SLED takes down suspected Midlands' Mexican heroin cartel - WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina |: "It took state and federal investigators a year to investigate and build a case against 21 people suspected of helping Mexican drug cartels push millions of dollars worth of heroin through South Carolina. Wednesday morning, SLED and the DEA took down the remaining members of the cartel.
Agents call the operation 'Black Poppy,' referring to the color of the heroin they've seized throughout the year-long operation. Since October 2009, agents seized more than 30 kilograms of heroin. Agents said three separate distribution 'cells' were working inside the state from Richland-Lexington Counties, Horry-Georgetown Counties, to the Charleston County area.
The final operation started before dawn Wednesday morning as SLED's SWAT team loaded into a BearCat armored vehicle, headed toward South Congaree. Agents were on the way to arrest a Hispanic man, suspected of working for Mexican cartels, pushing heroin through the Midlands."
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Longshoremen accused in huge cocaine bust | 7online.com
Longshoremen accused in huge cocaine bust | 7online.com: "Nearly a dozen people are under arrest including several Longshoremen.
They were arrested in connection with a cocaine trafficking scheme that officials say made millions of dollars.
The port of New York and New Jersey are at the center of the cocaine trafficking conspiracy alleged by the U.S. Attorney which is said to have originated in Panama."
They were arrested in connection with a cocaine trafficking scheme that officials say made millions of dollars.
The port of New York and New Jersey are at the center of the cocaine trafficking conspiracy alleged by the U.S. Attorney which is said to have originated in Panama."
Federal Judge Arrested in FBI Sting Involving Guns, Drugs, Stripper - Crimesider - CBS News
Federal Judge Arrested in FBI Sting Involving Guns, Drugs, Stripper - Crimesider - CBS News: "federal judge was released on a $50,000 bond Monday after he was busted by an undercover agent for allegedly using cocaine, marijuana and other illegal drugs with an Atlanta stripper.
Senior U.S. District Judge Jack T. Camp faces drug and firearms charges for his arrest Friday in which he unwittingly handed over $160 to an undercover law enforcement agent for cocaine and Roxycodone, a narcotic plain reliever that he supposedly intended to use with the exotic dancer. Authorities also seized two guns from the front seat of the judge's vehicle during his arrest, authorities said in a court document released Monday.
Camp, 67, hired four defense attorneys over the weekend to represent him and said little during his brief hearing Monday though his attorney, William Morrison, claimed he was in 'good spirits.' According to Morrison, the judge intends to plead not guilty."
Senior U.S. District Judge Jack T. Camp faces drug and firearms charges for his arrest Friday in which he unwittingly handed over $160 to an undercover law enforcement agent for cocaine and Roxycodone, a narcotic plain reliever that he supposedly intended to use with the exotic dancer. Authorities also seized two guns from the front seat of the judge's vehicle during his arrest, authorities said in a court document released Monday.
Camp, 67, hired four defense attorneys over the weekend to represent him and said little during his brief hearing Monday though his attorney, William Morrison, claimed he was in 'good spirits.' According to Morrison, the judge intends to plead not guilty."
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
grenades were hurled into a crowd by alleged drug dealers
Police pave way for the attackers’ escape: "The peace of an evening stroll was shattered when grenades were hurled into a crowd by alleged drug dealers on Sunday, in Guadalupe, in northern Mexico. Most of the 14 injured were children, the youngest of who was just two years old. All 14 had sustained only minor injuries. The City Hall is suspected to have been the target.
Witnesses claim that the police had cleared the road for the attackers to escape following the explosions. It is claimed by the country’s chief security official that the traffickers allot millions of dollars to buy off the local cops. Little wonder they turn a blind eye to the atrocities committed. In an incident in Mexico, the police were arrested in connection to the Mayor’s unnatural death. The higher authorities have promised an investigation into the matter.
A similar attack, but of a larger intensity had occurred in Morelia, the President’s hometown, two years ago."
Witnesses claim that the police had cleared the road for the attackers to escape following the explosions. It is claimed by the country’s chief security official that the traffickers allot millions of dollars to buy off the local cops. Little wonder they turn a blind eye to the atrocities committed. In an incident in Mexico, the police were arrested in connection to the Mayor’s unnatural death. The higher authorities have promised an investigation into the matter.
A similar attack, but of a larger intensity had occurred in Morelia, the President’s hometown, two years ago."
Homeland Security was tracking a suspicious aircraft that was expected to stop in Bowling Green for refueling.
major drug bust unfolded Friday night as nearly a million dollars worth of cocaine was found on an airplane.
Bowling Green Police say they were acting on a tip from the Department of Homeland Security when they searched a plane at the Bowling Green Regional Airport Friday night.
Homeland Security was tracking a suspicious aircraft that was expected to stop in Bowling Green for refueling.
When the plane landed, police talked to the pilot and passenger and found more than 70 pounds of cocaine on board. The two men were arrested.
Bowling Green Police say they were acting on a tip from the Department of Homeland Security when they searched a plane at the Bowling Green Regional Airport Friday night.
Homeland Security was tracking a suspicious aircraft that was expected to stop in Bowling Green for refueling.
When the plane landed, police talked to the pilot and passenger and found more than 70 pounds of cocaine on board. The two men were arrested.
Monday, 4 October 2010
AFP: Mexican drug war crimes go live on the Internet
AFP: Mexican drug war crimes go live on the Internet: "In the midst of the brutal drug trafficking war encroaching on their lives, thousands of Mexicans every morning check social network websites to see if they will encounter any unpleasant surprises on the way to work or school.
But they are not the only ones.
While average citizens go online to let others know where in their neighborhood a body has been uncovered or if they can expect disruptions from cartels or the Mexican military, the drug gangs themselves also use the tools to manipulate public opinion by making threats and warnings.
The spread of vital information ahead of the daily commute, via social networking technology and sites like Facebook and Twitter, is especially useful in the country's north, near the US border, which has become ground zero for the country's drug war."
But they are not the only ones.
While average citizens go online to let others know where in their neighborhood a body has been uncovered or if they can expect disruptions from cartels or the Mexican military, the drug gangs themselves also use the tools to manipulate public opinion by making threats and warnings.
The spread of vital information ahead of the daily commute, via social networking technology and sites like Facebook and Twitter, is especially useful in the country's north, near the US border, which has become ground zero for the country's drug war."
Sunday, 3 October 2010
14 killed in Mexico shooting
14 killed in Mexico shooting: "shoot-out between two rival gangs in northern Mexico has left 14 people dead, officials said.
The shoot-out occurred Friday in the village of Jose de la Cruz in Durango state and was likely part of a power struggle among drug cartels, officials said Saturday.
The cartels have fought for years over control of the lucrative drug routes from South America to the US. Some 30,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006.
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The shoot-out occurred Friday in the village of Jose de la Cruz in Durango state and was likely part of a power struggle among drug cartels, officials said Saturday.
The cartels have fought for years over control of the lucrative drug routes from South America to the US. Some 30,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006.
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