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Rio police seize cocaine bags with Olympic logo
Police in Rio have seized 93 bags of cocaine from drug traffickers that had the official Rio 2016 logo printed on it.
According to the Brazilian newspaper O Globo, authorities seized the bags from drug traffickers on Monday.
The bags of cocaine had a written warning on them to “use away from children” along with the official Olympic logo.
Journalist Alex Cuadros tweeted a picture a sachet seized by police, which has since been shared more than 14,000 times, saying “Rio Cocaine dealers now using the Olympic logo plus the warning ‘use away from children’, which is very thoughtful.”
The drug bust occurred less than a 15 minute drive away from where the official opening ceremonies will be held on August 5.
Read more at http://wwos.nine.com.au/2016/07/27/...c-logo-on-bags-of-cocaine#tt6b4ctseYZbbkAm.99
Police in Rio have seized 93 bags of cocaine from drug traffickers that had the official Rio 2016 logo printed on it.
According to the Brazilian newspaper O Globo, authorities seized the bags from drug traffickers on Monday.
The bags of cocaine had a written warning on them to “use away from children” along with the official Olympic logo.
Journalist Alex Cuadros tweeted a picture a sachet seized by police, which has since been shared more than 14,000 times, saying “Rio Cocaine dealers now using the Olympic logo plus the warning ‘use away from children’, which is very thoughtful.”
The drug bust occurred less than a 15 minute drive away from where the official opening ceremonies will be held on August 5.
Read more at http://wwos.nine.com.au/2016/07/27/...c-logo-on-bags-of-cocaine#tt6b4ctseYZbbkAm.99
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Outback Broken Hill the centre of drug corridor as police frequently seize drugs and cash along highways
BROKEN Hill Mayor Wincen Guy knows first-hand the effect ice dealing is having on his town.
Earlier this month two people were arrested at his motel in the heart of Broken Hill, with a local man Scott Hyde, 26, charged with dealing drugs out of one of his rooms.
Mr Guy said “it’s a huge concern” drugs were being run through and dealt in the town credited as being the “birthplace of the nation”.
“It has affected me directly through my motel business. There seems to be a bit of a pattern (of drug dealers using motels),” he said.
“There is an element in this community that are trying to induce our youth into this use, it is increasing. This ice is a horrible drug, it tears families apart,” he said.
“I know a person whose grandson completely changed from a lovely young lad into an uncontrollable person.”
With the closest drug rehabilitation centre 300kms away Mr Guy said one was needed in Broken Hill.
Barrier Police Superintendent Paul Smith said ice had become the “drug of choice” in Broken Hill but it was still a safe town.
“We are targeting the suppliers, ice is becoming more prevalent. ,” he said.
“We’ve got no greater ice issue than any regional area. Those major seizures are people travelling through our command not selling here.”
Insp Stoltenberg said the drug smugglers arrested were the foot soldiers of larger syndicates.
“A lot of these people are just the poor silly muppets that are doing the running. The main players may never have set for in our command or have the intention to,” he said.
“We would be advocating that community our size needs that treatment here,” he said.
Something as innocuous as a car littered with food wrappers can tell an officer its occupants are in a hurry, while other signs are less subtle.
In November police targeting “nefarious drug transportation activity” on the Barrier Hwy arrested two South Australians in a car at 3am. A plastic bong spotted in the middle console led to the seizure of 3kg of high-grade cannabis with a street value of $150,000.
Police told Broken Hill Local Court Hezhar Moradi, 21, who pleaded guilty to drug supply, and his co-accused Mathew Barath were part of a “joint criminal enterprise to deliver drugs from South Australia to Broken Hill”.
In September last year another South Australian Shayne Reynolds, 43, was allegedly found with $43,000 after he overtook a highway patrol officer at 180kmh at Wilcannia. Police believe he was allegedly returning from a large scale cannabis run to Queensland.
Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...s/news-story/bf578c8a122b03aa40be66a29b86b396
BROKEN Hill Mayor Wincen Guy knows first-hand the effect ice dealing is having on his town.
Earlier this month two people were arrested at his motel in the heart of Broken Hill, with a local man Scott Hyde, 26, charged with dealing drugs out of one of his rooms.
Mr Guy said “it’s a huge concern” drugs were being run through and dealt in the town credited as being the “birthplace of the nation”.
“It has affected me directly through my motel business. There seems to be a bit of a pattern (of drug dealers using motels),” he said.
“There is an element in this community that are trying to induce our youth into this use, it is increasing. This ice is a horrible drug, it tears families apart,” he said.
“I know a person whose grandson completely changed from a lovely young lad into an uncontrollable person.”
With the closest drug rehabilitation centre 300kms away Mr Guy said one was needed in Broken Hill.
Barrier Police Superintendent Paul Smith said ice had become the “drug of choice” in Broken Hill but it was still a safe town.
“We are targeting the suppliers, ice is becoming more prevalent. ,” he said.
“We’ve got no greater ice issue than any regional area. Those major seizures are people travelling through our command not selling here.”
Insp Stoltenberg said the drug smugglers arrested were the foot soldiers of larger syndicates.
“A lot of these people are just the poor silly muppets that are doing the running. The main players may never have set for in our command or have the intention to,” he said.
“We would be advocating that community our size needs that treatment here,” he said.
Something as innocuous as a car littered with food wrappers can tell an officer its occupants are in a hurry, while other signs are less subtle.
In November police targeting “nefarious drug transportation activity” on the Barrier Hwy arrested two South Australians in a car at 3am. A plastic bong spotted in the middle console led to the seizure of 3kg of high-grade cannabis with a street value of $150,000.
Police told Broken Hill Local Court Hezhar Moradi, 21, who pleaded guilty to drug supply, and his co-accused Mathew Barath were part of a “joint criminal enterprise to deliver drugs from South Australia to Broken Hill”.
In September last year another South Australian Shayne Reynolds, 43, was allegedly found with $43,000 after he overtook a highway patrol officer at 180kmh at Wilcannia. Police believe he was allegedly returning from a large scale cannabis run to Queensland.
Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...s/news-story/bf578c8a122b03aa40be66a29b86b396
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Turkish sailors sentenced to 42 years for UK's biggest cocaine haul
Two Turkish sailors have been jailed for a total of 42 years after a failed attempt to smuggle a huge haul of cocaine into Europe.
The 2,903 kilograms of cocaine was found on a ship intercepted off the east coast of Scotland last year after some swift international co-operation between Britain and Tanzania.
The discovery was the biggest class A drug find ever made in Britain.
The traffickers had hidden the drugs, wrapped in 128 bales together weighing as much as a grown elephant, in a tank deep within the hull of the vessel.
"This was one of the most intricate concealments we've ever encountered," said Tony McMullin, a regional director at Britain's Border Force.
The haul, worth AU$865 million, was being shipped over to the Netherlands after travelling from South America via Guyana and Tenerife, prosecutors said.
British authorities intercepted the cargo off the coast of Aberdeen in April last year after the go-ahead from Tanzania, where the ship was registered, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
"Although there was strong intelligence that the boat was carrying a large volume of drugs, it could not be boarded in international waters by the UK authorities without the permission of the Tanzanian government — something they had never previously granted," the CPS said in a statement.
But the CPS's Criminal Justice Advisor in Tanzania managed to obtain authority "from the highest political level" within 24 hours, it said.
"Without the swift actions of our Criminal Justice Adviser there was a high risk that the vessel may have escaped and we would never have been able to bring these men to justice," said Sue Patten, Head of the CPS International Justice and Organised Crime Division.
Captain Mumin Sahin, 47, and first officer Emin Ozmen, 51, from Istanbul were sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison respectively at the High Court in Glasgow.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-...-to-42-years-for-uk27s-biggest-cocain/7731012
Two Turkish sailors have been jailed for a total of 42 years after a failed attempt to smuggle a huge haul of cocaine into Europe.
The 2,903 kilograms of cocaine was found on a ship intercepted off the east coast of Scotland last year after some swift international co-operation between Britain and Tanzania.
The discovery was the biggest class A drug find ever made in Britain.
The traffickers had hidden the drugs, wrapped in 128 bales together weighing as much as a grown elephant, in a tank deep within the hull of the vessel.
"This was one of the most intricate concealments we've ever encountered," said Tony McMullin, a regional director at Britain's Border Force.
The haul, worth AU$865 million, was being shipped over to the Netherlands after travelling from South America via Guyana and Tenerife, prosecutors said.
British authorities intercepted the cargo off the coast of Aberdeen in April last year after the go-ahead from Tanzania, where the ship was registered, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
"Although there was strong intelligence that the boat was carrying a large volume of drugs, it could not be boarded in international waters by the UK authorities without the permission of the Tanzanian government — something they had never previously granted," the CPS said in a statement.
But the CPS's Criminal Justice Advisor in Tanzania managed to obtain authority "from the highest political level" within 24 hours, it said.
"Without the swift actions of our Criminal Justice Adviser there was a high risk that the vessel may have escaped and we would never have been able to bring these men to justice," said Sue Patten, Head of the CPS International Justice and Organised Crime Division.
Captain Mumin Sahin, 47, and first officer Emin Ozmen, 51, from Istanbul were sentenced to 22 and 20 years in prison respectively at the High Court in Glasgow.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-...-to-42-years-for-uk27s-biggest-cocain/7731012
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Good thing they're in an English jail as a cell in Turkey wouldn't be very pleasant.
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Drug raid uncovers hundreds of cannabis plants in Sydney home
Police have found up to 500 cannabis plant during raids across Sydney this morning following months of surveillance.
The pre-dawn bust, by drug and riot squad police, focused on seven different properties in Sydney’s south-west.
Up to 500 cannabis plants were found growing inside a property at Gregory Hills, supported by hydroponics and an internal irrigation system.
Three banks of transformers were discovered inside the home, supplying power to six bedrooms housing growing cannabis plants.
No one was living in the home and nobody was found inside when authorities raided the property.
Police have seized control of the home and will begin dismantling the equipment found.
Authorities also raided homes in Narellan, Oran Park and Elderslie.
Source: http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...bis-plants-in-sydney-home#5V244eBCk3JjQUyK.99
Police have found up to 500 cannabis plant during raids across Sydney this morning following months of surveillance.
The pre-dawn bust, by drug and riot squad police, focused on seven different properties in Sydney’s south-west.
Up to 500 cannabis plants were found growing inside a property at Gregory Hills, supported by hydroponics and an internal irrigation system.
Three banks of transformers were discovered inside the home, supplying power to six bedrooms housing growing cannabis plants.
No one was living in the home and nobody was found inside when authorities raided the property.
Police have seized control of the home and will begin dismantling the equipment found.
Authorities also raided homes in Narellan, Oran Park and Elderslie.
Source: http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...bis-plants-in-sydney-home#5V244eBCk3JjQUyK.99
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Bondi Fitness First personal trainer Lee Clark gets five years for dealing drugs
After a Sydney personal trainer was declared bankrupt, he decided to roll the dice and live a double life.
Lee Clark, 43, who worked at Fitness First Bondi Platinum gym, was running a sophisticated criminal side business out of his Randwick apartment and a Paddington garage.
A day before his arrest Clark was recorded saying: "I could end up in a prison cell, you know? It's not like, it's not all peaches and cream, but you know?"
Clark was not only selling cocaine, ecstasy and steroids to clients himself but also employed five other people to run drugs for him.
He prepared the drugs for sale by cutting the cocaine with other substances, placing MDMA into capsules, weighing and placing the cocaine into plastic bags for distribution and packaging the steroids in vials for sale.
On Friday, Clark was sentenced to a minimum five-year jail term in the NSW District Court.
In a conversation recorded by police, Clark spoke to an associate about how much cocaine he was selling.
"I have five people working for me as well. Yeah I give them, I give them each week about forty bags. They make eighty, ninety bucks on one, I make a hundred.
"I just paid two fifty for a kilo of coke and still got one twenty in a safety deposit, just sits there doing nothing you know what I mean? If someone raided me now they'd find nothing. Find about, probably five, six bags, that's it."
But police found a whole lot more when they raided his unit, a garage and a safety deposit box he had registered in someone else's name on March 26, 2014.
Police found $143,980 in cash, 417 grams of cocaine, 402 grams of MDMA and nearly 60 kilograms of steroids.
In the Paddington garage officers also found a hydraulic pill press, a booklet titled Cocaine Handbook, a set of electronic scales, various sizes of plastic bags, a Sunbeam Foodsaver vacuum packager and 563.9 grams of lignocaine – a substance commonly used to cut cocaine for supply.
Court documents obtained by Fairfax Media outline how Clark met one Commonwealth Bank employee three times in seven days, selling him a total of 10 grams of cocaine.
Just hours before his arrest, Clark met the Commonwealth Bank employee known as the "Irish guy" and sold him six grams of cocaine at the Rose Bay Caltex Service station.
After the sale, police record Clark talking to an associate about how much cocaine he sells the "Irish guy".
Clark: "Irish guy, f---ing, I don't know how he's still alive. And him alone uses for himself at least ten bags a week ... ten to fifteen. He just got six off me now."
Associate: "Aren't you worried that if something happens to the guy it's going to come back to you? If he dies?"
Clark: "Mate, he holds a job down, he works at Commonwealth Bank. What would they do, go through his phone, if they see a dodgy number, that phone gets thrown away."
During his sentencing remarks on Friday, Judge Andrew Scotting took into account Clark's guilty plea and noted he suffered from depression and drug and gambling addictions at the time of the offences.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bondi-fit...-years-for-dealing-drugs-20160820-gqx765.html
After a Sydney personal trainer was declared bankrupt, he decided to roll the dice and live a double life.
Lee Clark, 43, who worked at Fitness First Bondi Platinum gym, was running a sophisticated criminal side business out of his Randwick apartment and a Paddington garage.
A day before his arrest Clark was recorded saying: "I could end up in a prison cell, you know? It's not like, it's not all peaches and cream, but you know?"
Clark was not only selling cocaine, ecstasy and steroids to clients himself but also employed five other people to run drugs for him.
He prepared the drugs for sale by cutting the cocaine with other substances, placing MDMA into capsules, weighing and placing the cocaine into plastic bags for distribution and packaging the steroids in vials for sale.
On Friday, Clark was sentenced to a minimum five-year jail term in the NSW District Court.
In a conversation recorded by police, Clark spoke to an associate about how much cocaine he was selling.
"I have five people working for me as well. Yeah I give them, I give them each week about forty bags. They make eighty, ninety bucks on one, I make a hundred.
"I just paid two fifty for a kilo of coke and still got one twenty in a safety deposit, just sits there doing nothing you know what I mean? If someone raided me now they'd find nothing. Find about, probably five, six bags, that's it."
But police found a whole lot more when they raided his unit, a garage and a safety deposit box he had registered in someone else's name on March 26, 2014.
Police found $143,980 in cash, 417 grams of cocaine, 402 grams of MDMA and nearly 60 kilograms of steroids.
In the Paddington garage officers also found a hydraulic pill press, a booklet titled Cocaine Handbook, a set of electronic scales, various sizes of plastic bags, a Sunbeam Foodsaver vacuum packager and 563.9 grams of lignocaine – a substance commonly used to cut cocaine for supply.
Court documents obtained by Fairfax Media outline how Clark met one Commonwealth Bank employee three times in seven days, selling him a total of 10 grams of cocaine.
Just hours before his arrest, Clark met the Commonwealth Bank employee known as the "Irish guy" and sold him six grams of cocaine at the Rose Bay Caltex Service station.
After the sale, police record Clark talking to an associate about how much cocaine he sells the "Irish guy".
Clark: "Irish guy, f---ing, I don't know how he's still alive. And him alone uses for himself at least ten bags a week ... ten to fifteen. He just got six off me now."
Associate: "Aren't you worried that if something happens to the guy it's going to come back to you? If he dies?"
Clark: "Mate, he holds a job down, he works at Commonwealth Bank. What would they do, go through his phone, if they see a dodgy number, that phone gets thrown away."
During his sentencing remarks on Friday, Judge Andrew Scotting took into account Clark's guilty plea and noted he suffered from depression and drug and gambling addictions at the time of the offences.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/bondi-fit...-years-for-dealing-drugs-20160820-gqx765.html
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THAI POLICE SEIZE OVER 3 TONS OF MARIJUANA DESTINED FOR AUSTRALIA
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said they have arrested two men from Thailand and Taiwan suspected of smuggling more than 3 tons of marijuana from Laos for shipment to Australia.
Border Patrol Police official Prapan Chan-em announced that police seized 3,155 kilograms (6,940 pounds) of marijuana on Sunday from a warehouse in Chonburi, 60 kilometers (40 miles) southeast of Bangkok.
He said Monday that police were tipped off last month that the marijuana was being smuggled into northeastern Thailand from Laos to be sent to the warehouse, where it would be vacuum-sealed and sent to Australia labeled as rubber gloves.
Prapan said a 44-year-old Thai and a 64-year-old Taiwanese were arrested at the warehouse, which he said had been operating for nine years as a front for drug smuggling. He said the business was jointly run by Thais and Taiwanese.
Possession of more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of marijuana is defined as intent to sell and is punishable by two to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to 1.5 million baht ($42,860). Police estimated the value of the seized marijuana at 100 million baht ($2.9 million) in Thailand, and 309 million baht ($8.8 million) in overseas markets.
It was apparently the biggest seizure of marijuana by Thai authorities since May 2014, when about 5 tons was seized at a warehouse in the Bangkok suburb of Pathum Thani after being smuggled from Laos for shipment to Europe and Australia.
http://hightimes.com/news/thai-police-seize-over-3-tons-of-marijuana-destined-for-australia/
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said they have arrested two men from Thailand and Taiwan suspected of smuggling more than 3 tons of marijuana from Laos for shipment to Australia.
Border Patrol Police official Prapan Chan-em announced that police seized 3,155 kilograms (6,940 pounds) of marijuana on Sunday from a warehouse in Chonburi, 60 kilometers (40 miles) southeast of Bangkok.
He said Monday that police were tipped off last month that the marijuana was being smuggled into northeastern Thailand from Laos to be sent to the warehouse, where it would be vacuum-sealed and sent to Australia labeled as rubber gloves.
Prapan said a 44-year-old Thai and a 64-year-old Taiwanese were arrested at the warehouse, which he said had been operating for nine years as a front for drug smuggling. He said the business was jointly run by Thais and Taiwanese.
Possession of more than 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of marijuana is defined as intent to sell and is punishable by two to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to 1.5 million baht ($42,860). Police estimated the value of the seized marijuana at 100 million baht ($2.9 million) in Thailand, and 309 million baht ($8.8 million) in overseas markets.
It was apparently the biggest seizure of marijuana by Thai authorities since May 2014, when about 5 tons was seized at a warehouse in the Bangkok suburb of Pathum Thani after being smuggled from Laos for shipment to Europe and Australia.
http://hightimes.com/news/thai-police-seize-over-3-tons-of-marijuana-destined-for-australia/
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Man 'told customs officers he was carrying 1.1kg of cocaine hidden in his body' during a random bag inspection at Sydney Airport
A man has been arrested at Sydney Airport and charged with importing illegal drugs after he allegedly told customs officers he had 1.1 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in plastic inside him.
The 48-year-old Australian man arrived from Thailand on September 1, where he had been living, when Border Force picked him for a bag inspection. He then allegedly indicated to officers he was carrying the drugs wrapped in 110 separate plastic pellets.
The man then passed 46 pellets of cocaine at the airport measuring 460 grams, before the he was taken to hospital where he passed another 64 pellets.
The 1.1kg of cocaine has an estimated street value of $350,000.
ABF Acting Commander Organised Crime Branch, Lesley Dalton, is aware of the dangerous lengths and methods smugglers are using to import drugs into the country.
'Importing drugs internally is extremely dangerous as it can lead to serious health risks and even death,' she said.
'This seizure is yet another example of our growing capacity to identify and disrupt the importation of drugs through close work with our agency partners.'
The man appeared in Parramatta court on 4 September and is scheduled to appear in Central Local court today, charged for importing a marketable quantity of drugs.
The a maximum penalty for this offence is 25 years in prison.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-inspection-Sydney-Airport.html#ixzz4JYDqP9Ze
A man has been arrested at Sydney Airport and charged with importing illegal drugs after he allegedly told customs officers he had 1.1 kilograms of cocaine wrapped in plastic inside him.
The 48-year-old Australian man arrived from Thailand on September 1, where he had been living, when Border Force picked him for a bag inspection. He then allegedly indicated to officers he was carrying the drugs wrapped in 110 separate plastic pellets.
The man then passed 46 pellets of cocaine at the airport measuring 460 grams, before the he was taken to hospital where he passed another 64 pellets.
The 1.1kg of cocaine has an estimated street value of $350,000.
ABF Acting Commander Organised Crime Branch, Lesley Dalton, is aware of the dangerous lengths and methods smugglers are using to import drugs into the country.
'Importing drugs internally is extremely dangerous as it can lead to serious health risks and even death,' she said.
'This seizure is yet another example of our growing capacity to identify and disrupt the importation of drugs through close work with our agency partners.'
The man appeared in Parramatta court on 4 September and is scheduled to appear in Central Local court today, charged for importing a marketable quantity of drugs.
The a maximum penalty for this offence is 25 years in prison.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-inspection-Sydney-Airport.html#ixzz4JYDqP9Ze
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AUS: Eastern Suburbs man accused of importing 88 kilograms of cocaine from US
An Eastern Suburbs man and recovering addict has been allegedly linked to a global criminal syndicate that saw him import at least 88 kilograms of cocaine into the country.
The focus of an international drug trafficking investigation, involving the FBI and NSW Police, turned to 31-year-old Jonathan Fagan last year after police uncovered six fake drivers licence at his home.
Police allege they were able to backtrack the use of those IDs and link them to consignment packages containing cocaine sent from the United States between January 2014 and August 2015.
Sporting grey track pants and joggers, Mr Fagan was arrested on Monday evening outside Bronte's Sydney Clinic, where he was undergoing a rehabilitation program.
He made a bid for bail in Central Local Court on Wednesday after being charged with drug importation and committing an offence for the benefit of a criminal organisation.
The court heard the principal of the criminal syndicate that Mr Fagan, whose address is listed to a multimillion-dollar house in Double Bay, was allegedly linked to was based in the United States.
Simultaneous stings in Sydney and California last year, as part of the same NSW Organised Crime Squad strike force, saw the arrest of four men, including businessman Owen Hanson Jr.
FBI agents arrested Hanson as he played a round of golf in San Diego.
The court heard on Wednesday that Mr Fagan had been on bail since September 2015 for kidnapping and assault charges. It is understood a search of his home as part of that investigation unearthed the alleged fake IDs.
Twelve mobile phones, a money counter and scales have also been found however the most recent allegations pre-date the kidnapping and assault charges.
Defence barrister Brendan Green said the consignment packages from the US that Mr Fagan was alleged to have received weren't intercepted here or overseas and it was impossible to determine what the contents were.
One package containing a considerable amount of cocaine, which was intercepted in August 2015, was addressed to a David Henry of Waterloo.
However none of the fake IDs found at Mr Fagan's house were in that name, Mr Green pointed out.
The prosecution case at its "highest" Mr Green said was that Mr Fagan allegedly received a number of consignments of an "unknown quantity and unknown specifications".
"The current state of the evidence based on Mr Fagan falls very short of a strong prosecution case in terms of the offences for which he has been charged," Mr Green said.
Mr Fagan's mother offered $100,000 - on top of the $200,000 she already put up for his prior charges - as a bail surety.
Mr Green said Mr Fagan also wanted to go back into rehab if released on bail and would wear an electronic monitoring bracelet if required.
However Magistrate Les Mabbutt found particular concern with the fake IDs Mr Fagan allegedly had and couldn't find the prosecution case "weak".
His bail was refused.
The case was adjourned to November 23.
Three men were arrested in Australia last September as part of the same investigation but are not facing money laundering or drug-supply charges.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/eastern-s...grams-of-cocaine-from-us-20160913-grf5f3.html
An Eastern Suburbs man and recovering addict has been allegedly linked to a global criminal syndicate that saw him import at least 88 kilograms of cocaine into the country.
The focus of an international drug trafficking investigation, involving the FBI and NSW Police, turned to 31-year-old Jonathan Fagan last year after police uncovered six fake drivers licence at his home.
Police allege they were able to backtrack the use of those IDs and link them to consignment packages containing cocaine sent from the United States between January 2014 and August 2015.
Sporting grey track pants and joggers, Mr Fagan was arrested on Monday evening outside Bronte's Sydney Clinic, where he was undergoing a rehabilitation program.
He made a bid for bail in Central Local Court on Wednesday after being charged with drug importation and committing an offence for the benefit of a criminal organisation.
The court heard the principal of the criminal syndicate that Mr Fagan, whose address is listed to a multimillion-dollar house in Double Bay, was allegedly linked to was based in the United States.
Simultaneous stings in Sydney and California last year, as part of the same NSW Organised Crime Squad strike force, saw the arrest of four men, including businessman Owen Hanson Jr.
FBI agents arrested Hanson as he played a round of golf in San Diego.
The court heard on Wednesday that Mr Fagan had been on bail since September 2015 for kidnapping and assault charges. It is understood a search of his home as part of that investigation unearthed the alleged fake IDs.
Twelve mobile phones, a money counter and scales have also been found however the most recent allegations pre-date the kidnapping and assault charges.
Defence barrister Brendan Green said the consignment packages from the US that Mr Fagan was alleged to have received weren't intercepted here or overseas and it was impossible to determine what the contents were.
One package containing a considerable amount of cocaine, which was intercepted in August 2015, was addressed to a David Henry of Waterloo.
However none of the fake IDs found at Mr Fagan's house were in that name, Mr Green pointed out.
The prosecution case at its "highest" Mr Green said was that Mr Fagan allegedly received a number of consignments of an "unknown quantity and unknown specifications".
"The current state of the evidence based on Mr Fagan falls very short of a strong prosecution case in terms of the offences for which he has been charged," Mr Green said.
Mr Fagan's mother offered $100,000 - on top of the $200,000 she already put up for his prior charges - as a bail surety.
Mr Green said Mr Fagan also wanted to go back into rehab if released on bail and would wear an electronic monitoring bracelet if required.
However Magistrate Les Mabbutt found particular concern with the fake IDs Mr Fagan allegedly had and couldn't find the prosecution case "weak".
His bail was refused.
The case was adjourned to November 23.
Three men were arrested in Australia last September as part of the same investigation but are not facing money laundering or drug-supply charges.
Source: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/eastern-s...grams-of-cocaine-from-us-20160913-grf5f3.html
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South Australian man arrested for importing drugs via dark net
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly importing drugs into South Australia through the dark net.
The Port Neill man was arrested after Australian Border Force (ABF) and South Australia Police officers executed several search warrants at homes in Adelaide and the Eyre Peninsula.
The dark net is the use of the internet in a manner that is difficult for authorities to monitor.
Officers seized 910 doses of amphetamine-type substances, 280 LSD doses and 72 capsules and 15 grams of MDMA. A number of other powders and liquids, which the ABF will allege were to be used in making the drugs, were also seized.
Police will charge the man with 14 counts of trafficking in a controlled drug.
ABF Acting Commander Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Craig Palmer, said the arrest showed that Australia’s law enforcement authorities are working together to target illicit drug importation from dark net websites.
“We are well aware of these websites and take any attempts to import illegal border controlled drugs very seriously,” Acting Commander Palmer said.
The 31-year-old man could face a maximum of 25 years in jail, and a fine of up to $900,000.
http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...orting-drugs-via-dark-net#hyDEAbA5FYIWztIm.99
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly importing drugs into South Australia through the dark net.
The Port Neill man was arrested after Australian Border Force (ABF) and South Australia Police officers executed several search warrants at homes in Adelaide and the Eyre Peninsula.
The dark net is the use of the internet in a manner that is difficult for authorities to monitor.
Officers seized 910 doses of amphetamine-type substances, 280 LSD doses and 72 capsules and 15 grams of MDMA. A number of other powders and liquids, which the ABF will allege were to be used in making the drugs, were also seized.
Police will charge the man with 14 counts of trafficking in a controlled drug.
ABF Acting Commander Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Craig Palmer, said the arrest showed that Australia’s law enforcement authorities are working together to target illicit drug importation from dark net websites.
“We are well aware of these websites and take any attempts to import illegal border controlled drugs very seriously,” Acting Commander Palmer said.
The 31-year-old man could face a maximum of 25 years in jail, and a fine of up to $900,000.
http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...orting-drugs-via-dark-net#hyDEAbA5FYIWztIm.99
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You wonder how he got done. Dobbed in, bad luck with a seized parcel or the cops have actually now got a way to track tor users. I was reading the FBI payed some uni in America millions to crack tor. Could well they were successful. Still it seems business as usual.
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Another one, but they have also used 1 of the same pics from the 31 yr olds bust in Sth Oz...?
Australian Teen Arrested, Could face 25 years in Prison for Dark Net Drug Importing
An 18-year-old teen was busted with close to $60,000 in drugs he bought from dark web markets.
Raids were conducted on his home Wednesday in Hermit Park, Townsville, Australia. Reports say that a variety of drugs were found including meth, LSD, MDMA, mushrooms, hash, cannabis, and various prescription drugs. Also seized by Townsville Drug Squad was close to $10,000 in cash, leading to believe that the teen had been trafficking drugs for a while.
The Drug Squad’s Officer in Charge, Detective Senior Sgt. Mick Walker stated that police found a number of drugs that had been sourced from dark net.
“Police will be alleging he had 750g of cannabis, 28g of methamphetamine, 65 MDMA tablets, 154 LSD tablets, 17g of magic mushrooms, hash and numerous prescription drugs.
Whether it has come internationally or locally, we are still investigating. We have asked Border Force for some assistance there, but that will play its part in ongoing investigations,” he said.
Walker also said it was common for people to source drugs over the internet:
“It’s getting more and more common, which is going to make our job a lot harder, but we need to get smarter and it’s though the help from members of the public that we actually put on to this man. The offenders are getting younger and younger, they’re very computer savvy and they’ve got no problems in accessing the dark web. Anonymity over the internet is what these people are looking for, so we’re experiencing more and more young people getting into the drug industry. They seem to have no comprehension of what trouble they are actually getting into, they think they’re anonymous, but they really aren’t.”
The teen was charged with a number of offences, from possession of dangerous drugs, trafficking in dangerous drugs, possession of restricted drugs, and receiving or possessing property obtained from trafficking or supplying. The teen is scheduled to appear in court on October 4th.
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Teen facing charges for trafficking
A YOUNG man has been caught with nearly $60,000 worth of drugs he had allegedly bought through the secretive “dark web”.
Raids on the 18-year-old’s Hermit Park home on Wednesday uncovered a variety of drugs, with everything from meth, to LSD, MDMA, mushrooms, hash, cannabis and prescription drugs seized by the Townsville Drug Squad.
Detectives seized about $10,000 in cash, with police to allege the man had been trafficking drugs for some time.
Townsville Drug Squad officer-in-charge detective Senior Sergeant Mick Walker said police would allege they found a number of drugs, allegedly sourced on the dark web, a network of websites that cannot be found on search engines.
“Police will allege the man was sourcing drugs over the dark web and it was sent to him,” Sen-Sgt Walker said.
“We will be alleging he had 750g of cannabis, 28g of methamphetamine, 65 MDMA tablets, 154 LSD tablets, 17g of magic mushrooms, hash and numerous prescription drugs.
“Whether it has been coming in internationally or locally, we are still investigating. We have asked Border Force for some assistance there, but that will play (its) part in ongoing investigations.”
Sen Sgt Walker said it was common for people to source drugs over the internet.
“It’s getting more and more common, which is going to make our job harder, but we need to get smarter and it’s through the help from members of the public that we were actually put on to this man.
“The offenders are getting younger and younger, they’re very computer savvy and they’ve got no problems in accessing the dark web.
“Anonymity over the internet is what these people are looking for, so we are experiencing more and more young people getting into the drug industry.
“They seem to have no comprehension of what trouble they are actually getting into, they think they’re anonymous, but they really aren’t.”
The man has been charged with an array of offences, including possessing dangerous drugs, trafficking in dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs Schedule 2 drug quantity of or exceeding Schedule 3, unlawful possession of restricted drugs, receiving or possessing property obtained from trafficking or supplying.
Investigations are continuing and the man is due back in court on October 4.
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.a...g/news-story/c178df9b55cf5bd85944533fff0e73c1
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I knew someone in a similar boat. Guy was going to a 20 grand plus a year private school in his last 2 years he would buy 1000 - 2000 pills. Sometimes you would find pills in his car which were loose or at home on the coach. In the end he got schizophrenia and his parents split. Really sad story only one brother made it and he went 360.
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116 caught with drugs and 13 arrested at Sydney dance festival
Thirteen people have been arrested and more than 100 were found in possession of illicit substances at the Listen Out Festival in Sydney.
Police said they were happy with the partygoers at the festival at Centennial Parklands yesterday, despite more than 116 people being found with drugs.
Thirteen people were charged with drug related offences.
Three people were taken to hospital with suspected drug-related issues, police said.
Up to 25,000 revellers attended the festival and police said they were happy with the overall behaviour of attendees.
Source: http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...s-13-arrested-at-festival#ESlksg6WAUJZMMjg.99
Thirteen people have been arrested and more than 100 were found in possession of illicit substances at the Listen Out Festival in Sydney.
Police said they were happy with the partygoers at the festival at Centennial Parklands yesterday, despite more than 116 people being found with drugs.
Thirteen people were charged with drug related offences.
Three people were taken to hospital with suspected drug-related issues, police said.
Up to 25,000 revellers attended the festival and police said they were happy with the overall behaviour of attendees.
Source: http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...s-13-arrested-at-festival#ESlksg6WAUJZMMjg.99
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Cops Find $7.5 Million Worth of Pot After Getting a Phone Tip (PHOTOS)
Medical marijuana is perfectly legal in California. And we're on the verge of legalizing recreational pot, too. But somehow black-market entrepreneurs still find the illicit side of the business to be very attractive. Allegedly.
The latest example comes courtesy of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, which announced this week that $7.5 million worth of cannabis was seized after cops received a Crime Stoppers tip.
The find was made yesterday about 9:15 a.m. at a warehouse in the 2900 block of Ana Street in an unincorporated part of L.A. County near the city of Compton, sheriff's officials said in a statement. Investigators with the sheriff's Narcotics Bureau and Marijuana Eradication Team served a search warrant at the location and hit pay dirt, cops say.
"A large, sophisticated marijuana growing operation was discovered inside a warehouse," according to the department. "Approximately 4,199 live plants were seized, along with approximately 200 pounds of finished marijuana product. The recovered marijuana has a combined estimated street value of $7.5 million."
Deputies arrested 12 suspects on suspicion of cultivating marijuana, sheriff's officials said. They were jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail. The suspects' identities were not revealed despite state law mandating that cops release crime information in a timely manner unless it would hinder an active case. "The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time," according to the department.
In fact, detectives are asking for more dimes to be dropped. Anyone with information on this alleged operation was asked to call investigators at 562-956-7125.
Source: http://www.laweekly.com/news/cops-f...-pot-after-getting-a-phone-tip-photos-7438556
Medical marijuana is perfectly legal in California. And we're on the verge of legalizing recreational pot, too. But somehow black-market entrepreneurs still find the illicit side of the business to be very attractive. Allegedly.
The latest example comes courtesy of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, which announced this week that $7.5 million worth of cannabis was seized after cops received a Crime Stoppers tip.
The find was made yesterday about 9:15 a.m. at a warehouse in the 2900 block of Ana Street in an unincorporated part of L.A. County near the city of Compton, sheriff's officials said in a statement. Investigators with the sheriff's Narcotics Bureau and Marijuana Eradication Team served a search warrant at the location and hit pay dirt, cops say.
"A large, sophisticated marijuana growing operation was discovered inside a warehouse," according to the department. "Approximately 4,199 live plants were seized, along with approximately 200 pounds of finished marijuana product. The recovered marijuana has a combined estimated street value of $7.5 million."
Deputies arrested 12 suspects on suspicion of cultivating marijuana, sheriff's officials said. They were jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail. The suspects' identities were not revealed despite state law mandating that cops release crime information in a timely manner unless it would hinder an active case. "The investigation is ongoing and there is no additional information available at this time," according to the department.
In fact, detectives are asking for more dimes to be dropped. Anyone with information on this alleged operation was asked to call investigators at 562-956-7125.
Source: http://www.laweekly.com/news/cops-f...-pot-after-getting-a-phone-tip-photos-7438556
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Instinct leads two NSW officers to $2.4m drug bust
Five men will appear in a NSW court after police officers uncovered around 1200 cannabis plants and associated material, worth an estimated $2.4 million.
It will be alleged two general duties officers on patrol in Port Kembla noticed “suspicious activity” at an industrial facility on Flinders Street around 2am on Friday.
Following their gut instinct, the officers went to investigate and allegedly discovered five men involved in a “sophisticated indoor cultivation process” with an estimated 570 plants inside.
The five men were arrested and taken to the Lake Illawarra Police Station.
It is also alleged approximately 110kg of cannabis leaf and a large amount of equipment was seized from the Flinders address.
New information led detectives to a second facility, this time on Doyle Avenue in Unanderra, where a similar drug operation was found.
According to NSW Police, a further 616 cannabis plants were found growing in the facility and were seized.
“I’ve never seen such a sophisticated hydroponic enterprise,” Superintendent Zoran Dzevlan said.
“These results were not achieved by chance, but as a result of the old-fashion instinctive traits that police officers have, together with dedicated and persistent police work.
“Importantly, this has resulted in almost two and a half million dollars in drugs being removed from our streets.”
The five men, aged 44, 41, 28, 24 and 24, were refused bail by police and will appear before the Wollongoing court on Saturday.
All five men have been charged with cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis.
Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/32776317/instinct-leads-two-nsw-officers-to-2-4m-drug-bust/#page1
Five men will appear in a NSW court after police officers uncovered around 1200 cannabis plants and associated material, worth an estimated $2.4 million.
It will be alleged two general duties officers on patrol in Port Kembla noticed “suspicious activity” at an industrial facility on Flinders Street around 2am on Friday.
Following their gut instinct, the officers went to investigate and allegedly discovered five men involved in a “sophisticated indoor cultivation process” with an estimated 570 plants inside.
The five men were arrested and taken to the Lake Illawarra Police Station.
It is also alleged approximately 110kg of cannabis leaf and a large amount of equipment was seized from the Flinders address.
New information led detectives to a second facility, this time on Doyle Avenue in Unanderra, where a similar drug operation was found.
According to NSW Police, a further 616 cannabis plants were found growing in the facility and were seized.
“I’ve never seen such a sophisticated hydroponic enterprise,” Superintendent Zoran Dzevlan said.
“These results were not achieved by chance, but as a result of the old-fashion instinctive traits that police officers have, together with dedicated and persistent police work.
“Importantly, this has resulted in almost two and a half million dollars in drugs being removed from our streets.”
The five men, aged 44, 41, 28, 24 and 24, were refused bail by police and will appear before the Wollongoing court on Saturday.
All five men have been charged with cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis.
Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/32776317/instinct-leads-two-nsw-officers-to-2-4m-drug-bust/#page1