BBC News - Drugs gang jailed after surveillance in UK and Holland: "Christopher Pollock, 37, of Parkview Close, Exhall, Coventry. Jailed for three years and three months.
• Jogendranth Rajcoomar, 57, a former prison governor of Synkere Close, Exhall, Coventry. Jailed for three years and nine months.
• Sunil Rajcoomar, 25, of no fixed abode. Jailed for two years.
• Michael McGlinchey, 58, of Hen Lane, Coventry. Sentenced to three years, two months.
• John Mitchell, 40, of Chichester Road, Greenhithe, Kent. Sentenced to four years, three months.
• Mark Adderley, 52, of Court Oak Road, Harborne, Birmingham. Jailed for three years, nine months.
• Stephen Lismore, 41, of Brittain Drive, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Sentenced to three years, two months."
Saturday, 24 April 2010
Friday, 23 April 2010
Dover man charged with trafficking cocaine - WGMD.COM
Dover man charged with trafficking cocaine - WGMD.COM: "35 year old Frank Cuffee is charged with trafficking cocaine and other offenses – and was released after posting a secured bond."
CBP: Man caught with $704K of cocaine : News : KGBT 4
CBP: Man caught with $704K of cocaine : News : KGBT 4: "Rivera-Razo drove up from Mexico at Brownsville’s Gateway International Bridge in a 19996 Chrysler Grand Voyager.
Customs officers allegedly found 16 packages with 22 pounds of cocaine worth $704,000 dollars inside.
Rivera-Razo appeared before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Ronald Morgan in Brownsville on Thursday morning.
Investigators said Rivera-Razo is a Mexican national from Queretaro, Nuevo Leon.
Judge Morgan denied bond for Rivera-Razo until a Tuesday afternoon hearing."
Customs officers allegedly found 16 packages with 22 pounds of cocaine worth $704,000 dollars inside.
Rivera-Razo appeared before U.S. Magistrate Court Judge Ronald Morgan in Brownsville on Thursday morning.
Investigators said Rivera-Razo is a Mexican national from Queretaro, Nuevo Leon.
Judge Morgan denied bond for Rivera-Razo until a Tuesday afternoon hearing."
80 pounds of pot seized; three arrested - SignOnSanDiego.com
80 pounds of pot seized; three arrested - SignOnSanDiego.com: "largest bust took place about 6 a.m. Wednesday when agents stopped a Dodge Durango SUV on Interstate 8 near the Buckman Springs Road exit. The driver, a 25-year-old man and U.S. citizen, allowed a K-9 dog to search the vehicle, and the dog indicated the SUV may be carrying drugs, the Border Patrol said.
The vehicle was taken to a nearby Border Patrol station, where agents used a scope to look into the gas tank and saw several bundles covered by a plastic wrap. The gas tank was removed, and agents found the bundles contained marijuana, the Border Patrol said. More bundles were also found inside the spare tire. A total of 40 bundles were discovered, weighing about 61 pounds, the Border Patrol said."
The vehicle was taken to a nearby Border Patrol station, where agents used a scope to look into the gas tank and saw several bundles covered by a plastic wrap. The gas tank was removed, and agents found the bundles contained marijuana, the Border Patrol said. More bundles were also found inside the spare tire. A total of 40 bundles were discovered, weighing about 61 pounds, the Border Patrol said."
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Drug smuggler faces expulsion
Drug smuggler faces expulsion: "Pierre Arold Agnant, the former prison guard convicted of smuggling drugs into the Montreal Detention Centre, will be expelled from Canada the second he is paroled, his defence lawyer told a court.
During sentencing arguments yesterday, Clemente Monterosso said Agnant is a permanent resident and never became a Canadian citizen despite having lived here and having worked as a prison guard for several years.
Monterosso asked Superior Court Justice France Charbonneau to consider Agnant's likely expulsion to Haiti as 'punishment on top of another punishment' when she sentences him on April 30."
During sentencing arguments yesterday, Clemente Monterosso said Agnant is a permanent resident and never became a Canadian citizen despite having lived here and having worked as a prison guard for several years.
Monterosso asked Superior Court Justice France Charbonneau to consider Agnant's likely expulsion to Haiti as 'punishment on top of another punishment' when she sentences him on April 30."
Five convicts executed in Kerman prison | Only Democracy For Iran
Five convicts executed in Kerman prison | Only Democracy For Iran: "Iran has hanged five men convicted of various crimes including drug smuggling and rape in a south-eastern province, a news agency reported on Monday.
The men were executed in a prison in the south-eastern province of Kerman, Iran’s Students News Agency reported, without saying when the hangings took place.
Murder, adultery, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking and apostasy – the renouncing of religion, in this case Islam – are all punishable by death under Iranian Syariah law practiced since the 1979 Islamic revolution."
The men were executed in a prison in the south-eastern province of Kerman, Iran’s Students News Agency reported, without saying when the hangings took place.
Murder, adultery, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking and apostasy – the renouncing of religion, in this case Islam – are all punishable by death under Iranian Syariah law practiced since the 1979 Islamic revolution."
IRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN TAIBAD
IRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN TAIBAD: "Three people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (Taybad) northeastern Iran, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Quds.
The men who were not identified by name were convicted of drug trafficking according to the report"
The men who were not identified by name were convicted of drug trafficking according to the report"
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
IRAN: FOUR HANGED FOR DRUG SMUGGLING: "Iran hanged four men in a prison in the southeastern province of Kerman for drug smuggling, Iran's Students News Agency reported, quoting local judicial authorities without saying when the hangings took place. The report identified the executed men as Mehdi N., Feizollah B., Nazar B. and Gholam H."
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Mexican drug czars encroach on Colombian cocaine cartels | Washington Examiner
Mexican drug czars encroach on Colombian cocaine cartels | Washington Examiner: "Mexican drug organizations are “dipping further ... into Colombia’s cocaine market,” said a U.S. law enforcement official, with knowledge of Mexican and Colombian drug operations.
That was echoed by Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, who recently visited U.S. military officials and law enforcement personnel in Colombia. He said there is evidence “the Mexican drug cartels are sending their members out of Mexico and into Colombia.”
Poe, who is calling for hearings on the growing violence along the U.S.-Mexican border, said the expansion of Mexico’s cartels should be a warning to both the U.S. and the Mexican governments. “They’re more ruthless and violent than even their Colombian counterparts, and according to our guys on the ground they want more control of Colombia’s cocaine trade.”"
That was echoed by Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas, who recently visited U.S. military officials and law enforcement personnel in Colombia. He said there is evidence “the Mexican drug cartels are sending their members out of Mexico and into Colombia.”
Poe, who is calling for hearings on the growing violence along the U.S.-Mexican border, said the expansion of Mexico’s cartels should be a warning to both the U.S. and the Mexican governments. “They’re more ruthless and violent than even their Colombian counterparts, and according to our guys on the ground they want more control of Colombia’s cocaine trade.”"
Saturday, 17 April 2010
Top News: Colombian drug lord arrested by Brazil police (photos)
Top News: Colombian drug lord arrested by Brazil police (photos): "Nestor Caro Chapparro, is 'one of Colombia's four top drug traffickers.'
According to the National Drug Threat Assessment 2009, 'Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) represent the greatest organized crime threat to the United States today. They threaten our economy, our communities, our children - all for obvious reasons. '"
Haaba | S.Leone arrests London-bound drugs mule
Haaba | S.Leone arrests London-bound drugs mule: "Godwin Okonkwo, 37, allegedly gulped down the packages on Sunday minutes before he attempted to board the flight at Freetown International Airport, police said.
An international conference on drug trafficking in Praia, Cape Verde, in 2008 warned that West Africa risked becoming an epicentre for drug trafficking.
A UN report launched at the meeting said at least 50 tonnes of cocaine from South America transits West Africa every year. Much of the drugs are shipped to Europe by drug mules on commercial flights, it said"
An international conference on drug trafficking in Praia, Cape Verde, in 2008 warned that West Africa risked becoming an epicentre for drug trafficking.
A UN report launched at the meeting said at least 50 tonnes of cocaine from South America transits West Africa every year. Much of the drugs are shipped to Europe by drug mules on commercial flights, it said"
Friday, 16 April 2010
Man tied to Hells Angels gets 10 years
Man tied to Hells Angels gets 10 years: "Lloyd MacDonald, 39, was handed the sentence Thursday after admitting to possessing 11 guns -- including a fully automatic Ingram submachine gun and an Uzi machine gun -- along with ammunition and drugs in what a federal prosecutor described as a York Street stash house.
The guns and drugs were uncovered during a two-and-a-half-year undercover operation by the province's Biker Enforcement Unit that wrapped up in January with the arrest of MacDonald and seven others, including full-patch Hells Angels and Ontario Nomads member Mario 'Five Cent' Sincennes and hangaround Craig Haines.
The investigation, dubbed Project Beckenham, was launched in August 2007 after police learned that the Hells Angels were making overtures through the Ottawa-based Nomads to take over the drug trade in Brockville, Prescott and Gananoque by waging a campaign of violence and intimidation."
The guns and drugs were uncovered during a two-and-a-half-year undercover operation by the province's Biker Enforcement Unit that wrapped up in January with the arrest of MacDonald and seven others, including full-patch Hells Angels and Ontario Nomads member Mario 'Five Cent' Sincennes and hangaround Craig Haines.
The investigation, dubbed Project Beckenham, was launched in August 2007 after police learned that the Hells Angels were making overtures through the Ottawa-based Nomads to take over the drug trade in Brockville, Prescott and Gananoque by waging a campaign of violence and intimidation."
Cocaine ring arrests in northwest suburbs - chicagotribune.com
Cocaine ring arrests in northwest suburbs - chicagotribune.com: "'Dial-a-Rock' by police, the ring operated out of a 'stash house' in Schaumburg, where kilos of cocaine, purchased for $28,000 apiece, were brought in to be cooked into crack or packaged as powder cocaine, authorities said in court Thursday.
Operators would receive orders by phone — as many as hundreds each day — and runners, many recruited from Jalisco, Mexico, would deliver to customers, sometimes in quantities totaling a kilo per week, officials said.
The man alleged to be the kingpin of the ring, Ector Cortez, 40, of the 2800 block of Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows, was ordered held in lieu of $1 million cash bail Thursday on charges of unlawful criminal drug conspiracy and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, authorities said."
Operators would receive orders by phone — as many as hundreds each day — and runners, many recruited from Jalisco, Mexico, would deliver to customers, sometimes in quantities totaling a kilo per week, officials said.
The man alleged to be the kingpin of the ring, Ector Cortez, 40, of the 2800 block of Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows, was ordered held in lieu of $1 million cash bail Thursday on charges of unlawful criminal drug conspiracy and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, authorities said."
Alleged drug mule seized in Sierra Leone - Worldnews.com
Alleged drug mule seized in Sierra Leone - Worldnews.com: "Sydney police bust alleged interstate"
IC Publications
IC Publications: "Godwin Okonkwo, 37, allegedly gulped down the packages on Sunday minutes before he attempted to board the flight at Freetown International Airport, police said.
An international conference on drug trafficking in Praia, Cape Verde, in 2008 warned that West Africa risked becoming an epicentre for drug trafficking.
A UN report launched at the meeting said at least 50 tonnes of cocaine from South America transits West Africa every year. Much of the drugs are shipped to Europe by drug mules on commercial flights, it said."
An international conference on drug trafficking in Praia, Cape Verde, in 2008 warned that West Africa risked becoming an epicentre for drug trafficking.
A UN report launched at the meeting said at least 50 tonnes of cocaine from South America transits West Africa every year. Much of the drugs are shipped to Europe by drug mules on commercial flights, it said."
Saturday, 10 April 2010
Sindh Today – Online News » John Terry’s father charged for supplying cocaine
Sindh Today – Online News » John Terry’s father charged for supplying cocaine: "Chelsea skipper John Terry’s father has been charged with cocaine dealing, after he was allegedly caught on camera by an undercover newspaper reporter last November.
Ted Terry, 55, allegedly supplied three grams of the Class A drug after saying: “The stuff’s all right. I get off on it.”
Essex Police launched an investigation after being handed a video, which led to Ted’s arrest.
It is alleged the deal took place in the toilets of the Unit 4 wine bar in Chafford Hundred – yards from Ted’s modern terraced home.
“We can confirm a 55-year-old man from Chafford Hundred has been charged with the supply of cocaine, which is a Class A drug. He has been bailed to appear before Basildon Magistrates’ Court on May 13,” The Sun quoted Essex Police, as saying.
Jobless Ted was said to have bragged how his 29-year-old son had given him a 15,000-pound Rolex."
Ted Terry, 55, allegedly supplied three grams of the Class A drug after saying: “The stuff’s all right. I get off on it.”
Essex Police launched an investigation after being handed a video, which led to Ted’s arrest.
It is alleged the deal took place in the toilets of the Unit 4 wine bar in Chafford Hundred – yards from Ted’s modern terraced home.
“We can confirm a 55-year-old man from Chafford Hundred has been charged with the supply of cocaine, which is a Class A drug. He has been bailed to appear before Basildon Magistrates’ Court on May 13,” The Sun quoted Essex Police, as saying.
Jobless Ted was said to have bragged how his 29-year-old son had given him a 15,000-pound Rolex."
The Political Junkie: Drug Cartel Takes over Smuggling Routes to U.S.
The Political Junkie: Drug Cartel Takes over Smuggling Routes to U.S.: "After a two-year battle that has killed more than 5,000 people, Mexico's most powerful kingpin now controls the coveted trafficking routes through Ciudad Juarez. That conclusion by U.S. intelligence adds to evidence that Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's Sinaloa cartel is winning Mexico's drug war. The agent told The Associated Press those sources have led U.S. authorities to believe that the Sinaloa cartel has edged out the rival Juarez gang for control over trafficking routes through Ciudad Juarez, ground zero in the drug war. 'If you control the city (Ciudad Juarez), you control the drugs,' the federal agent said."
Drug gang hangs two from bridge near Mexico City | Reuters
Drug gang hangs two from bridge near Mexico City | Reuters: "two men were found stripped to the waist and hung by the neck from the bridge near a shopping mall early Friday morning in Cuernavaca, said the attorney general's office for Morelos state, which includes the city.
Mexican media reported the hitmen riddled the bodies with bullets before fleeing the scene.
'Given the characteristics of this act, the killings appear to be linked to drug cartels and it is something we are seeing more of in the area,' said a spokesman for the attorney general's office who declined to be named.
Drug violence is raging across Mexico and almost 20,000 people have died in the fight among cartels and with Mexican security forces since President Felipe Calderon launched his army-led crackdown on drug gangs in late 2006."
Mexican media reported the hitmen riddled the bodies with bullets before fleeing the scene.
'Given the characteristics of this act, the killings appear to be linked to drug cartels and it is something we are seeing more of in the area,' said a spokesman for the attorney general's office who declined to be named.
Drug violence is raging across Mexico and almost 20,000 people have died in the fight among cartels and with Mexican security forces since President Felipe Calderon launched his army-led crackdown on drug gangs in late 2006."
Friday, 9 April 2010
B.C. man sentenced to 3 years in U.S. jail for drug smuggling - Crime Gossip
B.C. man sentenced to 3 years in U.S. jail for drug smuggling - Crime Gossip: "B.C. man will likely have to put the brakes to his trucking business after being found guilty in a U.S. court of trying to smuggle 76 kilograms of Cocaine across the border. Sukhvinder Shoker, 43, owner of B.C.'s Careful Movers and Delivery Services, was handed a three-year sentence and three years of Probation in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Friday for acting as a drug mule. Shoker's truck was stopped on Oct. 10, 2009 as he tried to re-enter Canada"
Drug Task Force Finds Heroin, Cocaine; Arrests Four - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News
Drug Task Force Finds Heroin, Cocaine; Arrests Four - WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News: "officers arrested Andrew Shuck, 22, of Green Bay.
They say he was attempting to deliver 30 grams of heroin, valued up to $7,500, and five pounds of marijuana.
Officers also arrested Ryan Delbene, 23, and Vincent Reyna in Luxemburg.
Investigators say the two were attempting to spot law enforcement and allow Shuck to make the transaction without being detected.
Police then searched two Green Bay homes and arrested James Nemetz, 23, for maintaining a drug trafficking place and possession of a number of drugs.
In their investigation, officers seized marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and prescription pills.
Officers are seeking charges against Shuck, Delbene, and Reyna of heroin possession with intent to deliver, marijuana possession with intent to deliver. Shuck also faces a bail jumping charge.
The drug task force is seeking charges against Nemetz including maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture, possession of narcotics or synthetic narcotics, and manufacture to deliver cocaine."
They say he was attempting to deliver 30 grams of heroin, valued up to $7,500, and five pounds of marijuana.
Officers also arrested Ryan Delbene, 23, and Vincent Reyna in Luxemburg.
Investigators say the two were attempting to spot law enforcement and allow Shuck to make the transaction without being detected.
Police then searched two Green Bay homes and arrested James Nemetz, 23, for maintaining a drug trafficking place and possession of a number of drugs.
In their investigation, officers seized marijuana, cocaine, heroin, ecstasy and prescription pills.
Officers are seeking charges against Shuck, Delbene, and Reyna of heroin possession with intent to deliver, marijuana possession with intent to deliver. Shuck also faces a bail jumping charge.
The drug task force is seeking charges against Nemetz including maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture, possession of narcotics or synthetic narcotics, and manufacture to deliver cocaine."
OFAC names two African military leaders as Drug Kingpins | World-Check
OFAC names two African military leaders as Drug Kingpins | World-Check: "US Treasury has sanctioned* the Air Force Chief of Staff.and former Navy Chief of Staff, of Guinea-Bissau, as narcotics kingpins, for their alleged major involvement in the trafficking of South American narcotics through West Africa, en route the European market. Ibraima Papa Camara, the Guinean Air Force Chief of Staff, and Jose Americo Bubo Natchuto, the former Navy chief of Staff, have been named as Specially Designated Drug Trafficking Kingpins [SDNTK]. Naming active-duty military officers as drug kingpins is sending a strong signal to the countries of West Africa. The question is: are they are listening ?
Treasury stated that the two sanctioned individuals:
'are both involved in narcotics trafficking in Guinea-Bissau, including linked to an aircraft suspected of flying a multi-hundred kilogram shipment from Venezuela to Guinea-Bissau July 12, 2008**.'"
Treasury stated that the two sanctioned individuals:
'are both involved in narcotics trafficking in Guinea-Bissau, including linked to an aircraft suspected of flying a multi-hundred kilogram shipment from Venezuela to Guinea-Bissau July 12, 2008**.'"
Cochabamba cocaine trial continues / News / The Foreigner — Norwegian News in English
Cochabamba cocaine trial continues / News / The Foreigner — Norwegian News in English: "trial of the two remaining women charged with trying to smuggle cocaine out of Bolivia last year recommenced today, four months after the indefinite adjournment.
Acquittal refused
Stine Brendemo Hagen (19) and Madeleine Rodriguez (23) were transported to the courthouse yesterday.
NRK reports efforts by Moises Kestelbaum Gamarra, Rodriguez’s defence counsel, to postpone the trial further, failed.
Gamarra said he believes his client should be acquitted because she wasn’t offered an interpreter at the time of her arrest, which contravenes Bolivia’s Constitution.
But the Prosecution claimed one of the accused speaks Spanish, and both women were offered help from the Norwegian Consulate General in La Paz. Judge Jean Luis Ledezma refused Gamarra’s request, and ordered the trial be reconvened today."
Acquittal refused
Stine Brendemo Hagen (19) and Madeleine Rodriguez (23) were transported to the courthouse yesterday.
NRK reports efforts by Moises Kestelbaum Gamarra, Rodriguez’s defence counsel, to postpone the trial further, failed.
Gamarra said he believes his client should be acquitted because she wasn’t offered an interpreter at the time of her arrest, which contravenes Bolivia’s Constitution.
But the Prosecution claimed one of the accused speaks Spanish, and both women were offered help from the Norwegian Consulate General in La Paz. Judge Jean Luis Ledezma refused Gamarra’s request, and ordered the trial be reconvened today."
Investigators arrest four men and seize $1M in Bronx heroin bust - NYPOST.com
Investigators arrest four men and seize $1M in Bronx heroin bust - NYPOST.com: "Investigators seized $1 million worth of heroin yesterday in The Bronx.
Seven kilos of heroin had already been cut and placed in 50,000 glassine envelopes that sell for about $20, said the city Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
Four people were busted in the Parkchester raid, where stamps for branding drugs with names like 'Heat Wave,' 'Maserati' and 'Body Bag,' were found.
Luis Lara, 28, Wilson Rodriguez, 33, and Yalxon Antonio, 27, all of the Bronx, and Jose Polo, 28, of Manhattan, are accused of drug possession."
Seven kilos of heroin had already been cut and placed in 50,000 glassine envelopes that sell for about $20, said the city Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
Four people were busted in the Parkchester raid, where stamps for branding drugs with names like 'Heat Wave,' 'Maserati' and 'Body Bag,' were found.
Luis Lara, 28, Wilson Rodriguez, 33, and Yalxon Antonio, 27, all of the Bronx, and Jose Polo, 28, of Manhattan, are accused of drug possession."
Latin American Herald Tribune - Spaniard Arrested in Dominican Republic on Drug Smuggling Charges
Latin American Herald Tribune - Spaniard Arrested in Dominican Republic on Drug Smuggling Charges: "During a raid conducted today (Tuesday) at the office of the Startmable company ... documents were seized providing evidence of the links of the said firm with the Prado Universal company, the owner of the 1,200 kilos of cocaine seized from Del Tiempo Marquez in Spain,” the Santo Domingo prosecutor’s office said.
After the arrest of Del Tiempo Marquez in Spain, Dominican authorities seized a luxury apartment building owned by the businessman located in an exclusive sector of Santo Domingo.
In addition, authorities confiscated a yacht belonging to the Spanish businessman and also a villa in the Casa de Campo tourist complex that Del Tiempo used to rent.
At the time of his arrest in Barcelona, Del Tiempo Marquez had been living for several years in the Dominican Republic, where he conducted regular business operations and, according to photographic evidence, had managed to gain access to powerful political figures."
After the arrest of Del Tiempo Marquez in Spain, Dominican authorities seized a luxury apartment building owned by the businessman located in an exclusive sector of Santo Domingo.
In addition, authorities confiscated a yacht belonging to the Spanish businessman and also a villa in the Casa de Campo tourist complex that Del Tiempo used to rent.
At the time of his arrest in Barcelona, Del Tiempo Marquez had been living for several years in the Dominican Republic, where he conducted regular business operations and, according to photographic evidence, had managed to gain access to powerful political figures."
Man Arrested For Attempting To Smuggle 'Lady Gaga' Heroin - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
Man Arrested For Attempting To Smuggle 'Lady Gaga' Heroin - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News: "members of the Syracuse Police Special Investigations Division received a tip that a large amount of heroin was being delivered on a bus from New York City. When that bus arrived at 5 p.m., police found more than 15 grams of heroin in the possession of a 27-year-old man, whom they took into custody.
And here's where Lady Gaga comes in to the story.
According to Syracuse's The Post-Standard, police discovered 400 glassine bags, each containing a tan powder that tested positive for heroin, hidden in the pants of a bus passenger named Jeffrey J. Williams. Each bag was stamped in red ink with the words 'Lady Gaga.'
All told, police discovered 15.6 grams of 'Gaga' heroin — with an estimated street value of $6,000 — on Williams' person. He was arrested and charged with two felony counts and a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance.
At press time, MTV News' phone calls to the Syracuse Police Department requesting comment had not been returned.
While Gaga herself had nothing to do with the incident (or the heroin), she's now joined a list of entertainers and celebrities who have unwittingly lent their names to street drugs. Earlier this year, Newark police uncovered 500 bricks of 'Lil Wayne'-branded heroin — with a street value of some $250 million — hidden in the interior of an SUV. And in 2009, Border Patrol agents in Washington state arrested a man attempting to smuggle 67 pounds of Benzylpiperazine pills, a drug that causes a euphoria similar to that experienced with Ecstasy, into the U.S. Most of the pills were stamped with the likeness of Bart Simpson, but others were marked with a silhouette of President Barack Obama."
And here's where Lady Gaga comes in to the story.
According to Syracuse's The Post-Standard, police discovered 400 glassine bags, each containing a tan powder that tested positive for heroin, hidden in the pants of a bus passenger named Jeffrey J. Williams. Each bag was stamped in red ink with the words 'Lady Gaga.'
All told, police discovered 15.6 grams of 'Gaga' heroin — with an estimated street value of $6,000 — on Williams' person. He was arrested and charged with two felony counts and a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance.
At press time, MTV News' phone calls to the Syracuse Police Department requesting comment had not been returned.
While Gaga herself had nothing to do with the incident (or the heroin), she's now joined a list of entertainers and celebrities who have unwittingly lent their names to street drugs. Earlier this year, Newark police uncovered 500 bricks of 'Lil Wayne'-branded heroin — with a street value of some $250 million — hidden in the interior of an SUV. And in 2009, Border Patrol agents in Washington state arrested a man attempting to smuggle 67 pounds of Benzylpiperazine pills, a drug that causes a euphoria similar to that experienced with Ecstasy, into the U.S. Most of the pills were stamped with the likeness of Bart Simpson, but others were marked with a silhouette of President Barack Obama."
South African Sentenced to Death in China for Drug Smuggling - BusinessWeek
South African Sentenced to Death in China for Drug Smuggling - BusinessWeek: "South African has been sentenced to death in China after being found guilty of smuggling drugs, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation said in an e-mailed statement today.
South Africa’s government is in talks with Chinese authorities to commute the sentence, the statement said. The case has been referred to the High Court in Beijing after a court in Guangzhou upheld the death penalty decision yesterday, it said."
South Africa’s government is in talks with Chinese authorities to commute the sentence, the statement said. The case has been referred to the High Court in Beijing after a court in Guangzhou upheld the death penalty decision yesterday, it said."
Caseyville man pleads guilty to cocaine charges | St. Louis Crime Beat | STLtoday
Caseyville man pleads guilty to cocaine charges | St. Louis Crime Beat | STLtoday: "Ace Hart Jr. of Caseyville pleaded guilty today to three counts of distribution of cocaine and one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
The charges stem from crimes in St. Clair County between September 2007 and May 2009.
The distribution charges carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and at least three years of supervised release. On the conspiracy charge, Hart, 31, faces between five and 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and at least three years of supervised release.
Sentencing for Hart, the son of St. Clair County deputy coroner Ace Hart, has been set for July 10."
The charges stem from crimes in St. Clair County between September 2007 and May 2009.
The distribution charges carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and at least three years of supervised release. On the conspiracy charge, Hart, 31, faces between five and 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and at least three years of supervised release.
Sentencing for Hart, the son of St. Clair County deputy coroner Ace Hart, has been set for July 10."
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