Alberto Espinoza Barron was arrested in the Pacific coast state of Michoacan on Monday.

The Defense Department says Alberto Espinoza Barron was arrested in the Pacific coast state of Michoacan on Monday.Mexican soldiers have captured an alleged high-ranking member of a drug gang known as "The Family."A Defense statement alleges he was in charge of U.S.-bound cocaine shipments arriving at the state's Lazaro Cardenas port from South America.He is also accused of bribing police, extorting...

Daniel Russel Cook Mackenzie,Catrina Ann Luke,jointly charged with conspiracy to supply the class A drug heroin

Daniel Russel Cook Mackenzie, aged 37, of 11 College Park, Neyland; 24-year-old Catrina Ann Luke, of Blaen Cwm, Little Newcastle; David John Freelove, aged 39, of flat 2, 18-20 Hill Street, Haverfordwest and 32-year-old Ian Stuart Wilkins of 2 Curlew Close, Haverfordwest, are listed to appear in front of Judge Gerald Price QC.jointly charged with conspiracy to supply the class A drug heroin, are due...

Randall Dunn Jr., was charged with felony possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession with intent

Randall Dunn Jr., 24, of the 100 block of Yarbro Road in Kings Mountain, was stopped after leaving a home on the 600 block of Scruggs Street in Gastonia Friday night. A magistrate's order and affidavit state that Gastonia Police Officer M.S. Willis asked him to take his hands out of his pockets and asked Dunn if he could pat him down.Dunn gave the officer permission to search him, the affidavit states....

Dustin A. Brahmer,was arrested for possessing 3.5 grams of cocaine.

Dustin A. Brahmer, 19, was arrested in a parking lot Thursday at 12:45 a.m. near the 300 block of Cottage Grove Road for possessing 3.5 grams of cocaine.An officer conducted surveillance of a parked vehicle in a remote parking lot that had several occupants. The officer witnessed behaviors consistent with drug activity, and when the driver of the vehicle left the parking lot, the officer stopped the...

Drug Task Force searched ahome at 321 Squire Pope Road on Hilton Head Island following a several week investigation

Drug Task Force searched ahome at 321 Squire Pope Road on Hilton Head Island following a several week investigation involving Henry White, also known as “Hersey.” Officers searched the property and seized about 30 grams of crack cocaine.Other people were also found to have drugs on them and several had outstanding warrants, the sheriff’s office said. DTF members seized more than $2,150, 61 tablets...

Cedric Levon Simmons was charged with trafficking marijuana.

Drug money and a gun were seized this week following the arrests of eight people, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The first arrest was made on Monday in Seabrook when Drug Task Force members seized 10 pounds of marijuana. The pot, which was shipped from Texas, was delivered to Cedric Levon Simmons’ house on Span Circle. When the 27year-old man signed off on the delivery, he was...

Mahendrapaul Doodnauth, 45, of Seguin Court in Toronto, is charged with importing cocaine

Mahendrapaul Doodnauth, 45, of Seguin Court in Toronto, is charged with importing cocaine, conspiracy to import cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. Bottles of bright orange hot sauce had an unusual travel companion on the freighter bringing them here from Guyana recently.Packets of cocaine worth a total of $40 million were taped to cardboard dividers in boxes of the sauce...

Jeremy Lee Huggins, 24, and Paula Renee Huggins, 28, arrested and charged with possession of cocaine

The deputies noticed the vehicle broken down on the side of the road at Northchase Parkway and North College Road, according to Deputy C.G. Smith, spokesman for the county sheriff’s office. When the deputies went to help, they reportedly found more than a mechanical problem, and arrested and charged...

Brenda Pinette facing charges of conveying an unauthorized item into a correctional facility

Brenda Pinette of Bristol, is facing charges of conveying an unauthorized item into a correctional facility and making a false statement to police. Court records show state police were sent to the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institute in Enfield on May 9 to investigate a suspicious package that was mailed to inmate Kevin Pinette. Inside, police say they found two envelopes containing Mother's Day...

Terrence Ford, 35; Keith Warren, 31; and Kevin Warren, 27, were held late Wednesday on charges of possession of cocaine

Three men were arrested Tuesday in what may be the biggest drug bust in Bell County history.Officers found more than 3 kilograms of powder cocaine and 80 grams of crack cocaine in two town homes in the 3700 block of YS Pak Court in Killeen, said Killeen police spokeswoman Carroll Smith.The estimated street value is about $1.2 million, Smith said.Terrence Ford, 35; Keith Warren, 31; and Kevin Warren,...

Steven Peter Hipwell, 32, was arrested by Cherng Talay Police on December 22 at 4.30 pm allegedly in possession of two bags of cocaine

Steven Peter Hipwell, 32, was arrested by Cherng Talay Police on December 22 at 4.30 pm allegedly in possession of two bags of cocaine totaling 0.6 and 0.7 grams.His arrest came in a sting operation involving another Englishman ,who had been arrested on drug charges by police in Patong days earlier.Police...

Franklin Payano, of Hollywood, Fla., and Luis Payano, of the Bronx, N.Y., were each charged with nine drug counts.

Acting on information received by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration in Hartford, police staked out a parking lot at 262 Spencer St. They arrested Franklin Payano, 33, and Luis Payano, 41, and seized 5 kilograms of cocaine. Police said the cocaine had a wholesale value of $200,000 and a street value of approximately $1 million.Both men were arrested without incident and were held, with bail...

Darryl E. Erskine,charged with one count of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance

Darryl E. Erskine, of Story Avenue in the Bronx, was charged with one count of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a class B felony. The charge was a result of an ongoing joint investigation by the state police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Ithaca Police Department Special Investigations Unit into alleged trafficking in Ithaca and Tompkins County.A search warrant...

Sherry Johnston repeatedly sold OxyContin using text messages to direct customers to department store parking lots where they paid and she delivered.

Sherry Johnston repeatedly sold OxyContin using text messages to direct customers to department store parking lots where they paid and she delivered. But in one message, according to the affidavit, Johnston complained that unusual media and other public attention was cramping her business: "Hey, my phones are tapped and reporters and god knows who else is always following me and the family so no privacy,"...

Dominique Tyrone Robinson faces one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

Dominique Tyrone Robinson guard at the Milwaukee County House of Corrections has been charged with dealing cocaine. Twenty-seven-year-old Dominique Tyrone Robinson faces one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. According to a criminal complaint, a police informant bought cocaine from Robinson in December 2006 and again in January 2007. Authorities searched his home that...

Khan Mohammed gets life in prison

Heroin dealer Khan Mohammed on Monday received two life sentences running concurrently from U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.In addition to selling drugs, federal prosecutors said Mohammed also was an arms trafficker who targeted Afghans and U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. He was held as an enemy combatant before he agreed in 2006 to face trial in the United States.A federal jury found Khan...

Khan Mohammed gets life in prison

Heroin dealer Khan Mohammed on Monday received two life sentences running concurrently from U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly.In addition to selling drugs, federal prosecutors said Mohammed also was an arms trafficker who targeted Afghans and U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. He was held as an enemy combatant before he agreed in 2006 to face trial in the United States.A federal jury found Khan...

Dareon C. Dean, charged Wednesday with cocaine possession and delivery

Dareon C. Dean, 20, of the 1200 block of East Wilson Street, was charged Wednesday with cocaine possession and delivery, and delivery of a look-alike substance. Dean is accused in court documents of selling less than one gram of cocaine to a Batavia police officer and dealing look-alike substances in...

Jason Broom was sentenced for moving pounds of cocaine in the New Orleans area and Mississippi after pleading guilty to intent to distribute cocaine

Jason Broom, 32, was sentenced to 25 years for running cocaine ring for moving pounds of cocaine in the New Orleans area and Mississippi after pleading guilty to intent to distribute cocaine, Cannizarro said. The network was broken up by a joint operation by St. Bernard police and federal law enforcement,...

Terrance Jarrod Hudson, 28, was arrested Tuesday after Alachua County sheriff's Sgt. Joshua Crews pulled him over

Terrance Jarrod Hudson, 28, was arrested Tuesday after Alachua County sheriff's Sgt. Joshua Crews pulled him over in the Arredondo Estates neighborhood.While talking to Hudson about the need to protect his eyes while riding a moped, deputies noticed a bulge in Hudson's pants that turned out to be two...

Shirley Charles was jailed for 15 years with hard labour.

Charles who stood during Justice Andre Mondesir's 45-minute sentencing, quickly turned to her two relatives in the public gallery crying and wiping the tears from her face. As she was being escorted out the courtroom, Charles' sobs could be heard even when the heavy wooden doors were closed behind her. Charles, who was represented by attorney El Farouk Hosein was found guilty by a nine-member jury...

Trevor Perry, who was found guilty of distributing less than five grams of a cocaine base

Trevor Perry, who was found guilty of distributing less than five grams of a cocaine base, was sentenced to 271/4 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Richard Young said the sentence was "not the statutory maximum but (still) a substantial sentence" and told Perry he believed him to be a "career criminal."Perry told the judge he felt the sentence was unfair, vindictive and racially motivated.Also...

Robert Pammett, the central figure in a multi-agency drug investigation into the Peterborough cocaine trade

Robert Pammett, the central figure in a multi-agency drug investigation into the Peterborough cocaine trade, has set a date for his preliminary inquiry. Defence lawyer Glenn Orr was granted a two-day hearing yesterday, set for Jan. 30 and Feb. 4. Police have linked Pammett to the defunct Ontario branch of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang. He has been the focus of Project Underground, which began...

Jose Hernandez,charged with a first degree felony after K-9 officers ripped apart the car he was driving to expose an expertly hidden cache of powder

Jose Hernandez, 45, of 1815 Ozark St., Memphis, was stopped on Interstate 20 on Wednesday by a local deputy and was charged with a first degree felony after K-9 officers ripped apart the car he was driving to expose an expertly hidden cache of powder cocaine valued at more than $250,000.Cpl. Randy Payne of Harrison County Sheriff?s with his K-9 partner, Rusty, a Belgian shepherd dog. The two are responsible...

Myrtle Beach police arrested Maurice Burgess for attempted distribution of crack cocaine and unlawfully carrying a handgun

Police had an active warrant for Maurice Burgess charging Burgess with armed robbery stemming from an incident which occurred in the area of 21st Avenue North and Robert Grissom Parkway on September 28, 2008.Myrtle Beach police arrested Burgess for attempted distribution of crack cocaine and unlawfully carrying a handgun Thursday.Burgess was out on bond for a 2006 armed robbery, kidnapping, and assault...

Barry Robinson, found guilty of all 14 counts of an indictment stemming from a series of cocaine sales

eight-man, four-woman jury found Barry Robinson, 33, of College Avenue, guilty of all 14 counts of an indictment stemming from a series of cocaine sales last January. The jury deliberated about seven hours Thursday and another hour Friday before reaching its verdict.Robinson, who has a previous felony conviction, faces a minimum of six years in prison and a maximum of 15 for the crimes. Dutchess County...

John Patrick Lacour Jr. is accused of taking delivery orders for crack over the phone.

John Patrick Lacour Jr. was held on $250,000 bond. Barr had no information on an attorney for Lacour.Lacour is accused of taking delivery orders for crack over the phone.Officers, acting on a tip, called the number and pretended to want to buy cocaine. They requested a delivery to a certain address, plus asked the person to describe himself so they would know who to expect.Lt. D.J. Alvarez told the...

Ronald Majewski charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession with the intent to deliver cocaine

The driver, later identified as Ronald Majewski of Garnet Valley, Pa., was unable to provide a license but said he was a military police officer. The officers had the driver get out of the vehicle and asked whether he had any weapons. Majewski said no but admitted to having cocaine, police said. Officers found five bags of cocaine inside his coat pocket. A search of his car turned up another five...

Delmas Lynn Pennix,charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Delmas Lynn Pennix, 25, of 544 Homemont Ave. — Pennix was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; selling or delivering cocaine; and conspiring to sell cocaine. He was being held under $20,000 bo...

Ronald Norman Johnson charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Ronald Norman Johnson, 37, of 116 Torain St. — Ronald Johnson was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; and selling or delivering cocaine. He was being held under $15,000 bo...

Dalleon Sherrod Johnson,charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Dalleon Sherrod Johnson, 21, of 610 Orange Height Loop Road — Dalleon Johnson was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; selling or delivering cocaine; and conspiring to sell cocaine. He was being held under $20,000 bo...

Quentin Lamar McAdoo charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Quentin Lamar McAdoo, 28, of 613 Locust Road — McAdoo was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; selling or delivering cocaine; and maintaining a vehicle for use or sale of controlled substances. He was being held under $20,000 bo...

Darren Lee Jackson,charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Darren Lee Jackson, 42, of 2111 Orange Grove Road — Jackson was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; and selling or delivering cocai...

Joshua Lamar Carver,charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Joshua Lamar Carver, 22, of 417 Faucette Mill Road — Carver was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance; and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held under $5,000 bo...

Joshua Lamar Carver,charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Joshua Lamar Carver, 22, of 417 Faucette Mill Road — Carver was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance; and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held under $5,000 bo...

Demarray Deray Andrews,charged with two counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine

Demarray Deray Andrews, 22, of 570 Homemont Ave. — Andrews was charged with two counts of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine; selling or delivering cocaine; and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held under $15,000 bo...

Gangster Disciples, a notorious Chicago street gang arrested 10 northwest suburban residents

The officials charges against the men were possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Police said several have connections to the Gangster Disciples, a notorious Chicago street gang. "These people face very severe criminal charges. This criminal behavior is not just limited to Chicago and middle-class America," Monroe said. The men arrested were: * Trevail "Tre" Banks, 26, of 1096...

Noe Machado was stopped by customs officers for a random check as he went through the "Nothing to Declare" channel

Noe Machado was stopped by customs officers for a random check as he went through the "Nothing to Declare" channel at Edinburgh Airport with his wife and four children.But an x-ray of his luggage detected packages and a total of 16 kilos of the Class A drug were recovered - the biggest single haul of...

Mark Weston, 34, bought £115 of cocaine

Mark Weston, 34, bought £115 of cocaine after striking it lucky with his bet.But his luck ran out when police raided a house in Erskine Road, Hartlepool, the very same day and found the drugs.Weston, of Glamis Walk, Hartlepool, admitted one charge of possessing a class A drug on March 18.Patricia Mancina, prosecuting at Teesside Crown Court, said police recovered 9.5 grams of cocaine with an extimated...

Jamie Tindall’s mobile phone was examined after he was arrested in a raid on a house on Brinewells Green, Middlesbrough

Jamie Tindall’s mobile phone was examined after he was arrested in a raid on a house on Brinewells Green, Middlesbrough on March 28 last year.Officers found text messages indicating dealing in cocaine, Ecstasy and cannabis, prosecutor Christopher Attwooll told Teesside Crown Court. One said: “You fancy bringing up some sniff?”In the messages, Tindall was asked: “Do you sell drugs?” He replied: “Oh...

Research has shown that heavy alcohol use clearly damages retrospective memory, that is, the learning, retention and retrieval of previously presented

Research has shown that heavy alcohol use clearly damages retrospective memory, that is, the learning, retention and retrieval of previously presented materials. Less is known about the effects of alcohol on day-to-day memory function, specifically, prospective memory, remembering to do things at some future point in time, and everyday memory, remembering to complete daily activities.A study in the...

Michelle Robinson, 35, was allowed to walk out of Teesside Crown Court today after pleading guilty to producing cannabis at her Hartlepool home.

Michelle Robinson, 35, was allowed to walk out of Teesside Crown Court today after pleading guilty to producing cannabis at her Hartlepool home. "Had this been a commercial operation, I'm afraid you would have been going away for some considerable time."Judge Tony BriggsProsecutor Sharon Elves told the court that the mother-of-three had suffered polio as a toddler and had resorted to using the illegal...

Luis Y. Vazquez, 23, of Victory Gardens faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine

Luis Y. Vazquez, 23, of Victory Gardens faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounc...

Gelin Suarez-Lorenzo, 57, of Dover faces $100,000 bail on charges of: two-counts each of possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute

Gelin Suarez-Lorenzo, 57, of Dover faces $100,000 bail on charges of: two-counts each of possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce) and possession of cocaine,...

Anthony Rispoli, 21, who was already lodged in the Morris County jail, faces an additional $50,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine

Anthony Rispoli, 21, who was already lodged in the Morris County jail, faces an additional $50,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (less than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (less than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (less than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (less than 1/2 ...

Raymond David Rosario-Colon, 25, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine

Raymond David Rosario-Colon, 25, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), third-degree possession of cocaine,...

Jomar Pedraza, 22, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: two-counts each of possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine

Jomar Pedraza, 22, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: two-counts each of possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce) and endanger the welfare of a child,...

Erick Martinez, 21, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine

Erick Martinez, 21, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), third-degree possession of cocaine, possession with...

Carlos M. Madera Sr., 48, of Newark faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine

Carlos M. Madera Sr., 48, of Newark faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounc...

Carlos M. Madera, 29, of Newark faces $350,000 bail on charges of: leader of narcotics trafficking network

Carlos M. Madera, 29, of Newark faces $350,000 bail on charges of: leader of narcotics trafficking network, possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 5 ounces), distribution of cocaine (more than 5 ounces), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 5 ounces), conspiracy to distribute (more than 5 ounces), possession...

Tracy Kyle, 31, of Landing faces $75,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, conspiracy to possess cocaine

Tracy Kyle, 31, of Landing faces $75,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, conspiracy to possess cocaine and endangering the welfare of a chi...

Lilybette Garcia, 42, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine

Lilybette Garcia, 42, of Dover faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounc...

Jose R. Jimenez, 29, of Morris Plains faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine

Jose R. Jimenez, 29, of Morris Plains faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (less than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounc...

Elvis R. Galvan-Jimenez, 31, of Newark faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine

Elvis R. Galvan-Jimenez, 31, of Newark faces $150,000 bail on charges of: possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (more than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (more than 1/2 ounc...

Christopher Figueroa-Sanchez, 23, of Dover faces $35,000 bail on charges of: Possession of cocaine

Christopher Figueroa-Sanchez, 23, of Dover faces $35,000 bail on charges of: Possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine (less than 1/2 ounce), distribution of cocaine (less than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to possess cocaine, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute (less than 1/2 ounce), conspiracy to distribute (less than 1/2 ounc...

Cameron McFarlane, 48, was caught with a large quantity of cocaine in his truck

Cameron McFarlane, 48, was caught with a large quantity of cocaine in his truck on the M80 motorway, close to Falkirk in central Scotland. He pleaded guilty at the High Court in Glasgow today to being involved in the supply of a controlled substance. Prosecutors believe the drug, which was about seven times purer than cocaine normally found in the area, had an estimated street value of £4.2m. McFarlane,...

Sugar Addiction

new study that reports sugar stimulates the same part of the brain that is activated in other addictions. Scientists from Princeton University showed that sugar caused neurochemical changes in the brains of rats in the same way as drugs that are abused. The animals experienced cravings, withdrawal and bingeing, which typifies “addiction”.By feeding the rats sugar water, they round there was a surge...

Enrique Portocarrero , law enforcement officers here have dubbed him "Captain Nemo

Enrique Portocarrero , law enforcement officers here have dubbed him "Captain Nemo," after the dark genius of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." They say the 45-year-old has designed and built as many as 20 fiberglass submarines, strange vessels with the look of sea creatures, for drug traffickers to...

Billy Sergio Palemene and 33-year-old Ruben Hurtado jailed Hurtado for 15 years with a non-parole period of nine years and Palemene for 12 years

49-year-old Billy Sergio Palemene and 33-year-old Ruben Hurtado were arrested last year after authorities in Brisbane intercepted a package containing more than 16 kilograms of pure cocaine. Prosecutor Michael Nicholson told the court it was a second attempt for the two men, after a smaller package containing more than 478 grams of pure cocaine was intercepted by US authorities. The court heard Hurtado...

Natalie Ellen Quinn, 26, Calvin Neil Hylton, 41, Briony Marie Dyce, 25, and Camille Danielle Dupee, 19, were arrested Oct. 19

Natalie Ellen Quinn, 26, Calvin Neil Hylton, 41, Briony Marie Dyce, 25, and Camille Danielle Dupee, 19, were arrested Oct. 19 as they disembarked the 1,952-passenger ship in Southampton. British customs officials say they had the cocaine strapped to their bodies.judge in the port town has remanded the P&O Arcadia passengers into custody until they can be sentenced Jan. 16.The 3-year-old ship had...

Martrey Antwain Newby, 24, and Theron Jermaine Thompson, 35.convicted

Martrey Antwain Newby, 24, and Theron Jermaine Thompson, 35.On Wednesday, Louise W. Flanagan, the chief U.S. district court judge, sentenced Newby to 35 years in federal prison. In July, a jury convicted Newby of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine and five counts of possession with the intent to distribute crack cocaine.On Thursday, Flanagan sentenced Thompson to 26 years...

Dhymitruy Bouryiotis and 36-year-old Montgomery Read Hill, both from the Vancouver, B.C., area, were arrested

Federal officials say two Canadians were arrested on a beach in northwest Washington as they were allegedly preparing to smuggle about 260 pounds of cocaine into Canada on a personal watercraft.A spokeswoman for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, Lorie Dankers, says 48-year-old Dhymitruy Bouryiotis and 36-year-old Montgomery Read Hill, both from the Vancouver, B.C., area, were arrested...

Gilbert Onuoha (44), a Nigerian national, last Saturday after he allegedly tried to courier around 1 kg of heroin

Gilbert Onuoha (44), a Nigerian national, last Saturday after he allegedly tried to courier around 1 kg of heroin from a local courier service in Mira Road to South Africa.The seized contraband is believed to be worth Rs 50 lakh in the international market. Onuoha is the first person to be arrested...

Charlisa Andrews, 34, of 1134 Oak St. was arrested on two counts of distribution of crack cocaine.police located crack cocaine and weapons.

Police located crack cocaine and weapons.Three suspects were arrested for distribution of illegal drugs and one for possession. All individuals are innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Four residents were also arrested from the home for outstanding capias warrants, which means the subjects had a guilty judgement through plea, appearance in court or arraignment in jail, and did not pay the...

Jessica Guinyard, age 20, and De Anne Browne, age 21, both U.S. citizens, were arrested at Newark Airport in connection with the smuggling attempt.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested two women who attempted to smuggle more than 12 pounds of cocaine concealed in two false sided bags. Jessica Guinyard, age 20, and De Anne Browne, age 21, both U.S. citizens, were arrested at Newark Airport in connection with the smuggling attempt.On Wednesday...

Sentenced Terrence A. Parker to 10 years in prison

Sentenced Terrence A. Parker to 10 years in prison Friday then suspended half of that and ordered the 30-year-old to serve five years on supervised probation upon his release from prison.The first-time felon also must pay a $50,000 fine and court costs or go back to prison and serve the additional five years.Parker had more than 28 grams of cocaine in his possession when a state trooper stopped him...

Former England pacer Chris Lewis arrested by UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff at Gatwick when four kg of cocaine worth £200,000

Former England pacer Chris Lewis, 40, was arrested by UK Border Agency (UKBA) staff at Gatwick when four kg of cocaine worth ?200,000 were found during a routine search of luggage at St Lucia. The drugs were in a liquid form hidden in the tins, said an official.Lewis will appear before Crawley magistrates' court Tuesday.The fast bowler, who played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals in the 1990s,...

Daryl "Dazzy" Session reiterated his drug dealing but said he never ordered the killing of three men who robbed him.

He was a drug dealer but no killer, Daryl "Dazzy" Session said Friday.As he stood before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to be sentenced for running a drug ring that brought more than 100 kilograms of cocaine to Rochester, Session reiterated his drug dealing but said he never ordered the killing of three men who robbed him."I'm sorry I did wrong by selling drugs," Session said. "I never wanted...

Israeli citizen Moshe Abdulak, Peruvians Jorge Tragadona Modena, 41, Edmundo Zayers Neyra, 61, Manuel Tregear Muñoz, José Panta Girón were arrested

international drug ring, allegedly headed by an Israeli man, is out of business after Caribbean, Peruvian and Spanish police intercepted cocaine shipments hidden in lead-plated heavy machinery designed to fool airport x-ray security scans.Peru’s anti-drug unit, or Dirandro, sniffed out the drug traffickers in early October, after being tipped off by officials from the Bahamas. The island’s anti-drug...

Keith Jeremy who "orchestrated the conspiracy" and was jailed for 18 years, was ordered to pay back £1m

Keith Jeremy, 43, of Sutton Coldfield, Martin Askew, 39, of no fixed abode, David Loone, 45, of Solihull, and John Pollard, 35, were jailed last December. Jeremy, who "orchestrated the conspiracy" and was jailed for 18 years, was ordered to pay back £1m at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday. Askew, who is serving a five-year jail term, was also told to pay back £1m. The gang was involved in smuggling...

Stopped Joice Way Hardin Jr. in a 1995 Suburban smelled marijuana and that Hardin kept "fumbling in center console."

Stopped Joice Way Hardin Jr. in a 1995 Suburban smelled marijuana and that Hardin kept "fumbling in center console."During a vehicle search, Biggerstaff reported finding 8 grams of cocaine including 15 individually wrapped crack cocaine rocks along with powder cocaine.Biggerstaff also reported finding...

Texas Tech reserve DB De'Shon Sanders was arrested in a drug bust

Texas Tech reserve DB De'Shon Sanders was arrested in a drug bust early this morning in downtown Lubbock. He has been charged with felony possession with intent to distribute in excess of 50 grams of cocaine.Sanders is a housemate of WR Michael Crabtree, but the All-American from Carter has not been implicated in the investigati...

Alan Souto veteran Passaic County Sheriff's Officer pleaded guilty today to stealing cocaine from a department evidence room

Veteran Passaic County Sheriff's Officer pleaded guilty today to stealing cocaine from a department evidence room and selling it to drug dealers. Alan Souto, 40, who was also a Haledon Borough councilman, admitted swiping more than 5 kilos before federal District Judge Jose Linares in Newark. He is a 20-year sheriff's department veteran and oversaw the evidence room from September 2006 until his arrest...

Peter Lloyd has been sentenced to 10 months in prison in Singapore

ABC foreign correspondent Peter Lloyd has been sentenced to 10 months in a Singapore prison after being caught in possession of a small amount of methamphetamine or "ice" in the island state famous for its hardline stance against drugs.Lloyd had pleaded guilty to three drugs charges including possessing ice. He was composed as he learned of his fate.He was handcuffed and taken to Changi prison after...

Orville Cunningham, aged 42, was arrested earlier this year after the discovery of a large quantity of drugs, cash and UK passports

Orville Cunningham, aged 42, was arrested earlier this year after the discovery of a large quantity of drugs, cash and UK passports at a house in Lewisham. Two Jamaican passports under the names of Orville Cunningham and Douglas Anderson were also found hidden in locked suitcases, as well as correspondence under the name of Douglas Moon. Police found out that Cunningham, Anderson and Moon were the...

Joseph Frank Micalizzi from Sydney granted bail to a 25-year-old man accused of involvement in a $77 million drug importation into Jandakot airport

Joseph Frank Micalizzi from Sydney was arrested in March after police found a large quantity of methylamphetamines and ecstacy in the luggage compartment of the plane in which Mr Micalizzi was a passenger.Perth Magistrate has granted bail to a 25-year-old man accused of involvement in a $77 million drug importation into Jandakot airport in PerthToday his lawyer Jeremy Scuds told the court, that Mr...

Robert Tanco was charged with single counts of possession of heroin with intent to deliver

Robert Tanco, of the 1200 block of Fritz Drive, exited the house he shares with Sally Garcia, as police served a warrant at 6:30 p.m., according to court papers. After a brief chase, police collared Tanco and allegedly found the packets of heroin and a large amount of cash. Police did not say how much money he had.Tanco was charged with single counts of possession of heroin with intent to deliver,...

Terence Lamar Campbell, 39, was sentenced Monday

Terence Lamar Campbell, 39, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Gerald E. Rosen after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday. Campbell received more than 100 kilograms of cocaine in August 2001, federal prosecutors said in a statement. He created Wise Choice Management, which purchased and controlled at...

Jeffrey J. LaBarber, 53, and Kaasha S. McClain, 28, both of Maple Drive, admitted to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance

Jeffrey J. LaBarber, 53, and Kaasha S. McClain, 28, both of Maple Drive, admitted to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and were scheduled for sentencing Feb. 3 by Judge Sara Sheldon Sperrazza. LaBarber, who is in ill health, was promised a sentence of no more than a year in the Niagara County Jail, while McClain received no promises and could be sent to prison for up to 2z years....

Michael Larry of Muncie, Ind., was arrested Monday.

Michael Larry of Muncie, Ind., was arrested Monday. He's charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and misrepresentation during booking. Once at the jail, deputies say they discovered Larry was wanted in Indiana on a charge of possession of cocai...

Jose M. Hernandez, 41, of Ipswich, Mass. was arrested on a charge of trafficking in cocaine by possession and transportation

Jose M. Hernandez, 41, of Ipswich, Mass. was arrested on a charge of trafficking in cocaine by possession and transportation. He is in the Iredell County Detention Center in lieu of a $350,000 bond.Sheriff Phil Redmond said the ICE team made a traffic stop in the southbound lane near the 62 mile marker in northern Iredell County for a traffic violation.During a search of the 2004 Chrysler Town and...

Michael Andrew Neave, 42, of Waverley Terrace, Hartlepool, was sentenced to three years in prison

Michael Andrew Neave, 42, of Waverley Terrace, Hartlepool, was sentenced to three years in prison.He appeared in court on September 8, and admitted 21 charges of supplying heroin and six of supplying crack cocaine.Michael Neave.The drug addict was caught dealing £10 and £20 wraps of heroin and crack...

Colin Paul Clark faced 22 charges of supplying heroin after selling it to an undercover police officer on 21 occasions

Colin Paul Clark faced 22 charges of supplying heroin after selling it to an undercover police officer on 21 occasions between October 17 and November 20 last year.Colin ClarkOfficers also observed Colin Paul Clark dealing to members of the public on a further three occasions, said prosecutor Gillian...

Teesside Crown Court heard Norman Gary Hanley supplied the two undercover officers with more than £600 worth of heroin in 12 different deals

Teesside Crown Court heard Norman Gary Hanley supplied the two undercover officers with more than £600 worth of heroin in 12 different deals between November and December last year.Norman HanleyOn August 8, the court heard the officers would ring Hanley and arrange to meet at public places including...