Barry Robinson, of College Avenue guilty on all 14 counts of an indictment charging him with selling cocaine

Barry Robinson, of College Avenue guilty on all 14 counts of an indictment charging him with selling cocaine to an undercover informant on Jan. 15, 24, 25, 30 and 31 of 2008. On two occasions, the jury found, Robinson was guilty of a law passed in 2006 accusing him of selling illegal drugs near a school. Robinson’s home is across the street from the Poughkeepsie Middle School.Under state law, Robinson faced a mandatory prison term because he was previously convicted of a felony within the last 10 years. He was arrested for the 2008 drug sales last Feb. 8, about 18 months after he finished serving a 6-to-12-year sentence on a previous conviction for drug sales. Robinson’s attorney, Lee Klein, said his client maintained his innocence and intended to appeal the conviction.

Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Siebert

Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Siebert at the U.S. District Court in Wheeling.Cobbs had been a fugitive after a plane crash near the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport on December 18, 2004.Federal authorities said the Piper Aerostar twin-engine plane was loaded with 520 pounds of cocaine worth $24 million.Last month, Cobbs was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico and returned to the U.SIf convicted, Cobbs faces up to 25 years in prison and more than $8 million in fines.

Christopher Adams, of Buchanan Street, Blackpool, appeared at Preston Crown Court

Christopher Adams, of Buchanan Street, Blackpool, appeared at Preston Crown Court today (Tuesday, January 27) for sentencing after admitting three counts of supplying cocaine and one of possessing the drug with intent to supply.Operation Nimrod is an intelligence-led operation that targets drug crime across Lancashire.The operation was the culmination of months of evidence-gathering on alleged drug-dealing in Blackpool.A total of 64 people were charged with 222 offences.Lancashire Constabulary is working closely with everyone who plays a part in preventing crime, dealing with crime and working with offenders to make sure both the causes and consequences of drug-related crime are tackled.

Police arrested Gregory Zaborowski, 48, of 104 Daniels Drive, Hawley, at his business, Long Life Transmission

Police arrested Gregory Zaborowski, 48, of 104 Daniels Drive, Hawley, at his business, Long Life Transmission, 7 Roosevelt St., Palmyra, where they discovered 65 packets of heroin, three firearms and more than $2,000 in cash.200 packets of heroin valued at $4,900, plus pills, cash and weapons, were seized at two sites in Wayne County on Tuesday, state police at Dunmore said.A search of his home led to 131 heroin packets, 129 pills, 20 weapons and a bulletproof vest. The unidentified pills were worth $645, police said.Mr. Zaborowski faces several drug-related charges with more pending, police said. He was arraigned Tuesday; bail information was unavailable.

Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday

Eugene Cobbs pleaded innocent Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge James Siebert at the U.S. District Court in Wheeling.Cobbs had been a fugitive after a plane crash near the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport on Dec. 18, 2004.Federal authorities said the Piper Aerostar twin-engine plane was loaded with 520 pounds of cocaine worth $24 million.Last month, Cobbs was arrested in Guadalajara, Mexico and returned to the U.S.If convicted, Cobbs faces up to 25 years in prison and more than $8 million in fines.

Nigerian Ethelbert Nzeagwu, 42, appeared to be was a respectable IT engineer

Nigerian Ethelbert Nzeagwu, 42, appeared to be was a respectable IT engineer, but in reality he led a double life receiving and passing on £25,000 drug packages from South America at his Erith home.
The drugs were sent from Brazil to various European distribution centres including Frankfurt, Madrid and Coventry, before being posted as Parcel Force packages to Nzeagwu. He was caught when customs officers in Coventry intercepted a parcel addressed to a 'Paterson Alberta', at his address in Cooke Square. The dealer was arrested when he signed for the parcel, handed to him by an undercover officer dressed as a Parcel Force driver.. Jailing him last Thursday, Judge Richard Hawkins, QC, told Nzeagwu: "You were the recipient or intended recipient of some seven transactions relating to these drugs, and obviously the court must take a serious view of the conviction of such an offence.

Edgar Peralta was carrying 17 bags of cocaine was shot in the arm after he tried to run from a pair of Queens narcotics cops during a bust

Edgar Peralta was carrying 17 bags of cocaine was shot in the arm after he tried to run from a pair of Queens narcotics cops during a bust, police said Sunday.Edgar Peralta, 27, was listed in stable condition and charged with three counts of possessing and selling drugs - even as investigators tried to determine whether the suspect had a weapon when he was shot, police sources said. Cops were dispatched to an apartment building on 45th Ave. in Flushing at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.
An unmarked NYPD vehicle carrying a plainclothes sergeant and detective from the Queens narcotics unit arrived minutes later and the officers spotted Peralta walking from the building to his car, police said. When the officers approached the car, they saw Peralta smoking a joint, a police source said. Peralta then opened his car door and sprinted off, the source said. While it is not immediately clear what prompted the detective to open fire, cops confirmed that the officer - a seven-year veteran of the NYPD - fired once, striking Peralta in the right arm. Cops have not found any sign that Peralta was carrying a gun or knife, a police source said.

James Anderson, 27, was convicted on all charges, which include two counts of possession with intent to deliver

James Anderson, 27, was convicted on all charges, which include two counts of possession with intent to deliver, two counts of conspiracy to possess drugs with intent to deliver, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.The investigation progressed after an undercover drug buy was made from Anderson on Dec. 6, 2007, authorities said.His house was searched two days later.The Bedford County District Attorney’s Office said police seized heroin, at least $30,000 in cash and numerous firearms.Assets that were seized – which the state will seek to sell at auction – include a pickup, tractor and motorcycle.“Clearly, the jury did not believe Anderson’s convoluted story about being a hardworking auto mechanic that was able to save nearly $60,000 in cash over a two-year period, despite reporting only $65 in income to the IRS in 2006,” said Travis Livengood, assistant district attorney.“The jury saw James Anderson for exactly what he is – a drug dealer, plain and simple,” he said.Two others have been charged in connection with the ring.

Yolanda Yvette Ugarte is being held without bond at the El Paso County Detention facility on possession with intent to distribute charges.

Drug sniffing dog alerted officers to a 2002 Nissan Altima that 22-year-old Yolanda Yvette Ugarte was driving about 4:30 p.m. Monday. CBP officers found $5,000 in cash and five bundles containing 26.8 lbs. of cocaine in a compartment in the car's undercarriage, officials said.Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Ugarte, who is a U.S. citizen residing in Socorro. She is being held without bond at the El Paso County Detention facility on possession with intent to distribute charges.The child was turned over to a relative after the drugs were seized, CBP officials said.

Terrance Oneil Thomas was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Terrance Oneil Thomas, age 36, of Florence, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Bryan Harwell to 13 years imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. On May 23, 2007, a Florence County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in which Thomas was a passenger. After receiving consent to search the vehicle and passengers, officers found 63 grams of powder cocaine in Thomas’ pants. The case was investigated by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office and the DEA, and Assistant United States Attorney Rose Mary Parham of the Florence office handled prosecution of the case.

Carl "Snaps" Smith sentence also includes time for cooking some of the cocaine into crack

Carl "Snaps" Smith previously had pleaded guilty to drug charges in October. Smith's sentence also includes time for cooking some of the cocaine into crack at an Erie apartment on June 17. Smith will spend five years on probation after serving his 11-year, three-month prison sentence.

Enrique Estrada Araque, 53, and Rene Manual Sanchez, 47, admitted to conspiring to possess with the intention of distributing at least 5 kilograms

Enrique Estrada Araque, 53, and Rene Manual Sanchez, 47, admitted to conspiring to possess with the intention of distributing at least 5 kilograms of cocaine.
Between September 2006 and March 2007, the men and other unnamed conspirators repeatedly brought cocaine to Minnesota, according to their plea agreements. They were arrested in 2007.

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

Cameron McFarlane, 48, was caught with a large quantity of cocaine in his truck on the M80 motorway near Falkirk in central Scotland.McFarlane earlier pleaded guilty to being involved in the supply of a controlled substance and was sentenced at the High Court in Paisley.

Keito Weston,was charged with sale of crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine,

Keito Weston, 25, of New Britain was believed to be selling crack cocaine in the downtown area, Sgt. Marc Hughes of the Manchester Police Department said.
At 4 p.m. Thursday, Weston arrived at the downtown parking lot near the corner of Chestnut and Forest streets with two other men: Samille Etienne, 25, of Hartford, and a 17-year-old male, who was not identified because he is a minor.Weston went to the parking lot in order to sell crack cocaine to a man who turned out to be an undercover officer with the East Central Narcotics Task Force, Hughes said.
Narcotics officers and local police seized both marijuana and crack cocaine during the arrest. Both Etienne and the 17-year-old were found to be in possession of marijuana, Hughes said.Weston had three felony warrants charging him with previous crack cocaine sales to an undercover officer. He also was arrested in 2006 for sale of crack cocaine, Hughes said.All three men were arrested without incident.Weston was charged with sale of crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine, possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell, and committing each of those crimes within 1,500-feet of a school.He also was charged with possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana and interfering with an officer.He was held in lieu of $425,000 bond.
Both Etienne and the 17-year-old were charged with possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana and possession of marijuana within 1,500-feet of a school.
Etienne was held in lieu of $25,000 bond.The 17-year-old was released on a $25,000 nonsurety bond.Both Weston and Etienne were to be arraigned today in Manchester Superior Court.

Eugenio Montoya Sanchez, 38, the brother of alleged North Valley mastermind Diego Montoya Sanchez, faces between 10 and 30 years in prison

Eugenio Montoya Sanchez, 38, the brother of alleged North Valley mastermind Diego Montoya Sanchez, faces between 10 and 30 years in prison when he is sentenced April 3. The maximum life sentence is prohibited under Colombia's extradition agreement with the U.S.Prosecutors say the Montoyas oversaw a drug empire that smuggled cocaine worth some $10 billion to the U.S. beginning in the early 1990s.Eugenio Montoya admitted in court Friday that he handled the cartel's finances and money-laundering work, including a series of cash "stash houses" in Colombia where as much as $20 million in U.S. currency was hidden. Montoya also acknowledged playing a role in the August 2003 torture, killing and dismemberment of a confederate whom cartel leaders feared was cooperating with authorities."Yes, your honor," Montoya answered when U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga asked if the allegations were true.
"You were a high-ranking manager," Altonaga said.Montoya was arrested in January 2007 at a farm outside Cali, Colombia, and later extradited to the U.S. The North Valley cartel emerged in the 1990s as the leading exporter of cocaine to the U.S. - usually via Mexican land routes - following the demise of the earlier Cali and Medellin cartels.

In a written plea agreement, Montoya said he would cooperate with U.S. investigations - possibly including his brother's case - and assist in identifying property and other drug-tainted assets that could be forfeited. That cooperation could result in a future reduction in Montoya's sentence.

Montoya's attorney, Ruben Oliva, said the plea deal was the best possible outcome for his client, who would have faced more prison time if the case had gone to trial. Under the agreement, 10 other charges will be dropped.Diego Montoya, 46, was extradited to Miami on Dec. 12 to face the same indictment as his brother. He has not yet entered a plea.A third Montoya brother who helped run the cartel, Juan Carlos Montoya Sanchez, previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced in 2006 to nearly 22 years in federal prison.

Andrew Lee Usher, formally of 15 Westerham Grove, Beechwood,recovered 250 grams of very high purity cocaine, with about 600.00 cash, when they raided

Andrew Lee Usher, formally of 15 Westerham Grove, Beechwood, was ordered by a court to hand over £71,000 of goods. Teesside Crown Court ruled that he had illegally earned £171,060.71. Middlesbrough Drugs Unit recovered 250 grams of very high purity cocaine, with about £600.00 cash, when they raided his home in March 2005. They also recovered a pistol together with ammunition and a stun gun. Usher was arrested later that day and claimed that he was looking after the drugs for someone. He admitted purchasing the pistol whilst on holiday and that he had found the stun gun in his partners car. In September 2006, Usher was sentenced to three years six months for the drugs offence and 18 months and 12 months for possession of the pistol and stun gun after he pleaded guilty. Detective Inspector Mel Ashley, of Cleveland Police, said: "This is another example of the effects of pursuing the benefits of crime by these individuals and those connected with them. It sends a powerful message that we will continue to seek courts orders which will ultimately remove the financial gains of drug dealing from those who choose to push their drugs on the streets of Middlesbrough."

Daniel James Eaton, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver cocaine

Daniel James Eaton, 25, of the 400 block of Mervine Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to six to 23 months in the county jail after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver cocaine in connection with a September 2008 incident in the township.Judge Paul W. Tressler, who accepted a plea agreement in the case, also ordered Eaton to complete two years’ probation after he’s paroled from jail. Eaton is eligible for the jail’s work release program during his incarceration.Other charges of possessing a small amount of marijuana and possessing drug paraphernalia were dismissed against Eaton as part of the plea agreement.Court documents indicate township detectives, armed with a warrant, searched Eaton’s home on Sept. 10 after receiving a tip that there were marijuana plants and drug paraphernalia in the home.Upon arrival, detectives seized two small marijuana plants that were found growing in a bedroom of the residence, according to the arrest affidavit. Detectives also discovered three small, clear bags of a white powdery substance setting on a shelf with the marijuana plants.In another bedroom, detectives recovered a hypodermic needle, and in the living room authorities seized two spoons containing a white powdery substance consistent with cocaine, according to the criminal complaint.When he was interviewed by detectives, Eaton confessed to growing the marijuana plants, court documents alleged.“He also admitted that he has both used and sold illegal drugs,” Lower Pottsgrove Detective Sgt. Michael Foltz wrote in the arrest affidavit.Eaton also admitted that the residue found on the seized spoons in the living and in some of the clear bags was cocaine. However, Eaton maintained the clear bags found in the bedroom “may have been some sort of imitation substance he packaged to look like cocaine,” according to the criminal complaint.

Rhys W. Short, brought a backpack to an underage party that allegedly had pre-packaged grams of cocaine

Rhys W. Short, a Portland resident, brought a backpack to an underage party that allegedly had pre-packaged grams of cocaine and brass knuckles in it, according to investigators. A 9-millimeter pistol and switchblade knife were found near the backpack and were identified as belonging to Short, police said. The homeowner was not present at the time of the incident but was later charged with providing premises for the consumption of alcohol by minors. Short was on felony probation from Multnomah County Juvenile Department at the time of his arrest, according to detectives. Another person at the party was a registered sex offender, police said

Durwood Milton Gwyn, 32, had pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of crack cocaine

Durwood Milton Gwyn, 32, had pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of crack cocaine to an undercover informant almost a year ago. He had 41 grams of crack on him when taken into arrest, prosecutors said. Gwyn had two previous convictions of cocaine delivery and twice possessed cocaine with intent to sell within 1,000-feet of a school. Prosecutors said Gwyn was an associate of the Bloods street gang, and is career criminal.

Chris Lewis has appeared in court charged with trying to smuggle cocaine with an estimated value of £200,000 through Gatwick Airport.

Chris Lewis has appeared in court charged with trying to smuggle cocaine with an estimated value of £200,000 through Gatwick Airport.The 40-year-old, of Bruce Road, Brent, north London, appeared via video link at Mid Sussex Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, alongside co-defendant Chad Kirnon, of Islington, also north London.
Lewis has not entered a plea but Kirnon denies the charge of attempting to import cocaine.No applications for bail were made and the pair were remanded in custody to appear at Croydon Crown Court next month.The charges relate to a routine search of baggage by customs officials after a flight from St Lucia in the Caribbean arrived at Gatwick on December 8.