Dissociation & Fragmented personality disorders

Authorities in southern California said the strong smell of marijuana helped them discover $45 million worth of drugs in the back of a tractor-trailer they had pulled over for a traffic violation. Deputies stopped the truck Wednesday morning, then opened the trailer after finding problems with the paperwork for the load, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said Friday. An "overwhelming odor" led investigators to about 20 tons of narcotics stashed in pallets in the back of the truck, including about 38,000 pounds of marijuana, 2,700 pounds of cocaine and 67 pounds of methamphetamine, the sheriff's office said in a statement. Sheriff Rod Hoops said Friday night the seizure was one of the largest in the county's history. The truck's driver, Fernando Luevano, 32, was arrested and charged with possession, transportation and sale of narcotics, authorities said.

How Heroin Travels UN Dispatch : "the drugs market fluctuates widely along this trail. The report says that 1 kg of heroin in Afghanistan can fetch $2,000-$2,500. But once that heroin reaches the Af/Pak border, the price increases to $3,000. At the Iran-Afghan border 1 kg of heroin will fetch you $5,000. As you can see from the map, Iran--->Turkey is the first major transit route for Europe-bound heroin. At the border, the price per kg jumps by 60%, to $8,000 a kg. Turkey and Iran are also the last places where big drug seizures occur, in part because the shipments get broken down to into smaller units. According to UNDOC, in 2008 the 11 countries of south-eastern Europe siezed about 2.8 metric tons of heroin. That compares to over 15 metric tons seized in Turkey and 32 mt seized in Iran. Still, most shipments make it through to Europe. After Turkey, the first stop is usually Bulgaria. There, it flows to other Balkan countries and heroin traffic via the Balkans, with the majo...

Gunmen shot and killed the mayor of the Mexican town of Guadalupe as his wife and child watched, the mayor of nearby Ciudad Juarez told CNN. Mexican federal police confirmed the shooting death of Guadalupe Mayor Jesus Manuel Lara Rodriguez. Ciudad Juarez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said Lara, who maintained what was apparently a second home in Juarez, was killed outside that house as he walked to his car. "He was a very good man, a man set on bringing law and order to that city," said Reyes. "This is a big loss," he said. Lara , who became the mayor of Guadalupe in 2007, had apparently taken up residence in Juarez to protect his family, Reyes told CNN. He kept his official home in Guadalupe.

Drug-Smuggling ‘Samsung Heiress’ Is Officially A Grifter Defamer Australia : "US Chumby Mobile Twitter RSS Tip Your Editors Defamer Australia Drug-Smuggling ‘Samsung Heiress’ Is Officially A Grifter By Maureen OConnor on June 18, 2010 at 3:03 AM Samsung says Lisette Lee, the Beverly Hills woman caught with 227kg of marijuana on her Gulfstream jet, is lying about being an heiress to their fortune. Hollywood acquaintances say she’s been calling herself one for years. Lisette flew from Van Nuys, California to Columbus, Ohio aboard a chartered jet loaded with 23 bales of marijuana, worth an estimated $US500,000. Facing up to 40 years in prison and a $US2 million fine, Lisette pleaded “heiress”, pointing to her last name, which is the same as the Korean family that owns Samsung Electronics. But Samsung has now issued a statement denying Lisette: Contrary to some media reports, Lisette Lee is not an heiress of Samsung Electronics and is not a member of Samsung’s Lee family. Lisett...

Drug smugglers use ultralights to cross border - Spokesman.com - June 9, 2010 : "Several times a week, drug smugglers somewhere along Mexico’s border with the United States strap themselves into low-flying ultralight aircraft and take off with loads of marijuana. They usually fly at night with no lights and often, they’re guided only by the dim screen of a handheld satellite navigation tool, looking for a precise spot in the desert. The smugglers generally don’t land. They’ve modified the ultralight aircraft with drop baskets that can hold 150 to 250 pounds of marijuana wrapped in brick-sized units and covered in plastic. They move a lever, and the bricks fall to the desert for ground crews to pick up and smuggle onward across the country. It’s a perilous tactic, and pilots can break limbs or die in crashes."

Mexican army kills 15 suspected drug gang members Reuters : "Suspected drug hitmen attacked soldiers who intended to inspect a cartel safe house in the colonial town of Taxco southwest of Mexico City. Soldiers returned fire, killing the assailants in a 40-minute gunfight, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The clash followed an ambush by gunmen on a federal police convoy in the western state of Michoacan on Monday that killed 10 officers. More than 23,000 people have been killed in drug violence since President Felipe Calderon launched his crackdown on the multibillion-dollar drug trade upon taking office in 2006. Once quiet areas of Mexico are being ravaged by drug violence. At least 55 bodies have been discovered since May in an abandoned mine in Taxco in Guerrero state. The town is popular with U.S. tourists for its silver crafts and religious festivals but lies on a smuggling route up from the Pacific port of Acapulco. Mexico's most wanted man, Joaquin 'Shor...

Heroin in fruit shipment : "ABU Dhabi police have seized 15.5 kilograms of heroin and arrested two Afghans and a Pakistani who tried to sell the drugs to an undercover officer, newspapers reported on Monday. The officer made a deal to buy the drugs from the three for 960,000 dirhams (S$366, 138), but arrested them instead, Gulf News quoted Abu Dhabi police Colonel Hamad Ahmad al-Hamadi as saying. The Khaleej Times reported that an Afghan man, 27, and two Pakistanis aged 22 and 31 brought the drugs from another emirate concealed in a shipment of fruit. In a similar case, Abu Dhabi police seized 16 kilograms of heroin in an undercover operation in early June and arrested a Pakistani and an Afghan, The National newspaper reported. The pair, along with two other Afghans who fled and were tried in absentia, were sentenced to death by an Abu Dhabi court on June 7, the newspaper said."

Cocaine discovered at Port of Wilmington delawareonline.com The News Journal : "Cocaine with a street value of nearly $2 million was found hidden in the ventilation system of a container of bananas arriving at the Port of Wilmington by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers."

DEA Seizes 1.5 Tons of Cocaine Worth $46 Million Dollars Keep It Trill Hip-Hop News & Features : "87-foot, Panamanian flagged, fishing vessel was carrying 3,269 pounds of cocaine with an estimated wholesale value of approximately $46 million. DEA CCSF agents arrested the five Honduran men in connection with the seizure. “These arrests and multi-kilogram seizure are a clear indication of the success of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force Initiative,” said Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. “We will continue maximizing all of our combined resources to investigate and prosecute those who in flagrant disregard of our laws and way of life try to smuggle illegal contraband into our area of jurisdiction.”"

Chicago FBI Agents Arrest Drug Smugglers Accused of Abusing 'Buddy Passes' At O'Hare and Midway - Chicago News : "airline perk called a 'buddy pass' has turned into a secret weapon for drug smugglers. The FBI tells Fox Chicago News that suspected gang members have been exploiting the benefit and flying under the radar for years, bringing drugs to Chicago. The FBI says workers at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines have provided the passes to three men who used them to fly last minute to and from Phoenix and bring back countless shipments of marijuana. Those men are all now in custody facing charges."