2 cops, retired policeman caught with suspected cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

2 cops, retired policeman caught with suspected cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Anti-narcotics operatives of the Las Piñas city police seized a bag of white, powdery substance, which they believed to be cocaine and estimated to be worth around P3 million, from three police officers in a buy-bust operation on Saturday night.The station’s anti-drug unit identified those arrested as SPO2 Roger Sangila, 45; PO2 Michael Castroverde,...

2 cops, retired policeman caught with suspected cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

2 cops, retired policeman caught with suspected cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Anti-narcotics operatives of the Las Piñas city police seized a bag of white, powdery substance, which they believed to be cocaine and estimated to be worth around P3 million, from three police officers in a buy-bust operation on Saturday night.The station’s anti-drug unit identified those arrested as SPO2 Roger Sangila, 45; PO2 Michael Castroverde,...

Death Penalty News: Bali Nine: Has Scott Rush converted to Islam?

Death Penalty News: Bali Nine: Has Scott Rush converted to Islam?: "death-row inmate and Bali nine drug courier Scott Rush has been circumcised by a man who snuck in to Bali's Kerobokan jail and covertly performed the operation in an Islamic prayer room.The procedure, performed on Friday, is commonly part of the ritual when a person converts to Islam, although the religious orientation of Rush - who has previously professed to be a Christian - could...

Death Penalty News: Bali Nine: Has Scott Rush converted to Islam?

Death Penalty News: Bali Nine: Has Scott Rush converted to Islam?: "death-row inmate and Bali nine drug courier Scott Rush has been circumcised by a man who snuck in to Bali's Kerobokan jail and covertly performed the operation in an Islamic prayer room.The procedure, performed on Friday, is commonly part of the ritual when a person converts to Islam, although the religious orientation of Rush - who has previously professed to be a Christian - could...

Lancashire prison guard jailed for smuggling > Local News > News | Click Liverpool

Lancashire prison guard jailed for smuggling > Local News > News | Click Liverpool: "Former prison officer Lee Davies, 29, a guard at HMYOI (HM Youth Ofenders Institute) Lancaster Farms, was sentenced to four years in prison on 26 May after pleading guilty to smuggling cannabis and mobile phones into prison.This sentence was the result of a joint operation involving Lancashire Constabulary and HMYOI Lancaster Farms. The Prison Intelligence...

Lancashire prison guard jailed for smuggling > Local News > News | Click Liverpool

Lancashire prison guard jailed for smuggling > Local News > News | Click Liverpool: "Former prison officer Lee Davies, 29, a guard at HMYOI (HM Youth Ofenders Institute) Lancaster Farms, was sentenced to four years in prison on 26 May after pleading guilty to smuggling cannabis and mobile phones into prison.This sentence was the result of a joint operation involving Lancashire Constabulary and HMYOI Lancaster Farms. The Prison Intelligence...

Star of The Scheme convicted of drug-smuggling bid | Glasgow and West | STV News

Star of The Scheme convicted of drug-smuggling bid | Glasgow and West | STV News: "Dayna McLaughlin - who, along with boyfriend Marvin and his dog Bullet, became unlikely stars of the documentary - admitted trying to smuggle heroin into Kilmarnock Prison last July.Two episodes of The Scheme have been shown on BBC1 Scotland to date, with another two postponed indefinitely owing to a court case involving someone featured in the later episodes.Dayna,...

Star of The Scheme convicted of drug-smuggling bid | Glasgow and West | STV News

Star of The Scheme convicted of drug-smuggling bid | Glasgow and West | STV News: "Dayna McLaughlin - who, along with boyfriend Marvin and his dog Bullet, became unlikely stars of the documentary - admitted trying to smuggle heroin into Kilmarnock Prison last July.Two episodes of The Scheme have been shown on BBC1 Scotland to date, with another two postponed indefinitely owing to a court case involving someone featured in the later episodes.Dayna,...

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul: "James Allotey, 41, of Marrickville, southwest Sydney, and US citizens Mauricio Kreimerman, 30, Melissa Peron, 25, Mario Colokuris, 47, and Christian Pelaez, 25, were all charged in connection with the plan which allegedly involved the drugs being smuggled across three continents.Australian Federal Police (AFP) said two air cargo consignments, containing 33 kilograms of cocaine, arrived in London from Mexico earlier...

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul: "James Allotey, 41, of Marrickville, southwest Sydney, and US citizens Mauricio Kreimerman, 30, Melissa Peron, 25, Mario Colokuris, 47, and Christian Pelaez, 25, were all charged in connection with the plan which allegedly involved the drugs being smuggled across three continents.Australian Federal Police (AFP) said two air cargo consignments, containing 33 kilograms of cocaine, arrived in London from Mexico earlier...

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model: "Swedish model, who is the main witness in the probe into the alleged police-politician-drug mafia nexus here, says the Goa Police are not keen to collect from her video footage linking a state politician to a narcotics cartel. Lucky Farmhouse, 33, whose spycam videos have exposed a police-drug mafia nexus resulting in the arrest of seven policemen and an Israeli drug dealer, says in an e-mail...

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model: "Swedish model, who is the main witness in the probe into the alleged police-politician-drug mafia nexus here, says the Goa Police are not keen to collect from her video footage linking a state politician to a narcotics cartel. Lucky Farmhouse, 33, whose spycam videos have exposed a police-drug mafia nexus resulting in the arrest of seven policemen and an Israeli drug dealer, says in an e-mail...

$3 million cocaine bust on Turner Turnpike spurs two arrests | NewsOK.com

$3 million cocaine bust on Turner Turnpike spurs two arrests | NewsOK.com: "Arman Bayatyan, 28, and Arson Bayatyan, 23, are being held in the Lincoln County jail with bail set at $1 million each. Troopers stopped the rig eastbound on Interstate 44 at mile marker 183 in Creek County, said Chris West, spokesman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. He said 150 kilos of cocaine were discovered in the trailer. The two brothers were hauling a load of oranges,...

$3 million cocaine bust on Turner Turnpike spurs two arrests | NewsOK.com

$3 million cocaine bust on Turner Turnpike spurs two arrests | NewsOK.com: "Arman Bayatyan, 28, and Arson Bayatyan, 23, are being held in the Lincoln County jail with bail set at $1 million each. Troopers stopped the rig eastbound on Interstate 44 at mile marker 183 in Creek County, said Chris West, spokesman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. He said 150 kilos of cocaine were discovered in the trailer. The two brothers were hauling a load of oranges,...

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post: "Neil Tindling, 35, of Bishop's Stortford, tried to hide nearly 225kg of cocaine in a shipment of scrap metal from Guyana, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.A judge was told that Tindling and two associates, including Brandon Coates, 34, of Morley, had admitted their parts in the operation. All three are due to be sentenced later.Prosecutor Martyn Bowyer said Tindling described himself as...

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post: "Neil Tindling, 35, of Bishop's Stortford, tried to hide nearly 225kg of cocaine in a shipment of scrap metal from Guyana, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.A judge was told that Tindling and two associates, including Brandon Coates, 34, of Morley, had admitted their parts in the operation. All three are due to be sentenced later.Prosecutor Martyn Bowyer said Tindling described himself as...

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor: "Neil Tindling and Christopher Foile received 22 and eight years respectively for attempting to smuggle almost 225 kilograms of cocaine into the UK from The Netherlands.SOCA’s investigation began after Dutch authorities seized a shipment of cocaine in April 2008 welded inside metal blocks and hidden within a container of scrap metal destined for the UK.The following October, SOCA officers intercepted...

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor: "Neil Tindling and Christopher Foile received 22 and eight years respectively for attempting to smuggle almost 225 kilograms of cocaine into the UK from The Netherlands.SOCA’s investigation began after Dutch authorities seized a shipment of cocaine in April 2008 welded inside metal blocks and hidden within a container of scrap metal destined for the UK.The following October, SOCA officers intercepted...

Local News | ID couple accused of running drug ring for decades | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News | ID couple accused of running drug ring for decades | Seattle Times Newspaper: "James R. 'Slim' O'Neill and his wife, 44-year-old Lecia O'Neill, face federal charges of conspiracy to deliver for allegedly distributing at least 5 kilograms or more of narcotics between January 2000 and May 2010.O'Neill was in custody after a court appearance Wednesday, while his wife was released with conditions that included drug tests and electronic monitoring.The...

Local News | ID couple accused of running drug ring for decades | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News | ID couple accused of running drug ring for decades | Seattle Times Newspaper: "James R. 'Slim' O'Neill and his wife, 44-year-old Lecia O'Neill, face federal charges of conspiracy to deliver for allegedly distributing at least 5 kilograms or more of narcotics between January 2000 and May 2010.O'Neill was in custody after a court appearance Wednesday, while his wife was released with conditions that included drug tests and electronic monitoring.The...

Alwyn Gonzalez and Tiffara Bradley charged for cocaine and ammunition | Channel5Belize.com

Alwyn Gonzalez and Tiffara Bradley charged for cocaine and ammunition | Channel5Belize.com: "And in the Magistrates’ Court, after four days in police custody, thirty year old Alwyn Gonzalez and twenty-six year old Tiffara Bradley were finally arraigned in on drug and ammunition charges. Gonzalez was being sought to face charges along with his common-law-wife Tasha Herrera for over two kilos of cocaine. He was found at an apartment in the King’s Part...

Alwyn Gonzalez and Tiffara Bradley charged for cocaine and ammunition | Channel5Belize.com

Alwyn Gonzalez and Tiffara Bradley charged for cocaine and ammunition | Channel5Belize.com: "And in the Magistrates’ Court, after four days in police custody, thirty year old Alwyn Gonzalez and twenty-six year old Tiffara Bradley were finally arraigned in on drug and ammunition charges. Gonzalez was being sought to face charges along with his common-law-wife Tasha Herrera for over two kilos of cocaine. He was found at an apartment in the King’s Part...

Drug smuggling figures, investigators take stand - News - Virgin Islands Daily News

Drug smuggling figures, investigators take stand - News - Virgin Islands Daily News: "Craig Claxton, Walter Ells, Vernon Fagan, Kelvin Moses, Dorian Swan and Kerry Woods are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. Prosecutors allege that the men are members of a multinational drug organization that moved tons of cocaine from South America to Tortola to St. Thomas then to the mainland United States. The six men were arrested in October 2005...

Drug smuggling figures, investigators take stand - News - Virgin Islands Daily News

Drug smuggling figures, investigators take stand - News - Virgin Islands Daily News: "Craig Claxton, Walter Ells, Vernon Fagan, Kelvin Moses, Dorian Swan and Kerry Woods are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. Prosecutors allege that the men are members of a multinational drug organization that moved tons of cocaine from South America to Tortola to St. Thomas then to the mainland United States. The six men were arrested in October 2005...

DRSol :: News Archive :: Two drug mules arrested

DRSol :: News Archive :: Two drug mules arrested: "Las Americas International Airport authorities said that Spanish citizen Vicente Ramos Pina was arrested prior to boarding an Air Europa flight to Madrid. White powder in four large packages and four small ones weighing 5 kilos was hidden in the double bottom of two suitcases. Likewise, a 17-year old girl was arrested prior to boarding a JetBlue flight to New York. She was carrying 4 packages of...

DRSol :: News Archive :: Two drug mules arrested

DRSol :: News Archive :: Two drug mules arrested: "Las Americas International Airport authorities said that Spanish citizen Vicente Ramos Pina was arrested prior to boarding an Air Europa flight to Madrid. White powder in four large packages and four small ones weighing 5 kilos was hidden in the double bottom of two suitcases. Likewise, a 17-year old girl was arrested prior to boarding a JetBlue flight to New York. She was carrying 4 packages of...

Angie Sanclemente Valencia Colombian model arrested on drug charge

The Associated Press: Argentina: Colombian model arrested on drug charge: "Colombian model accused of leading a drug-trafficking gang that persuaded pretty young women to smuggle cocaine to Mexico was arrested Wednesday after evading Argentine police for five months.Angie Sanclemente Valencia had been hiding out in Buenos Aires since December, when airport police caught a 21-year-old Argentine woman with 55 kilograms (121 pounds) of cocaine in her...

Angie Sanclemente Valencia Colombian model arrested on drug charge

The Associated Press: Argentina: Colombian model arrested on drug charge: "Colombian model accused of leading a drug-trafficking gang that persuaded pretty young women to smuggle cocaine to Mexico was arrested Wednesday after evading Argentine police for five months.Angie Sanclemente Valencia had been hiding out in Buenos Aires since December, when airport police caught a 21-year-old Argentine woman with 55 kilograms (121 pounds) of cocaine in her...

ALLENTOWN RIVERBEND HEROIN - mcall.com

ALLENTOWN RIVERBEND HEROIN - mcall.com: "Five men were arrested in the apartment and four other people were arrested in raids at 729 North St. and 202 S. 16th St., authorities said.The six attorneys representing the six defendants today have been objecting much of the morning about hearsay evidence they say prosecutors are using to tie all nine people together and charge them with corrupt organizations and criminal conspiracy.Appearing in court today...

ALLENTOWN RIVERBEND HEROIN - mcall.com

ALLENTOWN RIVERBEND HEROIN - mcall.com: "Five men were arrested in the apartment and four other people were arrested in raids at 729 North St. and 202 S. 16th St., authorities said.The six attorneys representing the six defendants today have been objecting much of the morning about hearsay evidence they say prosecutors are using to tie all nine people together and charge them with corrupt organizations and criminal conspiracy.Appearing in court today...

Suspect in Montgomery custody dies suddenly; might have eaten crack cocaine

Suspect in Montgomery custody dies suddenly; might have eaten crack cocaine: "man who might have eaten crack cocaine died after being placed in Montgomery County police custody Monday, officials said. Just after 11 a.m., police were called to the 14600 block of Devereaux Terrace in North Potomac for reported drug activity. Officers found a parked black Jeep with several people inside. Police questioned a man in the driver's seat and determined that...

Suspect in Montgomery custody dies suddenly; might have eaten crack cocaine

Suspect in Montgomery custody dies suddenly; might have eaten crack cocaine: "man who might have eaten crack cocaine died after being placed in Montgomery County police custody Monday, officials said. Just after 11 a.m., police were called to the 14600 block of Devereaux Terrace in North Potomac for reported drug activity. Officers found a parked black Jeep with several people inside. Police questioned a man in the driver's seat and determined that...

Heroin dealer sent to prison for 3 to 6 years - News - Republican Herald

Heroin dealer sent to prison for 3 to 6 years - News - Republican Herald: "Rodolfo Valdez, who sold heroin twice in October in Pottsville, is headed to state prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court.'The severity of the offenses are something I can't ignore and I won't ignore,' Judge D. Michael Stine said just before sentencing Valdez, 28, of Port Carbon, to three to six years in a state correctional institution.Stine also sentenced...

Heroin dealer sent to prison for 3 to 6 years - News - Republican Herald

Heroin dealer sent to prison for 3 to 6 years - News - Republican Herald: "Rodolfo Valdez, who sold heroin twice in October in Pottsville, is headed to state prison after being sentenced Monday in Schuylkill County Court.'The severity of the offenses are something I can't ignore and I won't ignore,' Judge D. Michael Stine said just before sentencing Valdez, 28, of Port Carbon, to three to six years in a state correctional institution.Stine also sentenced...

Drug smugglers who hid £8m of cocaine in leggings jailed for 12 years | Mail Online

Drug smugglers who hid £8m of cocaine in leggings jailed for 12 years | Mail Online: "Tanasu De Jesus Quevedo-Ojeda, 28, and Oliver Vidal Hernandez, 27, were arrested as they disembarked from the Black Watch liner at Southampton, Hampshire, on Saturday, March 27.The two unemployed Spanish men had boarded the liner in Peru and planned to stay with the ship as it travelled to the Canary Islands via Southampto...

Drug smugglers who hid £8m of cocaine in leggings jailed for 12 years | Mail Online

Drug smugglers who hid £8m of cocaine in leggings jailed for 12 years | Mail Online: "Tanasu De Jesus Quevedo-Ojeda, 28, and Oliver Vidal Hernandez, 27, were arrested as they disembarked from the Black Watch liner at Southampton, Hampshire, on Saturday, March 27.The two unemployed Spanish men had boarded the liner in Peru and planned to stay with the ship as it travelled to the Canary Islands via Southampto...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Prison for Hartlepool dad forced to deal

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Prison for Hartlepool dad forced to deal: "Adam Trainor had 2.98g of crack cocaine in 15 packages and £300 cash when police searched him during a raid of a home on Stephen Street, Hartlepool.Trainor, 22, had mobile phones with a “dealer’s list” on and texts exposing his activities as a dealer on September 2 last year.One text read: “Come to the alley gates, text when you’re there. How many...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Prison for Hartlepool dad forced to deal

Gazette Live - News - Local News - Prison for Hartlepool dad forced to deal: "Adam Trainor had 2.98g of crack cocaine in 15 packages and £300 cash when police searched him during a raid of a home on Stephen Street, Hartlepool.Trainor, 22, had mobile phones with a “dealer’s list” on and texts exposing his activities as a dealer on September 2 last year.One text read: “Come to the alley gates, text when you’re there. How many...

Alliance Drug Bust Nets Valley Connections - 33 News - We Believe in This Valley

Alliance Drug Bust Nets Valley Connections - 33 News - We Believe in This Valley: "drug bust in Alliance shuts down a cocaine trafficking ring and nets arrests out of Mahoning and Columbiana counties.In this bizarre story, suspected drug trafficker Lori Furry was actually trying to get a job with the Alliance Police department as a computer technician while she was under investigation for drug trafficking. Furry was arrested Saturday during a raid...

Alliance Drug Bust Nets Valley Connections - 33 News - We Believe in This Valley

Alliance Drug Bust Nets Valley Connections - 33 News - We Believe in This Valley: "drug bust in Alliance shuts down a cocaine trafficking ring and nets arrests out of Mahoning and Columbiana counties.In this bizarre story, suspected drug trafficker Lori Furry was actually trying to get a job with the Alliance Police department as a computer technician while she was under investigation for drug trafficking. Furry was arrested Saturday during a raid...

Drug charges latest trouble for former assistant district attorney Lawton - Taunton, MA - The Taunton Gazette

Drug charges latest trouble for former assistant district attorney Lawton - Taunton, MA - The Taunton Gazette: "arrest of probation officer Patrick O. Lawton on drug possession charges is the latest scandal for the Lawton family, one of Plymouth County’s most powerful political forces.Lawton, 30, a former assistant district attorney for Plymouth County who is currently serving as a probation officer, was arrested and charged with four drug violations...

Drug charges latest trouble for former assistant district attorney Lawton - Taunton, MA - The Taunton Gazette

Drug charges latest trouble for former assistant district attorney Lawton - Taunton, MA - The Taunton Gazette: "arrest of probation officer Patrick O. Lawton on drug possession charges is the latest scandal for the Lawton family, one of Plymouth County’s most powerful political forces.Lawton, 30, a former assistant district attorney for Plymouth County who is currently serving as a probation officer, was arrested and charged with four drug violations...

Vicious carjack gang jailed - Manchester Evening News

Vicious carjack gang jailed - Manchester Evening News: " Raja, 22, of Davyhulme Road, Stretford; Cameron Wheatcroft, 19, of Cartmel Drive, TimpZamirerley, and a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, all pleaded guilty to robbery.Raja was sentenced to six years and 11 months in jail, Wheatcroft was sentenced to five years and two months in custody and the 17-year-old boy was locked up for three years and eight months. Two of the offenders...

Vicious carjack gang jailed - Manchester Evening News

Vicious carjack gang jailed - Manchester Evening News: " Raja, 22, of Davyhulme Road, Stretford; Cameron Wheatcroft, 19, of Cartmel Drive, TimpZamirerley, and a 17-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons, all pleaded guilty to robbery.Raja was sentenced to six years and 11 months in jail, Wheatcroft was sentenced to five years and two months in custody and the 17-year-old boy was locked up for three years and eight months. Two of the offenders...

Alleged heroin user crashes car into wall and tree, arrested for 4th OWI - 1 Second#1 Second#1 Second

Alleged heroin user crashes car into wall and tree, arrested for 4th OWI - 1 Second#1 Second#1 Second: "Donald Wells Jr., 27, also was tentatively charged with inattentive driving and knowingly operating while suspended causing damage to property, following the crash at about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of South Whitney Way, Madison police reported.'Officers said the suspect had a shoestring tied around his right arm and around the steering...

Alleged heroin user crashes car into wall and tree, arrested for 4th OWI - 1 Second#1 Second#1 Second

Alleged heroin user crashes car into wall and tree, arrested for 4th OWI - 1 Second#1 Second#1 Second: "Donald Wells Jr., 27, also was tentatively charged with inattentive driving and knowingly operating while suspended causing damage to property, following the crash at about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of South Whitney Way, Madison police reported.'Officers said the suspect had a shoestring tied around his right arm and around the steering...

4 arrested on heroin charges | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

4 arrested on heroin charges | APP.com | Asbury Park Press: "Anselmo Mejia-Sarabia, 31; Ariselda Rodriguez, 21, and Edward Riley, 44, were all charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession within a school zone and possession within 500 feet of a public housing complex, police said.Juana Merino-Diaz, 50, was charged with possession of narcotic paraphernalia as wereMejia-Sarabia and Rodrigue...

4 arrested on heroin charges | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

4 arrested on heroin charges | APP.com | Asbury Park Press: "Anselmo Mejia-Sarabia, 31; Ariselda Rodriguez, 21, and Edward Riley, 44, were all charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession within a school zone and possession within 500 feet of a public housing complex, police said.Juana Merino-Diaz, 50, was charged with possession of narcotic paraphernalia as wereMejia-Sarabia and Rodrigue...

The Police News

The Police News: "Jennifer Leigh Greenleaf, 35, of Friendswood was taken into custody by Drug Enforcement Administration officers. DEA representatives advised Friendswood Police of the arrest at approximately 10:00 a.m. Greenleaf was indicted May 12 along with Jeffrey Wayne Cross, Jr., 25, of Friendswood on two counts of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Possession of Heroin. The indictments were handed down by a federal...

The Police News

The Police News: "Jennifer Leigh Greenleaf, 35, of Friendswood was taken into custody by Drug Enforcement Administration officers. DEA representatives advised Friendswood Police of the arrest at approximately 10:00 a.m. Greenleaf was indicted May 12 along with Jeffrey Wayne Cross, Jr., 25, of Friendswood on two counts of Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Possession of Heroin. The indictments were handed down by a federal...

Charges filed in heroin investigation > Friendswood Journal > News Archives > Houston Community Newspapers Online - News Around Town

Charges filed in heroin investigation > Friendswood Journal > News Archives > Houston Community Newspapers Online - News Around Town: "served Jeffrey Cross with a Federal warrant Tuesday. Cross, 25, was wanted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for his alleged involvement in a Federal Conspiracy Case linking him to the sale and distribution of liquid and black tar heroin in Friendswood and the Clear Lake area.Cross was indicted by a Federal Grand...

Charges filed in heroin investigation > Friendswood Journal > News Archives > Houston Community Newspapers Online - News Around Town

Charges filed in heroin investigation > Friendswood Journal > News Archives > Houston Community Newspapers Online - News Around Town: "served Jeffrey Cross with a Federal warrant Tuesday. Cross, 25, was wanted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for his alleged involvement in a Federal Conspiracy Case linking him to the sale and distribution of liquid and black tar heroin in Friendswood and the Clear Lake area.Cross was indicted by a Federal Grand...

Drug 'mules' given 10 years - The Irish Times - Thu, May 20, 2010

Drug 'mules' given 10 years - The Irish Times - Thu, May 20, 2010: "John Paul Cawley (30) of Lugdoon, Doocastle, Ballymoate, Sligo; Andrew Meeson (40) of The Hawthorns, Carraroe, Sligo; Greg O’Brien (20) of Dolphins Road, Drimnagh to possessing heroin worth €3.27million at Boomer’s carpark, Woodford Walk, Clondalkin in Dublin on January 23rd, 2009.Detective Garda Paul Kane told Mr Sean Guerin BL, prosecuting, that a garda operation was put in place...

Drug 'mules' given 10 years - The Irish Times - Thu, May 20, 2010

Drug 'mules' given 10 years - The Irish Times - Thu, May 20, 2010: "John Paul Cawley (30) of Lugdoon, Doocastle, Ballymoate, Sligo; Andrew Meeson (40) of The Hawthorns, Carraroe, Sligo; Greg O’Brien (20) of Dolphins Road, Drimnagh to possessing heroin worth €3.27million at Boomer’s carpark, Woodford Walk, Clondalkin in Dublin on January 23rd, 2009.Detective Garda Paul Kane told Mr Sean Guerin BL, prosecuting, that a garda operation was put in place...

Laredo, TX man guilty of transporting 391 pounds of cocaine » WireUpdate Local | Local Breaking News | Local Breaking Wire -

Laredo, TX man guilty of transporting 391 pounds of cocaine » WireUpdate Local | Local Breaking News | Local Breaking Wire -: "Heriberto Benavides, of Laredo, Texas, arranged for a tractor trailer driver to transport the load of 391 pounds of cocaine to Atlanta, Georgia, in exchange for $300 per kilogra...

Laredo, TX man guilty of transporting 391 pounds of cocaine » WireUpdate Local | Local Breaking News | Local Breaking Wire -

Laredo, TX man guilty of transporting 391 pounds of cocaine » WireUpdate Local | Local Breaking News | Local Breaking Wire -: "Heriberto Benavides, of Laredo, Texas, arranged for a tractor trailer driver to transport the load of 391 pounds of cocaine to Atlanta, Georgia, in exchange for $300 per kilogra...

Malcolm MCairns was deputy headmaster of Hillcrest HighSchool

Star: "Malcolm MCairns was deputy headmaster of Hillcrest HighSchool and later Kloof High School in Durban, few would have suspected he would end up in a South American jail one day, sharing a rat-infested cell with gangsters and seedy transgender bisexuals.It was while he languished in prison in Argentina that he wrote his autobiography, in an attempt to stop others from falling into the same trap.Eleven years ago, Cairns, now 63, had it all, on...

Malcolm MCairns was deputy headmaster of Hillcrest HighSchool

Star: "Malcolm MCairns was deputy headmaster of Hillcrest HighSchool and later Kloof High School in Durban, few would have suspected he would end up in a South American jail one day, sharing a rat-infested cell with gangsters and seedy transgender bisexuals.It was while he languished in prison in Argentina that he wrote his autobiography, in an attempt to stop others from falling into the same trap.Eleven years ago, Cairns, now 63, had it all, on...

MS-13,: NJ schoolyard deaths part of gang test | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Prosecutor: NJ schoolyard deaths part of gang test | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The execution-style slayings of three friends in a New Jersey schoolyard nearly three years ago were carried out to test the mettle of an aspiring gang member, a prosecutor told jury members Wednesday as the first trial stemming from the attacks neared a conclusion.Four of the six defendants were summoned...

MS-13,: NJ schoolyard deaths part of gang test | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Prosecutor: NJ schoolyard deaths part of gang test | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The execution-style slayings of three friends in a New Jersey schoolyard nearly three years ago were carried out to test the mettle of an aspiring gang member, a prosecutor told jury members Wednesday as the first trial stemming from the attacks neared a conclusion.Four of the six defendants were summoned...

Heroin trafficker arrested in Wilmington - WGMD.COM

Heroin trafficker arrested in Wilmington - WGMD.COM: "stop at a safety checkpoint leads Wilmington Police to a huge supply of heroin. 25 year old Dewann Wilson of Wilmington man is charged with trafficking heroin and other offenses after a stop at a safety checkpoint. City Police stopped 2 cars – and found a bag full of marijuana in one – driven by an 18 year old woman who told police she was driving it for Wilson, who was in the other stopped...

Heroin trafficker arrested in Wilmington - WGMD.COM

Heroin trafficker arrested in Wilmington - WGMD.COM: "stop at a safety checkpoint leads Wilmington Police to a huge supply of heroin. 25 year old Dewann Wilson of Wilmington man is charged with trafficking heroin and other offenses after a stop at a safety checkpoint. City Police stopped 2 cars – and found a bag full of marijuana in one – driven by an 18 year old woman who told police she was driving it for Wilson, who was in the other stopped...

Sports Briefing - College Basketball - Ex-Binghamton Player Pleads Guilty To Felony - NYTimes.com

Sports Briefing - College Basketball - Ex-Binghamton Player Pleads Guilty To Felony - NYTimes.com: "former Binghamton University star Emanuel Mayben has pleaded guilty to a felony drug dealing charge in his hometown, Troy, N.Y. Rensselaer County District Attorney Richard McNally said Mayben, known as Tiki, was expected to be sentenced to five years’ probation as part of a plea bargain. Mayben admitted in court that he was involved in selling a small...

Sports Briefing - College Basketball - Ex-Binghamton Player Pleads Guilty To Felony - NYTimes.com

Sports Briefing - College Basketball - Ex-Binghamton Player Pleads Guilty To Felony - NYTimes.com: "former Binghamton University star Emanuel Mayben has pleaded guilty to a felony drug dealing charge in his hometown, Troy, N.Y. Rensselaer County District Attorney Richard McNally said Mayben, known as Tiki, was expected to be sentenced to five years’ probation as part of a plea bargain. Mayben admitted in court that he was involved in selling a small...

Son of Hudson sheriff to make court appearance on cocaine charges next week, officials say | - NJ.com

Son of Hudson sheriff to make court appearance on cocaine charges next week, officials say | - NJ.com: "Arian Perez, the 24-year-old son of Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on cocaine possession charges on May 28, officials said today. Perez, a Bayonne resident, was arrested at about 5:30 p.m. May 4 at the Danforth Avenue Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Station in Jersey City after he was found with six vials...

Son of Hudson sheriff to make court appearance on cocaine charges next week, officials say | - NJ.com

Son of Hudson sheriff to make court appearance on cocaine charges next week, officials say | - NJ.com: "Arian Perez, the 24-year-old son of Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on cocaine possession charges on May 28, officials said today. Perez, a Bayonne resident, was arrested at about 5:30 p.m. May 4 at the Danforth Avenue Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Station in Jersey City after he was found with six vials...

Bronx man accused of possessing 60 bags of heroin | LoHud.com | The Journal News

Bronx man accused of possessing 60 bags of heroin | LoHud.com | The Journal News: "Ruben Santos, 55, was arrested by the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force at the intersection of White Plains Road and Route 9, police said.The task force was investigating Santos for a while, police said.Santos was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, feloni...

Bronx man accused of possessing 60 bags of heroin | LoHud.com | The Journal News

Bronx man accused of possessing 60 bags of heroin | LoHud.com | The Journal News: "Ruben Santos, 55, was arrested by the Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force at the intersection of White Plains Road and Route 9, police said.The task force was investigating Santos for a while, police said.Santos was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, feloni...

timesofmalta.com - Updated: Libyan jailed 18 years for importing heroin

timesofmalta.com - Updated: Libyan jailed 18 years for importing heroin: "Bedredeen Elghangha, 27, had been accused of imported 1.5 kilos of heroin into Malta in the false bottom of his luggage on April 26, 2007.When he testified on Monday, Mr Elghangha claimed he had no idea about the drugs hidden in his luggage. He said that before leaving Tunisia he had swapped his backpack for the luggage after a friend asked him to exchange.However, lawyer Lara...

timesofmalta.com - Updated: Libyan jailed 18 years for importing heroin

timesofmalta.com - Updated: Libyan jailed 18 years for importing heroin: "Bedredeen Elghangha, 27, had been accused of imported 1.5 kilos of heroin into Malta in the false bottom of his luggage on April 26, 2007.When he testified on Monday, Mr Elghangha claimed he had no idea about the drugs hidden in his luggage. He said that before leaving Tunisia he had swapped his backpack for the luggage after a friend asked him to exchange.However, lawyer Lara...

Dockers add fine to cocaine charge | The Australian

Dockers add fine to cocaine charge | The Australian: "Johnson was charged on Tuesday by West Australian police with possessing Under the Dockers' penalty, Johnson has been barred from training with his teammates until May 31, and will not be available for selection for the next five roundscocaine and will appear in Perth Magistrate's Court on July 5.Fremantle last night blamed alcohol for Johnson's conduct just over 24 hours after the Dockers were...

Dockers add fine to cocaine charge | The Australian

Dockers add fine to cocaine charge | The Australian: "Johnson was charged on Tuesday by West Australian police with possessing Under the Dockers' penalty, Johnson has been barred from training with his teammates until May 31, and will not be available for selection for the next five roundscocaine and will appear in Perth Magistrate's Court on July 5.Fremantle last night blamed alcohol for Johnson's conduct just over 24 hours after the Dockers were...

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com: "Iran has hanged two men in a prison in the central city of Isfahan who were convicted of drug trafficking, the Kayhan newspaper reported on Wednesday.The report identified the men sent to the gallows as Morteza and Azizollah, and said both were convicted of trafficking narcotics. No additional information was given.The latest hangings bring to at least 63 the number of people executed in...

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com: "Iran has hanged two men in a prison in the central city of Isfahan who were convicted of drug trafficking, the Kayhan newspaper reported on Wednesday.The report identified the men sent to the gallows as Morteza and Azizollah, and said both were convicted of trafficking narcotics. No additional information was given.The latest hangings bring to at least 63 the number of people executed in...

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com: "Iran has hanged two men in a prison in the central city of Isfahan who were convicted of drug trafficking, the Kayhan newspaper reported on Wednesday.The report identified the men sent to the gallows as Morteza and Azizollah, and said both were convicted of trafficking narcotics. No additional information was given.The latest hangings bring to at least 63 the number of people executed in...

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com

Iran hangs two drug traffickers: report | www.bullfax.com: "Iran has hanged two men in a prison in the central city of Isfahan who were convicted of drug trafficking, the Kayhan newspaper reported on Wednesday.The report identified the men sent to the gallows as Morteza and Azizollah, and said both were convicted of trafficking narcotics. No additional information was given.The latest hangings bring to at least 63 the number of people executed in...

Tyquan Rivera’s half-brother pleads not guilty to heroin, weapons charges - RocNow.com

Tyquan Rivera’s half-brother pleads not guilty to heroin, weapons charges - RocNow.com: "Jermel Rivera, 21, of 114 Jefferson Ave. was charged yesterday with four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, four counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, first-degree criminal sale of a firearm and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felo...

Tyquan Rivera’s half-brother pleads not guilty to heroin, weapons charges - RocNow.com

Tyquan Rivera’s half-brother pleads not guilty to heroin, weapons charges - RocNow.com: "Jermel Rivera, 21, of 114 Jefferson Ave. was charged yesterday with four counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, four counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, first-degree criminal sale of a firearm and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all felo...

5 Filipino drug mules caught in Thailand - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

5 Filipino drug mules caught in Thailand - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Thai authorities have recently arrested five Filipinos who were carrying illegal drugs in four separate occasions from March to May this year, the Philippine embassy in Bangkok said.This prompted the embassy to issue a strong warning to Filipinos against accepting and carrying packages or items to Thailand from complete strangers or new acquaintances in exchange...

5 Filipino drug mules caught in Thailand - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

5 Filipino drug mules caught in Thailand - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Thai authorities have recently arrested five Filipinos who were carrying illegal drugs in four separate occasions from March to May this year, the Philippine embassy in Bangkok said.This prompted the embassy to issue a strong warning to Filipinos against accepting and carrying packages or items to Thailand from complete strangers or new acquaintances in exchange...

Cocaine arrests in Montgomery - WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |

Cocaine arrests in Montgomery - WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |: "arrested Roderick L. Butler and Raymond B. Tartt both of Auburn and charged each with drug trafficking and fleeing or attempting to elude police.The arrests come after a drug investigation involving a residence on Gentry Drive. Investigators tell WSFA 12 News when officers attempted to contact Butler and Tartt at the house, they fled on foot. Officers apprehended both in the area.Butler...

Cocaine arrests in Montgomery - WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |

Cocaine arrests in Montgomery - WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |: "arrested Roderick L. Butler and Raymond B. Tartt both of Auburn and charged each with drug trafficking and fleeing or attempting to elude police.The arrests come after a drug investigation involving a residence on Gentry Drive. Investigators tell WSFA 12 News when officers attempted to contact Butler and Tartt at the house, they fled on foot. Officers apprehended both in the area.Butler...

SALISBURY CRIME: Fruitland man charged with heroin possession | delmarvanow.com | The Daily Times

SALISBURY CRIME: Fruitland man charged with heroin possession | delmarvanow.com | The Daily Times: "Charles Edward Lewis, of the 500 block of St. Lukes Road, was stopped by officers in the Eastern Shore Drive and Vine Street area on May 13 around 9:13 p.m., according to police.During the stop, a K-9 unit was requested and alerted officers to the presence of suspected drugs in the vehicle, according to police.Officers found suspected heroin and drug...

SALISBURY CRIME: Fruitland man charged with heroin possession | delmarvanow.com | The Daily Times

SALISBURY CRIME: Fruitland man charged with heroin possession | delmarvanow.com | The Daily Times: "Charles Edward Lewis, of the 500 block of St. Lukes Road, was stopped by officers in the Eastern Shore Drive and Vine Street area on May 13 around 9:13 p.m., according to police.During the stop, a K-9 unit was requested and alerted officers to the presence of suspected drugs in the vehicle, according to police.Officers found suspected heroin and drug...

Woman with cocaine-soaked clothing sentenced - WRCB Channel 3 Chattanooga News, Weather |

Woman with cocaine-soaked clothing sentenced - WRCB Channel 3 Chattanooga News, Weather |: "Elizabeth Louise Wyonch, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced Monday on four counts of drug trafficking, including the intentional importation of cocaine into the United States, and possession of at least 500 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute.Authorities say in July, authorities received a tip that she would be traveling with cocaine through Hartsfield....

Woman with cocaine-soaked clothing sentenced - WRCB Channel 3 Chattanooga News, Weather |

Woman with cocaine-soaked clothing sentenced - WRCB Channel 3 Chattanooga News, Weather |: "Elizabeth Louise Wyonch, of Montreal, Canada, was sentenced Monday on four counts of drug trafficking, including the intentional importation of cocaine into the United States, and possession of at least 500 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute.Authorities say in July, authorities received a tip that she would be traveling with cocaine through Hartsfield....

Nigeria politician caught with bellyful of cocaine

Nigeria politician caught with bellyful of cocaine: "National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said Monday it arrested 52-year-old Eme Zuru Ayortor at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The agency says the pharmacist-turned-politician was trying to board a flight to Germany when a scanning machine detected an abnormality in his stomac...

Nigeria politician caught with bellyful of cocaine

Nigeria politician caught with bellyful of cocaine: "National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said Monday it arrested 52-year-old Eme Zuru Ayortor at Lagos' Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The agency says the pharmacist-turned-politician was trying to board a flight to Germany when a scanning machine detected an abnormality in his stomac...

The Associated Press: Report: Hundreds of drug offenders executed yearly

The Associated Press: Report: Hundreds of drug offenders executed yearly: "Hundreds of drug offenders are executed annually and the number likely tops 1,000 if figures from countries that don't disclose their death penalty data are included, a new report said Monday.The number of states carrying out death sentences for drug offenses, however, appears to be declining while others are observing moratoria on all executions, according to the report by...

The Associated Press: Report: Hundreds of drug offenders executed yearly

The Associated Press: Report: Hundreds of drug offenders executed yearly: "Hundreds of drug offenders are executed annually and the number likely tops 1,000 if figures from countries that don't disclose their death penalty data are included, a new report said Monday.The number of states carrying out death sentences for drug offenses, however, appears to be declining while others are observing moratoria on all executions, according to the report by...

Spota: 20 Busted in $3M East End Heroin Ring | Long Island Press

Spota: 20 Busted in $3M East End Heroin Ring | Long Island Press: "34-year-old Shawn Badgett, where detectives found $19,310 cash on a bedroom floor, nearly $16,000 under a nearby nightstand, $19,800 in tucked in some clothes, more than $3,000 on a desk and $3,800 under the attic insulation, Spota said. Detectives found an additional $90,000 cash traced to Badgett’s safe deposit box, he added. A single bag, or deck, of heroin. 10 decks make a bundle....

Spota: 20 Busted in $3M East End Heroin Ring | Long Island Press

Spota: 20 Busted in $3M East End Heroin Ring | Long Island Press: "34-year-old Shawn Badgett, where detectives found $19,310 cash on a bedroom floor, nearly $16,000 under a nearby nightstand, $19,800 in tucked in some clothes, more than $3,000 on a desk and $3,800 under the attic insulation, Spota said. Detectives found an additional $90,000 cash traced to Badgett’s safe deposit box, he added. A single bag, or deck, of heroin. 10 decks make a bundle....

CBC News - Manitoba - Sentence upheld in record Man. cocaine bust

CBC News - Manitoba - Sentence upheld in record Man. cocaine bust: "Court of Appeal dismissed James Oddleifson's appeal for a sentence less than the 10 years handed to him in May 2009.He was to be taken into custody by corrections officials to serve his sentence at an undisclosed federal prison. The 49-year-old had been out on bail while his appeal worked its way through the courts.Manitoba's highest court has not yet released its reasons for rejecting...

CBC News - Manitoba - Sentence upheld in record Man. cocaine bust

CBC News - Manitoba - Sentence upheld in record Man. cocaine bust: "Court of Appeal dismissed James Oddleifson's appeal for a sentence less than the 10 years handed to him in May 2009.He was to be taken into custody by corrections officials to serve his sentence at an undisclosed federal prison. The 49-year-old had been out on bail while his appeal worked its way through the courts.Manitoba's highest court has not yet released its reasons for rejecting...

Connecticut Man Sentenced for Dealing Heroin

Connecticut Man Sentenced for Dealing Heroin: "SCOTT TIMMONS, also known as “Skeefy,” 34, of Yaremich Drive, Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. On February 1, 2010, TIMMONS pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.According to court documents and statements made in court,...

Connecticut Man Sentenced for Dealing Heroin

Connecticut Man Sentenced for Dealing Heroin: "SCOTT TIMMONS, also known as “Skeefy,” 34, of Yaremich Drive, Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. On February 1, 2010, TIMMONS pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.According to court documents and statements made in court,...

27.9kg heroin seized in raid on drug lab

27.9kg heroin seized in raid on drug lab: "Police seized 27.9kg of heroin with “pandan flavouring” and 0.46kg of ketamine with a street value of nearly RM2mil from an apartment turned into a drug processing laboratory in Bukit Jambul.The seizure is the biggest heroin bust in Penang so far this year.Also recovered during the 7.30pm raid on Friday were 85kg of caffeine, 24 bottles of flavouring and paraphernalia used to produce heroin.State police...

27.9kg heroin seized in raid on drug lab

27.9kg heroin seized in raid on drug lab: "Police seized 27.9kg of heroin with “pandan flavouring” and 0.46kg of ketamine with a street value of nearly RM2mil from an apartment turned into a drug processing laboratory in Bukit Jambul.The seizure is the biggest heroin bust in Penang so far this year.Also recovered during the 7.30pm raid on Friday were 85kg of caffeine, 24 bottles of flavouring and paraphernalia used to produce heroin.State police...

B92 - News - Region - Drug smugglers arrested in Tuzla

B92 - News - Region - Drug smugglers arrested in Tuzla: "police action in Tuzla has led to arrests of a organized crime group specializing in drug smuggling. Six persons were arrested in the action, including group leader Papračin, Sarajevo media stated. All of the suspects have been remanded into custody. About 300 grams of heroin and weapons were also seized in the actio...

B92 - News - Region - Drug smugglers arrested in Tuzla

B92 - News - Region - Drug smugglers arrested in Tuzla: "police action in Tuzla has led to arrests of a organized crime group specializing in drug smuggling. Six persons were arrested in the action, including group leader Papračin, Sarajevo media stated. All of the suspects have been remanded into custody. About 300 grams of heroin and weapons were also seized in the actio...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court: "Steven Hodgson, 33, told a jury: “I didn’t murder her. I’m not a murderer. I’ve burgled houses and I’ve burgled old people’s houses.“I burgled her house, but I didn’t kill her.”He says he burgled the widow’s Stockton home - not the night of her death, but the previous night - and left unnoticed.He admits he stole her belongings, used her cash card to withdraw...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court: "Steven Hodgson, 33, told a jury: “I didn’t murder her. I’m not a murderer. I’ve burgled houses and I’ve burgled old people’s houses.“I burgled her house, but I didn’t kill her.”He says he burgled the widow’s Stockton home - not the night of her death, but the previous night - and left unnoticed.He admits he stole her belongings, used her cash card to withdraw...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court: "Steven Hodgson, 33, told a jury: “I didn’t murder her. I’m not a murderer. I’ve burgled houses and I’ve burgled old people’s houses.“I burgled her house, but I didn’t kill her.”He says he burgled the widow’s Stockton home - not the night of her death, but the previous night - and left unnoticed.He admits he stole her belongings, used her cash card to withdraw...

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court

Gazette Live - News - Local News - I'm a thief not a killer, murder accused tells court: "Steven Hodgson, 33, told a jury: “I didn’t murder her. I’m not a murderer. I’ve burgled houses and I’ve burgled old people’s houses.“I burgled her house, but I didn’t kill her.”He says he burgled the widow’s Stockton home - not the night of her death, but the previous night - and left unnoticed.He admits he stole her belongings, used her cash card to withdraw...

BBC News - Police lab technician admits snorting cocaine at work

BBC News - Police lab technician admits snorting cocaine at work: "Lyndsey Dinning, 31, who worked for Greater Manchester Police, was caught in the act in an undercover operation last December, police said. At Warrington Crown Court, she admitted possessing Class A drugs and misusing a force computer. Dinning, of Marleyer Close, in Moston, Manchester, was sentenced to 130 hours community service on 27 April. She also used the police database to look...

BBC News - Police lab technician admits snorting cocaine at work

BBC News - Police lab technician admits snorting cocaine at work: "Lyndsey Dinning, 31, who worked for Greater Manchester Police, was caught in the act in an undercover operation last December, police said. At Warrington Crown Court, she admitted possessing Class A drugs and misusing a force computer. Dinning, of Marleyer Close, in Moston, Manchester, was sentenced to 130 hours community service on 27 April. She also used the police database to look...

NewsFirst5.com | Colorado Springs news, Colorado Springs weather, Pueblo news, Pueblo weather | Immigrant sentenced in huge Colorado drug smuggling case

NewsFirst5.com | Colorado Springs news, Colorado Springs weather, Pueblo news, Pueblo weather | Immigrant sentenced in huge Colorado drug smuggling case: "Miguel Arriola Marquez was also sentenced Friday to four years of supervised released for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, distribution of 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to launder money.Arriola Marquez was indicted in 2003. He pleaded...

NewsFirst5.com | Colorado Springs news, Colorado Springs weather, Pueblo news, Pueblo weather | Immigrant sentenced in huge Colorado drug smuggling case

NewsFirst5.com | Colorado Springs news, Colorado Springs weather, Pueblo news, Pueblo weather | Immigrant sentenced in huge Colorado drug smuggling case: "Miguel Arriola Marquez was also sentenced Friday to four years of supervised released for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, distribution of 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, conspiracy to import cocaine and conspiracy to launder money.Arriola Marquez was indicted in 2003. He pleaded...

BBC News - Three-year term for Whitehaven heroin dealer

BBC News - Three-year term for Whitehaven heroin dealer: "George Carr was arrested in January, after amateur rugby league player Ashley Macdonald died in Whitehaven. The original charge of administering poison with intent to endanger life was dropped when it was found Mr MacDonald had died of natural causes. Carr, 31, of Victoria Terrace, Whitehaven, had earlier pleaded guilty to three charges of supplying heroin. Carlisle Crown Court was told that...

BBC News - Three-year term for Whitehaven heroin dealer

BBC News - Three-year term for Whitehaven heroin dealer: "George Carr was arrested in January, after amateur rugby league player Ashley Macdonald died in Whitehaven. The original charge of administering poison with intent to endanger life was dropped when it was found Mr MacDonald had died of natural causes. Carr, 31, of Victoria Terrace, Whitehaven, had earlier pleaded guilty to three charges of supplying heroin. Carlisle Crown Court was told that...

Police detain wife of top Mexican drug lord: report | Reuters

Police detain wife of top Mexican drug lord: report | Reuters: "Griselda Lopez and one of Guzman's daughters were taken into custody after a raid by police and soldiers on a house in Guzman's home state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico on Wednesday, Riodoce, a Sinaloan newspaper, said on its website.Mexican law enforcement said anti-drug units searched seven homes seizing safes, jewels and luxury cars in the Sinaloan capital of Culiacan on Wednesday.Authorities...

Police detain wife of top Mexican drug lord: report | Reuters

Police detain wife of top Mexican drug lord: report | Reuters: "Griselda Lopez and one of Guzman's daughters were taken into custody after a raid by police and soldiers on a house in Guzman's home state of Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico on Wednesday, Riodoce, a Sinaloan newspaper, said on its website.Mexican law enforcement said anti-drug units searched seven homes seizing safes, jewels and luxury cars in the Sinaloan capital of Culiacan on Wednesday.Authorities...

North Country Gazette » 16 Florida Prison Guards Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy

North Country Gazette » 16 Florida Prison Guards Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy: "charged defendants Latess Hill, Jentle Chatman, Zedra Warner, Belinda Davis Brown, Tanika Wright, Samantha Wilkerson, Kenyetta Biggs, Elisha Allen, Melvin Brown, Antonio Key, Jason Miller, Marcus Pitre, Dondia Wilkerson, Pakesha Mccray, Takisha Golden, and Melissa Jefferson, with one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute.The indictment also charges...

North Country Gazette » 16 Florida Prison Guards Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy

North Country Gazette » 16 Florida Prison Guards Guilty Of Drug Conspiracy: "charged defendants Latess Hill, Jentle Chatman, Zedra Warner, Belinda Davis Brown, Tanika Wright, Samantha Wilkerson, Kenyetta Biggs, Elisha Allen, Melvin Brown, Antonio Key, Jason Miller, Marcus Pitre, Dondia Wilkerson, Pakesha Mccray, Takisha Golden, and Melissa Jefferson, with one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute.The indictment also charges...

Date set for £2m heroin haul trial - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Date set for £2m heroin haul trial - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: "Sean Doherty from Cornshell Fields in Derry replied “not guilty” to possessing almost eight kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of £2m. With him were Sarah Greene (24) and Anthony Morgan (28), both from Dublin. They deny being concerned in the supply of heroi...

Date set for £2m heroin haul trial - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Date set for £2m heroin haul trial - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: "Sean Doherty from Cornshell Fields in Derry replied “not guilty” to possessing almost eight kilos of heroin with an estimated street value of £2m. With him were Sarah Greene (24) and Anthony Morgan (28), both from Dublin. They deny being concerned in the supply of heroi...

Arab Diplomat Involved in Drug Smuggling Ring - Naharnet Newsdesk

Arab Diplomat Involved in Drug Smuggling Ring - Naharnet Newsdesk: "Arab diplomat has been discovered to be a key member of a drug smuggling ring that the ISF's Drug Combating Bureau had uncovered, reported the daily Al Akhbar Thursday.It added that the diplomat used his car to transport the drugs across the border.He was arrested while conducting a drug delivery to a Lebanese dealer in a hotel on the Keserwan coas...

Arab Diplomat Involved in Drug Smuggling Ring - Naharnet Newsdesk

Arab Diplomat Involved in Drug Smuggling Ring - Naharnet Newsdesk: "Arab diplomat has been discovered to be a key member of a drug smuggling ring that the ISF's Drug Combating Bureau had uncovered, reported the daily Al Akhbar Thursday.It added that the diplomat used his car to transport the drugs across the border.He was arrested while conducting a drug delivery to a Lebanese dealer in a hotel on the Keserwan coas...

The Press Association: Soccer star Terry's father admits dealing cocaine

The Press Association: Soccer star Terry's father admits dealing cocaine: "father of Chelsea and England footballer John Terry has pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine.Edward Terry, 56, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, admitted at Basildon Magistrates' Court to supplying a class A drug.The court was told he supplied the drug to an undercover newspaper reporter in a winebar in Chafford Hundred in November last year.Neil Saunders, representing Terry, said...

The Press Association: Soccer star Terry's father admits dealing cocaine

The Press Association: Soccer star Terry's father admits dealing cocaine: "father of Chelsea and England footballer John Terry has pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine.Edward Terry, 56, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, admitted at Basildon Magistrates' Court to supplying a class A drug.The court was told he supplied the drug to an undercover newspaper reporter in a winebar in Chafford Hundred in November last year.Neil Saunders, representing Terry, said...

Cocaine smuggler gets 10 year term - Spokesman.com - May 12, 2010

Cocaine smuggler gets 10 year term - Spokesman.com - May 12, 2010: "Ross N. Legge, 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine last week in U.S. District Court in Utah and was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 60 months probation, according to documents filed on Friday.Legge and Leonard J. Ferris were arrested Feb. 21, 2009, near Ogden, Utah, after state troopers found 83 kilograms of cocaine in their picku...

Cocaine smuggler gets 10 year term - Spokesman.com - May 12, 2010

Cocaine smuggler gets 10 year term - Spokesman.com - May 12, 2010: "Ross N. Legge, 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine last week in U.S. District Court in Utah and was sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by 60 months probation, according to documents filed on Friday.Legge and Leonard J. Ferris were arrested Feb. 21, 2009, near Ogden, Utah, after state troopers found 83 kilograms of cocaine in their picku...