third degree felony punishable by a prison...

timesofmalta.com - Charged with trafficking heroin in prison

timesofmalta.com - Charged with trafficking heroin in prison: "Josette Bickle, 40, Valletta, was charged with trafficking 6.5 grammes of the drug between 2006 and 2008. She was also accused of trying to import heroin into prison.The court heard that Ms Bickle was found out during an inquiry that had been held at the prisons.Lawyer Franco Debono was defence counse...

timesofmalta.com - Charged with trafficking heroin in prison

timesofmalta.com - Charged with trafficking heroin in prison: "Josette Bickle, 40, Valletta, was charged with trafficking 6.5 grammes of the drug between 2006 and 2008. She was also accused of trying to import heroin into prison.The court heard that Ms Bickle was found out during an inquiry that had been held at the prisons.Lawyer Franco Debono was defence counse...

I'm Not Cocaine Baron - Accra Mail :: Ghana News Leaders - Ghana News Main News

I'm Not Cocaine Baron - Accra Mail :: Ghana News Leaders - Ghana News Main News: "MV Benjamin cocaine saga in which over 70 parcels of cocaine disappeared into thin air, is resurfacing, as one of the convicted persons, Alhaji Isa Abass, has strongly contended that he has nothing to do with cocaine. Isa Abass, who was freed along with his fellow jailbird, Kwabena Amaning alias Tagor, after serving part of his sentence in the MV Benjamin cocaine saga,...

I'm Not Cocaine Baron - Accra Mail :: Ghana News Leaders - Ghana News Main News

I'm Not Cocaine Baron - Accra Mail :: Ghana News Leaders - Ghana News Main News: "MV Benjamin cocaine saga in which over 70 parcels of cocaine disappeared into thin air, is resurfacing, as one of the convicted persons, Alhaji Isa Abass, has strongly contended that he has nothing to do with cocaine. Isa Abass, who was freed along with his fellow jailbird, Kwabena Amaning alias Tagor, after serving part of his sentence in the MV Benjamin cocaine saga,...

Dog sniffs out heroin stash in jail | marionstar.com | The Marion Star

Dog sniffs out heroin stash in jail | marionstar.com | The Marion Star: "Kelly J. Joseph, 26, 442 W. Columbia St., Kenton, faces a fifth-degree felony charge of possession of heroin and a third-degree felony charge of illegal conveyance into a correctional facility for the 1.5 grams of the drug found in Multi-County Correctional Cente...

Dog sniffs out heroin stash in jail | marionstar.com | The Marion Star

Dog sniffs out heroin stash in jail | marionstar.com | The Marion Star: "Kelly J. Joseph, 26, 442 W. Columbia St., Kenton, faces a fifth-degree felony charge of possession of heroin and a third-degree felony charge of illegal conveyance into a correctional facility for the 1.5 grams of the drug found in Multi-County Correctional Cente...

Hells Angels associate sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison - Winnipeg Free Press

Hells Angels associate sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison - Winnipeg Free Press: "Allen Morrison, 38, was one of 18 people targeted during Project Drill, in which a secret agent was paid $625,000 plus expenses to conduct a series of drug deals which were captured by police audio and video surveillance.Morrison was caught in 2007 arranging four major cocaine deals in which he sent a lower-level 'courier' to meet with the agent at various...

Hells Angels associate sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison - Winnipeg Free Press

Hells Angels associate sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison - Winnipeg Free Press: "Allen Morrison, 38, was one of 18 people targeted during Project Drill, in which a secret agent was paid $625,000 plus expenses to conduct a series of drug deals which were captured by police audio and video surveillance.Morrison was caught in 2007 arranging four major cocaine deals in which he sent a lower-level 'courier' to meet with the agent at various...

Former pastor faces drug-dealing charge - JSOnline

Former pastor faces drug-dealing charge - JSOnline: "John West, 59, and nine others, including his son, were indicted with conspiracy to sell heroin from summer 2009 until March. A mother and her adult son are among those charged.Court documents describe West as the leader of the group that often went to Chicago to buy heroin, developed an 'innovative way of cutting' the drug to maximize profits, hired armed enforcers to protect the operation and...

Former pastor faces drug-dealing charge - JSOnline

Former pastor faces drug-dealing charge - JSOnline: "John West, 59, and nine others, including his son, were indicted with conspiracy to sell heroin from summer 2009 until March. A mother and her adult son are among those charged.Court documents describe West as the leader of the group that often went to Chicago to buy heroin, developed an 'innovative way of cutting' the drug to maximize profits, hired armed enforcers to protect the operation and...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Courier caught with £3,000 of drugs jailed

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Courier caught with £3,000 of drugs jailed: "Brian Baxter, 31, of Selkirk Close, acted as a courier to sell the drugs, Teesside Crown Court heard.Baxter, who has previously spent four years in jail for burglary, was found in possession of the class A drugs in February last year.The court heard that Baxter was walking in the Grove Hill area of Middlesbrough with another man when they caught the attention of the police.Baxter...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Courier caught with £3,000 of drugs jailed

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Courier caught with £3,000 of drugs jailed: "Brian Baxter, 31, of Selkirk Close, acted as a courier to sell the drugs, Teesside Crown Court heard.Baxter, who has previously spent four years in jail for burglary, was found in possession of the class A drugs in February last year.The court heard that Baxter was walking in the Grove Hill area of Middlesbrough with another man when they caught the attention of the police.Baxter...

Drug cartel boss gets 15 years in prison - The Times-Herald

Drug cartel boss gets 15 years in prison - The Times-Herald: "Ramiro Luna-Urbina, described as the 'number one guy' in a major drug cartel accused of smuggling drugs from Mexico into the U.S., was sentenced Monday by Coweta Superior Court Judge Jack Kirby to 30 years, with 15 to serve in prison. Luna-Urbina pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in cocaine, according to Ray Mayer, assistant district...

Drug cartel boss gets 15 years in prison - The Times-Herald

Drug cartel boss gets 15 years in prison - The Times-Herald: "Ramiro Luna-Urbina, described as the 'number one guy' in a major drug cartel accused of smuggling drugs from Mexico into the U.S., was sentenced Monday by Coweta Superior Court Judge Jack Kirby to 30 years, with 15 to serve in prison. Luna-Urbina pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in cocaine, according to Ray Mayer, assistant district...

Naharnet Newsdesk - Israel Releases Lebanese Jailed on Charges of Drug Smuggling

Naharnet Newsdesk - Israel Releases Lebanese Jailed on Charges of Drug Smuggling: "Israeli authorities on Wednesday released Lebanese citizen Ahmed Mohammed al-Mustafa who was arrested in the area of Wazzani in 2008 on charges of smuggling drugs to the Palestinian territories.The International Committee of the Red Cross was handed over al-Mustafa, 48, through the Naqoura border crossing. Lebanese authorities later took custody of the man.Newspaper...

Naharnet Newsdesk - Israel Releases Lebanese Jailed on Charges of Drug Smuggling

Naharnet Newsdesk - Israel Releases Lebanese Jailed on Charges of Drug Smuggling: "Israeli authorities on Wednesday released Lebanese citizen Ahmed Mohammed al-Mustafa who was arrested in the area of Wazzani in 2008 on charges of smuggling drugs to the Palestinian territories.The International Committee of the Red Cross was handed over al-Mustafa, 48, through the Naqoura border crossing. Lebanese authorities later took custody of the man.Newspaper...

Sisters sentenced for smuggling suspected drug money | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Sisters sentenced for smuggling suspected drug money | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "San Benito sisters were sentenced to federal prison Monday for trying to smuggle into Mexico nearly $400,000 of suspected drug money that had been picked up in Houston.Zu-Haidy Berenice Torres, 31, and Karla Judith Torres, 25, were each sentenced to two years in prison for evading a currency reporting requirement, according to federal...

Sisters sentenced for smuggling suspected drug money | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Sisters sentenced for smuggling suspected drug money | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "San Benito sisters were sentenced to federal prison Monday for trying to smuggle into Mexico nearly $400,000 of suspected drug money that had been picked up in Houston.Zu-Haidy Berenice Torres, 31, and Karla Judith Torres, 25, were each sentenced to two years in prison for evading a currency reporting requirement, according to federal...

79 Malaysians jailed abroad for drugs

79 Malaysians jailed abroad for drugs: "729 Malaysians, half of them women, are serving jail terms overseas for drug trafficking after they were used by syndicates as drug mules, said Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay.“Women including university graduates and single mothers aged between 20 and 35 often fall prey to promises of job opportunities overseas with lucrative salaries.“But they end up being arrested for drug trafficking,” he said...

79 Malaysians jailed abroad for drugs

79 Malaysians jailed abroad for drugs: "729 Malaysians, half of them women, are serving jail terms overseas for drug trafficking after they were used by syndicates as drug mules, said Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay.“Women including university graduates and single mothers aged between 20 and 35 often fall prey to promises of job opportunities overseas with lucrative salaries.“But they end up being arrested for drug trafficking,” he said...

VPD and courts crack down on notorious Hells Angels member - News1130

VPD and courts crack down on notorious Hells Angels member - News1130: "Juel Ross Stanton was arrested and charged in connection with two violent incidents at the Ivanhoe Pub.VPD Inspector Brad Desmarais (in charge the Gangs and Drugs Section) says Stanton, 41, was intimidating members of the public, by flaunting his Hells Angels status to avoid being arrested. Police say that included showing graphic tattoos on many locations on his body which...

VPD and courts crack down on notorious Hells Angels member - News1130

VPD and courts crack down on notorious Hells Angels member - News1130: "Juel Ross Stanton was arrested and charged in connection with two violent incidents at the Ivanhoe Pub.VPD Inspector Brad Desmarais (in charge the Gangs and Drugs Section) says Stanton, 41, was intimidating members of the public, by flaunting his Hells Angels status to avoid being arrested. Police say that included showing graphic tattoos on many locations on his body which...

Four Somerset County residents are arrested for possessing, distributing cocaine | - NJ.com

Four Somerset County residents are arrested for possessing, distributing cocaine | - NJ.com: "Robert Brown Sr., 42, of Highland Place in Bound Brook, was charged with third-degree cocaine distribution, and Troy Ferguson, 47, of Somerset Street in Somerville, was charged with third-degree cocaine possession, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said. Diedria Stewart, 32, of Fairview Avenue in Somerville and Charles Dulin Jr., 50, of Caine Court...

Four Somerset County residents are arrested for possessing, distributing cocaine | - NJ.com

Four Somerset County residents are arrested for possessing, distributing cocaine | - NJ.com: "Robert Brown Sr., 42, of Highland Place in Bound Brook, was charged with third-degree cocaine distribution, and Troy Ferguson, 47, of Somerset Street in Somerville, was charged with third-degree cocaine possession, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said. Diedria Stewart, 32, of Fairview Avenue in Somerville and Charles Dulin Jr., 50, of Caine Court...

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com: "Matthew Clarke Davis, 29, met two heroin addicts after his release from rehab and helped them plunder a home in Roanoke's Preston Park neighborhood that contained a collection of about 3,000 guns, said his attorney, Randy Cargill, of the federal public defender's office. Davis helped swap the guns for heroin he and his two friends used, according to the prosecution. Last summer, a day after testifying...

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com: "Matthew Clarke Davis, 29, met two heroin addicts after his release from rehab and helped them plunder a home in Roanoke's Preston Park neighborhood that contained a collection of about 3,000 guns, said his attorney, Randy Cargill, of the federal public defender's office. Davis helped swap the guns for heroin he and his two friends used, according to the prosecution. Last summer, a day after testifying...

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com: "Judge James Turk sentenced Davis to 27 months on each charge, to run concurrently, followed by four years of supervision by the federal probation office.One of the people Davis contacted to make his guns-for-heroin exchanges was Larry Allen Perdue Jr., 26.Perdue, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin and two gun charges, told the judge Monday he started using heroin after seeing...

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com

3 sentenced for roles in heroin case - Roanoke.com: "Judge James Turk sentenced Davis to 27 months on each charge, to run concurrently, followed by four years of supervision by the federal probation office.One of the people Davis contacted to make his guns-for-heroin exchanges was Larry Allen Perdue Jr., 26.Perdue, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin and two gun charges, told the judge Monday he started using heroin after seeing...

ST. LOUIS: Inmate gets 12 years for drug smuggling - STLtoday.com

ST. LOUIS: Inmate gets 12 years for drug smuggling - STLtoday.com: "Corey Louis Hines, 38, has been sentenced to 12 more years in prison for smuggling drugs into the federal lockup at Marion, Ill., where he is an inmate, officials said Monday. Hines was caught in September 2009 trying to bring in marijuana using a visitor, and later admitted successfully smuggling pot, heroin and tobacco to sell to others, prosecutors said. His new sentence will...

ST. LOUIS: Inmate gets 12 years for drug smuggling - STLtoday.com

ST. LOUIS: Inmate gets 12 years for drug smuggling - STLtoday.com: "Corey Louis Hines, 38, has been sentenced to 12 more years in prison for smuggling drugs into the federal lockup at Marion, Ill., where he is an inmate, officials said Monday. Hines was caught in September 2009 trying to bring in marijuana using a visitor, and later admitted successfully smuggling pot, heroin and tobacco to sell to others, prosecutors said. His new sentence will...

Police find cocaine on son of MP - mirror.co.uk

Police find cocaine on son of MP - mirror.co.uk: "MP's son has been cautioned by police for possessing a class-A drug.Damien Foster, 35, had a small amount of cocaine when he was arrested outside a pub on Friday.He said it was for personal use, 'accepted a caution and was released', police sai...

Police find cocaine on son of MP - mirror.co.uk

Police find cocaine on son of MP - mirror.co.uk: "MP's son has been cautioned by police for possessing a class-A drug.Damien Foster, 35, had a small amount of cocaine when he was arrested outside a pub on Friday.He said it was for personal use, 'accepted a caution and was released', police sai...

jailed two Afghan visitors for life after they were found guilty of smuggling and possessing 7.2 kilogrammes of drugs for trading purposes.

The Dubai Court of First Instance yesterday jailed 47-year-old I.W. and 43-year-old E.M., to 25 years each, although they admitted possessing the heroin for personal consumption and denied trafficking purposes.Presiding Judge Fahmi Mounir said the accused will be deported after completing their sentences.Prosecutors charged I.W. and E.M. of smuggling and possessing heroin in different forms of fabric reels for trafficking purposes.They were additionally...

jailed two Afghan visitors for life after they were found guilty of smuggling and possessing 7.2 kilogrammes of drugs for trading purposes.

The Dubai Court of First Instance yesterday jailed 47-year-old I.W. and 43-year-old E.M., to 25 years each, although they admitted possessing the heroin for personal consumption and denied trafficking purposes.Presiding Judge Fahmi Mounir said the accused will be deported after completing their sentences.Prosecutors charged I.W. and E.M. of smuggling and possessing heroin in different forms of fabric reels for trafficking purposes.They were additionally...

GANG JAILED; Seven dealers who sold drugs close to school are locked up: Dealers sold drugs near school, court told. - Free Online Library

GANG JAILED; Seven dealers who sold drugs close to school are locked up: Dealers sold drugs near school, court told. - Free Online Library: "Mulraney and his gang of 'runners' repeatedly sold Class A drugs, mainly on Kimberley Drive and Harpenden Walk, in close proximity to Pallister Park Primary School. The runners who appeared in the court dock alongside Mulraney were Andrew Mills, 49, Peter Catterick, 25, Mark Teasdale, 31, Mark WellsMark Wells...

GANG JAILED; Seven dealers who sold drugs close to school are locked up: Dealers sold drugs near school, court told. - Free Online Library

GANG JAILED; Seven dealers who sold drugs close to school are locked up: Dealers sold drugs near school, court told. - Free Online Library: "Mulraney and his gang of 'runners' repeatedly sold Class A drugs, mainly on Kimberley Drive and Harpenden Walk, in close proximity to Pallister Park Primary School. The runners who appeared in the court dock alongside Mulraney were Andrew Mills, 49, Peter Catterick, 25, Mark Teasdale, 31, Mark WellsMark Wells...

Aldergrove Star - 10 years for drug smuggling

Aldergrove Star - 10 years for drug smuggling: "Bradley Keith Bourque, 35, was sentenced in a Seattle courtroom to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute ecstasy.He was arrested Oct. 20, 2009, and pleaded guilty on Jan. 6, 2010. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart emphasized the serious nature of the offence and called attention to the secret smuggling compartment built into Bourque’s...

Aldergrove Star - 10 years for drug smuggling

Aldergrove Star - 10 years for drug smuggling: "Bradley Keith Bourque, 35, was sentenced in a Seattle courtroom to 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute ecstasy.He was arrested Oct. 20, 2009, and pleaded guilty on Jan. 6, 2010. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart emphasized the serious nature of the offence and called attention to the secret smuggling compartment built into Bourque’s...

Star: SA woman on death row for drug smuggling

Star: SA woman on death row for drug smuggling: "Janice Linden, 35, was sentenced in July last year after she was convicted of drug smuggling in China. A higher court in China yesterday upheld Linden's death sentence following an appeal hearing in November. Linden was arrested after customs found about three kilograms of methamphetamines in her luggage following her arrival at Baiyun International Airport in the southern city of Guangzhou in November...

Star: SA woman on death row for drug smuggling

Star: SA woman on death row for drug smuggling: "Janice Linden, 35, was sentenced in July last year after she was convicted of drug smuggling in China. A higher court in China yesterday upheld Linden's death sentence following an appeal hearing in November. Linden was arrested after customs found about three kilograms of methamphetamines in her luggage following her arrival at Baiyun International Airport in the southern city of Guangzhou in November...

Trial dates set in alleged gang killing - Salt Lake Tribune

Trial dates set in alleged gang killing - Salt Lake Tribune: "Antonie 'Hunter' Farani, who was 14 when he shot and killed Brandsatt, is charged with one count of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and five counts of aggravated robbery. Spencer Isaiah Cater, 19, and Jeremiah 'Jay' Ha'k Williamson, 27, are each charged with the same charges, except they are charged with murder instead of aggravated murder. A fourth participant,...

Trial dates set in alleged gang killing - Salt Lake Tribune

Trial dates set in alleged gang killing - Salt Lake Tribune: "Antonie 'Hunter' Farani, who was 14 when he shot and killed Brandsatt, is charged with one count of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping and five counts of aggravated robbery. Spencer Isaiah Cater, 19, and Jeremiah 'Jay' Ha'k Williamson, 27, are each charged with the same charges, except they are charged with murder instead of aggravated murder. A fourth participant,...

Albany police arrest four adults, one juvenile on drug charges

Albany police arrest four adults, one juvenile on drug charges: "Carlets Washington, 37, Anthony Hawkins, 19, Bobby Davis, 19, and Christopher Davis, 17, all of Albany, are in Dougherty County Jail charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, a jail spokeswoman said.In addition, those arrested also face charges of possession of cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a park, said Dan McMullen,...

Albany police arrest four adults, one juvenile on drug charges

Albany police arrest four adults, one juvenile on drug charges: "Carlets Washington, 37, Anthony Hawkins, 19, Bobby Davis, 19, and Christopher Davis, 17, all of Albany, are in Dougherty County Jail charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, a jail spokeswoman said.In addition, those arrested also face charges of possession of cocaine and marijuana with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a park, said Dan McMullen,...

Bowling Green Daily News

Bowling Green Daily News: "Robert Mitchell “Herman” Martin, 46, Trebor Kashan Patterson, 30, Katrena Yvette Bowman, 34, and Jason Alan Dixon, 36, were each named in a seven-count federal indictment and arrested Thursday.Each has been charged with conspiring to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine and more than 500 grams of cocaine.Martin is charged additionally with three counts of aiding and abetting distribution of 105 grams or more of...

Bowling Green Daily News

Bowling Green Daily News: "Robert Mitchell “Herman” Martin, 46, Trebor Kashan Patterson, 30, Katrena Yvette Bowman, 34, and Jason Alan Dixon, 36, were each named in a seven-count federal indictment and arrested Thursday.Each has been charged with conspiring to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine and more than 500 grams of cocaine.Martin is charged additionally with three counts of aiding and abetting distribution of 105 grams or more of...

John Terry's father charged for supplying cocaine - The Times of India

John Terry's father charged for supplying cocaine - The Times of India: "Ted Terry, 55, allegedly supplied three grams of the Class A drug after saying: 'The stuff's all right. I get off on it.' Essex Police launched an investigation after being handed a video, which led to Ted's arrest. It is alleged the deal took place in the toilets of the Unit 4 wine bar in Chafford Hundred, yards from Ted's modern terraced home. 'We can confirm a 55-year-old...

John Terry's father charged for supplying cocaine - The Times of India

John Terry's father charged for supplying cocaine - The Times of India: "Ted Terry, 55, allegedly supplied three grams of the Class A drug after saying: 'The stuff's all right. I get off on it.' Essex Police launched an investigation after being handed a video, which led to Ted's arrest. It is alleged the deal took place in the toilets of the Unit 4 wine bar in Chafford Hundred, yards from Ted's modern terraced home. 'We can confirm a 55-year-old...

Drug trafficker gets five years in U.S. prison

Drug trafficker gets five years in U.S. prison: "Nen Angel Cruces, 23, was convicted in the same cross-border smuggling ring that saw North Vancouver's Krysta Edwards sentenced to five years late last month.The pair and others were transporting the party drug BZP, as well as ecstasy, across the B.C.-Washington border to a Bellingham storage facility they rented, and then arranging shipments to the Chicago area by train.BZP, which is often sold by...

Drug trafficker gets five years in U.S. prison

Drug trafficker gets five years in U.S. prison: "Nen Angel Cruces, 23, was convicted in the same cross-border smuggling ring that saw North Vancouver's Krysta Edwards sentenced to five years late last month.The pair and others were transporting the party drug BZP, as well as ecstasy, across the B.C.-Washington border to a Bellingham storage facility they rented, and then arranging shipments to the Chicago area by train.BZP, which is often sold by...

American Airlines worker faces drug charges - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

American Airlines worker faces drug charges - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com: "Miguel Angel Vento, 43, of Doral was charged with drug possession with intent to distribute after a traffic stop in Miami-Dade on Thursday, when law enforcement officers said they found packages of cocaine and marijuana in his car.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized narcotics paraphernalia, packaging material and other...

American Airlines worker faces drug charges - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

American Airlines worker faces drug charges - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com: "Miguel Angel Vento, 43, of Doral was charged with drug possession with intent to distribute after a traffic stop in Miami-Dade on Thursday, when law enforcement officers said they found packages of cocaine and marijuana in his car.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized narcotics paraphernalia, packaging material and other...

Traffic stop turns into big heroin bust | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Portland, Oregon | Local & Regional

Traffic stop turns into big heroin bust | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Portland, Oregon | Local & Regional: "Police recovered seven to 10 pounds of uncut heroin packaged in bricks or logs worth nearly $500,000, enough to supply thousands of potentially...

Traffic stop turns into big heroin bust | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Portland, Oregon | Local & Regional

Traffic stop turns into big heroin bust | KATU.com - Breaking News, Sports, Traffic and Weather - Portland, Oregon | Local & Regional: "Police recovered seven to 10 pounds of uncut heroin packaged in bricks or logs worth nearly $500,000, enough to supply thousands of potentially...

Third person sentenced in cocaine conspiracy | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Third person sentenced in cocaine conspiracy | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: "Alfredo Herrera, 27, Stevens Point, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 60 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy with others in the Bancroft and Plainfield areas to distribute cocaine from 2006 through 2009.Herrera was one of six people indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2009 and is the third defendant...

Third person sentenced in cocaine conspiracy | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Third person sentenced in cocaine conspiracy | wisconsinrapidstribune.com | Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: "Alfredo Herrera, 27, Stevens Point, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 60 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy with others in the Bancroft and Plainfield areas to distribute cocaine from 2006 through 2009.Herrera was one of six people indicted by a federal grand jury in August 2009 and is the third defendant...

Cempaka Health, Welfare and Society: Malaysians nabbed for drug smuggling

Cempaka Health, Welfare and Society: Malaysians nabbed for drug smuggling: "Oen B. Giap, who works as a welder, and Wong CH, an air conditioner technician.The suspects arrived on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong on Thursday.“The suspects confessed to investigators that they...

Cempaka Health, Welfare and Society: Malaysians nabbed for drug smuggling

Cempaka Health, Welfare and Society: Malaysians nabbed for drug smuggling: "Oen B. Giap, who works as a welder, and Wong CH, an air conditioner technician.The suspects arrived on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong on Thursday.“The suspects confessed to investigators that they...

CBC News - Saskatchewan - $6.5M cocaine stop leads to B.C. arrest

CBC News - Saskatchewan - $6.5M cocaine stop leads to B.C. arrest: "discovery of drugs led to the arrest of the driver and lone occupant of the car, Troy Swanson, 23, also from Vernon, B.C.Swanson's co-accused is Brock Ernest Palfrey, police said in release issued Thursday.Swanson has already made one court appearance in Saskatchewan. Police said Palfrey will be taken to Saskatchewan for his court matters.Both men face a variety of drug-related charges.Police...

CBC News - Saskatchewan - $6.5M cocaine stop leads to B.C. arrest

CBC News - Saskatchewan - $6.5M cocaine stop leads to B.C. arrest: "discovery of drugs led to the arrest of the driver and lone occupant of the car, Troy Swanson, 23, also from Vernon, B.C.Swanson's co-accused is Brock Ernest Palfrey, police said in release issued Thursday.Swanson has already made one court appearance in Saskatchewan. Police said Palfrey will be taken to Saskatchewan for his court matters.Both men face a variety of drug-related charges.Police...

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com: "three Japanese who were put to death in Liaoning included Teruo Takeda, 67, who was convicted of buying about 5 kg of methamphetamine in China in 2003 and instructing another Japanese to take the drugs out of China, Xinhua said. The two others were 48-year-old Hironori Ukai and 67-year-old Katsuo Mori, it said.While relations have improved of late, the two countries regularly clash...

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com: "three Japanese who were put to death in Liaoning included Teruo Takeda, 67, who was convicted of buying about 5 kg of methamphetamine in China in 2003 and instructing another Japanese to take the drugs out of China, Xinhua said. The two others were 48-year-old Hironori Ukai and 67-year-old Katsuo Mori, it said.While relations have improved of late, the two countries regularly clash...

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com: "China executed three Japanese nationals for drug smuggling and trafficking on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said, following the execution of another Japanese citizen this wee...

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com

China executes 3 more Japanese for drug smuggling - dnaindia.com: "China executed three Japanese nationals for drug smuggling and trafficking on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said, following the execution of another Japanese citizen this wee...

Four Arrested In Bronx Heroin Bust - NY1.com

Four Arrested In Bronx Heroin Bust - NY1.com: "Four people were arrested Thursday in connection with a drug bust in the Bronx.Police seized seven kilos of heroin worth an estimated $1 million at an apartment building located at 2112 Starling Avenue in Parkchester.They also found scales and other drug paraphernalia.Investigators say the arrests are part of a larger drug trafficking ring.'I've seen there's a lot of undercover and FBI is there. I was...

Four Arrested In Bronx Heroin Bust - NY1.com

Four Arrested In Bronx Heroin Bust - NY1.com: "Four people were arrested Thursday in connection with a drug bust in the Bronx.Police seized seven kilos of heroin worth an estimated $1 million at an apartment building located at 2112 Starling Avenue in Parkchester.They also found scales and other drug paraphernalia.Investigators say the arrests are part of a larger drug trafficking ring.'I've seen there's a lot of undercover and FBI is there. I was...

CASEYVILLE: Man admits distributing cocaine - STLtoday.com

CASEYVILLE: Man admits distributing cocaine - STLtoday.com: "Ace Hart II of Caseyville pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of distribution of cocaine and one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The charges stem from crimes in St. Clair County between September 2007 and May 2009. The distribution charges carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and at least three years...

CASEYVILLE: Man admits distributing cocaine - STLtoday.com

CASEYVILLE: Man admits distributing cocaine - STLtoday.com: "Ace Hart II of Caseyville pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of distribution of cocaine and one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The charges stem from crimes in St. Clair County between September 2007 and May 2009. The distribution charges carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and at least three years...

Two arrested in Jakarta airport for drug smuggling | The Jakarta Post

Two arrested in Jakarta airport for drug smuggling | The Jakarta Post: "Customs and excise office of Soekarno Hatta Airport in Tangerang have detained two people for allegedly smuggling a total of three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine into the country.Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, the office's chief of prosecutions, said Friday that the two suspects were found with the drug, locally known as shabu-shabu, wrapped around their waist during an X-ray scan.“Each...

Two arrested in Jakarta airport for drug smuggling | The Jakarta Post

Two arrested in Jakarta airport for drug smuggling | The Jakarta Post: "Customs and excise office of Soekarno Hatta Airport in Tangerang have detained two people for allegedly smuggling a total of three kilograms of crystal methamphetamine into the country.Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, the office's chief of prosecutions, said Friday that the two suspects were found with the drug, locally known as shabu-shabu, wrapped around their waist during an X-ray scan.“Each...

Oscar Alonso Escajeda-Candelaria, known as "La Gata (the cat)," pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess ton of marijuana

Oscar Alonso Escajeda-Candelaria, known as "La Gata (the cat)," pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than a ton of marijuana and more than 11 pounds of cocaine.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone sentenced Escajeda-Candelaria after he admitted smuggling about 3,000 pounds of marijuana a month into the U.S. from 2002 to 2005."Escajeda was a significant leader within a Mexican drug trafficking organization, responsible...

Oscar Alonso Escajeda-Candelaria, known as "La Gata (the cat)," pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess ton of marijuana

Oscar Alonso Escajeda-Candelaria, known as "La Gata (the cat)," pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than a ton of marijuana and more than 11 pounds of cocaine.U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone sentenced Escajeda-Candelaria after he admitted smuggling about 3,000 pounds of marijuana a month into the U.S. from 2002 to 2005."Escajeda was a significant leader within a Mexican drug trafficking organization, responsible...