Convicted killer faces drug charges after traffic stop

Convicted killer faces drug charges after traffic stop: "convicted killer with long ties to a Calgary gang has been charged with several drug-related offences.
Investigators targeting street-level drug dealing in Albert Park and Radisson Heights arrested Vuthy Kong early Wednesday evening during a traffic stop in neighbouring Forest Lawn.
Officers checked Kong's vehicle and subsequently searched his home on Radcliffe Close S.E. early Thursday.
Police said they found ecstasy, marijuana, marijuana oil and small amounts of the powerful prescription painkiller oxycodone.
The investigation began after Alberta Sheriffs shut down a drug house in the 2000 block of 38th Street S.E. last month and passed along information about Kong to Calgary police.
'He was one of the people dropping off drugs at that residence,' Calgary police Sgt. Mark Hatchette said."

World traveler gets 10 years for being caught with cocaine in Kansas - KansasCity.com

World traveler gets 10 years for being caught with cocaine in Kansas - KansasCity.com: "long reach of the law, and its long memory, flexed today as a federal judge in Kansas sentenced a man to 10 years for smuggling cocaine in 2002.
Kevin X. Frater, 57, fled the country eight years ago after federal agents found 338 pounds of cocaine in a jet he chartered when it landed to refuel at the airport in Salina, Kan.
He spent time in Cuba, Jamaica, the United Arab Emirates and England before he was arrested in the London airport, prosecutors said. He was extradited from England in 2009 and pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine."

Crime Scene - Cocaine charges for Md. teacher

Crime Scene - Cocaine charges for Md. teacher: "Daren Dembrow, 49, was standing on a street corner when a patrol officer saw him pull a cocaine baggie and a blue straw from his pocket and take a snort, said Sgt. Cliff Dempsey, a spokesman for the Dewey Beach Police Department.
Reached by phone, Dembrow declined to comment.
School officials have placed Dembrow, who teaches science at Springbrook High School, on administrative leave while the incident is investigated, said Montgomery schools spokesman Dana Tofig.
Dembrow has worked for the schools system since August 2007."

Tempointeraktif.com - Another Iranian Arrested for Drug Smuggling

Tempointeraktif.com - Another Iranian Arrested for Drug Smuggling: "Soekarno-Hatta Airport’s Customs and Excise officers have arrested Ahmad Reeza, 24, an Iranian-national who planned to smuggle 580 grams of crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia. Two packages of crystal methamphetamine worth Rp 11 billion was allegedly hidden in his suitcase.

“He hid the drug in a hard suitcase,” Soekarno-Hatta Airport’s Customs and Excise chief in charge of Enforcement and Investigation, Gatot Sugeng Wibowo, told Tempo yesterday morning.

Reza arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Saturday at 22.30 local time on Qatar Airways (QR-670) from Doha."

P20-M worth of cocaine seized from airport police officer - Nation - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News

P20-M worth of cocaine seized from airport police officer - Nation - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News: "P20 million worth of high-grade cocaine were seized from a police sergeant during a buy-bust operation in Pasig City, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.

During the operation, anti-narcotics agents also confiscated a handgun from Senior Police Officer 1 Alexander Estabillo, who is assigned to the Aviation Security Group (AVSEGROUP).

The operation was carried out at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Barangay Ugong in Pasig City after a police asset negotiated for the purchase of cocaine with Estabillo, Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina, PNP spokesman, said.

The arrest was announced after the P6 million boodle money was reportedly received by Estabillo.

Estabillo’s cocaine stash was believed to have been part of the two tons of cocaine shipments dumped by a foreign fishing vessel near the shore of Samar province last December."

Latin American Herald Tribune - Important Heroin Trafficker Arrested in Mexico

Latin American Herald Tribune - Important Heroin Trafficker Arrested in Mexico: "Carlos Ramon Castro Rocha was arrested during “Operation Deliverance,” which is being conducted by Mexico and the United States, federal prosecutor Marisela Morales and the chief of the Federal Police’s drug enforcement unit, Ramon Pequeño Garcia, told reporters.

Castro Rocha faces criminal conspiracy and drug charges for his involvement in importing and distributing both cocaine and heroin.

The drug trafficker has been under investigation since 2002 for his role in the mass production of heroin in Mexico.

Investigators have been aware since 2006 of the control that Castro Rocha had over drug distribution in 10 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles and San Diego.

A nearly six-month investigation led authorities to Guasave, a city in Sinaloa where Castro Rocha had his operations center, and then to Sinaloa de Leiva, where the drug trafficker was arrested."

Latin American Herald Tribune - Important Heroin Trafficker Arrested in Mexico

Latin American Herald Tribune - Important Heroin Trafficker Arrested in Mexico: "Carlos Ramon Castro Rocha was arrested during “Operation Deliverance,” which is being conducted by Mexico and the United States, federal prosecutor Marisela Morales and the chief of the Federal Police’s drug enforcement unit, Ramon Pequeño Garcia, told reporters.

Castro Rocha faces criminal conspiracy and drug charges for his involvement in importing and distributing both cocaine and heroin.

The drug trafficker has been under investigation since 2002 for his role in the mass production of heroin in Mexico.

Investigators have been aware since 2006 of the control that Castro Rocha had over drug distribution in 10 U.S. cities, including Los Angeles and San Diego.

A nearly six-month investigation led authorities to Guasave, a city in Sinaloa where Castro Rocha had his operations center, and then to Sinaloa de Leiva, where the drug trafficker was arrested."

KATC.com - Acadiana News, Acadiana Weather, Acadiana Sports | Lafayette Weather, Lafayette News, Lafayette Sports | Heroin dealer gets 15 years at hard labor

KATC.com - Acadiana News, Acadiana Weather, Acadiana Sports | Lafayette Weather, Lafayette News, Lafayette Sports | Heroin dealer gets 15 years at hard labor: "sentenced Carlos Cortes to the maximum sentence of 15 years at hard labor today for the crime of Attempted Possession of Heroin over 400 grams. I was very pleased with the sentence. I thought it was appropriate considering the amount of drugs, their value, and the horrible effects this amount of drugs would have caused to the people of St. Martin Parish. It was enough to supply 2,740 people. I want to send a clear message to all those involved in narcotics trafficking and you can quote me on this:

If you get caught hauling illegal narcotics in St. Martin Parish, come to court with your bags packed and your toothbrush because YOU ARE GOING TO PRISON!"

US-based cocaine trafficker jailed, fined $5.4M : Kaieteur News

US-based cocaine trafficker jailed, fined $5.4M : Kaieteur News: "Lewis Duffie, of Bronx, New York appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton and pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine. He was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $5.4 million.
This newspaper was told that the 30-year-old man, was seen acting in a suspicious manner and was called to have his luggage searched by CANU ranks. During the search, it was noticed that there was a false lining on the inside of the suitcase.
A thorough search on the man’s suitcase unearthed a white powdery substance which was subsequently tested positive as cocaine. The substance weighed some six kilograms.
Only last weekend two persons in the city were found with cocaine by CANU. Those persons have already been placed before the courts and remanded.
Also on Thursday last, a quantity of cocaine was found on board a Roraima Airways charter which was destined for Trinidad en route to Canada. This newspaper was told that the cocaine was found by ranks of the Police Narcotics who were conducting duties at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
Reports are that the cocaine was found concealed in a FedEx package which was onboard the flight. One person is in police custody and is expected to be charged soon."

US-based cocaine trafficker jailed, fined $5.4M : Kaieteur News

US-based cocaine trafficker jailed, fined $5.4M : Kaieteur News: "Lewis Duffie, of Bronx, New York appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton and pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine. He was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $5.4 million.
This newspaper was told that the 30-year-old man, was seen acting in a suspicious manner and was called to have his luggage searched by CANU ranks. During the search, it was noticed that there was a false lining on the inside of the suitcase.
A thorough search on the man’s suitcase unearthed a white powdery substance which was subsequently tested positive as cocaine. The substance weighed some six kilograms.
Only last weekend two persons in the city were found with cocaine by CANU. Those persons have already been placed before the courts and remanded.
Also on Thursday last, a quantity of cocaine was found on board a Roraima Airways charter which was destined for Trinidad en route to Canada. This newspaper was told that the cocaine was found by ranks of the Police Narcotics who were conducting duties at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
Reports are that the cocaine was found concealed in a FedEx package which was onboard the flight. One person is in police custody and is expected to be charged soon."

Drug smuggler avoids jail after striking deal - Winnipeg Free Press

Drug smuggler avoids jail after striking deal - Winnipeg Free Press: "Dean Chyzy, 33, pleaded guilty Monday to shipping huge volumes of raw ephedrine, which is a prime ingredient in the creation of highly-addictive crystal methamphetamine. He was given a conditional sentence of two years less a day under a joint-recommendation from Crown and defence lawyers.
'This has been an incredibly emotional and frustrating experience,' defence lawyer Ian Garber told court in describing the resolution to a case which has spent nearly six years dragging through the courts. 'This matter has taken forever.'
More than 80 people were indicted in the case in Canada, California and Mexico after more than 250 police officers conducted 34 raids in September 2004. RCMP in Winnipeg held a news conference the day after, saying they seized 9,000 kilograms of ephedrine, worth an estimated $14.5 million on the street as meth, along with $3.5 million cash. A total of 10 Manitobans were arrested.
It was alleged the ephedrine was legally imported into Canada through a Thunder Bay, Ont., company, but was soon diverted to the black market. Ephedrine is banned in the United States, while Health Canada regulates its sale in this country. Much of the ephedrine was ultimately smuggled into the United States to methamphetamine labs run by the Mexican Mafia."

Cocaine distributor gets 17 1/2 years | wavy.com

Cocaine distributor gets 17 1/2 years | wavy.com: "Jeremy Christopher Carter, 28, also known as 'Nephew' was charged after Norfolk police found 174 grams of powder cocaine, 99 grams of crack, an AK-47 assault rifle, an SKS assault rifle, a .45 caliber handgun and more than $35,000 in cash at a Nevada Avenue apartment.
The warrant was executed on November 6, 2009, and the case was investigated by the Norfolk FBI and Norfolk police."

Pair are guilty of £2m navy drug smuggling plot - Portsmouth Today

Pair are guilty of £2m navy drug smuggling plot - Portsmouth Today: "convicted Raul Beia, 39, and Dean Langley, 20, at Portsmouth Crown Court yesterday.

They were arrested in the city when they and Abdul Banda, 34, who previously confessed to organising the Columbian end of the operation, went to meet Teresa Matos, a rating on board HMS Manchester, which had been involved in anti-drugs patrols in the south Atlantic and had docked in south America.

But she had already been arrested the day before when the ship docked in Plymouth last August.

A total of 8.51 kilos of cocaine - worth around £2million - was discovered in Matos's locker on board the Type 42 destroyer.

Matos, 36, of Contsworth Court, Gateshead, had also previously pleaded guilty in court."

Pair are guilty of £2m navy drug smuggling plot - Portsmouth Today

Pair are guilty of £2m navy drug smuggling plot - Portsmouth Today: "convicted Raul Beia, 39, and Dean Langley, 20, at Portsmouth Crown Court yesterday.

They were arrested in the city when they and Abdul Banda, 34, who previously confessed to organising the Columbian end of the operation, went to meet Teresa Matos, a rating on board HMS Manchester, which had been involved in anti-drugs patrols in the south Atlantic and had docked in south America.

But she had already been arrested the day before when the ship docked in Plymouth last August.

A total of 8.51 kilos of cocaine - worth around £2million - was discovered in Matos's locker on board the Type 42 destroyer.

Matos, 36, of Contsworth Court, Gateshead, had also previously pleaded guilty in court."

Officers arrested Dylan Corvett Coffield, 35

The Daily Reflector: "Officers arrested Dylan Corvett Coffield, 35, 1224 Tenderleaf Court, Greenville. He was charged with six counts trafficking cocaine; three counts maintaining a vehicle/dewelling for controlled substance; three counts possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine; one count possession of a stolen firearm; three counts possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was under a $250,000 secured bond and being held at the Pitt County Detention Center. Police said more charges are forthcoming."

Officers arrested Dylan Corvett Coffield, 35

The Daily Reflector: "Officers arrested Dylan Corvett Coffield, 35, 1224 Tenderleaf Court, Greenville. He was charged with six counts trafficking cocaine; three counts maintaining a vehicle/dewelling for controlled substance; three counts possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine; one count possession of a stolen firearm; three counts possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was under a $250,000 secured bond and being held at the Pitt County Detention Center. Police said more charges are forthcoming."

10 arrested in Fountain Hills heroin bust

10 arrested in Fountain Hills heroin bust: "Nearly a dozen people are behind bars after an undercover heroin bust in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's own back yard.

'You hear all the politicians talk about the drug cartels, we only go after the big guys,' Arpaio said Friday. 'I don't think the parents here are concerned about the big guys. They want the small guys taken off the streets, selling heroin to the young people.'

Sheriff's deputies have been working undercover since April to net 10 arrests of people between the ages of 19 and 26 for using, dealing and trafficking heroin in the Fountain Hills area."

10 arrested in Fountain Hills heroin bust

10 arrested in Fountain Hills heroin bust: "Nearly a dozen people are behind bars after an undercover heroin bust in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's own back yard.

'You hear all the politicians talk about the drug cartels, we only go after the big guys,' Arpaio said Friday. 'I don't think the parents here are concerned about the big guys. They want the small guys taken off the streets, selling heroin to the young people.'

Sheriff's deputies have been working undercover since April to net 10 arrests of people between the ages of 19 and 26 for using, dealing and trafficking heroin in the Fountain Hills area."

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Distribution Scheme - 7thSpace Interactive

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty in Cocaine Distribution Scheme - 7thSpace Interactive: "Acting United States Attorney Robert S. Cessar announced today, June 10, 2010, that Daniel Carter, a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court in Pittsburgh to a violation of the federal drug laws.

Carter, age 50, pleaded guilty to one count before United States District Judge Terrence F. McVerry.

In connection with the guilty plea, Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti advised the court that from in or around October 2007, and continuing until in or around September 2008, in the Western District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, Carter conspired with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms but less than 15 kilograms of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance."

Trafficking in power: Narcoterror in Mexico

Trafficking in power: Narcoterror in Mexico: "Jesus Manuel Fierro-Mendez was dirty.
In fact, soon after being promoted to the position of captain, he was smuggling enormous quantities of cocaine into the United States. And when he quit his job in the spring of 2007, after someone tried to kill him, he went to work for the Sinaloa drug cartel, Mexico's most powerful drug-trafficking organization, run by Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman, the richest drug lord in North America and the second most wanted man in the world after Osama bin Laden.
Juarez is a city of 1.3 million people that sprawls across the border from El Paso, Tex., and is a key entry point for narcotics shipped from Mexico to the lucrative U.S. and Canadian black markets. It's also a wild west killing field, the most dangerousmetropolis in the world, where about seven people are murdered every day and 5,300 have been gunned down since January 2008, the result of a vicious war between the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels, who are fighting for control of this prized gateway.
Fierro-Mendez's career as a drug smuggler was short but spectacular: He was arrested in El Paso in 2008 for transporting 50 kilos of cocaine a week across the border. This year, his audacity cost him a 27-year prison sentence."

Trafficking in power: Narcoterror in Mexico

Trafficking in power: Narcoterror in Mexico: "Jesus Manuel Fierro-Mendez was dirty.
In fact, soon after being promoted to the position of captain, he was smuggling enormous quantities of cocaine into the United States. And when he quit his job in the spring of 2007, after someone tried to kill him, he went to work for the Sinaloa drug cartel, Mexico's most powerful drug-trafficking organization, run by Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman, the richest drug lord in North America and the second most wanted man in the world after Osama bin Laden.
Juarez is a city of 1.3 million people that sprawls across the border from El Paso, Tex., and is a key entry point for narcotics shipped from Mexico to the lucrative U.S. and Canadian black markets. It's also a wild west killing field, the most dangerousmetropolis in the world, where about seven people are murdered every day and 5,300 have been gunned down since January 2008, the result of a vicious war between the Sinaloa and Juarez cartels, who are fighting for control of this prized gateway.
Fierro-Mendez's career as a drug smuggler was short but spectacular: He was arrested in El Paso in 2008 for transporting 50 kilos of cocaine a week across the border. This year, his audacity cost him a 27-year prison sentence."

Rothstein aide Villegas pleads guilty - South Florida Business Journal

Rothstein aide Villegas pleads guilty - South Florida Business Journal: "Debra Villegas, formerly the COO at Ponzi schemer Scott W. Rothstein’s now-defunct law firm, pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
She told federal Judge William Zloch she believed that she was guilty of committing a crime by cooperating with Rothstein, but at first thought the investments he was selling were legitimate.
Villegas then added that, in February 2008, Rothstein approached her and acknowledged the investments were not legitimate"

New charges for South Texas narco

New charges for South Texas narco: "new charges against accused South Texas-born drug kingpin Edgar Valdez Villarreal.
Valdez Villarreal, 36, faces indictment on drug trafficking charges in Texas and Louisiana, and federal prosecutors now say he supplied cocaine to a drug smuggling ring that sent thousands of pounds of the drug to Atlanta and brought millions of dollars back to Mexico.
From 2004 until 2006, the ring moved the drugs across the border in Laredo in tractor trailers and brought money back the same way, often in millions-of-dollar increments, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta."

New charges for South Texas narco

New charges for South Texas narco: "new charges against accused South Texas-born drug kingpin Edgar Valdez Villarreal.
Valdez Villarreal, 36, faces indictment on drug trafficking charges in Texas and Louisiana, and federal prosecutors now say he supplied cocaine to a drug smuggling ring that sent thousands of pounds of the drug to Atlanta and brought millions of dollars back to Mexico.
From 2004 until 2006, the ring moved the drugs across the border in Laredo in tractor trailers and brought money back the same way, often in millions-of-dollar increments, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta."

Feds post $2 million reward for alleged caretl kingpin 'La Barbie' - CNN.com

Feds post $2 million reward for alleged caretl kingpin 'La Barbie' - CNN.com: "authorities have charged alleged drug cartel leader Edgar Valdez-Villarreal -- known as 'La Barbie' -- and five other defendants with trafficking thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico into the United States between 2004 and 2006, according to an indictment unsealed in federal court Friday.
Valdez-Villarreal, who remains at large, is alleged to be a top member of the Arturo Beltran-Leyva cocaine cartel.
Authorities have issued a $2 million reward for information leading to his capture. He is currently believed to be in Mexico, a Justice Department statement noted."

Feds post $2 million reward for alleged caretl kingpin 'La Barbie' - CNN.com

Feds post $2 million reward for alleged caretl kingpin 'La Barbie' - CNN.com: "authorities have charged alleged drug cartel leader Edgar Valdez-Villarreal -- known as 'La Barbie' -- and five other defendants with trafficking thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico into the United States between 2004 and 2006, according to an indictment unsealed in federal court Friday.
Valdez-Villarreal, who remains at large, is alleged to be a top member of the Arturo Beltran-Leyva cocaine cartel.
Authorities have issued a $2 million reward for information leading to his capture. He is currently believed to be in Mexico, a Justice Department statement noted."

Former University of Michigan police officer faces cocaine possession charge - AnnArbor.com

Former University of Michigan police officer faces cocaine possession charge - AnnArbor.com: "Charles Eugene Beatty III of Ypsilanti is charged with possessing less than 25 grams of cocaine and possessing an open container, records show.
Beatty will be given an opportunity to turn himself in, said Lt. Monica Yesh, who heads the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team. Beatty could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Beatty was initially taken into custody and released on Jan. 13 after Ypsilanti police stopped his car on Kramer Street at about 10:20 p.m. while he was off-duty, records show.
Officers found an unspecified quantity of cocaine and an open alcoholic beverage inside the car, records show. Criminal charges weren't filed until samples of the drug were analyzed at a Michigan State Police lab.
Beatty's employment ended Feb. 9, University of Michigan police spokeswoman Diane Brown said. He had been placed on unpaid leave the day after the incident, pending the outcome of an internal investigation."

Former University of Michigan police officer faces cocaine possession charge - AnnArbor.com

Former University of Michigan police officer faces cocaine possession charge - AnnArbor.com: "Charles Eugene Beatty III of Ypsilanti is charged with possessing less than 25 grams of cocaine and possessing an open container, records show.
Beatty will be given an opportunity to turn himself in, said Lt. Monica Yesh, who heads the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team. Beatty could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Beatty was initially taken into custody and released on Jan. 13 after Ypsilanti police stopped his car on Kramer Street at about 10:20 p.m. while he was off-duty, records show.
Officers found an unspecified quantity of cocaine and an open alcoholic beverage inside the car, records show. Criminal charges weren't filed until samples of the drug were analyzed at a Michigan State Police lab.
Beatty's employment ended Feb. 9, University of Michigan police spokeswoman Diane Brown said. He had been placed on unpaid leave the day after the incident, pending the outcome of an internal investigation."

timesofmalta.com - Three Britons plead not guilty to trafficking cocaine

timesofmalta.com - Three Britons plead not guilty to trafficking cocaine: "Three Britons - Mark Andrew Buckley, 25, Jamie Thomas Carter, 30, and Daniel Emile Degisi, 24, have been remanded in custody after they pleaded not guilty to conspiring to traffic, importing and trafficking cocaine.
They were also charged with having the drug in their possession in circumstances which denoted it was not for their personal use.
The three men were arrested after the police found 220 grammes of cocaine in their hotel room in Bugibba.
One tried to leave Malta on a ferry to Sicily after realising that the drug had been found by the police."

timesofmalta.com - Three Britons plead not guilty to trafficking cocaine

timesofmalta.com - Three Britons plead not guilty to trafficking cocaine: "Three Britons - Mark Andrew Buckley, 25, Jamie Thomas Carter, 30, and Daniel Emile Degisi, 24, have been remanded in custody after they pleaded not guilty to conspiring to traffic, importing and trafficking cocaine.
They were also charged with having the drug in their possession in circumstances which denoted it was not for their personal use.
The three men were arrested after the police found 220 grammes of cocaine in their hotel room in Bugibba.
One tried to leave Malta on a ferry to Sicily after realising that the drug had been found by the police."

Mexico announces arrest of top heroin smuggler - People's Daily Online

Mexico announces arrest of top heroin smuggler - People's Daily Online: "arrested Carlos Ramon Castro, who smuggled heroin into 10 U.S. cities, with the intention of extraditing him to the U.S. authorities.

Castro, known as El Cuate (The Friend), 'had income of close to 2 million U.S. dollars a month,' Ramon Pequeno, head of the SSP's anti-drug unit, told a press conference. He regularly sent shipments of between 68 and 90 kg to the United States.

Mexico's last major heroin arrest was Jose Antonio Medina, known as the King of Heroin, in March. Castro and Medina were both considered independents, unaffiliated with Mexico's major drug cartels, which tend to focus on smuggling cocaine, marihuana and amphetamines.

Fighting drug smuggling has been one of the government's top priorities since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon took office."

Mexico announces arrest of top heroin smuggler - People's Daily Online

Mexico announces arrest of top heroin smuggler - People's Daily Online: "arrested Carlos Ramon Castro, who smuggled heroin into 10 U.S. cities, with the intention of extraditing him to the U.S. authorities.

Castro, known as El Cuate (The Friend), 'had income of close to 2 million U.S. dollars a month,' Ramon Pequeno, head of the SSP's anti-drug unit, told a press conference. He regularly sent shipments of between 68 and 90 kg to the United States.

Mexico's last major heroin arrest was Jose Antonio Medina, known as the King of Heroin, in March. Castro and Medina were both considered independents, unaffiliated with Mexico's major drug cartels, which tend to focus on smuggling cocaine, marihuana and amphetamines.

Fighting drug smuggling has been one of the government's top priorities since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon took office."

Peru, Ill., man arrested in Bolingbrook after police allegedly find 50 bags of heroin on him - chicagotribune.com

Peru, Ill., man arrested in Bolingbrook after police allegedly find 50 bags of heroin on him - chicagotribune.com: "Dustin D. Dean, 22, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a class X felony, said police spokesman Lt. Mike Rompa. Dean was a passenger in a car stopped last week near Interstate Highway 55 at Lily Cache Lane and Bolingbrook Drive because the driver failed to signal.
After learning Dean had several sandwich bags of suspected heroin on him, police discovered 50 more such bags during a search of the car, Rompa said."

Peru, Ill., man arrested in Bolingbrook after police allegedly find 50 bags of heroin on him - chicagotribune.com

Peru, Ill., man arrested in Bolingbrook after police allegedly find 50 bags of heroin on him - chicagotribune.com: "Dustin D. Dean, 22, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, a class X felony, said police spokesman Lt. Mike Rompa. Dean was a passenger in a car stopped last week near Interstate Highway 55 at Lily Cache Lane and Bolingbrook Drive because the driver failed to signal.
After learning Dean had several sandwich bags of suspected heroin on him, police discovered 50 more such bags during a search of the car, Rompa said."

Five FdL residents charged with dealing cocaine | fdlreporter.com | Fond du Lac Reporter

Five FdL residents charged with dealing cocaine | fdlreporter.com | Fond du Lac Reporter: "Anthony D. Amons, 25, of 24 Amory St., charged with being party to the crimes of seven counts of delivering cocaine, five counts of maintaining a drug trafficking place and 12 counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. Cash bail was set at $50,000.Jared J. Anthonasin, 25, of 251 Ledgewood Drive, charged with being party to the crimes of five counts of delivering cocaine and three counts of maintaining a drug trafficking place. Cash bail set at $50,000.Krista Hellman, 24, of 907 Windsor Ave., Apt. 9, charged with being party to the crimes of two counts of delivering cocaine and one count of maintaining a drug trafficking place. Cash bail set at $5,000.Mia T. McNeil, 23, of 517 Sherwood Ave. Apt 5, charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, maintaining a drug trafficking place, and illegally obtaining a prescription. Cash bail set at $1,000.Marrisa T. McNeil, 25, of 526 Sherwood Ave. Apt. 10, charged with possession of cocaine with intent deliver and possession of marijuana. Cash bail was set at $1,000.Drug investigators report being sold crack cocaine in May and June by A"

Five FdL residents charged with dealing cocaine | fdlreporter.com | Fond du Lac Reporter

Five FdL residents charged with dealing cocaine | fdlreporter.com | Fond du Lac Reporter: "Anthony D. Amons, 25, of 24 Amory St., charged with being party to the crimes of seven counts of delivering cocaine, five counts of maintaining a drug trafficking place and 12 counts of misdemeanor bail jumping. Cash bail was set at $50,000.Jared J. Anthonasin, 25, of 251 Ledgewood Drive, charged with being party to the crimes of five counts of delivering cocaine and three counts of maintaining a drug trafficking place. Cash bail set at $50,000.Krista Hellman, 24, of 907 Windsor Ave., Apt. 9, charged with being party to the crimes of two counts of delivering cocaine and one count of maintaining a drug trafficking place. Cash bail set at $5,000.Mia T. McNeil, 23, of 517 Sherwood Ave. Apt 5, charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, maintaining a drug trafficking place, and illegally obtaining a prescription. Cash bail set at $1,000.Marrisa T. McNeil, 25, of 526 Sherwood Ave. Apt. 10, charged with possession of cocaine with intent deliver and possession of marijuana. Cash bail was set at $1,000.Drug investigators report being sold crack cocaine in May and June by A"

FOCUS Information Agency

FOCUS Information Agency: "Three Macedonians and a Greek were arrested in joint operation of Turkish and Greek police in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for Drugs DEA, Macedonian newspaper Vreme announced. The police have found 74 kilograms of heroin during the operation. The operation was carried out after a truck traveling from Turkey has arrived in Macedonia, but it has changed the route in the last time. The driver of the truck had been watched closely for several months. The purchase of heroin and its putting in the secret compartments of the truck were registered. Yesterday the truck passed the border between Turkey and Greece and unexpectedly headed to the port of Athens. It was stopped by teams of Greek police and the DEA, who have found the drugs, which value is estimated at 200,000 euros."

FOCUS Information Agency

FOCUS Information Agency: "Three Macedonians and a Greek were arrested in joint operation of Turkish and Greek police in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for Drugs DEA, Macedonian newspaper Vreme announced. The police have found 74 kilograms of heroin during the operation. The operation was carried out after a truck traveling from Turkey has arrived in Macedonia, but it has changed the route in the last time. The driver of the truck had been watched closely for several months. The purchase of heroin and its putting in the secret compartments of the truck were registered. Yesterday the truck passed the border between Turkey and Greece and unexpectedly headed to the port of Athens. It was stopped by teams of Greek police and the DEA, who have found the drugs, which value is estimated at 200,000 euros."

Nine men arrested for trafficking 44 kilos of heroin to Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State

Nine men arrested for trafficking 44 kilos of heroin to Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State: "Nine men face federal drug charges after allegedly being caught bringing 44 kilograms of heroin to the Chicago-area from Mexico.
Working with Chicago cops and suburban police departments in Aurora and Oak Lawn, the Drug Enforcement Agency also seized tens of thousands of dollars in cash, according to complaints filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The bust was part of ‘Project Deliverance’ — a 22-month, national operation targeting Mexican drug traffickers in the U.S. that has resulted in more than 2,200 arrests, Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference in Washington today.
The charged men include Antonio “Gordo” Figueroa, 23, of Chicago, who allegedly picked up a truck containing 37 kilos of heroin from a pharmacy parking lot at Armitage and Keeler on May 28.
Agents probing Figueroa seized $67,000 cash and a gun in the bust, the complaint alleges."

Nine men arrested for trafficking 44 kilos of heroin to Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State

Nine men arrested for trafficking 44 kilos of heroin to Chicago :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State: "Nine men face federal drug charges after allegedly being caught bringing 44 kilograms of heroin to the Chicago-area from Mexico.
Working with Chicago cops and suburban police departments in Aurora and Oak Lawn, the Drug Enforcement Agency also seized tens of thousands of dollars in cash, according to complaints filed by the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The bust was part of ‘Project Deliverance’ — a 22-month, national operation targeting Mexican drug traffickers in the U.S. that has resulted in more than 2,200 arrests, Attorney General Eric Holder said at a press conference in Washington today.
The charged men include Antonio “Gordo” Figueroa, 23, of Chicago, who allegedly picked up a truck containing 37 kilos of heroin from a pharmacy parking lot at Armitage and Keeler on May 28.
Agents probing Figueroa seized $67,000 cash and a gun in the bust, the complaint alleges."

gainesvilletimes.com - Three arrested in large cocaine bust on Atlanta Highway

gainesvilletimes.com - Three arrested in large cocaine bust on Atlanta Highway: "Authorities seized more than six pounds of cocaine during an arrest on Atlanta Highway, officials announced today.
Lt. Scott Ware of the Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad said three Gainesville men were arrested during an investigation that involved MANS, the Gainesville-Hall Gang Task Force, the FBI and the Gainesville Police Department.
The suspects delivered three kilograms of cocaine to a pre-arranged location at 224 Atlanta Highway Wednesday, Ware said today.
They were arrested without incident. The men intended to sell the cocaine for $87,000, Ware said. The drugs had a street value of $300,000, he said.
Natalio Avila-Zuniga, 25, Manuel Esteban Garcia-Gonzalez, 28, and Ernesto Gomez-Rosas, 21, remain in the Hall County Jail without bond, charged with trafficking in cocaine."

gainesvilletimes.com - Three arrested in large cocaine bust on Atlanta Highway

gainesvilletimes.com - Three arrested in large cocaine bust on Atlanta Highway: "Authorities seized more than six pounds of cocaine during an arrest on Atlanta Highway, officials announced today.
Lt. Scott Ware of the Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad said three Gainesville men were arrested during an investigation that involved MANS, the Gainesville-Hall Gang Task Force, the FBI and the Gainesville Police Department.
The suspects delivered three kilograms of cocaine to a pre-arranged location at 224 Atlanta Highway Wednesday, Ware said today.
They were arrested without incident. The men intended to sell the cocaine for $87,000, Ware said. The drugs had a street value of $300,000, he said.
Natalio Avila-Zuniga, 25, Manuel Esteban Garcia-Gonzalez, 28, and Ernesto Gomez-Rosas, 21, remain in the Hall County Jail without bond, charged with trafficking in cocaine."

News.Az - Azerbaijan nabs drug smugglers

News.Az - Azerbaijan nabs drug smugglers: "National Security Ministry bodies detained five Azerbaijani citizens on suspicion of drug smuggling - Javanshir Suleymanov, Gabil Novruzov, Vusal Azimov, Aydin Melikov and Ruslan Nuriyev - and seized 56.5 kg of heroin and hashish from them.

Charges have been brought against the five for conspiracy to smuggle drugs and for drug trafficking under Articles 206.3.2, 234.4.1 and 234.4 of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code."

News.Az - Azerbaijan nabs drug smugglers

News.Az - Azerbaijan nabs drug smugglers: "National Security Ministry bodies detained five Azerbaijani citizens on suspicion of drug smuggling - Javanshir Suleymanov, Gabil Novruzov, Vusal Azimov, Aydin Melikov and Ruslan Nuriyev - and seized 56.5 kg of heroin and hashish from them.

Charges have been brought against the five for conspiracy to smuggle drugs and for drug trafficking under Articles 206.3.2, 234.4.1 and 234.4 of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code."

Marijuana, cocaine seized after restaurant 'disturbance' - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

Marijuana, cocaine seized after restaurant 'disturbance' - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com: "Bryan M. Burton, 27, of 1213 Rennick Ave. SE, was arrested at 3 a.m. Wednesday at the Waffle House, 2512 Cleveland Ave. SW, on charges of cocaine and marijuana possession, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, jail records said.

A 24-year-old woman who lives in the 5600 block of Faircrest Street SW was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing official business after she ignored police officers’ commands that she leave the business, the jail records said. The Repository does not typically name misdemeanor crime suspects"

Marijuana, cocaine seized after restaurant 'disturbance' - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com

Marijuana, cocaine seized after restaurant 'disturbance' - Canton, OH - CantonRep.com: "Bryan M. Burton, 27, of 1213 Rennick Ave. SE, was arrested at 3 a.m. Wednesday at the Waffle House, 2512 Cleveland Ave. SW, on charges of cocaine and marijuana possession, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, jail records said.

A 24-year-old woman who lives in the 5600 block of Faircrest Street SW was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing official business after she ignored police officers’ commands that she leave the business, the jail records said. The Repository does not typically name misdemeanor crime suspects"

AFP: Iran hangs four rapists, drug trafficker: report

AFP: Iran hangs four rapists, drug trafficker: report: "drug trafficker who was also hanged on Tuesday was identified as Masoud, 33, convicted of smuggling eight kilogrammes (17 pounds) of heroin, the report said.
The hangings bring to at least 79 the number of people put to death in Iran so far this year, according to an AFP count based on news reports. Last year, at least 270 people were hanged."

AFP: Iran hangs four rapists, drug trafficker: report

AFP: Iran hangs four rapists, drug trafficker: report: "drug trafficker who was also hanged on Tuesday was identified as Masoud, 33, convicted of smuggling eight kilogrammes (17 pounds) of heroin, the report said.
The hangings bring to at least 79 the number of people put to death in Iran so far this year, according to an AFP count based on news reports. Last year, at least 270 people were hanged."

Heroin dealer who threatened to kill a man jailed for four years - Limerick Leader

Heroin dealer who threatened to kill a man jailed for four years - Limerick Leader: "HEROIN dealer who threatened to kill a man 'Michael Campbell Mc style' arrived at Limerick Circuit Court with his bag packed ready to be sent to jail.
David Nolan admitted making the threat outside a house at Maigue Way, Southill, four years ago, after smashing the front window of a house with a samurai sword."

Heroin dealer who threatened to kill a man jailed for four years - Limerick Leader

Heroin dealer who threatened to kill a man jailed for four years - Limerick Leader: "HEROIN dealer who threatened to kill a man 'Michael Campbell Mc style' arrived at Limerick Circuit Court with his bag packed ready to be sent to jail.
David Nolan admitted making the threat outside a house at Maigue Way, Southill, four years ago, after smashing the front window of a house with a samurai sword."

Ice Cream Vendor Sent to Prison for Cocaine Delivery - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News

Ice Cream Vendor Sent to Prison for Cocaine Delivery - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News: "Lavelle Johnson, 24, previously pleaded no contest to a charge of delivering cocaine.
Last July, the Green Bay city council granted Johnson an ice cream truck permit despite a marijuana conviction in 2004, after character witnesses urged the council to give Johnson a chance.
Police arrested Johnson two days later as part of an unrelated drug investigation.
Some aldermen were upset to learn Johnson was under investigation when they approved his permit."

Ice Cream Vendor Sent to Prison for Cocaine Delivery - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News

Ice Cream Vendor Sent to Prison for Cocaine Delivery - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News: "Lavelle Johnson, 24, previously pleaded no contest to a charge of delivering cocaine.
Last July, the Green Bay city council granted Johnson an ice cream truck permit despite a marijuana conviction in 2004, after character witnesses urged the council to give Johnson a chance.
Police arrested Johnson two days later as part of an unrelated drug investigation.
Some aldermen were upset to learn Johnson was under investigation when they approved his permit."

Memphis airline worker charged with drug smuggling - Topix

Memphis airline worker charged with drug smuggling - Topix: "baggage handler at Memphis International Airport was charged with drug smuggling after federal authorities said he accepted a bag filled with 40,000 fake ecstasy pills and agreed to deliver the bag to an undercover agent."

Memphis airline worker charged with drug smuggling - Topix

Memphis airline worker charged with drug smuggling - Topix: "baggage handler at Memphis International Airport was charged with drug smuggling after federal authorities said he accepted a bag filled with 40,000 fake ecstasy pills and agreed to deliver the bag to an undercover agent."

NJ News - Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Unit Seizes Cocaine, Heroin and Ecstasy in Newark Drug Arrest

NJ News - Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Unit Seizes Cocaine, Heroin and Ecstasy in Newark Drug Arrest: "Jose Colon, 19, of Newark has been arrested on narcotics possession and distribution charges.
Detectives from the Prosecutor’s VIPER Unit, the major narcotics unit of the Prosecutor’s Office, developed intelligence that Colon was distributing cocaine in the North Ward of Newark and initiated an investigation. After establishing surveillance in the area of Colon’s apartment on Summer Avenue, detectives subsequently searched Colon’s apartment and an adjacent apartment which Colon was using to stash drugs.
Colon was arrested on June 3, 2010 after he was found in possession of approximately 70 grams of cocaine, over 250 glassine envelopes of heroin and more than 60 ecstasy tablets. A small amount of marijuana and package materials were also recovered along with $4,000 in cash. The drugs were in the stash apartment.
Colon was charged with possession of cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy; possession of those narcotics with intent to distribute; and possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school. The charges will be presented to a grand jury."

NJ News - Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Unit Seizes Cocaine, Heroin and Ecstasy in Newark Drug Arrest

NJ News - Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Unit Seizes Cocaine, Heroin and Ecstasy in Newark Drug Arrest: "Jose Colon, 19, of Newark has been arrested on narcotics possession and distribution charges.
Detectives from the Prosecutor’s VIPER Unit, the major narcotics unit of the Prosecutor’s Office, developed intelligence that Colon was distributing cocaine in the North Ward of Newark and initiated an investigation. After establishing surveillance in the area of Colon’s apartment on Summer Avenue, detectives subsequently searched Colon’s apartment and an adjacent apartment which Colon was using to stash drugs.
Colon was arrested on June 3, 2010 after he was found in possession of approximately 70 grams of cocaine, over 250 glassine envelopes of heroin and more than 60 ecstasy tablets. A small amount of marijuana and package materials were also recovered along with $4,000 in cash. The drugs were in the stash apartment.
Colon was charged with possession of cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy; possession of those narcotics with intent to distribute; and possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a school. The charges will be presented to a grand jury."

Seven arrested in black-tar heroin bust - CharlotteObserver.com

Seven arrested in black-tar heroin bust - CharlotteObserver.com: "Six men and one woman have been charged in Charlotte with conspiring to distribute black-tar heroin, in a federal bust that netted about six pounds of the drug, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Monday.
Agents also seized cash, cell phones and two handguns during searches of five homes and two cars.
All seven suspects face federal charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute at least one kilogram of cocaine."

Seven arrested in black-tar heroin bust - CharlotteObserver.com

Seven arrested in black-tar heroin bust - CharlotteObserver.com: "Six men and one woman have been charged in Charlotte with conspiring to distribute black-tar heroin, in a federal bust that netted about six pounds of the drug, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Monday.
Agents also seized cash, cell phones and two handguns during searches of five homes and two cars.
All seven suspects face federal charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute at least one kilogram of cocaine."

Latin American Herald Tribune - U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 1.4 Tons of Cocaine Near Aruba

Latin American Herald Tribune - U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 1.4 Tons of Cocaine Near Aruba: "U.S. Coast Guard seized 1.4 tons of cocaine and arrested five Honduran men aboard a boat intercepted 34 miles northwest of Aruba, the office of the U.S. attorney in San Juan said on Monday.

The joint operation with the Justice Department’s Caribbean Corridor Task Force took place last Friday in cooperation with Dutch naval units based in Aruba, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez said in a statement."

Latin American Herald Tribune - U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 1.4 Tons of Cocaine Near Aruba

Latin American Herald Tribune - U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 1.4 Tons of Cocaine Near Aruba: "U.S. Coast Guard seized 1.4 tons of cocaine and arrested five Honduran men aboard a boat intercepted 34 miles northwest of Aruba, the office of the U.S. attorney in San Juan said on Monday.

The joint operation with the Justice Department’s Caribbean Corridor Task Force took place last Friday in cooperation with Dutch naval units based in Aruba, U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez said in a statement."

double murder in the desert in Pinal County.

Deputies are continuing with their investigation of a double murder in the desert in Pinal County.

The deaths took place near Casa Grande, a known smuggling corridor. Investigators are trying to figure out who the victims are and who killed them. Detectives say they are not sure if the victims were illegal immigrants or drug smugglers or someone else.

One of them reportedly called 911 saying, in Spanish, that he and his friend had been shot. The GPS on his phone led deputies to them.

A Department of Public Safety helicopter airlifted the bodies of the two men so that they can be identified.

double murder in the desert in Pinal County.

Deputies are continuing with their investigation of a double murder in the desert in Pinal County.

The deaths took place near Casa Grande, a known smuggling corridor. Investigators are trying to figure out who the victims are and who killed them. Detectives say they are not sure if the victims were illegal immigrants or drug smugglers or someone else.

One of them reportedly called 911 saying, in Spanish, that he and his friend had been shot. The GPS on his phone led deputies to them.

A Department of Public Safety helicopter airlifted the bodies of the two men so that they can be identified.

West Africans detained last year were mostly Nigerians, some of whom had entered Malta illegally

INDEPENDENT online: "West Africans detained last year were mostly Nigerians, some of whom had entered Malta illegally. They would often be living independently in Bugibba or Marsascala.

The largest number of drug traffickers last year came from the 12th district (which includes Bugibba), with 24 people being arrested, and 42 living in the same district were arrested for drug possession The highest number of people detained over drug possession – 62 – came from the Cottonera area (2nd district). Some 14 traffickers from the same district were also detained. A total of 67 people from the 4th district (Gudja, Ghaxaq, Marsa, Paola, Santa Lucija and Tarxien) – 12 traffickers and 55 users – were arrested."

West Africans detained last year were mostly Nigerians, some of whom had entered Malta illegally

INDEPENDENT online: "West Africans detained last year were mostly Nigerians, some of whom had entered Malta illegally. They would often be living independently in Bugibba or Marsascala.

The largest number of drug traffickers last year came from the 12th district (which includes Bugibba), with 24 people being arrested, and 42 living in the same district were arrested for drug possession The highest number of people detained over drug possession – 62 – came from the Cottonera area (2nd district). Some 14 traffickers from the same district were also detained. A total of 67 people from the 4th district (Gudja, Ghaxaq, Marsa, Paola, Santa Lucija and Tarxien) – 12 traffickers and 55 users – were arrested."

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax: "Three members of a drug dealing network in capital city Bucharest were arrested following antidrug police raids on their homes where they found 200 doses of heroin."

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax: "Three members of a drug dealing network in capital city Bucharest were arrested following antidrug police raids on their homes where they found 200 doses of heroin."

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax: "Three members of a drug dealing network in capital city Bucharest were arrested following antidrug police raids on their homes where they found 200 doses of heroin."

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax

Heroin Dealers Arrested In Capital Bucharest - Mediafax: "Three members of a drug dealing network in capital city Bucharest were arrested following antidrug police raids on their homes where they found 200 doses of heroin."

Dennis men get 15 years for cocaine trafficking | CapeCodOnline.com

Dennis men get 15 years for cocaine trafficking | CapeCodOnline.com: "guilty verdicts against Hector Jimenez-Simo, 25, and Anthony Reyes, 27, both of 109 Route 28, who were each charged after police found them with 436 grams of cocaine.
Investigators from the Dennis Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force, who had been tracking Reyes and Jimenez-Simo since November, arrested the two men Dec. 5 on Route 25 in Bourne as they returned from New York City with the drugs, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's office.
The cocaine, valued at more than $88,000, was stored in a television set in the rear passenger seat."

Dennis men get 15 years for cocaine trafficking | CapeCodOnline.com

Dennis men get 15 years for cocaine trafficking | CapeCodOnline.com: "guilty verdicts against Hector Jimenez-Simo, 25, and Anthony Reyes, 27, both of 109 Route 28, who were each charged after police found them with 436 grams of cocaine.
Investigators from the Dennis Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force, who had been tracking Reyes and Jimenez-Simo since November, arrested the two men Dec. 5 on Route 25 in Bourne as they returned from New York City with the drugs, according to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's office.
The cocaine, valued at more than $88,000, was stored in a television set in the rear passenger seat."

K-9 officer discovers heroin on suspect's person - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona

K-9 officer discovers heroin on suspect's person - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona: "PANT officers booked Leonard Juarez Guzman, 45, of Prescott into the Camp Verde jail on charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale (heroin), possession of a narcotic drug (heroin), possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence - drugs.

PANT officers booked Julie Ann Krewsky, 26, of Chino Valley into the Camp Verde jail on charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale (heroin), possession of a narcotic drug (heroin), possession/use of a dangerous drug (methamphetamine), possession/use of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

When PANT and Prescott Valley Police stopped the white Ford Explorer on Highway 69 and Navajo Drive, Prescott Valley police drug detection K-9 Joey alerted on Guzman's vehicle, said Sgt. James Gregory, PANT spokesman."

K-9 officer discovers heroin on suspect's person - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona

K-9 officer discovers heroin on suspect's person - The Prescott Daily Courier - Prescott, Arizona: "PANT officers booked Leonard Juarez Guzman, 45, of Prescott into the Camp Verde jail on charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale (heroin), possession of a narcotic drug (heroin), possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence - drugs.

PANT officers booked Julie Ann Krewsky, 26, of Chino Valley into the Camp Verde jail on charges of possession of a narcotic drug for sale (heroin), possession of a narcotic drug (heroin), possession/use of a dangerous drug (methamphetamine), possession/use of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

When PANT and Prescott Valley Police stopped the white Ford Explorer on Highway 69 and Navajo Drive, Prescott Valley police drug detection K-9 Joey alerted on Guzman's vehicle, said Sgt. James Gregory, PANT spokesman."

employee of Morristown's Public Works Department pleaded guilty today to swallowing heroin

employee of Morristown's Public Works Department pleaded guilty today to swallowing heroin

employee of Morristown's Public Works Department pleaded guilty today to swallowing heroin

employee of Morristown's Public Works Department pleaded guilty today to swallowing heroin

Delaware crime: Police seize large stash of heroin | delawareonline.com | The News Journal

Delaware crime: Police seize large stash of heroin | delawareonline.com | The News Journal: "surveillance on 27-year-old Marquis Lopez and followed his blue 2005 Dodge Durango from the Philadelphia airport to the Marsh Road exit off I-95 near Wilmington, police spokesman Master Sgt. Steven Barnes said.The suspect spotted the detectives and immediately got back on northbound I-95, police said. State troopers stopped the Durango for speeding just north of Harvey Road and detectives took Lopez and two other occupants into custody.A police canine detected drugs inside the Durango, and after getting a warrant to search the vehicle, detectives discovered a hidden compartment under the rear seat where they found about 19,500 bags of heroin along with a loaded .40-caliber Glock handgun."

Delaware crime: Police seize large stash of heroin | delawareonline.com | The News Journal

Delaware crime: Police seize large stash of heroin | delawareonline.com | The News Journal: "surveillance on 27-year-old Marquis Lopez and followed his blue 2005 Dodge Durango from the Philadelphia airport to the Marsh Road exit off I-95 near Wilmington, police spokesman Master Sgt. Steven Barnes said.The suspect spotted the detectives and immediately got back on northbound I-95, police said. State troopers stopped the Durango for speeding just north of Harvey Road and detectives took Lopez and two other occupants into custody.A police canine detected drugs inside the Durango, and after getting a warrant to search the vehicle, detectives discovered a hidden compartment under the rear seat where they found about 19,500 bags of heroin along with a loaded .40-caliber Glock handgun."

Immigrant arrested for selling heroin | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com

Immigrant arrested for selling heroin | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com: "Jose Pablo Olivares was arrested Friday by undercover police for allegedly selling heroin in Hamilton County.When police arrested Olivares, they said he attempted to eat two balloons filled with heroin.
In court on Friday, Judge Brad Greenberg ordered that Oliveras be held on a $700,000 bond."

Immigrant arrested for selling heroin | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com

Immigrant arrested for selling heroin | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com: "Jose Pablo Olivares was arrested Friday by undercover police for allegedly selling heroin in Hamilton County.When police arrested Olivares, they said he attempted to eat two balloons filled with heroin.
In court on Friday, Judge Brad Greenberg ordered that Oliveras be held on a $700,000 bond."

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.: "two Mexican nationals — including a physician — were sentenced to U.S. prison terms for smuggling heroin into the U.S. via Arizona. They were arrested in New York City’s Times Square.
Jose David Portillo-Lopez, 39, a medical doctor from Mexico, and Juan Bautista Beltran-Lopez, 38, received 87 and 84 months in prison, respectively.
Here’s the direct account from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix:
“In December 2007, after entering the U.S. near Yuma, Ariz., the pair met with affiliates of a Colombian drug-trafficking organization. Each was given a pair of hiking books whose soles had been modified to conceal over a kilogram of heroin. Beltran-Lopez and Portillo-Lopez then joined with other smugglers to transport the heroin to New York City. DEA agents tracked the defendants’ movement across the country. As the defendants were arriving at their final delivery point — a hotel near Times Square — the agents arrested them and seized the heroin concealed in their footwear.”"

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.: "two Mexican nationals — including a physician — were sentenced to U.S. prison terms for smuggling heroin into the U.S. via Arizona. They were arrested in New York City’s Times Square.
Jose David Portillo-Lopez, 39, a medical doctor from Mexico, and Juan Bautista Beltran-Lopez, 38, received 87 and 84 months in prison, respectively.
Here’s the direct account from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix:
“In December 2007, after entering the U.S. near Yuma, Ariz., the pair met with affiliates of a Colombian drug-trafficking organization. Each was given a pair of hiking books whose soles had been modified to conceal over a kilogram of heroin. Beltran-Lopez and Portillo-Lopez then joined with other smugglers to transport the heroin to New York City. DEA agents tracked the defendants’ movement across the country. As the defendants were arriving at their final delivery point — a hotel near Times Square — the agents arrested them and seized the heroin concealed in their footwear.”"

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.: "two Mexican nationals — including a physician — were sentenced to U.S. prison terms for smuggling heroin into the U.S. via Arizona. They were arrested in New York City’s Times Square.
Jose David Portillo-Lopez, 39, a medical doctor from Mexico, and Juan Bautista Beltran-Lopez, 38, received 87 and 84 months in prison, respectively.
Here’s the direct account from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix:
“In December 2007, after entering the U.S. near Yuma, Ariz., the pair met with affiliates of a Colombian drug-trafficking organization. Each was given a pair of hiking books whose soles had been modified to conceal over a kilogram of heroin. Beltran-Lopez and Portillo-Lopez then joined with other smugglers to transport the heroin to New York City. DEA agents tracked the defendants’ movement across the country. As the defendants were arriving at their final delivery point — a hotel near Times Square — the agents arrested them and seized the heroin concealed in their footwear.”"

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.

One Old Vet » Mexican Doctor Smuggles Heroin into the U.S.: "two Mexican nationals — including a physician — were sentenced to U.S. prison terms for smuggling heroin into the U.S. via Arizona. They were arrested in New York City’s Times Square.
Jose David Portillo-Lopez, 39, a medical doctor from Mexico, and Juan Bautista Beltran-Lopez, 38, received 87 and 84 months in prison, respectively.
Here’s the direct account from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Phoenix:
“In December 2007, after entering the U.S. near Yuma, Ariz., the pair met with affiliates of a Colombian drug-trafficking organization. Each was given a pair of hiking books whose soles had been modified to conceal over a kilogram of heroin. Beltran-Lopez and Portillo-Lopez then joined with other smugglers to transport the heroin to New York City. DEA agents tracked the defendants’ movement across the country. As the defendants were arriving at their final delivery point — a hotel near Times Square — the agents arrested them and seized the heroin concealed in their footwear.”"

International - Toronto drug dealer sent to prison - Drugs Forum

International - Toronto drug dealer sent to prison - Drugs Forum: "Ricky Trecartin, 28, was sentenced to 135 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William Skretny. Trecartin had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to illegally import controlled substances into the U.S. from Canada.

The case dates back to 2005, when two smugglers were caught by Customs officers on the Rainbow Bridge with more than 6,800 Ecstasy tablets. The smugglers had attempted to bring the drugs into the U.S. by hiding them in their underwear.

Prosecutors charged that Trecartin supplied the tablets to the smugglers during an open air drug deal in a parking lot in the metropolitan Toronto area on Nov. 1, 2005.

Trecartin was not arrested until May 2007 when Customs agents swooped down on him as he was vacationing in Florida with his fiancé."

International - Toronto drug dealer sent to prison - Drugs Forum

International - Toronto drug dealer sent to prison - Drugs Forum: "Ricky Trecartin, 28, was sentenced to 135 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge William Skretny. Trecartin had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to illegally import controlled substances into the U.S. from Canada.

The case dates back to 2005, when two smugglers were caught by Customs officers on the Rainbow Bridge with more than 6,800 Ecstasy tablets. The smugglers had attempted to bring the drugs into the U.S. by hiding them in their underwear.

Prosecutors charged that Trecartin supplied the tablets to the smugglers during an open air drug deal in a parking lot in the metropolitan Toronto area on Nov. 1, 2005.

Trecartin was not arrested until May 2007 when Customs agents swooped down on him as he was vacationing in Florida with his fiancé."

leaders were living on the Costa del Sol

andaluz.tv - Webcams, News, Events, Weather: "combined operation between the National Police & the Police of Great Britain and Ireland, has resulted in the dismantling of one of the largest international criminal organizations. The leaders were living on the Costa del Sol, from where they directed their activities of trafficking drugs & arms, and money laundering. At the moment 31 people have been arrested, 17 in Spain, 11 in the UK, and 3 in Ireland. Also 122 searches have been carried out in properties, business premises, lawyer’s offices & establishments in all three countries. In Spain 60 luxury properties have been sealed off, mainly on the Costa del Sol, bank accounts & products have been frozen, and luxury vehicles, firearms and a mountain of documentation has been confiscated."

leaders were living on the Costa del Sol

andaluz.tv - Webcams, News, Events, Weather: "combined operation between the National Police & the Police of Great Britain and Ireland, has resulted in the dismantling of one of the largest international criminal organizations. The leaders were living on the Costa del Sol, from where they directed their activities of trafficking drugs & arms, and money laundering. At the moment 31 people have been arrested, 17 in Spain, 11 in the UK, and 3 in Ireland. Also 122 searches have been carried out in properties, business premises, lawyer’s offices & establishments in all three countries. In Spain 60 luxury properties have been sealed off, mainly on the Costa del Sol, bank accounts & products have been frozen, and luxury vehicles, firearms and a mountain of documentation has been confiscated."

Shaming of Prison Guard - Lancaster Today

Shaming of Prison Guard - Lancaster Today: "Lee Davies, 29, of West Street, Lancaster, faces life on the other side of the cell after he admitted one charge of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and another of possessing cannabis resin with intent to supply.

He also admitted five counts of conveying cannabis, cannabis resin and three mobile phones into prison.

At Preston Crown Court Davies was sentenced to four years in prison.
The prison authorities received information about Davies on July 19 last year.

He was searched the following day when cannabis with a prison value of between £4,000 and £6,500 was found down his underpants along with two mobile phones"

Shaming of Prison Guard - Lancaster Today

Shaming of Prison Guard - Lancaster Today: "Lee Davies, 29, of West Street, Lancaster, faces life on the other side of the cell after he admitted one charge of possessing cannabis with intent to supply and another of possessing cannabis resin with intent to supply.

He also admitted five counts of conveying cannabis, cannabis resin and three mobile phones into prison.

At Preston Crown Court Davies was sentenced to four years in prison.
The prison authorities received information about Davies on July 19 last year.

He was searched the following day when cannabis with a prison value of between £4,000 and £6,500 was found down his underpants along with two mobile phones"

Colombian ex-model faces drug-smuggling charges in Argentina | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times

Colombian ex-model faces drug-smuggling charges in Argentina | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times: "former model and beauty queen from Colombia is claiming her innocence of charges in Argentina that she led a ring of young female models who worked as 'mules' smuggling cocaine on flights to Mexico and Europe. Authorities arrested Angela Sanclemente, 31, last week at a youth hostel in Buenos Aires' Palermo district, where she was staying under an assumed name and told other foreign guests she was from Mexico, where she previously lived, CNN reports.
'They are using my daughter,' her mother, Jeannette Valencia, said outside the hostel. 'My daughter is innocent.'"

Colombian ex-model faces drug-smuggling charges in Argentina | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times

Colombian ex-model faces drug-smuggling charges in Argentina | La Plaza | Los Angeles Times: "former model and beauty queen from Colombia is claiming her innocence of charges in Argentina that she led a ring of young female models who worked as 'mules' smuggling cocaine on flights to Mexico and Europe. Authorities arrested Angela Sanclemente, 31, last week at a youth hostel in Buenos Aires' Palermo district, where she was staying under an assumed name and told other foreign guests she was from Mexico, where she previously lived, CNN reports.
'They are using my daughter,' her mother, Jeannette Valencia, said outside the hostel. 'My daughter is innocent.'"

Babies of ‘drug mules’ repatriated from China | Manila Bulletin

Babies of ‘drug mules’ repatriated from China | Manila Bulletin: "in China have been repatriated to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.Two infants whose Filipino mothers were caught and convicted for drug-related offenses rs Affairs’ (DFA-OUMWA) Enrico Fos said the babies of drug convicts Rosabeth Villapando and Karren Andojar arrived on Tuesday night from Guangzhou Province, China.
Villapando’s baby is 11 months old while Andojar’s is 14 months old. They were welcomed home by Fos and representatives from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as well as the babies’ relatives in Manila.
“While their respective mothers remain in detention and could not be helped at the moment, the babies needed to be saved from the horrible experience of being in prison,” Fos said.
Andojar and Villapando are currently serving life imprisonment in China for serving as drug “mules,” or drug smugglers. The women were arrested by Chinese authorities in Youyiguan Port, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in separate occasions on September 26 and 27, 2008"

Babies of ‘drug mules’ repatriated from China | Manila Bulletin

Babies of ‘drug mules’ repatriated from China | Manila Bulletin: "in China have been repatriated to the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.Two infants whose Filipino mothers were caught and convicted for drug-related offenses rs Affairs’ (DFA-OUMWA) Enrico Fos said the babies of drug convicts Rosabeth Villapando and Karren Andojar arrived on Tuesday night from Guangzhou Province, China.
Villapando’s baby is 11 months old while Andojar’s is 14 months old. They were welcomed home by Fos and representatives from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), as well as the babies’ relatives in Manila.
“While their respective mothers remain in detention and could not be helped at the moment, the babies needed to be saved from the horrible experience of being in prison,” Fos said.
Andojar and Villapando are currently serving life imprisonment in China for serving as drug “mules,” or drug smugglers. The women were arrested by Chinese authorities in Youyiguan Port, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in separate occasions on September 26 and 27, 2008"

Heroin kingpin pleads for mercy at sentencing | recordonline.com

Heroin kingpin pleads for mercy at sentencing | recordonline.com: "Christopher Yeagley wept on Wednesday in federal court and begged a judge for mercy.
'I ask you not to look at me as an animal or some monster,' Yeagley told U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas before being sentenced to 19 years and 7 months, 'but as a father, a son, a husband.'
Yeagley was convicted in December 2009 on conspiracy and drug distribution charges. Prosecutors described him as a leader of an organization that flooded Newburgh with glassine envelopes of heroin stamped with insignia.Yeagley's 'Take Two' "

Heroin kingpin pleads for mercy at sentencing | recordonline.com

Heroin kingpin pleads for mercy at sentencing | recordonline.com: "Christopher Yeagley wept on Wednesday in federal court and begged a judge for mercy.
'I ask you not to look at me as an animal or some monster,' Yeagley told U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas before being sentenced to 19 years and 7 months, 'but as a father, a son, a husband.'
Yeagley was convicted in December 2009 on conspiracy and drug distribution charges. Prosecutors described him as a leader of an organization that flooded Newburgh with glassine envelopes of heroin stamped with insignia.Yeagley's 'Take Two' "

BBC News - Cancun mayor Gregorio Sanchez faces drugs charges

BBC News - Cancun mayor Gregorio Sanchez faces drugs charges: "mayor of the Mexican resort city of Cancun, Gregorio Sanchez Martinez, has been formally charged with drug-trafficking, money laundering and organised crime.
The charges mean he must give up his campaign to be governor of the state of Quintana Roo.
Prosecutors say there is evidence he protected two of Mexico's biggest drugs gangs and lived well beyond his means.
Mr Sanchez's party, the PRD, says the charges are politically motivated."

BBC News - Cancun mayor Gregorio Sanchez faces drugs charges

BBC News - Cancun mayor Gregorio Sanchez faces drugs charges: "mayor of the Mexican resort city of Cancun, Gregorio Sanchez Martinez, has been formally charged with drug-trafficking, money laundering and organised crime.
The charges mean he must give up his campaign to be governor of the state of Quintana Roo.
Prosecutors say there is evidence he protected two of Mexico's biggest drugs gangs and lived well beyond his means.
Mr Sanchez's party, the PRD, says the charges are politically motivated."

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot: "500 pounds of marijuana were seized and three men were arrested in two separate incidents involving the U.S. Border Patrol.
Border agents found 431 pounds of marijuana - with an estimated street value of more than $300,000 - stuffed between hay bales on a tractor-trailer in southern Arizona, said Shaun Kuzia, a public-affairs officer for Border Patrol.
The rig had been taken for secondary inspection Tuesday at a checkpoint on Interstate 8, he said. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.
In a separate incident Tuesday afternoon near Arizona's western border, about 144 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $100,000 were found in a vehicle at a checkpoint south of Blythe, Calif., Kuzia said. Two men in the vehicle were arrested, also on suspicion of drug smuggling."

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot: "500 pounds of marijuana were seized and three men were arrested in two separate incidents involving the U.S. Border Patrol.
Border agents found 431 pounds of marijuana - with an estimated street value of more than $300,000 - stuffed between hay bales on a tractor-trailer in southern Arizona, said Shaun Kuzia, a public-affairs officer for Border Patrol.
The rig had been taken for secondary inspection Tuesday at a checkpoint on Interstate 8, he said. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.
In a separate incident Tuesday afternoon near Arizona's western border, about 144 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $100,000 were found in a vehicle at a checkpoint south of Blythe, Calif., Kuzia said. Two men in the vehicle were arrested, also on suspicion of drug smuggling."

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot: "500 pounds of marijuana were seized and three men were arrested in two separate incidents involving the U.S. Border Patrol.
Border agents found 431 pounds of marijuana - with an estimated street value of more than $300,000 - stuffed between hay bales on a tractor-trailer in southern Arizona, said Shaun Kuzia, a public-affairs officer for Border Patrol.
The rig had been taken for secondary inspection Tuesday at a checkpoint on Interstate 8, he said. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.
In a separate incident Tuesday afternoon near Arizona's western border, about 144 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $100,000 were found in a vehicle at a checkpoint south of Blythe, Calif., Kuzia said. Two men in the vehicle were arrested, also on suspicion of drug smuggling."

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot: "500 pounds of marijuana were seized and three men were arrested in two separate incidents involving the U.S. Border Patrol.
Border agents found 431 pounds of marijuana - with an estimated street value of more than $300,000 - stuffed between hay bales on a tractor-trailer in southern Arizona, said Shaun Kuzia, a public-affairs officer for Border Patrol.
The rig had been taken for secondary inspection Tuesday at a checkpoint on Interstate 8, he said. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.
In a separate incident Tuesday afternoon near Arizona's western border, about 144 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $100,000 were found in a vehicle at a checkpoint south of Blythe, Calif., Kuzia said. Two men in the vehicle were arrested, also on suspicion of drug smuggling."

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot: "500 pounds of marijuana were seized and three men were arrested in two separate incidents involving the U.S. Border Patrol.
Border agents found 431 pounds of marijuana - with an estimated street value of more than $300,000 - stuffed between hay bales on a tractor-trailer in southern Arizona, said Shaun Kuzia, a public-affairs officer for Border Patrol.
The rig had been taken for secondary inspection Tuesday at a checkpoint on Interstate 8, he said. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.
In a separate incident Tuesday afternoon near Arizona's western border, about 144 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $100,000 were found in a vehicle at a checkpoint south of Blythe, Calif., Kuzia said. Two men in the vehicle were arrested, also on suspicion of drug smuggling."

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot

2 Border Patrol stops net more than 500 pounds of pot: "500 pounds of marijuana were seized and three men were arrested in two separate incidents involving the U.S. Border Patrol.
Border agents found 431 pounds of marijuana - with an estimated street value of more than $300,000 - stuffed between hay bales on a tractor-trailer in southern Arizona, said Shaun Kuzia, a public-affairs officer for Border Patrol.
The rig had been taken for secondary inspection Tuesday at a checkpoint on Interstate 8, he said. The driver was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling.
In a separate incident Tuesday afternoon near Arizona's western border, about 144 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $100,000 were found in a vehicle at a checkpoint south of Blythe, Calif., Kuzia said. Two men in the vehicle were arrested, also on suspicion of drug smuggling."

EU - Three €600,000 drug mules nabbed at VIA - Drugs Forum

EU - Three €600,000 drug mules nabbed at VIA - Drugs Forum: "Vienna International Airport (VIA) custom officers arrested three drug couriers trying to smuggle illegal substances worth more than half a million Euros inside their bodies.

VIA authorities said today (Fri) the suspects – a 35-year-old Spanish woman, a 25-year-old Spaniard and a 31-year-old man from the USA – arrived individually at VIA on a flight from Spain.

They added the drugs they carried inside their bodies – around 1.7 kilograms of cocaine and 500 grams of heroin – were worth around 600,000 Euros.

Police said they found notes of addresses in Vienna when they searched the drug smugglers who are in custody in Vienna."

EU - Three €600,000 drug mules nabbed at VIA - Drugs Forum

EU - Three €600,000 drug mules nabbed at VIA - Drugs Forum: "Vienna International Airport (VIA) custom officers arrested three drug couriers trying to smuggle illegal substances worth more than half a million Euros inside their bodies.

VIA authorities said today (Fri) the suspects – a 35-year-old Spanish woman, a 25-year-old Spaniard and a 31-year-old man from the USA – arrived individually at VIA on a flight from Spain.

They added the drugs they carried inside their bodies – around 1.7 kilograms of cocaine and 500 grams of heroin – were worth around 600,000 Euros.

Police said they found notes of addresses in Vienna when they searched the drug smugglers who are in custody in Vienna."

CN BC: Drug Lords Recruit Desperate People

CN BC: Drug Lords Recruit Desperate People: "Sukhvinder Shoker had to do was drive his mover's truck across the Washington-B. C. border a few times and the $42,000 he owed would be forgotten.

Desperate for cash in the midst of a recession, it was an offer the owner of the Surrey-based Careful Movers and Delivery Services found hard to refuse.

After a dry run the month before to test out the truck's newly installed hidden wall, the Surrey man headed to California for the real thing.

It would be Shoker's first and last trip as a drug mule.

His arrest by U.S. border agents last October for trying to smuggle 76 kilograms of cocaine into Canada through the Pacific Highway crossing earmarks yet another dark chapter in B.C.'s high-risk drug game."

CN BC: Drug Lords Recruit Desperate People

CN BC: Drug Lords Recruit Desperate People: "Sukhvinder Shoker had to do was drive his mover's truck across the Washington-B. C. border a few times and the $42,000 he owed would be forgotten.

Desperate for cash in the midst of a recession, it was an offer the owner of the Surrey-based Careful Movers and Delivery Services found hard to refuse.

After a dry run the month before to test out the truck's newly installed hidden wall, the Surrey man headed to California for the real thing.

It would be Shoker's first and last trip as a drug mule.

His arrest by U.S. border agents last October for trying to smuggle 76 kilograms of cocaine into Canada through the Pacific Highway crossing earmarks yet another dark chapter in B.C.'s high-risk drug game."

Brazilian football star in court to counter alleged drug-gang ties - CNN.com

Brazilian football star in court to counter alleged drug-gang ties - CNN.com: "preliminary hearing, Rio de Janeiro state prosecutor Alexandre Themistocles interrogated the stand-out striker, who goes by only one name as do many Brazilian footballers, over his alleged relationship with Fabiano Atanasio da Silva, one of Brazil's most wanted drug suspects.
According to law enforcement agencies in Rio de Janeiro, da Silvia is a drug kingpin who rules many of Rio's slum neighborhoods with an iron fist.
Investigations against Adriano were launched after Rio de Janeiro's O Dia newspaper published photos of the footballer posing with da Silva while making a hand gesture that is commonly known to represent a drug gang known as Commando Vermelho, or the Red Command."

Brazilian football star in court to counter alleged drug-gang ties - CNN.com

Brazilian football star in court to counter alleged drug-gang ties - CNN.com: "preliminary hearing, Rio de Janeiro state prosecutor Alexandre Themistocles interrogated the stand-out striker, who goes by only one name as do many Brazilian footballers, over his alleged relationship with Fabiano Atanasio da Silva, one of Brazil's most wanted drug suspects.
According to law enforcement agencies in Rio de Janeiro, da Silvia is a drug kingpin who rules many of Rio's slum neighborhoods with an iron fist.
Investigations against Adriano were launched after Rio de Janeiro's O Dia newspaper published photos of the footballer posing with da Silva while making a hand gesture that is commonly known to represent a drug gang known as Commando Vermelho, or the Red Command."

3 Drug Mules Arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport | Pattaya Daily News - Pattaya Newspaper, Powerful news at your fingertips

3 Drug Mules Arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport | Pattaya Daily News - Pattaya Newspaper, Powerful news at your fingertips: "Thai Customs officers working at Suvarnabhumi Airport were also able to arrest, Mr.fli Qaisar Afzal Nadeem [34] a Pakistani national traveling from Lahore on board a Thai Airways International flight. The man was subsequently searched after appearing suspicious and found to have ingested over 800g of the illegal class-1 narcotic heroin, with a street value of approximately Bt2.4 million.
All three offenders are thought to have trafficked the illegal narcotics into the kingdom with the intention of selling the drugs within the country. The trio have now been arrested and will remain in police custody awaiting further judicial proceedings to commence.
Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board (NCB) has revealed that an increase in transnational narcotics trafficking syndicates have been investigated passing into and through Thailand over the last few months. Political uncertainty and the continuation of the current global economic depression has forced many Thai’s and foreigners into desperate measures, with Thailand often observed as a viable option to support the illegal business."

3 Drug Mules Arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport | Pattaya Daily News - Pattaya Newspaper, Powerful news at your fingertips

3 Drug Mules Arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport | Pattaya Daily News - Pattaya Newspaper, Powerful news at your fingertips: "Thai Customs officers working at Suvarnabhumi Airport were also able to arrest, Mr.fli Qaisar Afzal Nadeem [34] a Pakistani national traveling from Lahore on board a Thai Airways International flight. The man was subsequently searched after appearing suspicious and found to have ingested over 800g of the illegal class-1 narcotic heroin, with a street value of approximately Bt2.4 million.
All three offenders are thought to have trafficked the illegal narcotics into the kingdom with the intention of selling the drugs within the country. The trio have now been arrested and will remain in police custody awaiting further judicial proceedings to commence.
Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board (NCB) has revealed that an increase in transnational narcotics trafficking syndicates have been investigated passing into and through Thailand over the last few months. Political uncertainty and the continuation of the current global economic depression has forced many Thai’s and foreigners into desperate measures, with Thailand often observed as a viable option to support the illegal business."

Drugs in Starr County Jail came from guard, deputies say | county, starr, jail - Now - TheMonitor.com

Drugs in Starr County Jail came from guard, deputies say | county, starr, jail - Now - TheMonitor.com: "Undercover agents discovered that a jail employee, Jose Luis Garza, 19, of Rio Grande City, was buying illegal contraband and smuggling it into the Starr County Jail.
Garza was arrested on Wednesday and charged with bribery, a second-degree felony. He is facing between two and 20 years in prison and fines up to $10,000.
Sheriff Rene Fuentes said Garza was bringing a very small amount of contraband into the facility.
“Regardless, though, it’s wrong,” Fuentes said."

Drugs in Starr County Jail came from guard, deputies say | county, starr, jail - Now - TheMonitor.com

Drugs in Starr County Jail came from guard, deputies say | county, starr, jail - Now - TheMonitor.com: "Undercover agents discovered that a jail employee, Jose Luis Garza, 19, of Rio Grande City, was buying illegal contraband and smuggling it into the Starr County Jail.
Garza was arrested on Wednesday and charged with bribery, a second-degree felony. He is facing between two and 20 years in prison and fines up to $10,000.
Sheriff Rene Fuentes said Garza was bringing a very small amount of contraband into the facility.
“Regardless, though, it’s wrong,” Fuentes said."

Deputies: Charlotte jail inmate sold heroin hidden inside her body | HeraldTribune.com

Deputies: Charlotte jail inmate sold heroin hidden inside her body | HeraldTribune.com: "Katrina Wade managed to keep her suspected drug business booming from a jail cell, reportedly selling bags of heroin that had been hidden inside her vagina to other Charlotte County Jail inmates.Sheriff's deputies said Wade did not have a body cavity search when she was recently brought to the jail, even though the arresting detective was told she had stashed up to 100 bags of drugs in her groin area."

Deputies: Charlotte jail inmate sold heroin hidden inside her body | HeraldTribune.com

Deputies: Charlotte jail inmate sold heroin hidden inside her body | HeraldTribune.com: "Katrina Wade managed to keep her suspected drug business booming from a jail cell, reportedly selling bags of heroin that had been hidden inside her vagina to other Charlotte County Jail inmates.Sheriff's deputies said Wade did not have a body cavity search when she was recently brought to the jail, even though the arresting detective was told she had stashed up to 100 bags of drugs in her groin area."

U.S. Charges Nine With Attempting to Build Drug Smuggling Route to Europe Via Liberia - WSJ.com

U.S. Charges Nine With Attempting to Build Drug Smuggling Route to Europe Via Liberia - WSJ.com: "charged were Chigbo Umeh of Nigeria, Konstantin Yaroshenko of Russia, Jorge Salazar Castaño of Colombia, and Nathaniel French and Kudufia Mawuko of Ghana. All the defendants except Mr. Salazar Castaño pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
According to U.S. prosecutors, Mr. Umeh was the broker who assisted various trafficking groups, while Mr. Salazar Castaño was the supply coordinator based in Colombia and Spain, and Mr. Yaroshenko was a pilot and air-transport expert. Messrs. French and Mawuko provided logistics to help maritime drug shipments, prosecutors said.
In a May 2009 meeting, recorded by the DEA, Messrs. Umeh and Salazar Castaño discussed paying Mr. Sirleaf and his deputy $400,000 to ensure safe passage of about 700 kilograms (about 1,500 pounds) of cocaine from South America to Liberia, according to the indictments. The men said they previously had sent 900 kilos of cocaine into nearby Guinea-Bissau."

U.S. Charges Nine With Attempting to Build Drug Smuggling Route to Europe Via Liberia - WSJ.com

U.S. Charges Nine With Attempting to Build Drug Smuggling Route to Europe Via Liberia - WSJ.com: "charged were Chigbo Umeh of Nigeria, Konstantin Yaroshenko of Russia, Jorge Salazar Castaño of Colombia, and Nathaniel French and Kudufia Mawuko of Ghana. All the defendants except Mr. Salazar Castaño pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.
According to U.S. prosecutors, Mr. Umeh was the broker who assisted various trafficking groups, while Mr. Salazar Castaño was the supply coordinator based in Colombia and Spain, and Mr. Yaroshenko was a pilot and air-transport expert. Messrs. French and Mawuko provided logistics to help maritime drug shipments, prosecutors said.
In a May 2009 meeting, recorded by the DEA, Messrs. Umeh and Salazar Castaño discussed paying Mr. Sirleaf and his deputy $400,000 to ensure safe passage of about 700 kilograms (about 1,500 pounds) of cocaine from South America to Liberia, according to the indictments. The men said they previously had sent 900 kilos of cocaine into nearby Guinea-Bissau."

Another Outlaws player faces cocaine charges

Another Outlaws player faces cocaine charges: "Billings Outlaws player Nolan Arthur Fisher denied federal cocaine trafficking charges Tuesday after being arrested earlier in the day.
Fisher, 25, an offensive lineman for the indoor professional football team, is the fifth Outlaws player to be connected to a cocaine conspiracy in which 10 others, including four former players, have been convicted. The main local suppler, former Outlaws player Shon Flores, who was sentenced to more than six years in prison, admitted he helped bring about 20 pounds of the drug to Billings from Salt Lake City for redistribution."