Jose Manuel Xavier arrested at Yogyakarta Airport

Australian man has been arrested in Indonesia for drug importation at the request of Australian police. Jose Manuel Xavier, 57, was arrested at Yogyakarta Airport on Tuesday after arriving on a domestic flight from Bali, Indonesian police said.

Barry Hearn,Jose Perdomo,Bimal Puri,Glenn Clark have been jailed for up to 15 years each

Barry Hearn, 32, of Edgware, Jose Perdomo, 49, of Peckham, Bimal Puri, 50, of Middlesex, and Glenn Clark, 49, of Colindale were convicted of the smuggling charge by a jury at London's Isleworth Crown Court.
The Four London men who hid a cocaine fortune inside a consignment of flat-pack furniture have been jailed for up to 15 years each.Convinced they had found a foolproof way to grow rich, Mexican drug contacts were paid to hollow out wooden panels in 20 pieces of office furniture and fill them with packages of the narcotic. The furniture was flown to Heathrow Airport in June last year, but the deal was foiled by officers of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

Hans Kristian Rausing and his American wife Eva who have been arrested on suspicion of possessing crack cocaine and heroin

Hans Kristian Rausing and his American wife Eva who have been arrested on suspicion of possessing crack cocaine and heroin.Mrs Rausing said today: "I have made a serious mistake which I very much regret. I intend to leave as soon as possible to seek the help that I very much needed." Hans Kristian Rausing, 44, was detained at his Chelsea home after his American-born wife Eva, also 44, was allegedly caught trying to smuggle small "wraps" of drugs into a function at the US embassy in Grosvenor Square. Mrs Rausing was arrested at the embassy in Mayfair just after 4pm on Tuesday after being challenged by security guards. Police were called and she was taken to Charing Cross police station for questioning. Officers then raided the Rausings' £5 million home and allegedly found £2,000 worth of drugs. Her husband, a former hippy and Britain's sixth richest man, was at home and was also arrested. The couple were forced to give DNA samples, as well as have their photographs and fingerprints taken. A police source said: "The beat officers were stunned when they turned up at the embassy and the woman gave her name. Eva Rausing is head of a drugs charity and was allegedly caught trying to smuggle drugs into the U.S. embassy"Crack is something you normally associate with Brixton - not rich types." Today, wearing sunglasses and looking bedraggled, Mrs Rausing said: "I have made a grave error and I consider myself to have taken a wrong turn in the course of my life. "I am very sorry for the upset I have caused. I thank my family and friends for the kindness and undertanding that they have shown me." Mr Rausing's father, also called Hans, is a Swedish industrialist and tax exile. The couple have four children. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Officers arrested a 44-year-old woman in Mayfair on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs. "A search was then conducted at an address in Chelsea and a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs.
"They were taken to a central London police station and later bailed to return in July, pending further enquiries." The arrest and couple's connection with crack cocaine comes as a surprise given their privileged background. The couple's place, in Cadogan Place Chelsea, was raided by policeMrs Rausing is accused of trying to smuggle 'wasps' of drugs into the U.S embassyThis couple, both 44, live in a world of wealth and privilege as far removed as it is possible to imagine from crack's traditional image of smoking dens and street corners haunted by the sad victims of the drug and its malignant influence. Yet news that Hans Kristian and his wife Eva have been arrested on suspicion of possessing both crack cocaine and heroin will not shock everyone. To the outside world they appear to lead a gilded existence, surrounded by the luxury and attention that can be bought from a share in a £5.4billion fortune. But those who know them speak quietly of people who have fought hard - and not always successfully - against addictions they picked up in their youth Hans Kristian and Eva met while attending a rehab clinic in America. Friends of the couple say they have fought drug problems for years, secretly and with quiet determination. Now their secret is out. Hans Rausing Snr made his wealth from his co-inheritance of Tetra PakBut the couple's arrest won't change their standing in the eyes of those who have benefited from the Rausings' generosity towards others whose lives have been damaged by drugs. Hans K uses money from an inherited trust to fund a number of charities. The cause that is closest to Hans K's heart is Mentor, a charity that runs projects in Britain and abroad to keep young people away from drugs. It operates in schools, universities and communities and claims to have helped more than a million children in 40 countries in the past 10 years.
Eva Rausing is a patron of the charity and she and her husband regularly attend its functions, including a gala dinner at the Natural History Museum which they helped pay for. The couple also run their own charitable trust, and give away millions every year. They live in a five-storey house off Cadogan Square in Chelsea - the house raided by police after Mrs Rausing was found trying to enter a party at the American embassy allegedly with drugs in her handbag - and they are surrounded by the usual trappings of wealth, including servants and expensive cars.
Tetra Pak was founded by his Mr Rausing's grandfather RubenShe is a keen tennis player and takes a generous interest in the Mary Rose Trust, established to save HenryVIII's salvaged battleship. The couple have also given large amounts to the Royal Opera House, which they attend often. But they are not socialites in the usually accepted sense. Dr Rausing is non-domiciled for tax purposes and an analysis of his affairs, published five years ago, revealed clever, but entirely legitimate, tax avoidance. This analysis claimed that while Dr Rausing does pay tax on part of his income, he manages to save millions by being non-domiciled.
Dr Rausing is said to be almost comically careful about money in some ways - he uses an old Morris Minor and has his hair cut by the village barber - but it is estimated he and his family have given away more than £140 million. And Hans K and Eva have given untold amounts to their drug charities. Whether their work with addicts will continue following their current difficulties with the police remains to be seen.

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport 5 suspects caught with cocaine

The suspects namely Woke Casmire (36) ingested 73 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.350kg, Udo Chukwuka Valentine (3) ingested 74 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.4kg, Idemudia Abraham Elikioya (38) ingested 65 wraps of cocaine weighing 1kg, Okpala Brenda Chukwunonso (36) ingested 75 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.2kg and Ogunyemi Segun Aisien (32) ingested 67 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.250kg. Five of them all male were caught for ingesting hard drugs on a single flight.5 suspects caught with cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja, during the outward screening of passengers on KLM Flight on April 3, 2008.The arrest was made within seven days that a full body scanning mechine was commissioned at the command of the NDLEA. The 5 suspected drug traffickers have been detected by the machine for attempting to smuggle narcotics through the airport.In a related development, the Abuja airport command of the agency also arrested 25 suspected drug traffickers with a total of 23.715 kilogrammes of cocaine. The suspects, 23 males and 2 females were arrested between January and March 2008. three of the suspects packed the drugs on their bodies while others ingested.

Adam Seamark HMP Woodhill officer was sentenced to five years behind bars at Reading Crown Court

Adam Seamark was sentenced to five years behind bars at Reading Crown Court
In December police received a tip-off and caught Seamark with two packets of steroids strapped to his genitals.He later admitted smuggling drugs, including heroin and cocaine, into the prison on five separate occasions.
Luke Serjeant, Governor at HMP Woodhill, said: "I'm saddened that an ex member of my staff is now facing a long period of imprisonment."I'm pleased however that the seriousness of his offence has been reflected in the sentence given by the court.
"Adam Seamark betrayed the trust and responsibility placed in him as a Prison Officer and in doing so he let his colleagues and the Prison Service down - and worse, he placed all of us at risk."He was bringing drugs into the Prison, but once a staff member is corrupted they can be put under pressure to bring any item into the prison including firearms or explosives." Seamark, of Daventry, Northamptonshire, was arrested at the prison on Tattenhoe Street on Thursday December 13.He was in possession of 336 tablets containing Class C steroids with a street value of £168, but a value in prison of over £500.He told police he had been approached by two prisoners and had been smuggling drugs in since August, receiving up to £1,000 from someone on the outside.Seamark, who had been a prison officer for four-and-a-half years, pleaded guilty to four charges of attempting to supply controlled drugs and also to possession of an anabolic steroid with intent to supply and misconduct in a public office.Alistair Polson, defending, said his client was put under pressure by inmates who made threats of violence against his girlfriend after obtaining personal details about his family.
Mr Polson said: "Although he was given money he didn't want it, nor could he refuse it.
"He was singled out and exploited by ruthless individuals." But Judge Christopher Tyrer showed little sympathy when sentencing Seamark.He said: "This is a grave series of offences."You must have seen daily the terrible effects of drug misuse upon inmates."Yours was a gross betrayal and a huge breach of trust."You put your own interests in front of your duties."Public confidence in the prison service must be maintained, as must the health and welfare of those the courts have to send to prison." Seamark received five years for attempting to supply Class A drugs and miconduct in a public office.He was sentenced to four years, to be served concurrently, for possession of a Class C anabolic steroid with intent to supply.
Seamark blew a kiss to his girlfriend, seated in the public gallery, as he was taken away to serve his sentence.

Scott Lee Johnson to hear charges that he distributed at least five kilos of cocaine, which is punishable by not less than 10 years

Scott Lee Johnson told Wilkerson he is from Pontoon Beach and has two daughters, ages 25 and 14.He said he finished 11th grade in high school, then earned a GED and has some college, which answered Wilkerson's question as to whether he could read and write English.Johnson told Wilkerson that he understood the charges against him. He said he was going to be represented by attorney William Stiehl Jr.
Johnson was in court making his initial appearance to hear charges that he distributed at least five kilos of cocaine, which is punishable by not less than 10 years and up to life in prison. It also carries a penalty of $4 million in fines and at least three years of supervised release.Johnson has previous drug convictions. He was out on federal supervised release.Wilkerson said he might learn today that that privilege had been revoked.Johnson is scheduled to be back in front of Wilkerson on Wednesday for a detention and probable cause hearing. At that time, he will learn whether the government has probable cause for him to be detained in the federal system.Johnson stood motionless as the judge told him what he was facing. And when Wilkerson said, "good luck to you," Johnson replied, "thanks." As he was led away from the courtroom by deputy U.S. Marshals, he turned and waved to a woman and a young girl who had come to court on his behalf.Johnson also was told that he faces charges of being a felon in possession of a weapon. The prison sentence for conviction of this charge is not more than 10 years and a fine of $250,0000 or both and not more than three years supervised release.Johnson was arrested Friday night at 8201 State St., a home East St. Louis police said belonged to him.Police served three search warrants -- one at the Best Fish House at 917 Martin Luther King Drive, a house in the 5700 block of Westmoreland, in Washington Park, which East St. Louis Police Chief Michael Baxton said belonged to Johnson, and the State Street address.Police seized large sums of money, drugs and more than nine handguns from the three locations associated with Johnson, Baxton said.
Johnson was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding after he refused to pull over the truck he was driving east on Interstate 64 with police following him. He turned the truck around and around and then bailed out. Police chased and arrested him, Baxton said.Baxton said Johnson's arrest will put a big dent in drug trafficking in the metro-east.

David McKitrick received an eight-year prison sentence for dealing heroin

David McKitrick received an eight-year prison sentence for dealing heroin. McKitrick, with a criminal history of nearly 40 arrests, didn't help his case by allegedly smuggling and smoking marijuana into his jail cell, court reports state.
The 25-year-old LaPorte man also received two years' probation. He had faced up to 20 years in prison.McKitrick was convicted of Class B felony dealing in a schedule I substance for selling $40 worth of heroin.The transaction occurred in January 2007 outside his apartment at 106 Erie St. McKitrick testified he was dealing mostly to support his growing use of 10 packs of heroin per day.According to courtroom testimony, McKitrick has used other drugs including LSD, opium, cocaine and mushrooms.

Gurdev Samra pleading guilty to growing 1,200 opium poppy plants

Samra, 63, was handed a one-year conditional sentence after pleading guilty to growing 1,200 opium poppy plants at his home on Eldorado Close N.E., which was busted by police last July.The judge took a dim view of the poppy garden, despite the fact cultivation of the plants was for personal use in tea -- something Samra had done since he was a youngster in India.Clearly, there is no place in Canadian society for growth of this product," provincial court Judge William Cummings said. "It is completely offensive to the community. . . . A loud message has to be sent."Indeed, a local expert on the the opium poppy said consuming the plant's seeds is far different than something like the medicinal use of marijuana."The idea of nipping these things in the bud is a good thing," said U of C professor Peter Facchini, who recently received a $650,000 grant for three years of research into the medicinal uses of opium poppy.Opium is a narcotic formed from the resin released when the pods of seeds are broken open. It's used to make pharmaceuticals such as morphine.But it's also an illicit drug, most commonly used to make heroin, a powerful and highly addictive drug.
Although there's no mistaking the swaths of opium poppies grown in places like Afghanistan, many Canadians probably wouldn't know if they had the plants growing in their own gardens -- let alone what to do with the seeds from the flowers.
Samra did, though."Mr. Samra was using the product from the plants in his tea," his lawyer, David Chow, told the judge."He has been in Canada for 16 years, the last seven in Calgary, but this is something he has used since he was a youngster in India," Chow said.
"It is very much a cultural byproduct of his previous environment."
Nevertheless, the judge said although it was a unique set of circumstances, the matter was serious.
Cummings placed Samra under house arrest for the first four months of the sentence, then under a curfew for the last eight months.He must submit to random searches of his person, vehicle and home, as well as attend counselling for substance abuse, and abstain from alcohol and drugs.Samra also must perform 50 hours of community service "to convey the message that these substances are not tolerated," added Cummings.Samra did not make any comment when given the opportunity by the judge before being sentenced.A second charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking was withdrawn following the guilty plea.
The university's Facchini -- who is authorized to study only 100 plants under strict conditions -- agreed that opium use is not uncommon in parts of India, where it is legally grown.He said there are likely others in Calgary doing the same as Samra.
"There's no doubt there are (others). You have a culturally very diverse country, and if you look into the popularity, or the use of opium as a recreational drug, culturally in India it's very common.

Joy “Joyce” J. Forbes arrested charged with one count of criminal drug conspiracy, a Class X felony, and unlawful possession of a controlled subtance,

Joy “Joyce” J. Forbes, 44, of Chicago, was arrested Friday in Chicago and transported back to La Salle County, where she is charged with one count of criminal drug conspiracy, a Class X felony, and unlawful possession of a controlled subtance, a Class 4 felony.Forbes is cited with having in her possession less than 15 grams of a substance containing heroin.Two other defendants still are at large today, with their arrests expected soon, noted Brian Viscogni, La Salle County's first assistant state's attorney.“We're looking for both of them,” he said Monday. “I don't think they can dodge us for too long.” Their names will be released following the arrests.
Forbes joins 13 other La Salle County and Chicago area residents in the county jail on 91 counts in connection with the drug conspiracy investigation.
Bond is $250,000 on each, Viscogni said.During the investigation known as "Operation Lean In, Lock ‘Em Up,"authorities seized or purchased 79.21 grams of heroin, with an estimated value of $1,584, as well as 25.71 grams of cocaine, estimated at $5,141. Two vehicles, two guns, and $2,141 in currency were also seized. The name of the investigation refers to a song on a MySpace Web page.The song, to a certain extent, taunts the Illinois State Police Zone Three Task Force, County State's Attorney Brian Towne said during a press conference Wednesday at the Etna Road Courthouse.
Towne said arrests of still other individuals are possible later, and that more counts are likely."Hands down, No. 1," he said in ranking the conspiracy operation on a scale of one to 10."To my knowledge, we have never, in the history of the La Salle County State's Attorney's office, had this many people charged with this large a conspiracy," he noted."I'm not aware of any other place in the state where this is being done, with exception of Cook County. Which is why we enlisted their agents in the preparation of this investigation and criminal information for the indictments to follow."Towne said William A. Bradley, 35, operator of Skin Scribe Tattoos, 215 W. Madison St., Ottawa, was arrested on charges of criminal drug conspiracy and unlawful use of a building."Someone had knowledge heroin and or cocaine were being distributed out of (Skin Scribe Tattoos) or the building was used to package those substances for distribution at other locations," Towne said.He said the county has not undergone any forfeiture proceedings on the building at this point.
Also charged in one or more counts of criminal drug conspiracy and illegal possession of and/or intent to deliver a controlled substance are Melissa A. Lobb, 22, 125 E. Lafayette St., Ottawa; Darnell C. Smith, 22, La Salle; and Paul L. Forbes and Michael K. Goldsmith, both 19, Streator.Also, Calvin L. Merritte, 23; Clarence Meritte, 24; Aaron M. Flex, 17; Johnny Q. Andrews, 19; and Joy Forbes, 44, all of Chicago; and Kwame Ridle, 17, University Park.The most serious offenses are criminal drug conspiracy, a Class X, non-probationable felony with six to 30 years in prison. Delivery of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, and unauthorized permitted use of a building are Class 4 felonies, ranging from one to 15 years in prison.
All 91 counts involve drug-related activity in La Salle County.
Some of those charged as part of the investigation were already in the county jail on unrelated matters. Others, with exception of the three previously noted, were arrested April 1.
The investigation centered around individuals prominent in MySpace Web pages - a group known as the Da Hittaz - bringing narcotics, specifically heroin and cocaine, from Chicago to La Salle County.
"They were Chicago and Cook County residents using La Salle County residents to assist them in their undercover or illegal activities," Towne said.
The investigation into the operation began in October 2007.
"In 2006, we saw them coming from Chicago and began to watch them," Towne said. "We started to develop the sense a conspiracy was going on."
The investigation was initiated as a joint effort by the ISP Zone Three Task Force, LCSA office under direction of Deputy State's Attorney Brian Vescogni, La Salle County Sheriff's Department, Cook County State's Attorney's office and Sheriff's Department, and the Ottawa, La Salle, Peru, Streator and Chicago police departments.
Authorities began checking after they noticed the same people in the vehicles and houses searched when heroin and cocaine were seized by the Task Force and LCSA's office.
The Task Force made controlled buys of heroin and cocaine, then executed search warrants for a number of locations in La Salle County and Chicago areas.
Towne said women - also known as trappers - brought in packaged and unpackaged drugs from the Chicago area by hiding the substances on their bodies. The trappers then gave the drugs to the dealers to sell. By this means, drugs and money were not transported by the same person.
He said La Salle County has a very large problem with controlled drugs and substances because of the nearness to Chicago via Interstates 80 and 55.
"It is a huge problem, specifically heroin and cocaine," he noted.
Towne said some of those charged were not involved just for the money. Addiction was a part of it as well, he said.
All those arrested will go before the La Salle County Grand Jury on Tuesday, April 15. Indictments would be returned on Friday, April 18.
"We believe we've been very successful in cracking this ring," he said. "This organization, to a certain extent, was flaunting their activities in the face of law enforcement for some time."
Towne said it took countless hours, days, and weeks to put the investigation together, and that the agencies did a very good job making sure the entire organization has been brought to justice.
He said authorities believe they succeeded in eliminating the organization. Even so, he said, other drug-related organizations will move in to take their place.
Vescogni said Monday his office wants to try all the defendants together because a single conspiracy is apparently involved.
“It would be a problem if they all want a jury trial because we don't have a place big enough to hold them” he said.
He said a location such as the Ottawa Township High School gymnasium is a possibility.
“We hope to come to trial this summer,” Viscogni said. “There will be a lot of discovery motions to file first. We'll be prepared to try this case.”
Viscogni said the conspiracy concept of the case was extremely time-consuming.
“You need the manpower to do it,” he said, noting La Salle County is the only county in the state outside of Cook County to utilize the concept.
“Almost all the Drug Task Force was working on it.”

Miguel Ontiveros-Murrillo aka Luis Alberto Erenas-Lunfound guilty of conspiracy to distribute at least 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine a

Miguel Ontiveros-Murrillo, also known as Luis Alberto Erenas-Luna, had been found guilty of conspiracy to distribute at least 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine in Nebraska between April 1, 2002, and July 22, 2003, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Nebraska.
Testimony at trial showed that Ontiveros-Murrillo transported multiple pounds of meth from Arizona to Nebraska and distributed the drug to dealers in Grand Island, Lincoln and Bellevue, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Judge Lyle E. Strom also sentenced Ontiveros-Murrillo to a five-year term of supervised release.
Ontiveros-Murrillo will be deported when his sentence is completed

Ronald Leslie Fisher on four separate occasions, Fisher sold crack cocaine to a government informant

Ronald Leslie Fisher has been sentenced to serve five years in a federal prison following his convictions on drug charges. pleaded guilty to possessing more than 22 grams of cocaine base, or "crack," and for intent to distribute.
Officials say on four separate occasions, Fisher sold crack cocaine to a government informant. Anchorage police also say they found crack cocaine in Fisher's possession when they made a traffic stop.

Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia guilty of criminal association, money-laundering, corruption and the use of false documents, and sentenced him to 30 years

Last week, a Sao Paulo court found Abadia guilty of criminal association, money-laundering, corruption and the use of false documents, and sentenced him to 30 years in jail along with a $US2.7 million fine. The sale of goods belonging to Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, a convicted drug trafficker suspected of heading up Colombia's notoriously violent Valle del Norte cartel, included luxury vehicles, DVDs, wine, flatscreen televisions, a watch valued at $US680,000 ($729,748) - and even underwear.
The head of the Julieta Foundation charity receiving the proceeds, Lucien Delmonte, declined to give figures for winning bids but said the first day of the auction, held in Sao Paulo, was a "success''.
Police said more than 5000 people lined up overnight to enter the auction venue, a city horse-racing club.
Teargas had to be used to clear them when they protested about not getting in.
"I skipped out of work to come and I can't get in,'' complained one business owner, Graza Cesar, who said she wanted to buy clothes that had belonged to Abadia's wife.
Authorities said the auction would continue until Sunday.
Abadia, 44, has been held in a Brazilian maximum-security prison since his arrest in Sao Paulo last August.
The US is seeking his extradition to face drug trafficking, money-laundering and murder charges. The US Drug Enforcement Administration estimated he built up a $US1.8 billion fortune from his activities, said to involve smuggling heroin and cocaine into California. Abadia had been hiding out in Brazil from 2004, using fake identification papers and undergoing at least four plastic surgery operations to alter his appearance.

Jeffrey Riggins was sentenced to 36 years

Jeffrey Riggins, 44, was sentenced to 36 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Juan Sanchez, according to the office of U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan.
Last November, a jury in federal court in Philadelphia convicted Riggins of 24 counts of possession with intent to deliver cocaine and one felony gun possession charge. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Gallagher.
Riggins and several others were arrested in December 2006 after local, state and federal authorities investigated the Mafia-El Don organization for months.
Police said the drug gang distributed 50 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $4 million in the Lehigh Valley between the summer and winter of 2006, mainly out of an Easton restaurant called Cesar's Mexican Cocinar on Butler Street. The cocaine was also sold at J&M Collision on Sumner Avenue in Allentown and at a home/store on Ferry Street in Easton, authorities said.
Riggins, police said, purchased large quantities of cocaine from Mafia-El Don for redistribution.The arrests were part of Operation White Market, the first case prosecuted under the federally funded Route 222 Corridor Anti-Gang Initiative.
Investigators purchased more than 1 kilogram of cocaine in undercover buys using informants and conducted stakeouts of the gang's activities, authorities said.

Austrian police seized a drug body-packer in the City Innsbruck

Austrian police seized a drug body-packer in the City Innsbruck, according to the report of the Austrian TV and Radio on Tuesday. The suspect, a 31 year-old Nigerian, concealed about 1.3 kilograms cocaine with a black market price of about 260,000 euros, in his stomach and smuggled by taking a train from Germany to Innsbruck. Austrian police captured him as a suspect during an anti-drug investigation. A total of 137 cocaine capsules were found in his stomach during the X-ray examination.
This case was estimated to be related to the Nigerian drug-dealing case, which was cracked by the Austrian police at the beginning of March, according to Austrian media.

Aram Alkazoff aka Dr. Pill dealt prescription drugs from his home in southwest Detroit

The man they call Dr. Pill because they say he dealt prescription drugs from his home in southwest Detroit. Sheriff Warren Evans said his office had warrants signed by the county prosecutor for Aram Alkazoff, 58, and his partner, Karen Dye Kulin, 39. Both face felony charges of delivering and manufacturing a controlled substance with maximum sentences of 20 years and 7 years, respectively, if convicted.
What officers didn't expect Thursday afternoon, after raiding Alkazoff's home in the 9200 block of Lane, were the four or five people who came to the home to sell what police called substantial amounts of prescription drugs to Alkazoff for resale, Evans said. All were arrested on charges of illegal possession of prescription drugs. "Every now and then you get lucky," Evans said about the additional arrests.
Alkazoff, who is not a doctor, was first arrested in January when deputies seized nearly 1,000 prescription pills from his home and $200,000 in cash from a bank safe-deposit box. The pills deputies found at his home then -- among them were Vicodin, Xanax, Methadose, Seroque and Soma -- were analyzed, and formed the basis of the arrest warrant deputies executed Thursday. Evans, who took part in the raid, said officers found more pills that must be analyzed and empty prescription bottles at Alkazoff's home Thursday. Alkazoff was convicted in 1984 of delivery and manufacture of a controlled substance. He was sentenced in 1987 on the conviction, served three years, and was released in 1990. Alkazoff and Dye were being held in Wayne County Jail. They are scheduled to be charged in 36th District Court today.

Joseph John Mansour thought he had a special relationship with Tony Mokbel, and could not break away from his influence.

Joseph John Mansour pleaded guilty to six charges including trafficking a large commercial quantity of methamphetamines.The Supreme Court heard he was involved with a drug-trafficking syndicate known as The Company, that sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to Mokbel, before his arrest in Greece two years ago.
In sentencing, Justice Betty King said the turnover of The Company was more than $4-million and the profits enabled Mokbel to maintain his life on the run in relative comfort. She told the Court, the accused thought he had a special relationship with Mokbel, and could not break away from his influence. Mansour will serve a non-parole period of seven years.

Security forces have killed 12 drug smugglers

Iranian security forces have killed 12 drug smugglers and seized 500kg of narcotics in two operations near the border with Afghanistan, state media says.The drug traffickers were killed near the city of Taibad in Khorasan Razavi province in the last 48 hours, the official IRNA news agency said, without elaborating.Iran is on the heroin smuggling route to the West from Afghanistan, the world's number one producer of the opium poppy which is the key ingredient for heroin.More than 3,300 Iranian security personnel have died fighting drug smugglers since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.

Pieter Van Den Hoek arrested at Harwich

Pieter Van Den Hoek, aged 34, from Brins Clavs Plein 4 Werkendam, Holland, was arrested at the port and stands accused of being knowingly concerned in the importation of prohibited drugs.Following the discovery of the suspected drugs by the UKBA, the case was passed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation officers to examine.Van Den Hoek, who was arrested on Thursday, appeared in court on Friday and was remanded in custody for seven days by Colchester magistrates.
The UKBA found the substances in a vehicle at Harwich and included 52 kgs of tablets, suspected to be ecstasy, and 37 kgs of white powder, thought to be cocaine.
The seizure of the suspected drugs came just days after two sisters were jailed for a total of 39 years after customs officers foiled their plan to smuggle more than £5 million worth of heroin through Harwich.
Dutch nationals Jacquline Merceij, 40, and her sister Manon Merceij, 46, were sent to prison at Chelmsford Crown Court last month for 21 years and 18 years respectively. During their two week trial the court heard that HMRC officers had stopped a white van carrying furniture that had arrived on the ferry from the Hook of Holland. Officers removed some of furniture and inside discovered a large quantity of drugs. In total they recovered over 114kgs of heroin with a street value in excess of £5 million. Both sisters were arrested and charged with smuggling offences.In recent months border authorities have intercepted large hauls of smuggled Class A drugs and with the independent Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office (RCPO) have successfully prosecuted a number of cases.
Also last month, a 51-year-old mother of four was jailed for six years after attempting to smuggle nearly two kilos of cocaine through Stansted Airport.

Karleus Fitzgerald Dennis was pronounced dead at hospital after he was rushed from the home on Whitman Seymour Road Tuesday morning

Karleus Fitzgerald Dennis, 24, of Prospect was pronounced dead at hospital after he was rushed from the home on Whitman Seymour Road Tuesday morning. Witnesses said Mr. Dennis had been unwell for a short while, and was forced to leave work that morning.
Police said he appeared to be suffering from a seizure before his death.Royal Cayman Islands Police Superintendent Marlon Bodden said a post mortem revealed Mr. Dennis had at least two packets of cocaine in his stomach and likely died because the packages burst while they were inside his body.
“This is not the first case of drugs being transported within the body into the Cayman Islands,” Mr. Bodden said. “It is nonetheless extremely sad and worrying.”
That worry may be compounded by the fact that the RCIPS recently arrested a 22–year–old man on suspicion of importation of cocaine after he was found with several packets of the drug in his stomach.
The suspect has since been released on bail. He was not injured from carrying the drug packets in his stomach.RCIPS Superintendent Kurt Walton said it seems the suspect in this case was being used as a drug courier or ‘mule’.
“The practice of using drug mules in this way is common across the world and costs many lives,” Mr. Walton said. “I want to warn people that smuggling drugs in this way is like playing Russian roulette. It’s a huge gamble with your life. It is very common for packets to burst, resulting in a painful death.”
Usually, the drug carrier swallows cocaine that has been packaged into pellets and placed inside a latex glove or condom. The drugs are recovered when the latex wrapping is passed through the drug carrier’s digestive system.Illegal substances are transported in this way because it is very difficult to detect them using the standard methods employed at airports such as drug sniffing dogs or metal detectors. However, full body X–rays will detect such a drug carrier.Drug mules who carry illegal substances inside the body are also referred to as ‘swallowers’ or ‘internal carriers.’ This method of drug importation is used most often with cocaine, heroin and ecstasy.

Harminder Chana,Atif Khan,Patrick Kuster charged with conspiracy to supply up to £20m ($40m, 25m euros) worth of Heroin.

Three men were remanded in custody after appearing in court yesterday charged with conspiracy to supply one of the largest hauls of heroin ever seized in Britain.
The three appeared at Richmond Magistrates Court in south-west London charged with conspiracy to supply up to £20m ($40m, 25m euros) worth of the hard drug.
"This is one of the largest ever seizures of heroin by police in the UK," said Detective Chief Inspector Peter Beyer, from the Specialist Crime Central Task Force of London's Metropolitan Police.
Harminder Chana, 30, and Atif Khan, 32, both from east London, and Patrick Kuster, 35, from the Netherlands, were told to reappear at nearby Kingston Crown Court on June 9. No applications for bail were made.
The magistrates heard how on Thursday police seized 356kg of heroin with a street value of up to £20m from two cars at a motorway service station near Maidstone, south-east of London.