Arrested: Trinh, Phuong T. 34, Rockford

Arrested: Trinh, Phuong T. 34, Rockford Charge: Seven counts - Unlawful Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) within 1,000 feet of a Church and Possession with intent to deliver cocaine (100-400 grams).Bond: $250,000Phuong Thanh Trinh. The several weeks long investigation concluded on 9/25/08 when the Rockford Police Department’s Narcotics Unit arrested Trinh outside his residence at 1117 19th...

Neil Andrew Knickle was ordered to serve 20 months on house arrest as part of a two-year conditional sentence

Neil Andrew Knickle was ordered to serve 20 months on house arrest as part of a two-year conditional sentence handed down September 23. He'll be on a curfew for the final four months. The conditional sentence will be followed by a year on probation.Mr. Knickle, 42, pleaded guilty to charges of possessing cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and carelessly storing firearms stemming from a search...

Royal Hall entered a guilty plea to criminal possession of a controlled substance

Royal Hall, 27, of Rombout Avenue, entered a guilty plea to criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, in proceedings in Dutchess County Court.Hall told Judge Gerald V. Hayes he had more than half a gram of cocaine in his car when police searched it Feb. 1.In exchange for his guilty plea, Hall was promised a sentence of no more than six months in jail and five years on probation. He...

Jorge Mercado Alcocer, aka "Chino," whose hearing had been postponed from last week, was denied bond Monday

Jorge Mercado Alcocer, aka "Chino," was arrested Sept. 17 in El Paso along with eight other suspected members of a group that a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official said is linked to the Sinaloa drug cartel. Mercado, 29, whose hearing had been postponed from last week, was denied bond Monday by Magistrate Judge Norbert Garney. Mercado, who had his right foot bandaged and used crutches in...

Police arrested Dennis Corbett inside a Washington Ave. home around 4:30 a.m. after receiving a tip he was there.

Authorities say Corbett fled the scene of a traffic stop on the 18th of this month. He’s accused of having $14,000 worth of heroin stashed in his vehicle when he was pulled over. Authorities had been searching for 22-year-old Dennis Corbett since he allegedly ran from them earlier this month.Corbett left behind his car, in which police found hundreds of packets of heroin worth $10,000, in addition...

Daniel Deandrade was the leader of “the Stratford Operation”, a crack ring in the Bronx.

Daniel Deandrade was sentenced in US District Court in Manhattan.According to court documents, from 1999 through November 2006, Deandrade was the leader of “the Stratford Operation”, a crack ring in the Bronx.The gang distributed anywhere between 80 and 300 kilograms of crack over the course of its existence.Cocaine was smuggled into the US from Columbia and Deandrade and others cooked it into cocaine...

Paulette Chambers and her mother Ambrozine Heron, were caught with a car full of the drug as they tried to drive through Dover ferry port

Paulette Chambers and her mother Ambrozine Heron, were caught with a car full of the drug as they tried to drive through Dover ferry port in March this year. Heron’s adapted Nissan Pathfinder was stopped by customs officials who discovered 40 food tins containing pure cocaine. Customs had become suspicious after the Pathfinder had made 14 trips to Holland to collect their shipments. It is thought...

Ruben de la Cruz is wanted for questioning.

Dominican Customs (DGA), Army and Drugs Control (DNCD) agents seized 127 packages of cocaine in an export warehouse located on 27 de Febrero Avenue, near Manoguayabo. The drug was found in 10 pallets of floor ceramics, and would be exported to an industrial park in Carolina, Puerto Rico. DGA director Miguel Cocco and DNCD director Gilberto Delgado went to the place where four suspects were arrested....

Nina Freije was arrested Tuesday and faces two counts each of possession of a controlled substance

Nina Freije was arrested Tuesday and faces two counts each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sale, according to Lt. Craig S. Carter of the Escondido Police Department.She also faces one count of transportation of a controlled substance, Carter said, adding that the arresting officers seized nine grams of crystal methamphetamine and seven syringes...

Joseph J. Pace Jr., 20, was charged with drug-induced aggravated battery inflicting great bodily harm

Joseph J. Pace Jr., 20, of the 11600 block of Bernice Avenue was charged with drug-induced aggravated battery inflicting great bodily harm, police said. Bail was set at $200,000 at a hearing Monday in McHenry County Circuit Court. The woman, whose last known address was in Carpentersville, was hospitalized Aug. 17, police said. The woman has since been released and should recover, said Nichole Owens,...

Nguyen Thi Trang (24) claimed to be a student. She was arrested while boarding a Hanoi-bound flight

Nguyen Thi Trang (24) claimed to be a student. She was arrested while boarding a Hanoi-bound flight around 12.30 a.m. “The accused had concealed 4.28 kg of heroin in specially made cavities in her sandals and the false bottom of a suitcase”, A.K. Koushal, Commissioner of Customs, told The Hindu.“The accused flew from New Delhi to Bangalore by a Jetlite flight on Wednesday night. We had information...

Mohammed Yousaf,Ansar Iqbal, sentenced to eight years each

Mohammed Yousaf, of Normandy Road, Perry Barr, Ansar Iqbal, of Selston Road, Aston were sentenced to eight years each while Shaied Iqbal, of Drummond Road, Aston, was imprisoned for six and a half years.It is reported that detectives from Staffordshire Police’s Major Crime Unit worked with colleagues from the West Midlands, Greater Manchester and Bedfordshire forces for 10 months to break the ring.Over...

Emily Kattuk was first arrested on Sept. 15 as she arrived in Sanikluaq on a flight from Winnipeg.

Emily Kattuk was first arrested on Sept. 15 as she arrived in Sanikluaq on a flight from Winnipeg. Police allege cocaine was found in her luggage. Kattuk was next arrested on Sept. 22 by police who were responding to an impaired driving complaint. Police allege she was found with marijua...

Ricky James Montgomery, the former hotelier Bradley James Evans and a Maroubra man, Hayden Rodgers - were found guilty

Former South Sydney footballer Ricky James Montgomery, the former hotelier Bradley James Evans and a Maroubra man, Hayden Rodgers - were found guilty.Since then, their lawyers have raised concerns over the role of the then Crime Commission investigator Mark Standen, who faces drug charges, and his link with Steven James, the key Crown witness against them.three eastern suburbs men to conspire with...

Lynne Wilson, a teacher at Treasure Coast High School, was arrested after she tried to return items for which she had not paid.

Lynne Wilson, a teacher at Treasure Coast High School, was arrested after she tried to return items for which she had not paid.Police said they found cocaine in her pocket while she was being placed under arre...

Maria Guadalupe Trevino-Venegas, Laura Trevino and her sisters, Adriana and Evelia, have been convicted

Maria Guadalupe Trevino-Venegas, Laura Trevino and her sisters, Adriana and Evelia, have been convicted of conspiring and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine. All of the suspects are from Brownsville. They were arrested at a border crossing in Brownsville, after a smuggling attempt in June. Authorities say the women had over 40 pounds of cocaine strapped to their bodi...

Jose Carlos "Charlie" Hinojosa, 31, of Roma - who now faces multiple counts of conspiracy, drug smuggling and money laundering in the ongoing case.

Sheriff Reymundo "Rey" Guerra has not been named in the 17-count indictment against more than 10 men and women accused of working with the Gulf Cartel.But a case file partially unsealed last week lists the warrant used to search his office among others described as "related" to the smuggling investigation.Federal authorities would not confirm Thursday whether the sheriff is expected to face any criminal...

Byronell Arline was arrested on a cocaine possession charge by the New Port Richey Police Department

Byronell Arline was arrested on a cocaine possession charge by the New Port Richey Police Department at 12:19 a.m. Sunday. He was released that morning on $5,000 bail.Arline, 18, who landed a scholarship to play football at Dodge City (Kansas) Community College, returned to Florida in July after a two-week stint at Dodge City.At the time, Ridgewood football coach Chris Taylor said Arline didn't feel...

Indicted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine or methamphetamine, or both, included the accused ringleader of the organization, Bertario Santos-Rojas,

Indicted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine or methamphetamine, or both, included the accused ringleader of the organization, Bertario Santos-Rojas, 36, of Auburn, and three cousins, all of them brothers: Ignacio Pena-Garcia, 32, Jose Vidal-Barraza, 21, and Antonio Rojas-Perez, who is being held by immigration.Others arrested include: Maria Baez, 30, Jesus Yordani Moreno Zuarez, 20, Nestor Cruz-Santiago,...

Gregory Kaczmarek former Schenectady police chief has been charged with conspiring to distribute drugs

former Schenectady police chief has been charged with conspiring to distribute drugs in upstate New York. Gregory Kaczmarek was arraigned along with his wife on a second-degree conspiracy charge Thursday. The Kaczmareks are also charged with multiple counts of felony cocaine possession and conspiracy to sell marijuana. Lisa Kaczmarek was charged earlier this year after a state investigation that also...

16.2 percent of those surveyed in the United States had tried cocaine at least once

World Health Organization study published in July of this year noted that 16.2 percent of those surveyed in the United States had tried cocaine at least once. The latest available research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found cocaine use on the rise and noted that 70 percent of new "initiates" to cocaine "were aged 18 or older." In the Colombian magazine Semana,...

Stanley Richards allegedly had in his possession seven grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. He pleaded not guilty

Stanley Richards, on Saturday September 20, allegedly had in his possession seven grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. He pleaded not guilty. He is being represented by defense counsel Gary Ramlochand.In making a bail application, Ramlochand told the court that his client has a reputed wife and two children, and is the sloe breadwinner of his household.According to Ramlochand, on the day...

caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola

"The caffeine content of energy drinks varies over a 10-fold range, with some containing the equivalent of 14 cans of Coca-Cola, yet the caffeine amounts are often unlabeled and few include warnings about the potential health risks of caffeine intoxication," says Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., one of the authors of the article that appears in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence (September 2008).Johns...

currently studying what may potentially be the most powerful substance for eliminating all traces and effects of cocaine in the body.

Cocaine dependence is presently one of the most common forms of addiction in the US, as shown by increasing number of cocaine-related emergency situations reported around the country. Furthermore, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, around 35.3 million Americans aged 12 and older have used cocaine in 2006.Cocaine addiction is hard to treat and overdoses are quite common. These two problem...

Enrique Araque Estrada, 52, and Rene Manuel Sanchez, 46, both of Phoenix, were charged for allegedly being in possession with the intent to distribute

Enrique Araque Estrada, 52, and Rene Manuel Sanchez, 46, both of Phoenix, were charged for allegedly being in possession with the intent to distribute 5 or more kilograms between September 2006 and March 2007, according to a court complaint.If convicted, the three men face a maximum sentence of life in pris...

Dwight David Shinaul,was charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute the drug

Dwight David Shinaul, 28, of Brooklyn Park, was charged with one count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute the drug, the office said.According to his indictment, Shinaul conspired with others to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine between Jan. 1, 2007 and Aug. 26, 2008. Additionally on Aug. 26, 2008 he was in possession 500 or more grams with the intention to distribute it.Officers...

Gang's local leader, Jose Diaz, was arrested July 30 on felony narcotics charges

Gang's local leader, Jose Diaz, was arrested July 30 on felony narcotics charges, she said.Investigators found $86,000, seized nearly 9 pounds of cocaine and recovered four handguns during their probe, Brennan said. Diaz wired $40,000 to $50,000 a week in drug proceeds to associates in Puerto Rico, prosecutors said. On June 5, a Connecticut resident bought cocaine hidden in a child's pegboard stool,...

Dwayne Loncke had in his possession two kilograms of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. To the charge he pleaded not guilty

Dwayne Loncke, appeared yesterday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.It is alleged that on Tuesday, September 16, at Fifth Street, Alberttown, Loncke had in his possession two kilograms of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking. To the charge he pleaded not guilty.He was represented by Defence Counsel Glenn Hanoman, who told the court that his client...

Daniel King was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty in July to one count of structuring.

Daniel King was sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty in July to one count of structuring. The charge involves making bank deposits in amounts less than $10,000 to avoid reporting requirements. Federal authorities say King also bought a $1.15 home in Saratoga and made other purchases in the late 1990s from his cocaine trafficking activities. After the government seized some of his assets,...

Devan A. Williams,was arrested charged with felony counts of trafficking and possession of cocaine

Devan A. Williams, 1259 Oxford Ave. NW, was arrested in the 600 block of Wilson Place NW, where police said he also was riding a stolen bicycle. Williams was charged with felony counts of trafficking and possession of cocaine, and tampering with evidence. He also was charged with misdemeanor counts of receiving stolen property related to the bicycle, and for possession of marijua...

Gareth Morley admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply

Gareth Morley, 27, turned would-be small- time commercial dealer because he wanted to make cash for Christmas. But he was caught after police raided his home and discovered 28grammes of the drug, with a purity of 15per cent. Some of the cocaine was for his own use but at least 20 bags, possibly more, were to be sold to raise profit, Burnley Crown Court heard. Morley, of Hillside Road, admitted possessing...

Shawn Pimpleton Officers found 4 ounces of crack and a loaded Glock .45 semi-automatic pistol in his pockets.

arrested Shawn Pimpleton, 31, during a traffic stop Dec. 23, 2007. Officers found 4 ounces of crack and a loaded Glock .45 semi-automatic pistol in his pockets. Pimpleton was released and was pulled over again by police two weeks later. This time, they found "a dealer-size quantity of marijuana" and ammunition for another handgun, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Pimpleton -- who has two convictions...

Tyrell H. Gorham affiliated with the Bloods arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs

Tyrell H. Gorham, 23, of Elm Street, had been under investigation by the Kennebec Valley Drug Task Force, which includes Waterville police, police said Monday in a written statement.Detective Chris Paradis and Officer Duane Cloutier, working with task-force members from the Oakland Police Department and Kennebec Sheriff's Office, went to Gorham's Elm Street apartment at 1 p.m. Sunday, according to...

Wanda Elaine Folden admitted selling drugs in the Charleston area for 10 years

Wanda Elaine Folden, 41, pleaded guilty in July, admitting that she had 143 grams of crack on May 31, 2007, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. Folden gave the crack, along with marijuana and other drug paraphernalia, to a juvenile and told the child to hide it in the family's van, according to the release. Folden later admitted selling drugs in the Charleston area for 10...

Lee R. Whitworth,Cheryl L. Smith charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, crack cocaine

Lee R. Whitworth, 56, of Belvidere was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, crack cocaine, within 1,000 feet of public housing. The Class 1 felony is punishable by four to 15 years in prison. Whitworth was taken to the Boone County Jail on $50,000 bond.Cheryl L. Smith, 52, also of Belvidere was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance,...

Arturo Alerja was in the bathroom of Farra's night club using and selling cocaine

Arturo Alerja, 30,was in the bathroom of Farra's night club using and selling cocaine at 1:04 a.m. Iowa City Police Sgt. Mike Brotherton, who responded to the bar, said the DOC officer was off-duty and not assisting in any police operations.Sgt. Troy Kelsay said Santiago told the bar staff about what he saw and helped to identify Alerja so the staff could decide what action to take. Kelsay said Santiago...

David Royston, Michael Ginnelly,ran the drugs racket from Mr Pickwicks in Leman Street, Whitechapel on the edge of the City.

Southwark Crown Court heard former currency broker Ginnelly even sold £100 worth of the class A drug while sitting in the car with his three children.David Royston, 44, and ex-currency broker Michael Ginnelly, 55, ran the drugs racket from Mr Pickwicks in Leman Street, Whitechapel on the edge of the City.Over 12 months the pair supplied cocaine in increasing amounts to a series of undercover police...

Lawrence Doyle was arrested in June 2007 after family members upset about his cocaine use and dealing from their home tipped off police

Lawrence Doyle of 7 Elwell St. was arrested in June 2007 after family members upset about his cocaine use and dealing from their home tipped off police.After searching his house and finding 2.8 grams of cocaine in separately packaged bags, detectives searching Doyle's car and clothes found 21.8 grams of cocaine, a vial with six OxyContin tablets and $1,216 in cash.Doyle pleaded guilty to two counts...

John Smith, 33, was stopped in a taxi in the city and drugs, weighing just over two kilos, were found.

John Smith, 33, was stopped in a taxi in the city and drugs, weighing just over two kilos, were found. He claimed he had stolen a rucksack from two men who had asked him for directions in a pub and said he did not know what was inside. However, drugs officers had witnessed him hand over money in return for the bag of cocaine. Advocate depute Morag Jack told the High Court in Edinburgh that Smith had...

Arrested Marcel Levon Williams recovered two baggies of crack cocaine, a baggy of green leafy vegetation, a marijuana cigarette, $364 in cash

Arrested Marcel Levon Williams around 9:40 a.m. at 1114 E. 19th St. and recovered two baggies of crack cocaine, a baggy of green leafy vegetation, a marijuana cigarette, $364 in cash, among other items, a police report said.Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury on six charges that accuse him...

Ruby L. Holley and 37-year-old Jeremy James entered guilty pleas to the charge of dealing in cocaine, a class B felony.

Ruby L. Holley and 37-year-old Jeremy James entered guilty pleas to the charge of dealing in cocaine, a class B felony.Holley admitted under oath to selling .32 grams of cocaine to a confidential informant near Ninth and North streets in Logansport on May 4, 2006. She was arrested more than a year later along with 28 other suspects in what the Cass County Drug Task Force called Bought & Paid For...

Jose Diaz a/k/a Jose David Diaz-Ortega, was arrested on July 30, 2008

Jose Diaz a/k/a Jose David Diaz-Ortega, was arrested on July 30, 2008. A total of 9 people have been arrested and charged in an indictment unsealed today. A five-month investigation revealed that Jose Diaz a/k/a Jose David Diaz-Ortega, directed associates in Puerto Rico to ship kilograms of cocaine, concealed inside children's toy tool boxes and large building toy container boxes, to New York City....

David A. Gooch charged with criminally negligent homicide and criminal injection of a narcotic drug

Catskill police arrested 33-year-old David A. Gooch and charged him with criminally negligent homicide and criminal injection of a narcotic drug, both felonies, and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, both misdeamenors.Gooch is accused in the death of 49-year-old Dennis Byrne. Byrne was transported to Columbia Memorial...

Dani Rodriguez was taken into custody when Anti-Crime officers found him holing 25 packets of heroin

Dani Rodriguez of Throop Avenue was taken into custody when Anti-Crime officers found him holing 25 packets of heroin. The bust culminated a weeklong investigation, police said.Rodriguez was charged with possession of heroin and related distribution counts, including being within 1,000 of a public park and within a 1,000-foot school zone. He is free on $35,000 bail.In July, Anti-Crime officers and...

Marshall Pittman,Raven Reebel,Brittany Cook All three were booked into the Multi-County Correctional Center

Arrested Marshall Pittman, 20, 868 Chatfield Road, on two charges of possession of heroin and a charge of drug paraphernalia; Raven Reebel, 23, LaRue, on two charges of possession of heroin; and Brittany Cook, 19, last known address 868 Chatfield Road, on a charge of possession of heroin.detectives...

Ben Dionne charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute and failure to appear in U.S. District Court in Bangor.

Ben Dionne, 29, is back in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service after fleeing to Canada nearly two years ago. Dionne, who has dual citizenship, was extradited to the U.S. earlier this year. He was turned over to American authorities Monday in Madawaska, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.He is charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute and failure to appear...

Paul Bruce was caught with 28 wraps of the drug

Paul Bruce was caught with 28 wraps of the drug when he ran on to a bus after officers spotted him acting suspiciously. And as well as having the drugs, which weighed about five grams, the 25-year-old also had £160 in cash. Rachel Marshall, prosecuting, told Swindon Crown Court how officers saw him acting suspiciously on Friday, November 9 last year. She said they followed him as he ran on to a bus...

Stephen Elsdon twice supplied crack cocaine to an undercover officer

Stephen Elsdon twice supplied crack cocaine to an undercover officer during a Cleveland Police operation to target peddlers in Hartlepool last year. The 38-year-old was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence with probation service supervision. The Recorder of Middlesbrough, Judge Peter Fox, QC, also ordered that Elsdon undergoes a drug rehabilitation programme over the next two years. He told...

Hector “Guero” Omero Rodriguez was arrested and charged for intent to obtain and distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and money laundering.

Hector “Guero” Omero Rodriguez was arrested and charged for intent to obtain and distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and money laundering. He was picked up along with other arrestees during the morning hours of Sept. 17 as apart of a North Texas drug dealing crackdown known as “Operation Dos Equis.”In total, more than $1 million cash, approximately 300 kilograms of cocaine, approximately...

Juan Delarosa, 56, drug counselor was initially arrested in January this year after authorities, who had been alerted to his criminal activity,

Juan Delarosa, 56, was initially arrested in January this year after authorities, who had been alerted to his criminal activity, caught him with more than bags of heroin and two bags of cocaine in his jacket pocket. He is now charged with felony and misdemeanor counts of attempted promoting of prison contraband. Upon his initial arrest he was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled...

David Danso, who allegedly attempted to smuggle a substance suspected to be cocaine , jumped from the first floor of the Kotoka International Airport

David Danso, who allegedly attempted to smuggle a substance suspected to be cocaine outside the country, jumped from the first floor of the Departure Hall of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) to escape arrest.The suspect, who was fleeing from operatives of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) after he had been invited by them, received multiple fractures on his left thigh as a result of the heavy...

Anthony Connolly was arrested on Wednesday evening after UK Border Agency officers searched a truck carrying a consignment of beer at Dover.

Anthony Connolly, of North Sudley Road, Mossley Hill was arrested on Wednesday evening after UK Border Agency officers searched a truck carrying a consignment of beer at Dover.They found a number of brown-taped packages containing heroin hidden in two holdalls on top of the engine block under the cab of the tractor unit.Connolly, 42, was the driver of the van searched when it arrived at Dover’s eastern...

Marcus Steadman, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, was sentenced to four years in prison.

Marcus Steadman, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, was sentenced to four years in prison.judge also ordered him to complete the remainder of the five-year sentence he was serving while in Sudbury and sentenced him to an additional 230 days.West Derbyshire MP Patrick McLoughlin said people convicted of serious drugs offences should not be sent to open prisons.He said: "This...

Pasquale Barbaro “I would rather be poor and free than a millionaire"posed too much of a risk of violating bail conditions and fleeing the country

Barbaro, from Griffith in NSW, is facing five charges of trafficking commercial quantities of ecstasy, money laundering and dealing with the proceeds of crime over a large ecstasy haul uncovered by Australian Federal Police. Pasquale Barbaro posed too much of a risk of violating bail conditions and fleeing the country and therefore refused the application. The 15 million pills were hidden in tomato...

Joseph Hyde. , who now lives in Thailand, was stopped in his car by police in March last year and was found with 3.3 grams of cocaine

Thomas Thompson, 52 of Dragside, South Shields was jailed for seven years, Aaron Fada, 33, of Braybourne Street, South Shields was jailed for three years and Simon Welsh, 33, of Strathmore Gardens, South Shields was jailed for 21 months. Joseph Hyde. , who now lives in Thailand, was stopped in his car by police in March last year and was found with 3.3 grams of cocaine, with a street value of £200....

Richard J. Scirocco,was caught with the drugs after a state trooper pulled his 1997 Chevy Trailblazer over for speeding and a marked lanes violation

Richard J. Scirocco, 42, of 10 Howe Street, was caught with the drugs after a state trooper pulled his 1997 Chevy Trailblazer over for speeding and a marked lanes violation, police said. Scirocco was driving with another man, Scott Carty Jr., 21, in the passenger seat, police said. Both men acted nervously...

Omar Stevenson, faces two counts of illegal drug sales and two of illegal drug possession.

Omar Stevenson, 30, of 234 School St., is accused of selling cocaine July 15 and Aug. 15 on School Street, police said. When he was arrested Monday outside his home, Stevenson had a plastic bag of marijuana, police said. He faces two counts of illegal drug sales and two of illegal drug possession. He was scheduled for arraignment yesterday at First District Court, Hempste...

Gary Bryant,claimed he was ordered to transport 140 wraps of the class A drug from Liverpool to dealers in North Wales to clear his own drug debt.

Gary Bryant, 35, of Tynwadd, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey, claimed he was ordered to transport 140 wraps of the class A drug from Liverpool to dealers in North Wales to clear his own drug debt.The Recorder of Chester, Judge Elgan Edwards, commended two officers from British Transport Police, Joan Moore and Geoffrey Robinson, for their actions which led to Bryant’s arrest.Judge Edwards said: “As a result...

Leslie Adgar and Jon Patton pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin. Those crimes carry a statutory minimum penalty of 10 years

Leslie Adgar, 42, of Decatur, Ga., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Judge J. Owen Forrester to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Jon Patton, 44, of Lawrenceville, Ga., got 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Andre Mays, 24, of Atlanta, was sentenced to 2 years and six months of probation and ordered to perform 160 hours of community...

Trial of Aaron Washington and Vonnie Williams is expected to take two or three weeks.

Trial of Aaron Washington and Vonnie Williams is expected to take two or three weeks. Washington and Williams were indicted in March on 36 counts, including operating a criminal enterprise. If convicted they could face up to 99 years in prison.Prosecutors say for several years the operation used women as mules to smuggle cocaine, sometimes in their bodies, on flight to Jun...

Maria Venegas Vda. De Trevino admitted to hiding the drugs on her body

Aside from the nearly 20 pounds of cocaine Trevino-Venegas had strapped to her body, agents say they discovered another 17 pounds of narcotics in the 2006 Mercedes ML350 being driven by one of the sisters.Maria Venegas Vda. De Trevino, 60, and her three daughters were arrested June 18 when she attempted to smuggle $1 million worth of cocaine through the B&M International Bridge.United States Attorney...

Rajput Kaleem Uddin was charged with smuggling a Class C drug

Rajput Kaleem Uddin, 38, a Pakistani national who arrived on Tyneside from Karachi, Pakistan, via a flight from Dubai, was later charged with smuggling a Class C drug and remanded to appear before Newcastle Crown Court by city magistrates.steroids with a street value of £50,000 were seized at Newcastle Airport after they were found stashed in a suitcase.Customs and excise officials searching a wheelie...

Chinaemerem Callistus Ukwanna Igboanusi, 25, has been charged with attempting to smuggle Class A drugs into the UK

Chinaemerem Callistus Ukwanna Igboanusi, 25, of Tamworth Road, Fenham, Newcastle, has been charged with attempting to smuggle Class A drugs into the UK.The £150,000 stash was found in the lining of a suitcase after officers searched the baggage on board the flight.150,000 of cocaine on a flight to Newcastle Airport from Cameroon. And police revealed yesterday two Nigerian nationals have been charged...

Peter Musoloki fled but his wife Christine Lanyero was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of opium.

UPDF officer, Peter Musoloki. The officer fled but his wife Christine Lanyero was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of opium. The rolled sticks were found in a water jar, according to the Police. The Police said Musoloki deals in opium rolls of which he sells at about sh1,000 each. “He buys and sells to his fellow soldiers and a gang of youth who reside at Kasubi Small-Gate,” said the...

Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were held as a spot check at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay

Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were held as a spot check at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, uncovered 2.3kg of the drug.The pair, unemployed and from the Derby area, are set to appear before Montego Bay Resident Magistrates' Court.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said the drugs, weighing around 2.3kg and with a value of around £170,000, were apparently found stitched into...

Hugo L. Olmedo-Lopez, 38, was charged with possession of cocaine

Hugo L. Olmedo-Lopez, 38, was charged with possession of cocaine and littering. He also had an active warrant in Florida for trafficking in heroin. At about 12:30 p.m., a police officer working with the Building and Health Department on Oakdale Avenue saw a yard with a chair, plastic pool, bottle and paper littering the lawn. There was also a large amount of dog feces in the yard, the report stated....

Scott Rozsa, 37, pleaded guilty to several charges

Scott Rozsa, 37, pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from his May 2004 arrest, which also turned up three guns and more than $130,000 cash inside his car and home.He was on bail at the time for an earlier arrest for conspiracy to traffic five kilograms of cocaine from British Columbia. "He was fairly high on the chain of distribution here in Manitoba," Crown attorney Michael Foote said in court...

Inspector Mohammed .A. Kamara and Sgt. Patrick Johnson,detained on allegation of involvement in the landing of the 700 kg of cocaine

Inspector Mohammed .A. Kamara, head of the Police Special Branch, Sgt. Patrick Johnson, formerly of the Congo Cross Police Station and Mr. Kabbah of the Office of National Security (ONS) are currently detained at the Pademba Road Maximum Prison on allegation of involvement in the landing of the 700 kg of cocaine and trafficking of the substance.The trios were arrested last Saturday and whisked to...

Nnadozie Kenneth ingested 65 pieces of substance suspected to be cocaine on his way to Paris

Nnadozie Kenneth, who claimed to be a car dealer in Lagos ingested 65 pieces of substance suspected to be cocaine on his way to Paris last Saturday, Ofoyeju further stated that Kenneth who is married with three children also claimed that it was his first time of trafficking in drugs. “My wife felt like tearing me into pieces when she saw me in this condition,” Kenneth had said regretfully. Kenneth...

Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were detained after a random spot check at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, on Sunday.

Tanisha Samuel, 20, and Shereen Mariah Hardy, 17, were detained after a random spot check at Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, on Sunday.HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said the drugs, weighing about 2.3kg and valued at £170,000, were apparently found stitched into the hair pieces.A Jamaican police spokeswoman said the two women were charged with possession, dealing and attempting to export...

Ron Sailor Jr was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for money laundering and defrauding the church he once led as pastor.

Ron Sailor Jr was sentenced to five years and three months in prison for money laundering and defrauding the church he once led as pastor.“I understand I could have taken a very different route,” Sailor, 33, told U.S. District Court Judge Jack Camp before sentencing. “I’ve repented before God for my...