Brandon Drumgoole was found guilty of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia

Brandon Drumgoole was found guilty of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges last week in Jackson County District Court.According to the Jackson County Clerk of Court’s Office, Drumgoole has appealed the convictions and has an Aug. 25 date in Superior Court. WCU spokesman Daniel Hooker said Drumgoole has been suspended indefinitely depending the outcome of his appeal.
A 6-6, 230-pound senior defensive end from Greensboro who transferred from Wake Forest, Drumgoole started eight games last season and finished with 55 tackles, fifth-best on the team. Drumgoole, who also started four games in 2006 and finished with 28 tackles, received sentences of 45 days suspended for 24 months, supervised probation and a fine of $100 and costs on each of the two convictions. Since Wagner replaced Kent Briggs as head coach in January, at least 14 players who were on the team last season have been dismissed or left the team, including 10 who have started games.

Brandon Drumgoole was found guilty of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia

Brandon Drumgoole was found guilty of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges last week in Jackson County District Court.According to the Jackson County Clerk of Court’s Office, Drumgoole has appealed the convictions and has an Aug. 25 date in Superior Court. WCU spokesman Daniel Hooker said Drumgoole has been suspended indefinitely depending the outcome of his appeal.
A 6-6, 230-pound senior defensive end from Greensboro who transferred from Wake Forest, Drumgoole started eight games last season and finished with 55 tackles, fifth-best on the team. Drumgoole, who also started four games in 2006 and finished with 28 tackles, received sentences of 45 days suspended for 24 months, supervised probation and a fine of $100 and costs on each of the two convictions. Since Wagner replaced Kent Briggs as head coach in January, at least 14 players who were on the team last season have been dismissed or left the team, including 10 who have started games.

Sotiris Christos Andreas has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years

Sotiris Christos Andreas, of The Ridgeway, Enfield, was caught when customs officers searched his car in Dover last September.They discovered 20 kilos of cocaine in a false floor which ran the length of the vehicle.Over 14 kilos of the cocaine were 100 per cent pure and the entire haul had a street value of £800,000 which would have increased significantly when cut by drug dealers.
Mr Andreas, who turned 50 two days before he was sentenced on Friday at Canterbury Crown Court, denied the charge of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition on importing a class A drug.Also convicted was Cypriot national Pavlos Petrou Andronicou, 61, who lived in St Ann's Road, Edmonton, before being sent to Belmarsh Prison where he is serving two and a half years for importing cannabis.He also denied the charge and received a 19-year sentence after being found guilty.

Karla Von Hagen 18 months for the crack cocaine, six months for the marijuana and three months for a breach of undertaking.

Karla Von Hagen, 18 at the time of the offence, broke down in tears in the courtroom as the sentence was read and was taken away by provincial courthouse security.
Judge Tom Ferris gave Von Hagen 18 months for the crack cocaine, six months for the marijuana and three months for a breach of undertaking. The sentences are to be served concurrently, meaning at the same time.
Von Hagen admitted to smuggling a package in her vaginal cavity into the prison Saskatchewan Penitentiary, but claimed she didn’t do the packaging and didn’t know what was in it.
When she got to the prison, Von Hagen was tested and searched for drugs and brought into an interview room. She was nervous, according to the Crown, and after a trip to the bathroom produced the package. Inside the package, prison staff found two rocks of crack and about $160-$200 worth of marijuana. She was released on undertaking, until she was observed by police drinking beer at a local bar in March 2007 and charged with the breach. She pleaded guilty to possession for the purpose of trafficking and failure to comply to condition of undertaking.

Gavin Archibald Thorburn appeared at Solihull Magistrates Court yesterday.

Gavin Archibald Thorburn, of Scatterill Close, Bradwell, appeared at Solihull Magistrates Court yesterday.He was arrested last Monday after he landed at Birmingham international airport on a flight from Nairobi via Dubai.Officers from the newly formed UK Border Agency (UKBA) seized the drugs which were found concealed in luggage.Mr Thorburn was charged with attempting to import three kilos of cocaine with a value of £120,000 - this would have doubled or even trebled once 'cut' by drug dealers.He has not yet made a plea and was remanded until August.
Steve Roper, Detection Manager for UKBA, said: "This is an excellent result and an example of good joint working by our teams of officers.
We will continue to work with our partners in HMRC to tackle smugglers who attempt to bring goods illegally into the UK.
"We hope this sends out a clear message that our approach is one of zero tolerance.
"Regional airports should not be seen as a 'soft touch' for smuggling activities."

Stuart Wood shoplifter was told by a judge that he was being locked up as a favour after being caught for a fresh spate of offences.

shoplifter was told by a judge that he was being locked up as a favour after being caught for a fresh spate of offences.Judge Peter Bowers told hopeless drug-addict Stuart Wood: "By the time you come out, you will be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, as they say."After jailing Wood for two-and-a-half years, the judge added: "Get yourself on a drug-free wing, if you can, and sort your life out."The only thing I can do is give you a sufficiently long sentence so by the time you come out you won't have the same dependency upon drugs."Teesside Crown Court heard that Wood went on a month-long shoplifting spree shortly after being freed from jail in April for similar offences.The 30-year-old racked up 14 offences in and around his home town after repeatedly being caught and given bail either by police or magistrates.
In all, he committed 11 thefts from shops and one burglary, failed to surrender to court and failed to give a sample for a drugs test.The shoplifting was carried out at convenience stores in Stockton as well as nearby Thornaby and Norton, and included aftershave and alcohol.Alasdair Campbell, prosecuting, told the court that the burglary was at a Stockton post office after Wood sneaked into a store room.
Wood was caught on closed circuit television cameras at most of the shops, and the total value of the goods he stole was £472, said Mr Campbell.He was twice arrested after each spate, but was freed on bail either after being quizzed or put before Teesside Magistrates' Court.The judge questioned him being given bail, and said: "For goodness sake, he had committed ten thefts. They should have given him the key to the shop."He told Wood, of Cheshire Road, Norton: "It is dismal reading, this record of yours, but I have got some sympathy for your plight."You are clearly a drug addict and the only way you can feed your habit is by stealing.
"I understand every time you are given bail there is an inevitability your drug craving is requiring you to do something to get drugs."
Peter Wishlade, mitigating, said jobless Wood got involved in drugs after the death of his grandmother when he was 18, and had a £500-a-week habit.He added: "While I don't want to criticise the magistrates, he would not be appearing for this catalogue of offences had he not been given bail."Wood admitted all the charges.

Trevor Bowman member of a County Durham drugs gang who has been on the run from police for 11 years is now believed to be abroad

MEMBER of a County Durham drugs gang who has been on the run from police for 11 years is now believed to be abroad, a court was told yesterday.Police have been trying since 1997 to arrest Trevor Bowman on a judge's warrant, Teesside Crown Court was told.Bowman and four other men were convicted at Teesside Crown Court on April 16 1997 of being concerned in the supply of cannabis. Bowman disappeared before he could be sentenced but the others were jailed for between 12 months and three years.
Prosecutor Shaun Dodds said it was believed that Bowman is abroad.The hearing was adjourned for another year to try to trace Bowman, whose last known address was Hollyhurst Road, West Cornforth.

Michael Hunt admitted two charges of possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply and one of possessing a Class C drug

Michael Hunt’s home in Haswell Court, Stockton, was searched by police on April 19 last year and Hunt, 30, threw a package containing 24.3g of heroin, worth £2,430 on the streets, out of a window, Teesside Crown Court heard.Digital scales and 11 pieces of paper carrying his phone number were also found, said prosecutor Harry Hadfield.While on bail during long delays bringing the case to court, Hunt was caught with heroin on April 1 this year.He ran from police in Talbot Street, Stockton and discarded three packages in a garden. They contained a total of 280.6g of heroin, worth £14,180.A drugs squad officer believed only a trusted member of the illicit drugs market would be caught with that amount, the court heard.
Hunt had some scales in his pocket and 2.3g of cannabis.He admitted two charges of possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply and one of possessing a Class C drug. He had previous convictions, but none for drug dealing.
Brian Russell, for Hunt, said: “The people who are up the hierarchy are not stupid enough to be seen walking around the streets with £14,000 worth of heroin. They employ patsies - people to take the risk on their behalf.” He said Hunt was intimidated to transport and store drugs, gaining only drugs for his own use.
The judge, Recorder Henry Prosser, accepted he was not at the top of the hierarchy, but dealing was taking place at Hunt’s house and the offences were “hugely serious”.
Hunt’s partner at the time of the first raid, Leanne Saunders, 26, a Stockton Council drug support worker, who also worked with drugs group PANIC, was given an 18-month conditional discharge with £100 costs.She admitted possession of 0.02g of heroin - traces found in a Kinder Egg. It was accepted she relapsed into heroin use and was not involved in dealing. She had not been in trouble since.

Paul Edward Russon charged with possessing large quantities of cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis resin with intent to supply.

Paul Edward Russon, 34, of Bickersteth Close, Stockton, is charged with possessing large quantities of cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis resin with intent to supply.
He is also charged with five firearms offences - possessing two prohibited weapons, a Beretta 9mm semi-automatic pistol and a .38 revolver, and possessing a silencer and 9mm and .38 rounds of ammunition without a certificate.
Russon did not enter any pleas to the charges as he appeared at Teesside Crown Court via video link to Holme House Prison in Stockton today.No bail application was made during the short hearing and Judge Peter Bowers remanded Russon in custody until a plea and case management hearing on August 29.Russon was arrested in connection with the police search of a home on Bickersteth Road on June 24.Officers found handguns, ammunition and quantities of cannabis, amphetamine and cocaine believed to have a potential street value of more than £1 million.

Tanweer Razak, Piotr Izbicki, Rukhsar Bashier and Ajaz Arif all deny conspiring to produce cannabis.

Four men are accused of involvement in a plot to produce cannabis after more than 1,100 plants with a potential value of up to £250,000 were found in four Middlesbrough homes, pictured above the cannabis farm found in the house on Roworth Road.The crops were seized in a series of police raids on Roworth Road, Arlington Road, Ambleside Grove and Glenfield Drive in October last year.
Prosecutor Sarah Mallett said the properties were bought to set up sophisticated factories which suggested commercial cultivation and national distribution of the drug. Tanweer Razak, Piotr Izbicki, Rukhsar Bashier and Ajaz Arif all deny conspiring to produce cannabis.Defence barristers made closing speeches yesterday, saying there was a lack of evidence of knowledge or agreement in a conspiracy, or linking the accused to the cannabis.Taxi driver Razak, 28, is alleged to be the unscrupulous, money-motivated “mastermind” or “top man”. His counsel, Caroline Goodwin, said if he was the brains of the outfit, he did it in “the most cack-handed way”.The Crown say Izbicki, 26, acted as a go-between and was heavily involved in the day-to-day management of the properties.His barrister David Lamb said the builder was just a worker who thought he was doing a fair day’s work “in the wrong place at the wrong time”.One “Mr Tai” was said to be “a dark figure lurking behind the conspiracy” who exerted a grip on others, threatened Izbicki and abused Arif’s trust.The prosecution said Arif, 33, bought all four homes in 2007. Arif said he knew nothing of the cannabis production until he was arrested.
Peter Sabiston, for Arif, said he was “given a few bob to tell a few white lies on a mortgage application form and ask no further questions”.
It is alleged that 34-year-old Bashier was an investor financing the illicit enterprise.Stan Reiz, for Bashier, said he was a credible, respectable, successful businessman and the only evidence against him was five banker’s drafts said to be deposits for the properties.
Judge Michael Taylor is to sum up the case against the four, all from Reading. On his direction earlier in the trial, the jury acquitted a fifth defendant, Tokeer Akhtar, 27, also from Reading.
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Savdhul Zaman former England international light welterweight boxer found guilty

Savdhul Zaman is a former England international light welterweight boxer. He and John Coltman, aged 27, one of his tenants in Stainton Street, North Ormesby, denied charges of conspiracy to supply Class C drugs but were found guilty by a jury.Another tenant, Zameer Ahmed, aged 25, admitted the charge.
The trio were all sentenced at Teeside Crown Court. Coltman, now of Longlands Road, Middlesbrough, was given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for a year, with 80 hours of unpaid work.Ahmed, of Pickering Road, Thornaby, near Stockton, was given a nine-month sentence, suspended for a year, with 150 hours of community work.
During the court case Zaman, of Westbourne Grove, North Ormesby, claimed he was not aware of illegal activity involving about £12,000 worth of cannabis at the house. He said his fingerprints were found on packages of the drug because he had touched them as he tidied the house before putting it up for sale.
Another man, Richard Bellamy, 23, from Wharncliffe Side, Sheffield, who was accused of acting as a courier for the Class C drug, was cleared of conspiracy.• A recent police operation involving Haringey Council uncovered 13 illegally converted houses of multiple occupation (HMO). They also found 15 premises using illegal electricity and four others were found to be using an illegal gas supply.
The council is now considering appointing a ‘HMO tsar’ to deal with dodgy landlords.
The fears of tenants and their neighbours have been rising due to the increase in the number of HMOs in the area recently.
This has led to practices such as landlords creating fire risks by doing their own rewiring to bypass electric meters. Many landlords have legally applied for and been granted HMO licences in Haringey – close to 200 since 2006 – and are controlled by legislation.But others have been found breaching HMO laws relating to planning consent and conversions

Timothy Jones was convicted of distribution of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute

Timothy Jones, 37, of Youngstown, Ohio, was convicted of distribution of cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in a bench trial before Superior Court Judge Julie Marino. Jones and his girlfriend, Joan Davis, was arrested Aug. 23, 2007 by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force after detectives saw Davis conduct a hand-to-hand cocaine deal with a third party. In February Davis pled guilty and attempted to exonerate Jones by claiming he was not involved in her cocaine sale or possession. During the trial, both Jones and Davis testified Jones was not involved in Davis' drug activities. But Marino found their testimony was not credible, and that Jones and Davis worked together
to sell cocaine. At the time of his arrest, Jones was on probation for a February 2006 conviction for distribution of drugs in Union County. Jones also has a 1991 conviction for aggravated assault in Ohio. Because of his record, Jones is eligible to be sentenced to an extended term of up to 10 years in prison. Jones is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 5.

Maurice Johnson was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison

Maurice Johnson was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison and will remain on supervised probation 10 more years after that following a sentencing hearing Monday in Chattanooga on a federal cocaine distribution guilty plea.The 38-year-old former Sweetwater High School basketball star pleaded guilty in April to one count of a multi-count indictment that charged him with running a major crack cocaine ring out of a Madisonville game room.Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Neff said Johnson tried to withdraw his guilty plea at the last minute, however Judge R. Allan Edgar ruled the defendant did not meet the criteria to be granted a plea withdrawal.Johnson’s criminal past bumped up the minimum sentence requirement on his latest conviction.“He had a federal felony drug conviction (in 2001) and that bumped it up from 10 to 20 years,” Neff said of the minimum sentence Johnson could serve.The court waived any major fines against Johnson because of his inability to pay but Johnson is to pay a $100 special assessment.
Johnson had gotten previous charges for the same alleged crimes dismissed last year because a judge ruled his right to a speedy trial had been violated.However, the judge’s ruling left the door open for prosecutors to revisit the Madisonville game room case.A federal grand jury indicted Johnson on the same charges again late last yearAuthorities said Johnson began running a crack cocaine ring out of the M & M Game Room and Deli on Tellico Street in Madisonville not long after his release from prison in 2005 on a drug conviction.Officers from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Madisonville and Sweetwater police departments arrested Johnson near I-75 on March 31, 2006.Police said Johnson tried to swallow drugs when the officer closed in.
Authorities contend Johnson’s drug operation was substantial.“The cost of drugs can vary,” then Sheriff Doug Watson said at the time. “But he was probably making about $36,000 a week selling crack cocaine.”Neff said there is no parole for federal sentences and Johnson would have to serve at least 85 percent, 17 years, of his sentence.Neff said prisoners serving federal sentences have a chance to meet good behavior and other criteria to reduce their term from 100 percent to 85 percent.
Johnson has a July 31 motions hearing pending on murder charges in Cleveland.
Johnson stands charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the 1999 shooting deaths of three people in a Cleveland apartment.Two other suspects are charged in connection with the fatal shootings.

Vernon Lee Nolan charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine

Vernon Lee Nolan of 850 Adams Creek Road was arrested at his home by Craven County Sheriff narcotics officers. He is charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, selling and delivering cocaine and trafficking in cocaine. To be charged with trafficking in cocaine, a suspect must have possession of more than 28 grams.Narcotics officer Russ Akers said cocaine with a street value of $10,000 was confiscated from Nolan, along with several hundred dollars.Akers said the arrest came after a number of undercover drug buys from Nolan.
Nolan is in jail with his bail set at $75,000.

Dillon O'Brien charges alleged that he brought a controlled drug, diamorphine, vodka and mobile phones to prisoners at Mountjoy

Dillon O'Brien (36), of Clonsilla, Dublin, was charged with 14 offences between January 2005 and March 2007. The charges alleged that he brought a controlled drug, diamorphine, vodka and mobile phones to prisoners at Mountjoy, contrary to section 6(2), of the Criminal Law Act 1976. One charge alleged the prison officer conspired with Wayne Bradley and another person to commit a breach of section 83 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 by supplying cocaine to David Mulvey, contrary to common law, between March 12 and March 12 last year.Garda David Carolan told Judge Miriam Malone in the Circuit Criminal Court that O'Brien was arrested at 6.50am yesterday.
He was remanded on bail of €1,000 and ordered to sign on three times a week at Blanchardstown garda station. O'Brien will reappear at Dublin District Court on August 26. The four other men were all remanded on bail by Judge Malone to appear at the same court on July 29. Sean Hinchon (30), of St Ronan's Close, Clondalkin, Dublin, faced three charges alleging that between January 1, 2005, and March 15 last year, he conspired with Dillon O'Brien and another person to bring diamorphine into Mountjoy. Three charges alleging he brought mobile phones into the jail between January 1, 2005 and March 15, 2007 were also laid against him.
Thomas Hinchon (28), of St Ronan's Close, Clondalkin, faced three charges of conspiring with Dillon O'Brien and another person to bring diamorphine into the prison and three charges relating to smuggling in a mobile phone.
Paul Dixon (27), of Valeview Drive, Finglas, appeared on six charges of unlawful possession of controlled drugs, including cocaine and cannabis resin in cell 26, on landing B3 of the prison, contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Acts, on March 15, 2007. Nigel Curran (32), of Corduff Gardens, Blanchardstown, was charged that between March 9, 2007 and April 3, 2007, he stole assorted "Profitline" hairdressing products and 208 packets of ventolin evohaler from United Drug Pharmaceutical Products' premises at Magna Business Park in City West, Dublin contrary to section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.

Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has been arrested in New York with possession of cocaine.

Steven Page, 38, is charged with possession of a controlled substance. Police said Page was released on $10,000 bail.
Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page has been arrested in New York with possession of cocaine.Police in Syracuse, N.Y. said Page was arrested Friday along with two American women after police noticed something suspicious in an apartment in the village of Fayette.As [the officers] approached the apartment they saw people in the window sitting at a table and it looked like they were engaged in something. There was a white capsule and a white powdery substance that later tested positive for cocaine." said Capt. Bill Bleyle with the Manlius Police Department in New York State.Bleyle said a further search of the apartment turned up more cocaine and some marijuana. However he said the charges in connection with Page only related to the cocaine.Page's manager, Terry McBride, said he cannot comment while the matter is before the courts, but added he's confident his client will be cleared of all charges.Until then, said McBride, it's "business as usual for the Barenaked Ladies."
Page is scheduled to appear in court July 17.

Joseph Gardner and Irene Gardner were arrested

Joseph Gardner, 68, and Irene Gardner, 66, were arrested about 7 a.m., police said. Police had a search and seizure warrant for the Gardners' home as part of an investigation into the distribution of cocaine, police said. Members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the canine units of the Manchester Police Department and the Norwich Police Department assisted Plainfield police, police said. Each Gardner was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of cocaine within 1,500 feet of a school and possession of cocaine within 1,500 feet of a school with intent to sell, police said.
Each Gardner was released on $10,000 bail and is scheduled to appear at Danielson Superior Court on July 28.

Yasemin Vatansever and Yatunde Diya to be freed

Yasemin Vatansever and Yatunde Diya, both 17 and from north London, were given year-long sentences by a court in Accra after their arrests last July at Kotoka Airport in the capital, Accra. Some 13lb of cocaine with a street value of about £300,000 was found in their luggage.

Naomi Williams of London was arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport last month while preparing to board a flight to England.

Naomi Williams of London was arrested at the Norman Manley International Airport last month while preparing to board a flight to England.The narcotics police say three pounds of cocaine which is worth millions on the streets in England was found in her luggage.When captured Ms Williams, a student at a University in England said nothing.Tuesday, she clutched a Bible while her attorney Lancelot Clarke applied for bail.Senior Magistrate Glen Brown had initially offered bail amounting to $5 million but reduced the figure to $3 million at the request of her attorney.
She is to return to court on September 3. In recent months, the narcotics police have reported an increase in the trafficking of cocaine out of the country.

Aaron Washington accused of delivering cocaine to a Juneau woman that police later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

"It's not like I've never done anything wrong," Aaron Washington said.
Aaron Washington, a 42-year-old merchant, stands accused of delivering cocaine to a Juneau woman that police later arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. The driver told police she was selling the drug for Washington. Charges were brought by a grand jury indictment based on witness testimony. In September, Washington will again face a jury as a codefendant in a larger trial wherein the state alleges he conspired to run a criminal enterprise that imported and sold pounds of cocaine in Juneau since 2003 with alleged partner Vonnie Williams, 44. A joint investigation between the Juneau police and Alaska State Troopers resulted in 19 drug-related charges against Washington. A woman who claims to have been Washington's source of "kilo after kilo" of cocaine is behind 11 of the charges. The organized crime is thought to be the first of its kind in Juneau. In a jailhouse interview, Washington said police and prosecutors were pushing on him a larger title than is real. If the police had arrested a "ring leader" as claimed, there would be less drugs on the street, he said. "Nothing has slowed down," he said. Following jury selection, the Juneau District Attorney's Office is expected to call expert witnesses to identify what police found on the woman as cocaine. Testimony claiming the cocaine was Washington's is expected also, according to court records. Police have yet to connect any drugs directly to Washington. Instead they claim he used women as "drug mules" to bring drugs in from the Lower 48. Washington has been held in Lemon Creek Correctional Center on $75,000 bail since police arrested him at his girlfriend's home in the Mendenhall Valley last spring. In recent filings, Washington's girlfriend asked the court to lift a no-contact order in an effort to plan for their wedding. Washington said he was a legit businessman with stores in Juneau and Oregon before his arrest. Careful with his words, Washington said he wasn't exactly "innocent" either.