The Associated Press: Argentina nabs alleged Colombian money launderer: "Luis Caicedo Velandia was arrested as he walked near a Buenos Aires shopping mall April 12 and has been held under extremely high security, according to Argentine authorities, who did not reveal his capture until the United States formally filed a request for his extradition this week.
Caicedo, a former Colombian police official who carried a false Guatemalan passport, is responsible for moving tons of cocaine into the U.S. and laundering billions of dollars in profits, Argentine drug prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan told The Associated Press.
The arrest of Caicedo and three alleged co-conspirators in the United States and Colombia has exposed 'one of the most powerful drug trafficking rings on the continent,' Oscar Naranjo, who directs Colombia's national police force, told the AP in Bogota. Caicedo, he said, was 'capable of giving direct orders' to Colombian cartel leaders.
Representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, the Justice Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington declined to comment on the indictment filed in New York City, saying it is a continuing investigation."
Saturday, 12 June 2010
Friday, 11 June 2010
3 people who bought heroin that killed a Middleton man will receive treatment for their addiction | Pierce County Herald | Ellsworth, Wisconsin
3 people who bought heroin that killed a Middleton man will receive treatment for their addiction | Pierce County Herald | Ellsworth, Wisconsin: "Three people who bought the heroin that killed a Middleton man will get treatment for their own addictions.
24-year-old Adriana Martell and 24-year-old Kyle Shebilske, both of Madison, were put on five years on probation yesterday along with 19-year-old Tanya Mack of Middleton. That’s because the victim’s father said he wanted the three to get the treatment they need to live fulfilling lives, instead of going to prison.
25-year-old Jason Swanson died from an overdose of heroin in November of 2008. Dane County Circuit Judge Julie Genovese sentenced the three who bought the drug to a year in jail – but only if they cannot qualify for an intensive treatment program which serves as an alternative to jail. If they qualify, the judge says they’ll only spend a month behind bars."
24-year-old Adriana Martell and 24-year-old Kyle Shebilske, both of Madison, were put on five years on probation yesterday along with 19-year-old Tanya Mack of Middleton. That’s because the victim’s father said he wanted the three to get the treatment they need to live fulfilling lives, instead of going to prison.
25-year-old Jason Swanson died from an overdose of heroin in November of 2008. Dane County Circuit Judge Julie Genovese sentenced the three who bought the drug to a year in jail – but only if they cannot qualify for an intensive treatment program which serves as an alternative to jail. If they qualify, the judge says they’ll only spend a month behind bars."
The Associated Press: Suspected US-born drug smuggler charged in Atlanta
The Associated Press: Suspected US-born drug smuggler charged in Atlanta: "Edgar Valdez Villarreal, who is known as 'La Barbie,' and five others were charged with conspiring to import and distribute cocaine and plotting to launder money. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $2 million for information leading to Villarreal's capture.
Authorities say Villarreal has become one of Mexico's most elusive drug kingpins, and the 36-year-old's mystique has grown partly because he was born in Laredo, Texas. Rodney Benson, the special agent in charge of Atlanta's Drug Enforcement Administration office, said the case 'strikes directly at the core of Mexican drug cartel leadership.'
Villarreal belonged to the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico before one of its leaders split and established his own cartel, according to the indictment. Authorities say he is now battling for control and Mexican authorities have found decapitated and mangled bodies they believe are victims of the ongoing fight.
Prosecutors say they used a federal wiretap of a related case in Atlanta in January 2008 to identify Villarreal as the source of thousands of kilograms of cocaine that were imported into the U.S. from 2004 to 2006."
Authorities say Villarreal has become one of Mexico's most elusive drug kingpins, and the 36-year-old's mystique has grown partly because he was born in Laredo, Texas. Rodney Benson, the special agent in charge of Atlanta's Drug Enforcement Administration office, said the case 'strikes directly at the core of Mexican drug cartel leadership.'
Villarreal belonged to the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico before one of its leaders split and established his own cartel, according to the indictment. Authorities say he is now battling for control and Mexican authorities have found decapitated and mangled bodies they believe are victims of the ongoing fight.
Prosecutors say they used a federal wiretap of a related case in Atlanta in January 2008 to identify Villarreal as the source of thousands of kilograms of cocaine that were imported into the U.S. from 2004 to 2006."
KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona New information about 2 bodies found in Pinal County
KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona New information about 2 bodies found in Pinal County: "new information on two men found dead in the 'smuggling corridor.'
On Sunday, June 6th Pinal County Sheriff Deputies located the bodies of two Hispanic males in a remote desert area near Interstate 8 and milepost 150. This area is a known smuggling corridor and the area where, just five weeks before, Deputy Louie Puroll was shot and wounded after tracking six individuals who were smuggling drugs. The drug smugglers ambushed Deputy Puroll with a handgun and two AK-47 automatic rifles from different tactical positions."
On Sunday, June 6th Pinal County Sheriff Deputies located the bodies of two Hispanic males in a remote desert area near Interstate 8 and milepost 150. This area is a known smuggling corridor and the area where, just five weeks before, Deputy Louie Puroll was shot and wounded after tracking six individuals who were smuggling drugs. The drug smugglers ambushed Deputy Puroll with a handgun and two AK-47 automatic rifles from different tactical positions."
Friday, 4 June 2010
Rehab clinic lambasted after overdose death - Times Online
Rehab clinic lambasted after overdose death - Times Online: "sheriff has criticised one of Scotland’s leading private hospitals over the “entirely preventable” death of a young drug addict.
Kieran Nichol died after he was prescribed the heroin substitute methadone at Castle Craig Hospital in the Borders. A fatal accident inquiry heard that the dying 20-year-old patient was put to bed by staff and told to sleep.
Sheriff Gordon Liddle said in his Determination following the case that it was “difficult to identify anything that went significantly well”.
Castle Craig is one of Europe’s leading rehabilitation clinics, charging about £400 a day. The former leader of Glasgow council, Steven Purcell, and Peter Howson, the artist, have sought treatment there.
Mr Nichol, a valium addict, spent six weeks at the clinic in the autumn of 2005 before discharging himself that October. On December 9, suffering from depression and suspected drug abuse, he was readmitted. He died two days later.
Sheriff Liddle said a “different decision or choice by a number of individuals could have made the difference”."
Kieran Nichol died after he was prescribed the heroin substitute methadone at Castle Craig Hospital in the Borders. A fatal accident inquiry heard that the dying 20-year-old patient was put to bed by staff and told to sleep.
Sheriff Gordon Liddle said in his Determination following the case that it was “difficult to identify anything that went significantly well”.
Castle Craig is one of Europe’s leading rehabilitation clinics, charging about £400 a day. The former leader of Glasgow council, Steven Purcell, and Peter Howson, the artist, have sought treatment there.
Mr Nichol, a valium addict, spent six weeks at the clinic in the autumn of 2005 before discharging himself that October. On December 9, suffering from depression and suspected drug abuse, he was readmitted. He died two days later.
Sheriff Liddle said a “different decision or choice by a number of individuals could have made the difference”."
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Man receives 5 years for possession of heroin | pal-item.com | Palladium-Item
Man receives 5 years for possession of heroin | pal-item.com | Palladium-Item: "Sergio Valenzula-Portela pleaded guilty to one count of possession of heroin, a felony in the first degree before his sentencing on May 28. He also forfeited the 2007 Mercury Mountaineer he was driving at the time of his March 4 arrest.Valenzula-Portela was driving through Preble County when the Ohio State Highway Patrol pulled him over for a traffic violation, authorities said. Police said in reports that he was nervous and gave an improbable story about a trip he was making from Denver to Fort Wayne, Ind.A drug-sniffing dog later alerted to police to four separate compressed packages of heroin in the center console; the total amount of the drug was approximately one kilogram."
Texas police seize 147 Mexico-bound AK-47 rifles | Reuters
Texas police seize 147 Mexico-bound AK-47 rifles | Reuters: "Police in a Texas city just north of the Mexican border said on Wednesday they had seized 147 assault rifles apparently headed for Mexico, where tens of thousands of people have been killed by violent drug gangs.
U.S. | MexicoActing on a tip, police in the border city of Laredo stopped a truck on Saturday and found the AK-47 rifles, along with more than 200 high-capacity magazines, bayonets and 10,000 rounds of ammunition, Laredo police told reporters.
The truck driver and a passenger were arrested in what police said was the biggest weapons seizure in Laredo in a decade."
U.S. | MexicoActing on a tip, police in the border city of Laredo stopped a truck on Saturday and found the AK-47 rifles, along with more than 200 high-capacity magazines, bayonets and 10,000 rounds of ammunition, Laredo police told reporters.
The truck driver and a passenger were arrested in what police said was the biggest weapons seizure in Laredo in a decade."
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
BBC News - Isle of Wight lobster pots cocaine suspects in court
BBC News - Isle of Wight lobster pots cocaine suspects in court: "Three men have appeared in court charged with conspiracy to import cocaine after £8m worth of the drug was found attached to lobster pots.
The men were held in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, in a operation involving police and the UK Border Agency on Sunday.
Rucksacks attached to the pots were seen off the coast earlier in the day.
Jamie Green, 42, and Daniel Payne, 35, both from the Isle of Wight, and Veljko Protic, 34, from Croatia were remanded in custody until 9 June.
They are due to appear again at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court.
About 330 kilos (728 lbs) of cocaine was recovered from the rucksacks"
The men were held in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, in a operation involving police and the UK Border Agency on Sunday.
Rucksacks attached to the pots were seen off the coast earlier in the day.
Jamie Green, 42, and Daniel Payne, 35, both from the Isle of Wight, and Veljko Protic, 34, from Croatia were remanded in custody until 9 June.
They are due to appear again at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court.
About 330 kilos (728 lbs) of cocaine was recovered from the rucksacks"
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