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Saturday 13 November 2010

Walid Makled-Garcia talks

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez should be very troubled that a man whom President Obama has branded one of the world's most significant drug kingpins, Walid Makled-Garcia, may soon be telling U.S. federal prosecutors everything he knows about senior Venezuelan officials who have abetted his cocaine smuggling operations. Makled-Garcia's devastating testimony comes on the heels of fresh evidence of Chávez's support for terrorist groups from Spain, Colombia, and the Middle East and his apparent illegal support for Iran's nuclear weapons program. Slowly but surely, Chávez is being unmasked as a mastermind of a criminal regime...

Based on the U.S. indictment, Colombian authorities arrested Makled-Garcia on August 18, and are currently considering a U.S. extradition request for the notorious suspect. In the meantime, in a jailhouse interview with Colombia's RCN TV last week, Makled-Garcia said he has enough evidence of high-level drug corruption—including videos and bank records—"for the U.S. to intervene and invade Venezuela, as with [Manuel Antonio] Noriega in Panama."

Mexico hunting 12-year-old drug gang hitman | Reuters

Mexico hunting 12-year-old drug gang hitman | Reuters: "boy, known only as 'El Ponchis,' is believed to be working for the South Pacific cartel in Morelos state, outside Mexico City, and is one of a group of young teenagers who have already committed 'terrible acts,' Morelos State Prosecutor Pedro Luis Benitez told local radio.
'These minors are still not fully developed and so it is easy to influence them, to give them a gun, pretending it is plastic, that it is a game.'
Benitez did not name the boy or give more details, but when asked directly about the teenage hitmen he said: 'They're persuaded to carry out terrible acts; they don't realize what they are doing,' he added.
Mexican daily La Razon said the boy is being paid $3,000 for each murder and is under the command of a little-known drug lord who heads the South Pacific cartel fighting the Beltran Leyva and La Familia gangs for control in southwestern Mexico."

Woman held over heroin seizure

The Press Association: Woman held over heroin seizure: "woman has been arrested after heroin with a street value of thousands of pounds was seized in a house, police said.
Police unearthed £45,000 worth of the drug when they searched a property in Braehead.
A 39-year-old is being held in custody in connection with the drugs recovery and is due to appear in court on Monday."

Heroin packaging operation busted in NYC - UPI.com

Heroin packaging operation busted in NYC - UPI.com: "Police and federal narcotics agents in New York Friday announced a $6.5 million heroin bust at a Manhattan apartment building.
Four people were arrested and 13 kilograms (28 pounds) of heroin was seized in the operation Thursday that targeted an apartment on West 43rd Street where heroin was allegedly packaged in glassine envelopes for sale on the street.
'Piles of loose heroin and assorted drug packaging paraphernalia sat on tables where the defendants had been working assembly line-style,' the Drug Enforcement Administration said in a written statement. 'Several coffee grinders used to cut the drug with a diluting substance rested on the floor nearby.'"

Alleged cocaine ring through Juarez includes baseball coach | kens5.com | San Antonio News, Weather, Sports, Traffic, Entertainment, Video and Photos

Alleged cocaine ring through Juarez includes baseball coach | kens5.com | San Antonio News, Weather, Sports, Traffic, Entertainment, Video and Photos: "cocaine ring bust has landed several people in jail, including a college baseball coach.
Investigators say the drugs have been making their way to Colorado every week, but arrests were made Tuesday in several states, including Texas.
Police say drug cartels were trafficking through Ciudad Juarez into Texas to get to Colorado.
But gang members weren't the only suspects. A baseball coach from Regis University in Denver is among those arrested.
Officials say about 20 kilograms of cocaine was being delivered into the Denver area each week.
Investigators are still tracking down other suspects."

Three arrested in Antioch cocaine bust - San Jose Mercury News

Three arrested in Antioch cocaine bust - San Jose Mercury News: "police went to a hotel on West 10th Street after surveillance showed Ford had just met with two men there, Bias said. They stopped and arrested 39-year-old Martinez resident Timothy Davis and 25-year-old Pittsburg resident Johnny Denton as they were about to drive away.
'Our timing was just right,' Bias said.
Police found several ounces of cocaine, marijuana and Ecstasy in the car Davis and Denton were in, Bias said. He added that all three suspects have prior drug arrests. They were booked into County Jail in Martinez on suspicion of possessing cocaine for sale.
Ford also faces a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm after police found a handgun at one of the homes where he stayed.
'We've run into these guys before,' Bias said. 'It's a good accomplishment"

NYC Postal Carrier Charged With Selling Cocaine « CBS New York – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY

NYC Postal Carrier Charged With Selling Cocaine « CBS New York – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of NY: "U.S. Postal Service carrier in New York has been arrested on charges that he sold cocaine while in uniform and driving his postal truck.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Wednesday that 49-year-old Felix Soto was awaiting arraignment Thursday on charges of criminal sale of a controlled substance and conspiracy.
Information about his attorney was not immediately available. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.
Brown said that during a long-term narcotics investigation officials learned that Soto had taken possession of a drug package at a Bronx post office.
He said investigators observed Soto sitting in his postal truck on a Bronx street corner in July and handing a package containing half a million dollars worth of cocaine to another man."

NBI probes politician’s alleged links to sale of P15-M cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

NBI probes politician’s alleged links to sale of P15-M cocaine - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos: "The National Bureau of Investigation is investigating the possible links between an “influential politician” and two men who were recently arrested in a drug buy-bust operation.
The two men were caught selling P15 million worth of cocaine, suspected to have been part of the 1,500-kilogram drugs shipment that illegal traffickers reportedly dumped in the sea off Samar province last December.
One of the arrested men was seen in an airport video footage leaving the country last July with Ilocos Sur Rep. Ronald Singson who was subsequently arrested in Hong Kong for illegal possession of drugs.
Ruel Lasala, the NBI deputy director for intelligence, told a press briefing Thursday that the agency was validating the information on the alleged links of the politician to the suspects: Arthur Olarte, 38, an importer and exporter, of Project 8, Quezon City; and Benjamin Liobing, who goes by the aliases “Benjamin Bocboc Yu,” and “Richardson Bondoc Ang,” 30, of Mandaluyong City."

Border Patrol Seizes 1,150 Pounds Of Marijuana - Phoenix News Story - KPHO Phoenix

Border Patrol Seizes 1,150 Pounds Of Marijuana - Phoenix News Story - KPHO Phoenix: "U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have confiscated 1,150 pounds of marijuana hidden in vehicle tires at El Paso area ports between Monday and Thursday.
The drugs are worth an estimated $920,568, with one of the largest seizures made Tuesday morning on a car carrying 206 pounds of marijuana. Haro, a CBP drug-sniffing dog helped discover the drugs located in all four tires.
There were a total of 32 bundles if marijuana, and police arrested the driver, Kevin Ivan Andrade Mejia of Mexico, and turned him over to U.S. Immigration and Costumes Enforcement.
In addition to the drug seizures, CBP recorded 41 immigration violations between Nov. 5 and Nov. 7. Violations included illegal immigration, impostors and false documents.
A total of 10 fugitive apprehensions were also made during this period as well as six agricultural seizures."

Wednesday 10 November 2010

Trucker not guilty in $3.2-million cocaine case

Trucker not guilty in $3.2-million cocaine case: "Jaininder Singh Dusanjh was arrested Dec. 12, 2007, when he entered Canada at the Pacific Highway border crossing.
An officer with the Canadian Border Services Agency found the first of 83 one-kilogram bricks of cocaine wrapped in plastic. Officials estimated that the drugs were worth between $1.9 million and $3.2 million if sold at the kilogram level, with the value increasing substantially if sold at the gram level.
Dusanjh, 45 years old at the time of the trial, was charged with importing cocaine and possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.
He testified he picked up the lemons in California and said that he wasn't present while the fruit was being loaded into his vehicle and did not check the load."

Salina police seize 105 lbs of cocaine from plane - kwch.com

Salina police seize 105 lbs of cocaine from plane - kwch.com: "Salina police sieze more than 100 pounds of cocaine from a private airplane at the Salina Municipal Airport.
According to our news partners with the Salina Jounal, police announecd the bust in late-September. The plane landed at the airport to refuel when the discovery was made.
The commander of the I-125/I-70 Drug Task Force Lt. Jim Norton says the cocaine has an estimated street value of more than $2 million.
Authorities turned over 105 pounds of cocaine, which were turned over to the DEA.
Norton says no arrests were made when the cocaine was first found, but that several people were arrested in Hollywood, California last week. One of the arrestees was a passenger on the plane that stopped in Salina."

Pregnant woman in cocaine case granted bail | General News 2010-11-09

Pregnant woman in cocaine case granted bail | General News 2010-11-09: "pregnant woman among four persons arrested in connection with the 125 slabs of cocaine recently seized at the Tema Harbour was on Tuesday admitted to bail by the Fast Track High Court.
Kyerewaa Twum-Barimah was admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢80,000 with two sureties, one to be justified.
The court, presided over by Mr Justice Mustapha Habib Logo, asked that the sureties should be within the Accra-Tema area.
The court ruled that it had been established that Kyerewaa was six to seven months pregnant, hence she should be admitted to bail.
The state did not oppose the bail application but declined bail in respect of the three others saying investigations were continuing.
The three are Benjamin Armstrong, Anthony Wilson and Edward Kojo Arhin."
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