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Dubai Police bust international drug gang - Emirates24|7: "Dubai Police bust an international drug smuggling gang of five people and confiscated about 60 kilograms of drugs worth Dh600,000. The general department of Anti-Narcotics, Dubai Police, arrested two members of the gang, both GCC nationals, and alerted Interpol to arrest the others, believed to be Asians. Major-General Abdul Jalil Mahdhi Al Asmawi, Director-General, Department of Anti-Narcotics, said during a press conference held on Monday that the operation is dubbed 'the eagerness of poet'. Al Asmawi said one of the gang members is a poet and added that the arrest of two is a major blow to drug dealers and traffickers not only in the UAE but also in the region. It was the excellent teamwork by Dubai Police and Anti-Narcotics Department that led to the successful capture of the two peddlers. He said the department received an information about a GCC national with a criminal past who was into drugs and was...

Dubai Police bust international drug gang - Emirates24|7 : "Dubai Police bust an international drug smuggling gang of five people and confiscated about 60 kilograms of drugs worth Dh600,000. The general department of Anti-Narcotics, Dubai Police, arrested two members of the gang, both GCC nationals, and alerted Interpol to arrest the others, believed to be Asians. Major-General Abdul Jalil Mahdhi Al Asmawi, Director-General, Department of Anti-Narcotics, said during a press conference held on Monday that the operation is dubbed 'the eagerness of poet'. Al Asmawi said one of the gang members is a poet and added that the arrest of two is a major blow to drug dealers and traffickers not only in the UAE but also in the region. It was the excellent teamwork by Dubai Police and Anti-Narcotics Department that led to the successful capture of the two peddlers. He said the department received an information about a GCC national with a criminal past who was into drugs and was peddli...

 Mountjoy prison guard arrested for drug smuggling: "39-year-old was taken into custody on his way to work this morning – stopped at the search entrance of the prison. He was found to be in possession of a large quantity of drugs, some of which was found strapped to his leg. This included 1lb of cannabis, as well as quantities of skunk, cocaine, heroin and prescription drugs. In a statement, the Irish Prison service said that 'it is determined to clamp down on all avenues of drug trafficking into the prison." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Corby celebrates Christmas with joy | The Jakarta Post: "Schapelle Leigh Corby, the Australian citizen drug smuggling convict in Bali, celebrated Christmas cheerfully with visitors in Kerobokan Penitentiary Saturday. According to kompas.com, visitors started flooding the penitentiary on that day. Corby, who was wearing a black top and skirt and a black hat, laughed while chatting with those who visited her. “We give visitors a chance on Christmas to gather with their families who are convicts or detainees,” warden Siswanto said. He said that on Christmas Eve mass, held in the penitentiary’s main hall, Corby, along with another drug smuggler convict Renae Lawrance, mingled with 149 other convicts celebrating the holiday, until late night. Corby is serving 20 years in prison for attempted smuggle of over 4 kilograms of marijuana." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright ...

A BULGARIAN national has been sentenced to seven years in prison for smuggling £200,000 worth of heroin into the UK.: "Nedko Nedev was stopped and searched by border officials in Dover, who found four kilos of heroin in his car. Having been caught, Nedev, from Storrington Road, Addiscombe, pleaded guilty at Canterbury Crown Court, and was jailed on December 15. When officers stopped and questioned him on March 27 this year, Nedev said he had borrowed the car he was driving from a friend and had travelled to Brussels to collect some tools." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Drug-smuggling mom gets Christmas in jail - Bermuda Sun... Beyond the Headlines - Hamilton, Bermuda: "26-year-old mother will spend Christmas in jail after admitting she smuggled $250,000 worth of cannabis into Bermuda. Shanae Ashley Vanderpool today pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to conspiring with others not before the courts to import cannabis and possessing cannabis, that was intended for supply. The motive, her lawyer intimated, was “need rather than greed”. Crown counsel Cindy Clarke told the court that Vanderpool, of Pembroke, arrived in Bermuda on a commercial flight from Canada on December 21. She cleared Immigration with a small carry-on bag and then collected her checked luggage. “She proceeded to the Customs officer and was directed to the secondary search line,” Ms Clarke said." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Corby and Lawrence sentence cut - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "Australian drug smugglers Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence have had their Indonesian prison sentences cut for Christmas." :Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Bulgarian based in Croydon caught smuggling £200,000 of heroin jailed (From Your Local Guardian): "A Bulgarian drug smuggler has been jailed for seven years for trying to sneak £200,000 of heroin into the UK. Nedko Nedev from Croydon was busted by UK Border Agency officers in Dover after stuffing 4kg of the drug under the bonnet of his car in March. When officers questioned him, Nedev said he had borrowed the car from a friend and travelled to Brussels to collect some tools. Nedev pleaded guilty at Canterbury Crown Court on October 6." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Australian faces Bali court on drug-smuggling charge - World News - World - General - Blacktown Sun: "AUSTRALIAN man allegedly caught trying to smuggle 1.7 kilograms of methamphetamine into Bali sat stony-faced in court yesterday on the first day of his trial. Michael Sacatides, 43, a kickboxing instructor who has been living in Thailand, is charged with importing and possessing methamphetamine. He faces a maximum sentence of death and a minimum of 15 years in jail if convicted. Mr Sacatides was arrested in October after customs officials at Denpasar airport found the drug hidden in the lining of his suitcase, the prosecutor, Ketut Sujaya, said. 'He took the suitcase, he put the suitcase through the X-ray machine, he walked to the customs desk, a customs officer asked him to open the suitcase,' Mr Sujaya said. Mr Sacatides has said he borrowed the suitcase from a friend in Bangkok, Akaleshi Tripathi, and that he knows nothing about the drugs. 'He is a victim ...

CTV Toronto - Former Air Canada flight attendant jailed for drug smuggling - CTV News: "Air Canada flight attendant who was found guilty of smuggling cocaine into Britain has been sentenced to eight years in prison. British media reports say Mandeep Shahi, 27, was accused of smuggling four kilograms of cocaine in her luggage during a flight from Toronto to London. After landing at Heathrow Airport in March 2010, the woman from Mississauga, Ont., delivered the cocaine to a pair of drug dealers, who were under police surveillance. Shahi was arrested five months later on her return to Britain, after police identified her using security camera footage. Three other men involved in the smuggling were also arrested and have been sentenced to a total of 24 years. The reports say Shahi told police she had no idea there was cocaine in her luggage, but a jury at Southwark Crown Court found her guilty of possession of drugs with intent to supply. The judge said the group targeted Ai...

Drug gang king pin jailed over 22 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis - Manchester Evening News: "members of a drug-smuggling gang which flooded the streets of Britain with cocaine and cannabis worth more than £100m have been jailed. Michael Pollard, 47, of Rydal Crescent, Worsley, played a 'significant managerial role' as the 'director' of the north-west element of the national and international operation, a court was told. The gang attempted to import around 22 tonnes of Class A and B drugs into the UK between February 2007 and April 2009, mainly from Spain. Rented offices in Manchester and Bolton were used as a front. Liverpool Crown Court was told Pollard's role was to ensure that drugs were 'distributed' across the country from the north west. He was jailed for 23 years. Pollard's brother-in-law Trevor Holland, 32, of Brazley Avenue in Horwich, Bolton, was told by a judge that he played a 'significant role' in organising and renting ...

A year-long crackdown on drugs and violence in Alton has resulted in 83 arrests. Alton Police Chief David Hayes and other leaders announced the results of Operation "Crack" Down during a press conference on Monday morning. For a year, undercover officers helped in the covert operation to stop street level drug dealing. Chief Hayes said they had arrested 15 of the 30 remaining defendants on Monday morning. Many of the defendants face delivery of controlled substance charges. The investigation was led by the Alton Police Department Narcotics Unit and included assistance from the Madison County State's Attorney's Office and the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois.DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

Customs agent accused of smuggling drug money, guns through Atlanta airport mydesert.com The Desert Sun: "U.S. Customs agent working at Atlanta’s airport is accused of using his badge to smuggle guns and drug money past airport security.A tip last year led prosecutors to investigate the Agent Devon Samuels of Stockbridge, Ga., resulting in the seizure of 700,000 ecstasy tablets - worth $2.8 million - from a house in Chamblee, Ga. It was the ninth largest ecstasy seizure in U.S. history and the largest in 2010, authorities said. “The severity of Samuels’ actions can’t be (overstated),” said David D’Amato of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement . “He sold himself to the highest bidder. ... By bringing down Samuels, we’re cutting off the head of the snake and effectively dismantling a drug trafficking organization which operated throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area.” A federal grand jury here indicted 15 people as a result of the drug investigation. The defendants were in ...

Dozens of the U.S. diplomatic cables obtained and published by WikiLeaks cover a worldwide phenomenon that has been persistently troubling to the United States: drug trafficking. And those cables come not just from Mexico City, but from many corners of the world -- including Cuba and several embassies in West Africa. Perhaps most revealing is the cooperation between the United States and Cuba over trafficking through Jamaica. A cable from August 2009 talks about multiple contacts between the U.S. Coast Guard and Cuban Interior Ministry. The Cubans were complaining that Jamaican smugglers were using "both Cuban airspace and waters to transport narcotics ultimately destined for the United States, but their repeated attempts to engage Jamaica on the issue have been ignored." Cuban officials had shown one plane to a U.S. Coast Guard official. On their way to a rendezvous in Bahamian waters, the crew had made an emergency landing after allegedly dumping 13 bales of marijuana in ...

Girlfriend of accused East Bridgewater drug dealer under house arrest until court hearing - Brockton, MA - The Enterprise: "Mark Balboni, 23, was arrested last Thursday at his home at 2 Natalie Drive. Police said he told them he had been selling oxycodone pills for about three months from that address. Balboni was charged with trafficking in excess of 28 grams of oxycodone, possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids, conspiracy to violate drug laws and possession with intent to distribute a counterfeit controlled substance. Balboni was held on $5,000 cash bail until his next court appearance on Jan. 11. His girlfriend, 17-year-old Chelsea McKay, also of East Bridgewater, was arrested when she was found with him when police arrived at the house on Thursday morning. She was charged with possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and conspiracy to violate drug laws. She was placed under house arrest on Monday until h...

Aussie police make 31 drug-related arrests: "Australian police say they have arrested some of the country's key drug barons and dismantled six major syndicates after a series of raids across two states. New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said Wednesday that 31 people have been arrested and police seized about 9 million Australian dollars ($8.8 million) worth of drugs, including cocaine, LSD, and cannabis. Scipione told reporters among those in custody are 'a number of major players in the Australian drugs trade.' More than 500 police officers raided 37 premises across Sydney and other areas early Wednesday." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

CBC News - Toronto - Pearson baggage handlers arrested: "RCMP says it has broken up a large drug smuggling operation at Toronto's Pearson Airport. Five baggage handlers at the airport have been arrested, along with a number of others, including a police officer in Jamaica. The investigation, which according to the Mounties began in February 2010, included the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Jamaican Constabulary Force. According to a news release, police believe the illegal drugs 'flowed in and out of the airport on chartered airlines.' Police said the illegal drugs included ecstasy, hashish and khat. 'The police are further alleging that this group used their employment as baggage handlers at the airport to facilitate the movement of these drugs,' the statement said. Seven people in the GTA have been taken into custody. Warrants have been issued for two other men." DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim c...

gulfnews : Transit passenger gets 10 years for drug smuggling : "Filipina faces ten years in jail and a hefty fine after a court convicted her on Tuesday of possessing 4kg of cocaine, which she intended to smuggle to Ivory Coast. The Dubai Court of First Instance jailed the 36-year-old transit passenger for ten years and fined her Dh50,000 after she pleaded guilty. Prosecutors had charged 36-year-old M.S. with smuggling 14 plastic bags, which contained 4,072 grams of cocaine with the intention of smuggling them from Peru to Ivory Coast via Dubai. 'I am guilty… I smuggled the drugs but that was in transit. I want a swift judgment,' the accused pleaded defending herself in court. Presiding Judge Al Saeed Mohammad Barghout said pronouncing yesterday's judgment that M.S. will be deported after the completion of her term. Confused and afraid A Yemeni police corporal at Dubai International Airport testified that he suspected the Filipina when she arrived at the transit...

Ex-deputy going to trial on drug smuggling charges - Front - TheChronicleHerald.ca : "former sheriff's deputy accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the Dartmouth jail last year has been ordered to stand trial on 20 charges. A preliminary inquiry resumed Monday in Dartmouth provincial court for Tyrone Cornell David, 41, of Lakeside and Kathleen Mary Kierans, 23, of Bedford, who is alleged to have given the deputy a package of drugs. Defence lawyer Pat Atherton told the court that David was consenting to be committed to stand trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Judge Ted Tax ordered David to appear in Supreme Court in Halifax on Jan. 13 to have dates set for his trial by judge and jury."

Richmond Review - Cigarettes and ecstasy a good organized-crime mix : "Asian organized crime group responsible for a massive shipment of ecstasy precursor chemicals in Richmond earlier this month is also behind what's described as the largest counterfeit cigarette seizure in B.C. history. The cigarette and chemical seizures occurred just days apart, both in Richmond, but it wasn't until Tuesday morning that police unveiled the size of the cigarette bust, described as more than 10 million cigarettes worth nearly $5 million."

South Liverpool drug raids net 21 arrests - Liverpool Local News - News - Liverpool Echo : "TWENTY one people were arrested during a series of dawn drug raids in south Liverpool. Around 200 police officers burst into 27 homes across Toxteth and Dingle at just before 7am yesterday. Operation Wamego, which targeted suspected heroin suppliers, was the culmination of nine months of work by a team of 40 detectives working from information provided by the community. It resulted in police seizing two cars, a quantity of cash and crack cocaine."

gulftoday.ae | Drug smuggling foiled : "CO-OPERATION between the Dubai Police and Malaysian authorities during the last two months, resulted in three separate attempts to smuggle a total of 16kg of Methamphetamine (Crystal narcotics) worth Dhs 4 million being foiled, said Major-General Abdul Jalil Mahdi, director of the Anti-Narcotics Department at the Dubai Police. The police had received reliable information about the three separate attempts in which three passengers, two Asian and an African woman, were involved. The three were separately travelling to Malaysia with large quantities of narcotics."