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."

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."

Stabroek News - Gun, cocaine found in airport suitcase

Gun, cocaine found in airport suitcase
By Stabroek staff | May 31, 2010 in Local News -two passengers held
Two outgoing LIAT passengers and three other persons were arrested after a gun, ammunition and more than a kilogramme of cocaine were discovered in their luggage.
Special Constables manning the baggage scanner at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri at about 10.25 am yesterday conducted a search on a “checked-in suitcase”. They discovered a .44 Magnum revolver with 15 rounds and 1 kilogramme 109 grammes of cocaine concealed in the baggage."

Stabroek News - Gun, cocaine found in airport suitcase

Gun, cocaine found in airport suitcase
By Stabroek staff | May 31, 2010 in Local News -two passengers held
Two outgoing LIAT passengers and three other persons were arrested after a gun, ammunition and more than a kilogramme of cocaine were discovered in their luggage.
Special Constables manning the baggage scanner at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri at about 10.25 am yesterday conducted a search on a “checked-in suitcase”. They discovered a .44 Magnum revolver with 15 rounds and 1 kilogramme 109 grammes of cocaine concealed in the baggage."

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

5 Filipino drug mules caught in Thailand - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Thai authorities have recently arrested five Filipinos who were carrying illegal drugs in four separate occasions from March to May this year, the Philippine embassy in Bangkok said.
This prompted the embassy to issue a strong warning to Filipinos against accepting and carrying packages or items to Thailand from complete strangers or new acquaintances in exchange for money. It said Thai law metes out the death penalty to people carrying what it calls Category I narcotics like heroin 'for the purpose of disposal.'
On March 22, April 13, and May 4, at the Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thai immigration and police authorities arrested three Filipinas carrying between two to five kilograms of cocaine. Two came from Peru, while one arrived from Brazil."

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

5 Filipino drug mules caught in Thailand - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Thai authorities have recently arrested five Filipinos who were carrying illegal drugs in four separate occasions from March to May this year, the Philippine embassy in Bangkok said.
This prompted the embassy to issue a strong warning to Filipinos against accepting and carrying packages or items to Thailand from complete strangers or new acquaintances in exchange for money. It said Thai law metes out the death penalty to people carrying what it calls Category I narcotics like heroin 'for the purpose of disposal.'
On March 22, April 13, and May 4, at the Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thai immigration and police authorities arrested three Filipinas carrying between two to five kilograms of cocaine. Two came from Peru, while one arrived from Brazil."

9&10 News - Canadians in drug-smuggling case due in court

9&10 News - Canadians in drug-smuggling case due in court: "Matthew Moody and Jesse Rusenstrom met the Cessna at the Sandusky, Mich., airport in November. A border agent flying a Black Hawk helicopter was suspicious and used a spotlight to keep track of their SUV.

Agents recovered at least 100 pounds of marijuana and possibly 500,000 ecstasy tablets worth $1 million to $2 million."

9&10 News - Canadians in drug-smuggling case due in court

9&10 News - Canadians in drug-smuggling case due in court: "Matthew Moody and Jesse Rusenstrom met the Cessna at the Sandusky, Mich., airport in November. A border agent flying a Black Hawk helicopter was suspicious and used a spotlight to keep track of their SUV.

Agents recovered at least 100 pounds of marijuana and possibly 500,000 ecstasy tablets worth $1 million to $2 million."

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

2 cops, retired policeman caught with suspected cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Anti-narcotics operatives of the Las Piñas city police seized a bag of white, powdery substance, which they believed to be cocaine and estimated to be worth around P3 million, from three police officers in a buy-bust operation on Saturday night.
The station’s anti-drug unit identified those arrested as SPO2 Roger Sangila, 45; PO2 Michael Castroverde, 40; and retired SPO4 Olegario Perlado, 60. They were nabbed after handing over half a kilo of the substance to an undercover agent, said Supt. Noel Mecayer, officer in charge of the city police."

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

2 cops, retired policeman caught with suspected cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "Anti-narcotics operatives of the Las Piñas city police seized a bag of white, powdery substance, which they believed to be cocaine and estimated to be worth around P3 million, from three police officers in a buy-bust operation on Saturday night.
The station’s anti-drug unit identified those arrested as SPO2 Roger Sangila, 45; PO2 Michael Castroverde, 40; and retired SPO4 Olegario Perlado, 60. They were nabbed after handing over half a kilo of the substance to an undercover agent, said Supt. Noel Mecayer, officer in charge of the city police."

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

Death Penalty News: Bali Nine: Has Scott Rush converted to Islam?: "death-row inmate and Bali nine drug courier Scott Rush has been circumcised by a man who snuck in to Bali's Kerobokan jail and covertly performed the operation in an Islamic prayer room.The procedure, performed on Friday, is commonly part of the ritual when a person converts to Islam, although the religious orientation of Rush - who has previously professed to be a Christian - could not be established last night.Agus Hartawan, Kerobokan's medical officer, confirmed the circumcision in a telephone interview yesterday as he was examining Rush in his prison clinic.
''The wound is healing properly and he is doing fine,'' Dr Hartawan said.He then passed the phone to Rush, who, when asked if he had converted to Islam, said ''No comment'', adding he would be making no further statements.Even so, the Herald understands Rush has been given the Islamic name Suleiman, and has been spending a lot of time in the past two weeks with a small group of Muslim prisoners.The clandestine circumcision was undertaken at the prison's musholla, or prayer room, by members of an Islamic group who entered the prison with medical equipment.According to one source, a white sheet was put up while the operation took place. It is believed a local anaesthetic was used."

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

Death Penalty News: Bali Nine: Has Scott Rush converted to Islam?: "death-row inmate and Bali nine drug courier Scott Rush has been circumcised by a man who snuck in to Bali's Kerobokan jail and covertly performed the operation in an Islamic prayer room.The procedure, performed on Friday, is commonly part of the ritual when a person converts to Islam, although the religious orientation of Rush - who has previously professed to be a Christian - could not be established last night.Agus Hartawan, Kerobokan's medical officer, confirmed the circumcision in a telephone interview yesterday as he was examining Rush in his prison clinic.
''The wound is healing properly and he is doing fine,'' Dr Hartawan said.He then passed the phone to Rush, who, when asked if he had converted to Islam, said ''No comment'', adding he would be making no further statements.Even so, the Herald understands Rush has been given the Islamic name Suleiman, and has been spending a lot of time in the past two weeks with a small group of Muslim prisoners.The clandestine circumcision was undertaken at the prison's musholla, or prayer room, by members of an Islamic group who entered the prison with medical equipment.According to one source, a white sheet was put up while the operation took place. It is believed a local anaesthetic was used."

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

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

This sentence was the result of a joint operation involving Lancashire Constabulary and HMYOI Lancaster Farms. The Prison Intelligence unit work closely with the HMPS in targeting employees suspected of being involved in corruption.

DS Dan Onions from Lancashire’s Prison Intelligence unit said: 'Lancashire Police is committed to working in partnership with our colleagues in HMPS to proactively root out those responsible for corruption within the prison estate."

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

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

This sentence was the result of a joint operation involving Lancashire Constabulary and HMYOI Lancaster Farms. The Prison Intelligence unit work closely with the HMPS in targeting employees suspected of being involved in corruption.

DS Dan Onions from Lancashire’s Prison Intelligence unit said: 'Lancashire Police is committed to working in partnership with our colleagues in HMPS to proactively root out those responsible for corruption within the prison estate."

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

Star of The Scheme convicted of drug-smuggling bid | Glasgow and West | STV News: "Dayna McLaughlin - who, along with boyfriend Marvin and his dog Bullet, became unlikely stars of the documentary - admitted trying to smuggle heroin into Kilmarnock Prison last July.

Two episodes of The Scheme have been shown on BBC1 Scotland to date, with another two postponed indefinitely owing to a court case involving someone featured in the later episodes.

Dayna, 19, admitted possessing the drug with intent to supply and failing to appear at court on a previous occasion.

Her 30-year-old boyfriend is also facing a court appearance. He was accused of stealing toiletries from a Co-op shop in Kilmarnock. He has denied the charges and pleaded not guilty by letter at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. A trial has been set for later this year."

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

Star of The Scheme convicted of drug-smuggling bid | Glasgow and West | STV News: "Dayna McLaughlin - who, along with boyfriend Marvin and his dog Bullet, became unlikely stars of the documentary - admitted trying to smuggle heroin into Kilmarnock Prison last July.

Two episodes of The Scheme have been shown on BBC1 Scotland to date, with another two postponed indefinitely owing to a court case involving someone featured in the later episodes.

Dayna, 19, admitted possessing the drug with intent to supply and failing to appear at court on a previous occasion.

Her 30-year-old boyfriend is also facing a court appearance. He was accused of stealing toiletries from a Co-op shop in Kilmarnock. He has denied the charges and pleaded not guilty by letter at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. A trial has been set for later this year."

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul: "James Allotey, 41, of Marrickville, southwest Sydney, and US citizens Mauricio Kreimerman, 30, Melissa Peron, 25, Mario Colokuris, 47, and Christian Pelaez, 25, were all charged in connection with the plan which allegedly involved the drugs being smuggled across three continents.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) said two air cargo consignments, containing 33 kilograms of cocaine, arrived in London from Mexico earlier this month and were addressed to a business premises in Sydney.
But British police seized the drugs and replaced them with substitutes.
Mr Allotey is accused of taking delivery of the two packages at a storage facility in Sydney's west on Tuesday."

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul

Five held over $11.5m cocaine haul: "James Allotey, 41, of Marrickville, southwest Sydney, and US citizens Mauricio Kreimerman, 30, Melissa Peron, 25, Mario Colokuris, 47, and Christian Pelaez, 25, were all charged in connection with the plan which allegedly involved the drugs being smuggled across three continents.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) said two air cargo consignments, containing 33 kilograms of cocaine, arrived in London from Mexico earlier this month and were addressed to a business premises in Sydney.
But British police seized the drugs and replaced them with substitutes.
Mr Allotey is accused of taking delivery of the two packages at a storage facility in Sydney's west on Tuesday."

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model: "Swedish model, who is the main witness in the probe into the alleged police-politician-drug mafia nexus here, says the Goa Police are not keen to collect from her video footage linking a state politician to a narcotics cartel.
Lucky Farmhouse, 33, whose spycam videos have exposed a police-drug mafia nexus resulting in the arrest of seven policemen and an Israeli drug dealer, says in an e-mail interview that the Goa Crime Branch officials were simply not interested in contacting her when she was in Mumbai earlier this month.
Farmhouse returned to Sweden earlier this week."

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model

Goa Police irresolute in drug mafia case: Swedish model: "Swedish model, who is the main witness in the probe into the alleged police-politician-drug mafia nexus here, says the Goa Police are not keen to collect from her video footage linking a state politician to a narcotics cartel.
Lucky Farmhouse, 33, whose spycam videos have exposed a police-drug mafia nexus resulting in the arrest of seven policemen and an Israeli drug dealer, says in an e-mail interview that the Goa Crime Branch officials were simply not interested in contacting her when she was in Mumbai earlier this month.
Farmhouse returned to Sweden earlier this week."

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

$3 million cocaine bust on Turner Turnpike spurs two arrests | NewsOK.com: "Arman Bayatyan, 28, and Arson Bayatyan, 23, are being held in the Lincoln County jail with bail set at $1 million each.
Troopers stopped the rig eastbound on Interstate 44 at mile marker 183 in Creek County, said Chris West, spokesman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. He said 150 kilos of cocaine were discovered in the trailer. The two brothers were hauling a load of oranges, he said.
West said this is not a state record for the amount of cocaine retrieved by troopers in a bust, but it is significant enough that the names of the troopers involved are being kept confidential for safety reasons."

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

$3 million cocaine bust on Turner Turnpike spurs two arrests | NewsOK.com: "Arman Bayatyan, 28, and Arson Bayatyan, 23, are being held in the Lincoln County jail with bail set at $1 million each.
Troopers stopped the rig eastbound on Interstate 44 at mile marker 183 in Creek County, said Chris West, spokesman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. He said 150 kilos of cocaine were discovered in the trailer. The two brothers were hauling a load of oranges, he said.
West said this is not a state record for the amount of cocaine retrieved by troopers in a bust, but it is significant enough that the names of the troopers involved are being kept confidential for safety reasons."

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post: "Neil Tindling, 35, of Bishop's Stortford, tried to hide nearly 225kg of cocaine in a shipment of scrap metal from Guyana, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.
A judge was told that Tindling and two associates, including Brandon Coates, 34, of Morley, had admitted their parts in the operation. All three are due to be sentenced later.
Prosecutor Martyn Bowyer said Tindling described himself as a 'self-employed painter and decorator' who earned about £60,000 a year."

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post

Three admit £22.5m cocaine charges - Yorkshire Evening Post: "Neil Tindling, 35, of Bishop's Stortford, tried to hide nearly 225kg of cocaine in a shipment of scrap metal from Guyana, Chelmsford Crown Court was told.
A judge was told that Tindling and two associates, including Brandon Coates, 34, of Morley, had admitted their parts in the operation. All three are due to be sentenced later.
Prosecutor Martyn Bowyer said Tindling described himself as a 'self-employed painter and decorator' who earned about £60,000 a year."

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor: "Neil Tindling and Christopher Foile received 22 and eight years respectively for attempting to smuggle almost 225 kilograms of cocaine into the UK from The Netherlands.
SOCA’s investigation began after Dutch authorities seized a shipment of cocaine in April 2008 welded inside metal blocks and hidden within a container of scrap metal destined for the UK.
The following October, SOCA officers intercepted a copycat shipment on the MV Olivia Maersk, berthed at Rotterdam.
They removed 11 steel blocks and cut them open to reveal aluminum shells containing 224.46 kilograms of cocaine.
Officers replaced the cocaine with sand, welded the blocks shut and returned them to the containers. On 14 October the containers left Rotterdam and continued their journey to the UK under surveillance."

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor

UK Busts Scrap Metal Drug Smuggling Plot | Gov Monitor: "Neil Tindling and Christopher Foile received 22 and eight years respectively for attempting to smuggle almost 225 kilograms of cocaine into the UK from The Netherlands.
SOCA’s investigation began after Dutch authorities seized a shipment of cocaine in April 2008 welded inside metal blocks and hidden within a container of scrap metal destined for the UK.
The following October, SOCA officers intercepted a copycat shipment on the MV Olivia Maersk, berthed at Rotterdam.
They removed 11 steel blocks and cut them open to reveal aluminum shells containing 224.46 kilograms of cocaine.
Officers replaced the cocaine with sand, welded the blocks shut and returned them to the containers. On 14 October the containers left Rotterdam and continued their journey to the UK under surveillance."

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

Local News | ID couple accused of running drug ring for decades | Seattle Times Newspaper: "James R. 'Slim' O'Neill and his wife, 44-year-old Lecia O'Neill, face federal charges of conspiracy to deliver for allegedly distributing at least 5 kilograms or more of narcotics between January 2000 and May 2010.
O'Neill was in custody after a court appearance Wednesday, while his wife was released with conditions that included drug tests and electronic monitoring.
The office of James O'Neill's attorney, David Dokken, said he was unavailable for comment Thursday.
Court records showed O'Neill reported only about $3,000 in income since 1998, but deposited about $200,000 into bank accounts since February 2004. A Drug Enforcement Agency complaint alleged that Lecia O'Neill made the deposits to the family's bank accounts with the drug money."

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

Local News | ID couple accused of running drug ring for decades | Seattle Times Newspaper: "James R. 'Slim' O'Neill and his wife, 44-year-old Lecia O'Neill, face federal charges of conspiracy to deliver for allegedly distributing at least 5 kilograms or more of narcotics between January 2000 and May 2010.
O'Neill was in custody after a court appearance Wednesday, while his wife was released with conditions that included drug tests and electronic monitoring.
The office of James O'Neill's attorney, David Dokken, said he was unavailable for comment Thursday.
Court records showed O'Neill reported only about $3,000 in income since 1998, but deposited about $200,000 into bank accounts since February 2004. A Drug Enforcement Agency complaint alleged that Lecia O'Neill made the deposits to the family's bank accounts with the drug money."

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

Alwyn Gonzalez and Tiffara Bradley charged for cocaine and ammunition | Channel5Belize.com: "And in the Magistrates’ Court, after four days in police custody, thirty year old Alwyn Gonzalez and twenty-six year old Tiffara Bradley were finally arraigned in on drug and ammunition charges. Gonzalez was being sought to face charges along with his common-law-wife Tasha Herrera for over two kilos of cocaine. He was found at an apartment in the King’s Part area over the weekend with Tiffara Bradley, another stash of drugs and thirty-five live rounds of nine millimeter ammunition. Magistrate Sharon Frazer could not grant them bail because of the ammunition offence, but by three-thirty this afternoon Tiffara was successful in securing bail of fifteen thousand dollars at the Supreme Court level. Meanwhile, Gonzalez’ attorney, Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley was unable to get his bail application heard today and he has been remanded to the Hattieville Prison until June twenty-eighth. Gonzalez, however, has not yet been arraigned for the two point four kilos of cocaine for which he was originally being sought. That’s because Magistrate Frazer decided to withhold the charge until he is served with a charge sheet. His girlfriend, Herrera, was arraigned last Friday and is now being held at the Community Rehabilitation Department for prenatal care after giving birth on May twelfth."

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

Alwyn Gonzalez and Tiffara Bradley charged for cocaine and ammunition | Channel5Belize.com: "And in the Magistrates’ Court, after four days in police custody, thirty year old Alwyn Gonzalez and twenty-six year old Tiffara Bradley were finally arraigned in on drug and ammunition charges. Gonzalez was being sought to face charges along with his common-law-wife Tasha Herrera for over two kilos of cocaine. He was found at an apartment in the King’s Part area over the weekend with Tiffara Bradley, another stash of drugs and thirty-five live rounds of nine millimeter ammunition. Magistrate Sharon Frazer could not grant them bail because of the ammunition offence, but by three-thirty this afternoon Tiffara was successful in securing bail of fifteen thousand dollars at the Supreme Court level. Meanwhile, Gonzalez’ attorney, Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley was unable to get his bail application heard today and he has been remanded to the Hattieville Prison until June twenty-eighth. Gonzalez, however, has not yet been arraigned for the two point four kilos of cocaine for which he was originally being sought. That’s because Magistrate Frazer decided to withhold the charge until he is served with a charge sheet. His girlfriend, Herrera, was arraigned last Friday and is now being held at the Community Rehabilitation Department for prenatal care after giving birth on May twelfth."

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

Drug smuggling figures, investigators take stand - News - Virgin Islands Daily News: "Craig Claxton, Walter Ells, Vernon Fagan, Kelvin Moses, Dorian Swan and Kerry Woods are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. Prosecutors allege that the men are members of a multinational drug organization that moved tons of cocaine from South America to Tortola to St. Thomas then to the mainland United States.
The six men were arrested in October 2005 during a roundup of suspected drug dealers in Savan near the former Red Ball grocery store.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Delia Smith, the lead prosecutor, and her colleague Nolan Paige are relying on the testimony of several convicted felons who have signed cooperation agreements with prosecutors to testify “whenever called upon to do so.”
Christopher Swaney, 32, of Greensboro, N.C., is serving a 145-month jail term for trafficking cocaine. He was indicted in mid-2007 after being found with 300 kilograms of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to that charge and was sentenced in 2008. As part of his plea deal, Swaney entered into a cooperation agreement in February 2007 “to debrief agents of my role in the conspiracy, and I would not be held accountable for the things I said personally to the agents,” Swaney said.

Swaney said he became involved in drug distribution in 1996 when he was just 17 or 18 years old."

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

Drug smuggling figures, investigators take stand - News - Virgin Islands Daily News: "Craig Claxton, Walter Ells, Vernon Fagan, Kelvin Moses, Dorian Swan and Kerry Woods are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine. Prosecutors allege that the men are members of a multinational drug organization that moved tons of cocaine from South America to Tortola to St. Thomas then to the mainland United States.
The six men were arrested in October 2005 during a roundup of suspected drug dealers in Savan near the former Red Ball grocery store.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Delia Smith, the lead prosecutor, and her colleague Nolan Paige are relying on the testimony of several convicted felons who have signed cooperation agreements with prosecutors to testify “whenever called upon to do so.”
Christopher Swaney, 32, of Greensboro, N.C., is serving a 145-month jail term for trafficking cocaine. He was indicted in mid-2007 after being found with 300 kilograms of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to that charge and was sentenced in 2008. As part of his plea deal, Swaney entered into a cooperation agreement in February 2007 “to debrief agents of my role in the conspiracy, and I would not be held accountable for the things I said personally to the agents,” Swaney said.

Swaney said he became involved in drug distribution in 1996 when he was just 17 or 18 years old."

DRSol :: News Archive :: Two drug mules arrested

DRSol :: News Archive :: Two drug mules arrested: "Las Americas International Airport authorities said that Spanish citizen Vicente Ramos Pina was arrested prior to boarding an Air Europa flight to Madrid. White powder in four large packages and four small ones weighing 5 kilos was hidden in the double bottom of two suitcases. Likewise, a 17-year old girl was arrested prior to boarding a JetBlue flight to New York. She was carrying 4 packages of white powder, weighing each 1 kilo, camouflaged inside two pairs of socks in her suitcase. The confiscated substances are suspect of being cocaine or heroine, as reported in the Listin Diario. Two Santo Domingo province prosecutors participated in the arrest"