Sukhray Singh Saran sentenced to six years in prison.

Sukhray Singh Saran 21-year-old Winnipeg man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of possession for the purpose of trafficking and was sentenced to six years in prison. "There is certainly a tragedy in all of this when you have a person of such a young age (going to prison)," said Crown attorney Jeremy Aikerstream. Police arrested Saran, then 19, and two other men in August 2007, while raiding a...

Sudinia Johnson, 34 of Hamilton, and Otis Kelly, 40 of Fairfield. Arrested at Pleasant Avenue and Nilles Road in Fairfield,$1 million each bail

Sudinia Johnson of hamilton and Otis Kelly of Fairfield are each in jail on a million dollar bond tonight.The Butler County Sheriff says the two were traveling from Chicago to Butler County with 7 kilos of cocaine.He says authorities tracked the men from Chicago and pulled them over in Fairfield. Deputies also seized five vehicles in the investigation."It's one of the most sophisticated set ups we've...

Europe now has more than 12 million cocaine users, 1.5 million heroin users and 9.5 million ecstasy users

Europe now has more than 12 million cocaine users, 1.5 million heroin users and 9.5 million ecstasy users, a conference on the EU's drugs strategy heard today.Fianna Fáil MEP Eoin Ryan, a former junior minister with responsibility for the national drugs strategy, told the event that fighting drug crime means sharing intelligence to track criminals across borders.“We need to increase our knowledge...

Jamel “Bump” Brannon, 28, of no permanent address, was identified as the main organizer of illegal drug sales in Riverside and Black Rock.

Jamel “Bump” Brannon, 28, of no permanent address, was identified as the main organizer of illegal drug sales in Riverside and Black Rock. He remains at large. Individuals arrested Wednesday in the sweep were: Stacey Matthews, 22, of Condon Avenue; Jonathan Decerro, 17, of Albany Street; Laicie Manzella, 19, of Condon; Yashiara Maldonado, 18, of Condon; Kathleen Wargula, 18, of Laird Avenue; Linda...

Carlos Patino Restrepo was flown to the United States and arrived in an armored car for his arraignment Thursday in U.S. District Court

Carlos Patino Restrepo was flown to the United States and arrived in an armored car for his arraignment Thursday in U.S. District Court in Central Islip.Patino Restrepo, 44, is accused of bringing tons of cocaine into the United States beginning in the 1990s, according to court documents, Newsday reported. He is charged with conspiracy to possess and import cocaine into the country, with intent to...

Jeffrey Conway,who had a trial with Celtic Football Club, agreed to mind drugs for a person he met at a party in return for some cocaine for his own

Jeffrey Conway,who had a trial with Celtic Football Club, agreed to mind drugs for a person he met at a party in return for some cocaine for his own use.Conway, of Belclare Avenue, Poppintree, Ballymun pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of the cocaine in his bedroom at his family home on June 1, 2007.Judge Katherine Delahunt remanded Conway in custody earlier this month...

Traci C. Buckley, 28, smuggled a “dangerous narcotic” into the jail by passing it to inmate Raymond H. Sitterly, 31.

Traci C. Buckley, 28, smuggled a “dangerous narcotic” into the jail by passing it to inmate Raymond H. Sitterly, 31. Deputies didn’t identify the drug.The pair were arrested on Saturday during the act of smuggling, deputies said, after a week-long investigation by detectives and corrections staff members.Both were charged with first degree promoting prison contraband, a felony. Buckley was arraigned...

Thomas McIntyre, 40, was caught after police raided his home in Cairnton Place, Tillicoutry,

Thomas McIntyre, 40, was caught after police raided his home in Cairnton Place, Tillicoutry, last May. Detectives moved in after quizzing users who confessed to often buying drugs from McIntyre. At the High Court in Glasgow, McIntyre admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin between 1 January and 10 May last year. It emerged he had already served a five year jail-term for drug dealing after...

Sebastian Araujo, 42 and Moises Solano, 50

Sebastian Araujo, 42 and Moises Solano, 50 were scheduled to appear for a bond hearing Tuesday after police found 25 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than $2.5 million, on them at a North Side gas station.After Grand Central Area Spanish Gang Task Force officers received information that a vehicle was being used to transport a large quantity of narcotics from Texas to Chicago,...

Brian Mounsey, 50, of Stockton-on-Tees, once sentenced to death in Thailand for drug dealing but commuted to 40 years in prison.

Richard Arthur Daniels, 38, of Beechwood Road, Wibsey, was jailed for ten years. Anthony Davies, 27, of Lloyds Drive, Low Moor, got six years. A third Bradford man, Dean Martin, 30, of Glendale Drive, Wibsey, is expected to be sentenced next week. Daniels had admitted a charge of conspiring to supply...

Miguel Fernando Villarreal-Ochoa guilty of conspiring to posses and possessing with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.

Miguel Fernando Villarreal-Ochoa guilty of conspiring to posses and possessing with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.The trial for the 35-year-old owner of Villarreal Transport started last Wednesday with the jury making their decision at 8 p.m. Friday.Brownsville FBI agents received information that a large amount of narcotics was located at a certain address in Brownsville.Authroties...

Eduardo Arellano Felix captured by Mexican law enforcement agents

Mexican law enforcement agents have captured Eduardo Arellano Felix, a suspected leader of the brutal, Baja California-based drug cartel responsible for smuggling large amounts of cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine to the United States. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had offered $5 million for information leading to his capture. Arellano has been indicted in U.S. federal court in San...

Antonio F. Ropiza pleaded not guilty to a count of second-degree murder

Antonio F. Ropiza, 30, of Riverhead, pleaded not guilty to a count of second-degree murder Monday in Riverhead Town Justice Court, court officials said.Town Justice Allen Smith ordered Ropiza held in county jail without bail.According to police, Beatrice Shaw's mother discovered her daughter's dead body inside her apartment around 3:15 p.m. Friday. Police said Ropiza stabbed Shaw the night before...

Courtney T. Moragne, was sentenced for unlawful gun possession and possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell

Courtney T. Moragne, 26, formerly of Pierce Avenue, was sentenced for unlawful gun possession and possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell, both felonies.Agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives worked on the case with Niagara Falls Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard P. Maigret said Moragne was arrested with crack cocaine in June 2006, November 2006 and...

Demont Story, of 14408 Brandon Court in Dale City, faces a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine.

Demont Story, of 14408 Brandon Court in Dale City, faces a federal charge of conspiracy to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. Police charged 17 people, one from the Dale City area, with distributing massive amounts of cocaine in Prince William County. Multiple kilograms of cocaine from Chicago, with a street value of nearly $20,000, were distributed throughout the county, officials announced...

Narendra Kalidas Suchak was stopped by customs officers at Dover docks in Kent on Friday evening after he arrived on a ferry from Calais.

Narendra Kalidas Suchak, 56, of Mason Row, Hamilton, was stopped by customs officers at Dover docks in Kent on Friday evening after he arrived on a ferry from Calais.Upon inspection of his Audi car they said they discovered five packages hidden in the rear quarter panels, containing approximately 5kg of the drug.Further inquiries led to £3,500 in cash being recovered from a house in Leicester.HM Revenue...

Jesus Zambada Garcia, the brother of a suspected drug kingpin in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, was among 16 people captured

Jesus Zambada Garcia, the brother of a suspected drug kingpin in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, was among 16 people captured Monday after a gunbattle in the Mexican capital, said Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora. The attorney general said Zambada, whose nickname means "the king," commanded one of four branches of the so-called Sinaloa cartel, leading its operations in central Mexico. Zambada...

Jonathan G. Salgado-Alvarez, 36, of 19 Sargent St.was phony.

Jonathan G. Salgado-Alvarez, 36, of 19 Sargent St. — was phony.When troopers tried to fingerprint him at the state police barracks in Leominster, they determined he had used sandpaper or some abrasive material to grind off the ridged skin of his fingerprints in an apparent attempt to conceal his identity.Salgado-Alvarez displayed a driver's license with a number that came back to a different person...

Tyrone Fleming was charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, and illegal transportation of alcohol

Tyrone Fleming, 45, of Deerfield, Fla., was charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, and illegal transportation of alcohol, police said.traffic stop of a semi truck in Plainfield turned into a drug arrest when cocaine and drug paraphernalia were found in the passenger's possession, police said.Illinois State Police and Plainfield police stopped the truck at Lockport...

Stacey Goss, 31, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crack cocaine.

Stacey Goss, 31, pleaded guilty June 18 to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crack cocaine. U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz sentenced her to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release.According to the U.S. attorney's Connecticut office, Goss, also known as "Binky," was among 22 people named Feb. 14 in a 30-count indictment handed...

Richard Compton was caught with £320,000 worth of the Class A

Richard Compton was caught with £320,000 worth of the Class A substance near the M74 motorway at Lesmahagow in October last year. He drove on the wrong side of the road and crossed a central reservation in a bid to escape a police patrol car. When officers finally stopped him his face was covered in white powder. At the High Court in Edinburgh, the former salesman from Livingston, West Lothian, admitted...

Freddie Lopez Jr. of Ruskin, Juan Antonio Ramos of Ruskin and Arnold Castaneda of Wimauma are each charged with felony cocaine trafficking

Freddie Lopez Jr. of Ruskin, Juan Antonio Ramos of Ruskin and Arnold Castaneda of Wimauma are each charged with felony cocaine trafficking. Each was held without bail at the Orient Road Jail today.Authorities arrested the men about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at Big Bend Road and U.S. 301 South in Riverview,...

Athletics coach Trevor Graham was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Tuesday to one year of home confinement

Athletics coach Trevor Graham was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Tuesday to one year of home confinement for lying to federal agents investigating the BALCO doping scandal, according to media reports.Graham's attorney and prosecutors were not immediately available for comment.Graham triggered a huge steroid...

Email Ewald Banai,was arrested by Revenue and Customs officers when he arrived at Belfast International Airport on a flight from Amsterdam

Email Ewald Banai, a 57-year-old Surinamese national resident in Holland, was arrested by Revenue and Customs officers when he arrived at Belfast International Airport on a flight from Amsterdam in October last year. During routine questioning, officers became suspicious and Mr Banai was arrested and taken to a nearby hospital for X-ray examination. One hundred small packages were recovered and on...

Gangsta Rapper Thomas Mandigo expects a life sentence

Thomas Mandigo was arrested in April on drug possession charges. He was found guilty of the crime several weeks ago. Prosecutor Jason Jones said that Mandigo glorified his gangster and drug selling lifestyle with videos placed on You Tube. Monday, a Caddo judge determined that Mandigo is a four-time felony offender, and that's something that he can consider during sentencing, according to the multi-offender...

Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Lindsey Evans, has been stripped of her title following her arrest for alleged possession of marijuana

Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Lindsey Evans, has been stripped of her title following her arrest for alleged possession of marijuana, which the police found in her purse after she and three girlfriends were apprehended for leaving a restaurant without paying the bill. (For more details, read our earlier...

Former Damascus Police Chief Tony Richardson faces up to 80 years in prison after pleading no contest Tuesday to charges that he sold methamphetamine.

Former Damascus Police Chief Tony Richardson faces up to 80 years in prison after pleading no contest Tuesday to charges that he sold and conspired to distribute methamphetamine. And there are more charges to come. The no-contest pleas, which carry the same penalties as a conviction but is not an admission...

Milton Tyson stopped found with a van full of counterfeit merchandise, a small amount of marijauna and a loaded pistol.

Milton Tyson, 39, of Harvest. He had been a special education teacher at Lee High for more than 10 years. Police arrested Tyson Monday not far from Lee High School. They say when they stopped him they found a van full of counterfeit merchandise, a small amount of marijauna and a loaded pistol. "This pistol we determined was on campus prior to us arresting him off," said Sgt. Mark Roberts with the...

Philip Tasker, 42, was found with the 70kg haul of heroin stashed in the back of his Citroen van.

Philip Tasker, 42, was found with the 70kg haul of heroin stashed in the back of his Citroen van.The drugs were in boxes marked up for carrying bacon.The discovery was made when Tasker was stopped by UK Border Agency officers at the Eastern Docks in Dover on Friday (October 17).Tasker has now been released on bail and is due to appear at Dover Magistrates Court on Thursday (October 2...

Michael Sammon charged with conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life, conspiracy to import firearms possessing class C

Michael Sammon (born 13/03/1960) has today, Monday 20 October 2008, been charged with conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life, conspiracy to import firearms, conspiracy to manufacture firearms, conspiracy to sell or transfer firearms to another, conspiracy to possess ammunition, having a false instrument, possessing a class C controlled drug and possessing an identity document...

Arrested Teodoro Fino Restrepo, who allegedly arranged cocaine shipments from Colombia to Mexico's Beltran Leyva cartel.

Arrested Teodoro Fino Restrepo, who allegedly arranged cocaine shipments from Colombia to Mexico's Beltran Leyva cartel.All the suspects are being held on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering and organised-crime activities, Ms Morales said. Authorities had been investigating the group since 2005."This is important, because it breaks a logistic link in the chain that supplies Mexican cartels...

Natalie Ellen Quinn, 26, of Grenville Walk in Littleborough, was arrested on the P&O ship Arcadia in Southampton early Sunday

Natalie Ellen Quinn, 26, of Grenville Walk in Littleborough, was arrested on the P&O ship Arcadia in Southampton early SundaySeven people were arrested in total in an operation involving HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency. Quinn is believed to be one of four who allegedly had a total...

Victor M. Ramolete, 26, of Atlantic Beach was arrested.

Manager of a Jacksonville Beach bar was arrested Friday after a month-long investigation into reported drug sales inside Eddie Bahama’s, a bar at 314 First St. N.Detectives said they started surveillance inside the bar after buying drugs on three occasions.A fourth purchase was made about 10 p.m. Friday,...

Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra resigned

Sheriff of a rural Texas county next to the U.S.-Mexico border has resigned after being indicted on federal drug charges.An attorney for Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra says the sheriff's resignation was submitted during the weekend and was accepted by the county commissioners at an emergency meeting Monday morning.Guerra faces three counts in an indictment accusing him and 14 other people of...

Larry Dobie "Bear" Pruitt,investigation culminated with the search of Pruitt's home, bar, and auto repair garage

Larry Dobie "Bear" Pruitt, 58, was arrested last year as part of an investigation between the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.The investigation culminated with the search of Pruitt's home, bar, and auto repair garage on Sept. 28 last year.District Judge Ronnie Greer ordered Pruitt to remain in federal custody pending his sentencing set for Feb. 23,...

Elmira Police arrested 21-year old Brittany Nelson of Southport, Michael Harper,Jamal Brock, Robert Christian

Month-long investigation leads to a major drug bust in the Town of Southport.Police seized 500 grams of cocaine, estimated to value about $40,000.Elmira Police arrested 21-year old Brittany Nelson of Southport, 22-year old Michael Harper, 28-year old Jamal Brock, and 26-year old Robert Christian all of Elmira.Harper and Nelson were arraigned and sent to the Chemung County Jail without bail. Brock...

Malta,Dutch man was arrested after having in his possession more than 400 grammes of cocaine.

Dutch man was arrested after having in his possession more than 400 grammes of cocaine. The drug was found in 11 capsules and was hidden in his underwear. Another 43 capsules were found within his stomach.The man had just flown in from Amsterdam before being stopped and searched at the airport late last night in an operation carried out jointly with Customs.Further investigations are being carried...

Marie Dyce,Natalie Ellen Quinn,Calvin Neil Hylton,Camille Danielle P & O ship Arcadia four arrested 30 kilograms of cocaine strapped to their bodies.

The arrested passengers - Natalie Ellen Quinn, 26, from Rochdale, Lancashire, Camille Danielle, 19, from Handsworth, Birmingham, Calvin Neil Hylton, 41, from Manchester, and Briony Marie Dyce, 25, also from Handsworth – were charged with importing Class A drugs at Southampton Magistrates Court yesterday....

Vivian Dennis, a 75-year-old retired construction worker and Michael Dawkins, farmer of St Elizabeth, are each facing charges of possession, dealing

Jamaican-born British national, Vivian Dennis, a 75-year-old retired construction worker and Michael Dawkins, farmer of St Elizabeth, are each facing charges of possession, dealing and attempting to exporting cocaine. Dawkins also has to answer an additional charge of conspiracy. The court heard that on October 11, Dennis had boarded a flight to London, England, at the Sangster International Airport...

Robert Cain said Dorne Dewaine Wheeler shot into his pickup truck striking his common law wife, Judy Logan.

$10 cocaine debt leads to wife's shooting, man testifies as Mobile murder trial begins. A man who admitted he and his common law wife were addicted to cocaine told a Mobile jury today that she was shot with a bullet meant for him because he had not paid a $10 cocaine debt. Robert Cain said Dorne Dewaine Wheeler shot into his pickup truck on July 7, 2007, striking his common law wife, Judy Logan. She...

Quintel Owens, Andrew Keyes and Alfred Anderson arrested three suspects during a drug bust that netted $71,000 worth of cocaine.

State police troopers in Morgantown arrested three suspects during a drug bust that netted $71,000 worth of cocaine. Police arrested three suspects from Hagerstown, Md.: Quintel Owens, Andrew Keyes and Alfred Anderson during the bu...

Graham Harris guilty of possessing 25.3g of cocaine with intent to supply

Graham Harris, 56, claimed the drug was for his own use because prescription drugs did not help him.But at an earlier hearing a jury had found him guilty of having it with intent to supply, as well as possession.At Gloucester Crown Court yesterday, Judge William Hart said a sentence of five years would be normal in such a case but because of the circumstances he was able to reduce it to three years.At...

Teodoro Mauricio "The Dove" Fino, is accused of shipping cocaine to Mexico for the powerful Beltran Leyva brothers to sell in the United States

Colombian kingpin Teodoro Mauricio "The Dove" Fino, is accused of shipping cocaine to Mexico for the powerful Beltran Leyva brothers to sell in the United States, police said on Sunday.Fino, who was arrested a party on Saturday, fled Colombia in 1997 and Mexican police have been on his trail for a decade.The arrests follow a string of narcotics seizures and captures of gang leaders the Mexican government....

Gerard Matthews told gardaí he was told that €1,000 would be taken off his €25,000 drugs debt

Gerard Matthews (30), Grange Village, Mullingar, told gardaí he was told that €1,000 would be taken off his €25,000 drugs debt when he received a call ordering him to collect the vehicle from a McDonald's car park in Ballyfermot, Dublin.Sgt Brendan Breen agreed with Mary Ellen Ring SC, defending, that Matthews felt he had no option but to comply with the request and he believed that if he had ignored...

Mark Hawkes was caught sneaking a quantity of Class C drugs into Stockton’s Holme House Prison.

Mark Hawkes was caught sneaking a quantity of Class C drugs into Stockton’s Holme House Prison.Prison officers saw him put something into his mouth, which turned out to be a condom containing the drugs.When questioned by police he said he had been given them by someone else and threatened if he didn’t take them into the prison.In a separate incident Hawkes had stolen pairs of jeans from a shop in...

Stephen Proudman was jailed for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to possession of a Class A drug on March 15 with intent to supply

Stephen Proudman then approached them and he said that he had drugs - cocaine - for friends.He had two bags and he said he had been given the smaller bag for looking after the larger amount and £450.He said he was looking after the cocaine for a friend who had gone into town and had not wanted to take them with him, Teesside Crown Court was told.Shaun Grainger, defending, said Proudman, 22, had never...

Priyankar Biswas was arrested from the campus after 94 gm heroin was found in his hostel room

Priyankar Biswas was arrested from the campus after 94 gm heroin was found in his hostel room, police said. However, a senior IIT official said he was arrested outside the campus. IIT rules provide for suspension of any student who spends 24 hours in custody. Priyankar will be expelled if a disciplinary panel finds him guil...

John Paul Watson had taken both prescription medication and heroin

John Paul Watson, 42, of Turner Street, Redcar, had taken both prescription medication and heroin on January 15, Teesside Coroner’s Court was told. He was found unconscious in bed the following morning by a friend. The court heard Mr Watson had a history of drug and alcohol abuse but was trying to improve his life at the time of his death by studying on a computer course. Pathologist Jan Lowe gave...

Barry Mitchinson Teesside Magistrates had issued a warrant for his arrest on June 25 1998.

Barry Mitchinson married, had three children, and forged a new career as a stonemason.But the judge dismissed defence pleas to let him stay free, saying that he could not be rewarded for evading justice for ten years.Mitchinson, now 35, claimed he fled East Cleveland to escape from a gang who wanted payment for thousands of pounds of drugs police seized from him.He was found in Kent last month where...

Deborah Watson has been arrested on charges she tried to smuggle drugs to inmates at Valdosta State Prison

Georgia prison employee has been arrested on charges she tried to smuggle drugs to inmates at Valdosta State Prison. Authorities said a tip led to Wednesday's arrest of 26-year-old Deborah Watson. She faces several charges, including intent to distribute a variety of illegal drugs. Lowndes County sheriff's officials said marijuana, cocaine and ecstasy was found in tube socks that Watson hid on her...

Mojataba Baharloui was found to be carrying £1,500, and drugs and the weapon were found in the house.

Mojataba Baharloui, 37, arrived after them and he was found to be carrying £1,500, and drugs and the weapon were found in the house.torch-gun was found at the man’s Hartlepool home when it was raided by police with a warrant to search for drugs, said prosecutor Anne Davies.Policed seized 253 Diazepam tablets, 11 foil wraps of cannabis resin and a small amount of amphetamines which were all for his...

Michael Spadafora and three others allegedly produced more than $9 million worth of methamphetamine

Agents say 42-year-old Michael Spadafora and three others allegedly produced more than $9 million worth of methamphetamine," said Attorney General Thomas Corbett. ran the show, cooking meth in the kitchen and basement of Spadafora's half-million dollar Reading home, a shed and a shipping container. After each meth cook, they say Spadafora put liquid meth in pipes and buried it underground until he...

Ivorian national arrested for attempting to smuggle 18 cocaine capsules hidden in the lining of his pants

Police services arrested, Wednesday, at the Mohammed V airport, an Ivorian national for attempting to smuggle 18 cocaine capsules hidden in the lining of his pants and an undetermined number of the same drug in his stomach.According to security sources, the suspect, 37, hid around 245 grams of cocaine in his pants lining but he refused to tell the police the exact number of capsules he swallowed.The...

Wilson James Douglas was sentenced, last June, by the first instance court of Souk Larabaa ALGharb (west) to seven years in prison and a $ 1,200 fine

Wilson James Douglas was sentenced, last June, by the first instance court of Souk Larabaa ALGharb (west) to seven years in prison and a $ 1,200 fine. In the same case, the court had also handed down six-year and four-year prison terms to two Moroccans, while two others were acquitted.an American national and four Moroccans sued for international drug trafficking.On May 7, the Moroccan rural police...

Ramiro Vanoy-Murillo, a former commander in the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), was sentenced to 24 years and four months. Francisco Zul

Ramiro Vanoy-Murillo, a former commander in the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), was sentenced to 24 years and four months. Francisco Zuluaga-Lindo, also of the AUC, was sentenced to 21 years and eight months. Both men, imprisoned for two years in Colombia before their extradition in May to the US, were accused of involvement in massive cocaine smuggling operations in the late 1990s....

Bolivian man was arrested after he was found with 94 large capsules containing drugs which he had swallowed and smuggled into the country.

Bolivian man was arrested after he was found with 94 large capsules containing drugs which he had swallowed and smuggled into the country.Kuala Lumpur police chief DCP Datuk Muhammad Sabtu Osman said the 29-year-old, a suspected drug mule, had swallowed the drugs in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before taking a 23-hour flight and landing in KLIA airport on October 10.“A narcotics team from Brickfields...

Danny Davidson who has been described by the US government as a major drug trafficker was again denied bail

Danny Davidson who has been described by the US government as a major drug trafficker was again denied bail when he appeared in court Tuesday.Senior Magistrate Glen Brown refused a bail application by Attorney Oswest Senior Smith.Mr. Smith again dismissed the allegations against the 58 year old businessman and argued that the US has not submitted any tangible evidence linking him to drug trafficking.He...

Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge in McAllen on Tuesday and was ordered temporarily detained pending

Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge in McAllen on Tuesday and was ordered temporarily detained pending a hearing Friday on the government's request that he be held without bond until trial, said Angela Dodge, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office. It wasn't...

Ever Villafane Martinez represented Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel in dealings with Mexico's Sinaloa cartel

Mexican authorities say they have extradited a Colombian cartel operative wanted for smuggling thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States. The federal Attorney General's Office says Ever Villafane Martinez represented Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel in dealings with Mexico's Sinaloa cartel. He escaped from a Colombian prison in 2001. Villafane is the 153rd suspect extradited from...

Delroy Gayle, aged 48, of Willesden, London was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of being knowingly concerned in the importation of cocaine

Delroy Gayle, aged 48, of Willesden, London was sentenced after a jury found him guilty of being knowingly concerned in the importation of cocaine following an investigation by officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).Gayle flew into the UK from Cameroon, via Paris, and claimed to be returning...

In a recent incident Major Singh along with Sabbi, resident of village Baropal prepared a consignment of Heroin and got it smuggled through the border

Inquiry against some Indian Army personnel was held in the near past to investigate their involvement in drug trafficking. In this regard certain officers serving at Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along with personnel posted on Border Observation Posts were found involved but the case was hushed up. In a recent incident Major Singh along with Sabbi, resident of village Baropal prepared a consignment...

Roosevelt Spann was charged with using a firearm in a drug trafficking crime

Roosevelt Spann was charged with using a firearm in a drug trafficking crime resulting in death. He attempted to be the getaway driver using a stolen motorcycle after Torrence Johnson was shot to death on Charles Street in November 2001.But the motorcycle wouldn't start. So Spann and his accomplices - Solothal "Itchy Man" Thomas and James Moore - ran on foot to Spann's house. Spann pleaded guilty...

Percy Hawatha Cloud,Antonia Barrera, Seberiano Julian Rodriquez,Richard Lee Watts Jr., Carlos Humberto Flores,Arrested

Arrested Percy Hawatha Cloud, 52, of 200 Madi Court in Winston-Salem; Maria Antonia Barrera, 34, of Greensboro; Seberiano Julian Rodriquez, 30, of Greensboro; 34, of Greensboro; and Richard Lee Watts Jr., 49, of 2800 N. Patterson Ave. in Winston-Salem.A Winston-Salem police officer accused each of them of attempting to possess 14 ounces of cocaine, arrest warrants say.Flores was being held last night...

Demetrius Thomas was sentenced to almost six years in prison for dealing crack cocaine

Demetrius Thomas, 28,a Huntington man was sentenced to almost six years in prison for dealing crack cocaine.after he admitted that he sold 6.72 grams of crack cocaine to a confidential informant working with the Huntington Drug & Violent Crime Task Force for $150 in Huntington, the release states.U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers sentenced Thomas to 70 months in pri...

Toby Jermaine Person agents searched his vehicle and hotel room, they found 59 grams of crack cocaine, 14 grams of powder cocaine

Toby Jermaine Person, 32, of Columbus, pleaded guilty to the drug charge in July, the news release said. On July 31, 2006, officers with the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force apprehended Person after a traffic stop that led to a foot chase in Parkersburg, according to the release.When agents searched his vehicle and hotel room, they found 59 grams of crack cocaine, 14 grams of powder cocaine, 1.8 kilograms...

2.3kg cocaine worth €161,000 seized in the possession of a 44-year-old Dutch man

About 2.3kg of the drug was found in plastic packaging concealed in the back support of a haversack in the possession of a 44-year-old Dutch man. The man had arrived on a flight from Amsterdam, after travelling from Quito, Ecuador. Officers from Revenue's Customs Service seized cocaine worth €161,000 at Dublin Airport yesterday.The man was detained and questioned by the Garda Drugs Unit in Santry,...

Hisham Bennink pleaded guilty to selling cocaine to undercover police officers

Hisham Bennink pleaded guilty to selling cocaine to undercover police officers in Greater Victoria on four separate occasions, said his lawyer Geofrey Simair.21-year-old Victoria man, charged along with five others in connection with a "dial-a-dope" crack cocaine operation, has been sentenced to six months in jail.Bennink, who was arrested in August, was credited with 108 days in jail. He must serve...

Grant Emery,Prosecutors allege Emery distributed about a half-ounce of cocaine on Feb. 19 and about an ounce on April 24.

Grant Emery, 25, who was in state custody, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to a two-count indictment. Prosecutors allege Emery distributed about a half-ounce of cocaine on Feb. 19 and about an ounce on April 24.He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine if convicted. Emery remains in custody.The case will be heard by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Cebu...

John Guarneri,a police lieutenant with the city Sanitation Department, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine

John Guarneri, 31, of Pleasant Plains, a police lieutenant with the city Sanitation Department, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, according to a federal complaint filed in Brooklyn federal court. Guarneri was also identified by law enforcement officials as the nephew of "Mafia Cop" Louis Eppolito, the former NYPD detective convicted in 2006 of taking part in eight mob...

Malta International Airport,33-year-old Nigerian was arrested

A 33-year-old Nigerian was arrested on Thursday afternoon after he was found to be in possession of cocaine at the Malta International Airport, police said.The man, who resides in Valencia, Spain, was stopped by Members of the Drug Squad, in a joint-operation with personnel from the Customs Enforcement Unit, as he landed in Malta on a flight from Valencia.The police said that the man was stopped after...

Micro Light aircraft revealed 10 bundles of marijuana with an estimated weight of 223 pounds pilot arrested.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s air operations spotted and interdicted an ultra-light aircraft Tuesday that illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexican border carrying approximately 223 pounds of marijuana. The smuggled drugs have an approximate street value of $180,000.A CBP helicopter was able to trail...

Gareth Knott was found in possession of four bags of white powder when searched by police

Gareth Knott of Anstee Court, Leckwith, Cardiff, was found in possession of four bags of white powder when searched by police in June.A policeman had spotted Knott and two other men acting suspiciously in Cornwall Street, Grangetown, and decided to search them because they smelled of cannabis.In addition to the crack cocaine the policeman found a bag of cannabis in Knott’s pocket. Officers carried...

Leonel Tribilant, 38, Demetrius Gabriel, 21, Antonio Munnings, 20, and Kerlin Bellot, 29, have all been indicted on charges of possession of crack

Leonel Tribilant, 38, Demetrius Gabriel, 21, Antonio Munnings, 20, and Kerlin Bellot, 29, have all been indicted on charges of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. All four have past drug convictions and have recently had state drug trafficking charges dropped against them, according to Manatee County court records.In January, prosecutors declined to file cocaine trafficking charges...

Scotty Medford Ellis was charged Sunday when a police officer received a call about drug activity in the parking lot of Ingles on Barber Boulevard

Scotty Medford Ellis resigned Thursday after police over the weekend cited her with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.Ellis, who served as executive director of the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority since 1995, said her resignation would take effect Nov. 1. She declined to comment on the pending charges.“I am proud, as a native of Haywood County, to have helped make people...

Adam Szendzielorz, of Essendon, and accomplice James Puentes, both 28, have each been sentenced to 10 years.

Adam Szendzielorz, of Essendon, and accomplice James Puentes, both 28, have each been sentenced to 10 years.They were caught after customs officers intercepted a kilo postal-package of the drug. It was addressed to a lavishly kitted out North London council flat the pair used as a base.They had arranged for the £86,000 parcel to be sent from Costa Rica. But it was intercepted in May at London's Mount...