Johnnel Bowens, 31, and Sandy Wilcher, 41, both of Jersey City, were charged with possession and distribution of drugs, resisting arrest, aggravated assault on a police officer and other charges around 6 p.m. after being caught with 2,000 bags of heroin and more than 1,000 vials of cocaine, reports said.Two cops responding to the tip knocked on the door of an apartment at 177-183 Bergen Ave., where a caller said a group of possibly six male non-residents carrying three bags had entered, reports said.Bowens opened the door approximately 10 inches, and cops observed three tennis ball-sized clear bags and one sandwich bag of a white powdery substance, one black plastic bag, a digital scale, a yellow bowl and a box of empty clear glass vials on a table 10 feet from the door in plain sight, reports said.Bowens yelled and attempted to slam the door on the police before he and Wilcher ran and exited from a bedroom window - with Wilcher losing a shoe in the process. They were spotted by two back-up officers at the rear of the building, reports said.The two men split up but each was caught after a short chase, police said.Bowens, who was carrying $3,061 of suspected drug proceeds in cash, and Wilcher were transported to the city police station at the South District.
Steven Peter Hipwell, 32, was arrested by Cherng Talay Police on December 22 at 4.30 pm allegedly in possession of two bags of cocaine
Steven Peter Hipwell, 32, was arrested by Cherng Talay Police on December 22 at 4.30 pm allegedly in possession of two bags of cocaine totaling 0.6 and 0.7 grams. His arrest came in a sting operation involving another Englishman ,who had been arrested on drug charges by police in Patong days earlier.Police alleged that David Pet had been caught with cocaine on Nanai Road, and while being held he told police that Hipwell had sold him the drugs.Police then arranged a sting and raid on Hipwell's house, where David ''bought'' the cocaine while police waited outside.Police searched Hipwell's home. Officers said they found another small packet of cocaine in a money jar.Hipwell is being held in Phuket jail while the court considers bail.Both Pet and Hipwell were living and working in Phuket, police say
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