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poledriver
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Massive cannabis farm found in Wakefield city centre
West Yorkshire police have found a major cannabis farm in a disused building just off Kirkgate in Wakefield city centre.
It followed a call from a member of the public about suspicious activity behind disused premises. Officers attended and found an estimated 2,000 plants in the building as well equipment relating to its cultivation.
The plants were found in rooms behind the former Blockbuster premises and rooms in the adjoining disused building.
Nearby premises were initially evacuated due to a smell of gas.
The people responsible have obviously spent a considerable amount of time in these premises because of the amount of equipment we have found, the wiring work which has taken place and the fact that there are several crops of cannabis at various stages of growth from seedlings right through to empty rooms where the crop has been dried and been removed.
While both premises are in prominent positions on Kirkgate, we believe access to both was being gained by a single door to the side of the former cinema in the car park. This allowed vans to be backed up to the door covering their activity. It is going to take us the best part of two days to remove what's in there."
– INSPECTOR IAN WILLIAMS, WAKEFIELD POLICE
Last updated Mon 27 Apr 2015
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/up...cannabis-farm-found-in-wakefield-city-centre/
West Yorkshire police have found a major cannabis farm in a disused building just off Kirkgate in Wakefield city centre.
It followed a call from a member of the public about suspicious activity behind disused premises. Officers attended and found an estimated 2,000 plants in the building as well equipment relating to its cultivation.
The plants were found in rooms behind the former Blockbuster premises and rooms in the adjoining disused building.
Nearby premises were initially evacuated due to a smell of gas.
The people responsible have obviously spent a considerable amount of time in these premises because of the amount of equipment we have found, the wiring work which has taken place and the fact that there are several crops of cannabis at various stages of growth from seedlings right through to empty rooms where the crop has been dried and been removed.
While both premises are in prominent positions on Kirkgate, we believe access to both was being gained by a single door to the side of the former cinema in the car park. This allowed vans to be backed up to the door covering their activity. It is going to take us the best part of two days to remove what's in there."
– INSPECTOR IAN WILLIAMS, WAKEFIELD POLICE
Last updated Mon 27 Apr 2015
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/up...cannabis-farm-found-in-wakefield-city-centre/
poledriver
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Media Release: Victorian man arrested for allegedly importing 8kgs of crystal methamphetamine
http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/...dly-importing-8kgs-of-crystal-methamphetamine
http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/...dly-importing-8kgs-of-crystal-methamphetamine
foolsgold
Bluelighter
Massive cannabis farm found in Wakefield city centre
West Yorkshire police have found a major cannabis farm in a disused building just off Kirkgate in Wakefield city centre.
It followed a call from a member of the public about suspicious activity behind disused premises. Officers attended and found an estimated 2,000 plants in the building as well equipment relating to its cultivation.
The plants were found in rooms behind the former Blockbuster premises and rooms in the adjoining disused building.
Nearby premises were initially evacuated due to a smell of gas.
The people responsible have obviously spent a considerable amount of time in these premises because of the amount of equipment we have found, the wiring work which has taken place and the fact that there are several crops of cannabis at various stages of growth from seedlings right through to empty rooms where the crop has been dried and been removed.
While both premises are in prominent positions on Kirkgate, we believe access to both was being gained by a single door to the side of the former cinema in the car park. This allowed vans to be backed up to the door covering their activity. It is going to take us the best part of two days to remove what's in there."
– INSPECTOR IAN WILLIAMS, WAKEFIELD POLICE
Last updated Mon 27 Apr 2015
http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/up...cannabis-farm-found-in-wakefield-city-centre/
and that wont of made the slightest of difference the snakeheads have such a set up that a bust like that would mean shit i know the grows not theirs but they are who run shit in yorkshire really
'medicine cabinet'
Bluelighter
Anyone else think its funny it was found in an old blockbuster? Haha, at least they found a good use for all the old b busters, grow weed in them.
^I saw that too! Such a good use for old Blockbuster locations!
I wish people would just wake up to the possibilities of the above-ground cannabis economy already. So much revitalization just waiting to happen.
I wish people would just wake up to the possibilities of the above-ground cannabis economy already. So much revitalization just waiting to happen.
foolsgold
Bluelighter
Four arrests after North Yorkshire cannabis factory found
First published Wednesday 29 April 2015 in News
Last updated 17:35 Wednesday 29 April 2015
FOUR men have been arrested in North Yorkshire after a disused car showroom was found to be a cannabis factory.
North Yorkshire Police said an officer became suspicious about the S&R Motors site in Harrogate Road, Ferrensby, near Knaresborough, on Tuesday, and went to investigate.
He found more than 100 plants, along with equipment used in the production of cannabis, and arrested a 36-year-old man from Leeds at the scene on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis.
Two other men, aged 24 and 30, were arrested in Plompton, south of Harrogate, a short time later. All three have since been released on police bail.
A fourth man was arrested in connection with the incident in Harrogate today, and remains in police custody for questioning.
Detective Inspector Phil Coward, of Harrogate Serious Crime Team, said: "Drugs cause untold harm in our communities and by discovering operations like this it prevents more illegal substances from getting onto the streets. The fight against drugs is a difficult and ongoing campaign but one which we can make progress on with the help of the public.
"Community intelligence has proved to be very useful to us in the past as local residents know what is going on where they live and I would like to appeal to people to continue providing us with information about drugs in their area."
Anyone with information about drugs in the community should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
First published Wednesday 29 April 2015 in News
Last updated 17:35 Wednesday 29 April 2015
FOUR men have been arrested in North Yorkshire after a disused car showroom was found to be a cannabis factory.
North Yorkshire Police said an officer became suspicious about the S&R Motors site in Harrogate Road, Ferrensby, near Knaresborough, on Tuesday, and went to investigate.
He found more than 100 plants, along with equipment used in the production of cannabis, and arrested a 36-year-old man from Leeds at the scene on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis.
Two other men, aged 24 and 30, were arrested in Plompton, south of Harrogate, a short time later. All three have since been released on police bail.
A fourth man was arrested in connection with the incident in Harrogate today, and remains in police custody for questioning.
Detective Inspector Phil Coward, of Harrogate Serious Crime Team, said: "Drugs cause untold harm in our communities and by discovering operations like this it prevents more illegal substances from getting onto the streets. The fight against drugs is a difficult and ongoing campaign but one which we can make progress on with the help of the public.
"Community intelligence has proved to be very useful to us in the past as local residents know what is going on where they live and I would like to appeal to people to continue providing us with information about drugs in their area."
Anyone with information about drugs in the community should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.
Three tonnes of cocaine seized off Scottish coast
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/30/cocaine-500m-seized-ship-uk-biggest-class-a-haul
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/30/cocaine-500m-seized-ship-uk-biggest-class-a-haul
TheRapperGoneBad
Bluelighter
http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/crime/2015/05/01/meth-heroin-seized-after-treasure-valley-most-wanted-arrest/26741043/
Well my city prolly about to be dry for a lil
Well my city prolly about to be dry for a lil
£500m drugs bust in North Sea 'UK's biggest ever'
30 April 2015
Cocaine seized from a tug in the North Sea could have been worth more than £500m - believed to be the biggest single class A seizure in the UK.
The Tanzanian-registered Hamal was intercepted by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and the Border Force cutter Valiant about 100 miles east of Aberdeen on 23 April.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said more than three tonnes of cocaine had now been recovered.
Nine men have appeared in court.
The vessel was taken to Aberdeen harbour where a search began, led by Border Force officers.
'Massive discovery'
John McGowan, senior investigating officer for the NCA, said: "The search of this vessel has been lengthy and painstaking, undertaken by hugely skilled specialists working in difficult conditions.
"The result is this massive discovery - believed to be the biggest single class A drug seizure on record in the UK, and likely to be worth several hundred million pounds.
"Our investigation continues, but the operation was only possible thanks to the close co-operation between the NCA, Border Force, the Royal Navy, plus the French DNRED and our other international partners. The extensive operation in Aberdeen was given substantial support from Police Scotland."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-32533478
30 April 2015
Cocaine seized from a tug in the North Sea could have been worth more than £500m - believed to be the biggest single class A seizure in the UK.
The Tanzanian-registered Hamal was intercepted by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and the Border Force cutter Valiant about 100 miles east of Aberdeen on 23 April.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said more than three tonnes of cocaine had now been recovered.
Nine men have appeared in court.
The vessel was taken to Aberdeen harbour where a search began, led by Border Force officers.
'Massive discovery'
John McGowan, senior investigating officer for the NCA, said: "The search of this vessel has been lengthy and painstaking, undertaken by hugely skilled specialists working in difficult conditions.
"The result is this massive discovery - believed to be the biggest single class A drug seizure on record in the UK, and likely to be worth several hundred million pounds.
"Our investigation continues, but the operation was only possible thanks to the close co-operation between the NCA, Border Force, the Royal Navy, plus the French DNRED and our other international partners. The extensive operation in Aberdeen was given substantial support from Police Scotland."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-32533478
theredheadedone
Greenlighter
thats a lot of coke...
TheRapperGoneBad
Bluelighter
I swear there is a bust litereally just like this every year
foolsgold
Bluelighter
thats one hell of a bell ringer gone up in smoke innit
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Police seize 2.1 tons of marijuana from Aceh (Indonesia)
The National Police, in cooperation with the South Jakarta Police and the West Jakarta Police, have confiscated 2.1 tons of marijuana worth around Rp 6.3 billion (US$483,842) from Aceh in separate operations in several places across Jakarta.
Police said smugglers distributed the marijuana in various ways, one of which was by transporting it in trucks they filled with rotten fruit and vegetables to mask the smell.
In the operations, officers arrested nine suspects and confiscated three vehicles used to transport the narcotics from Aceh through Medan, North Sumatra, Palembang, South Sumatra, Lampung, Banten and Jakarta.
"We're still investigating the drug network and which marijuana plantations it came from," said National Police detective division head Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso in a press conference on Monday.
The smugglers will be charged under articles 114 and 132 of Law no. 35/2009 on drugs, which carry a maximum sentence of capital punishment.
Separately, Langkat Police in North Sumatra said they recently seized 18 kilograms of marijuana smuggled from Aceh to Medan. (fsu/ebf)(+++)
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...tons-marijuana-aceh.html#sthash.In7H2xgZ.dpuf
What's the bet these people don't get executed because they're Indonesian and not Australian
The National Police, in cooperation with the South Jakarta Police and the West Jakarta Police, have confiscated 2.1 tons of marijuana worth around Rp 6.3 billion (US$483,842) from Aceh in separate operations in several places across Jakarta.
Police said smugglers distributed the marijuana in various ways, one of which was by transporting it in trucks they filled with rotten fruit and vegetables to mask the smell.
In the operations, officers arrested nine suspects and confiscated three vehicles used to transport the narcotics from Aceh through Medan, North Sumatra, Palembang, South Sumatra, Lampung, Banten and Jakarta.
"We're still investigating the drug network and which marijuana plantations it came from," said National Police detective division head Comr. Gen. Budi Waseso in a press conference on Monday.
The smugglers will be charged under articles 114 and 132 of Law no. 35/2009 on drugs, which carry a maximum sentence of capital punishment.
Separately, Langkat Police in North Sumatra said they recently seized 18 kilograms of marijuana smuggled from Aceh to Medan. (fsu/ebf)(+++)
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...tons-marijuana-aceh.html#sthash.In7H2xgZ.dpuf
What's the bet these people don't get executed because they're Indonesian and not Australian
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Project Titan Nets Huge Drug Cache, Including Drugs New to Province (Canada)
300 pounds of marijuana, 22 pounds of cocaine, and 4.4 pounds of both MDMA and shatter have been seized as part of "Project Titan."
The drugs were discovered in a storage unit, vehicles and businesses on May 6th.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit displayed the results of their record-breaking seizure at RNC Headquarters, yesterday.
The seizures of cocaine and MDMA are believed to be the largest of both drugs, to date. The seizure of Shatter is the first in the province's history, explains Constable Dave Emberley, who warns the public about its dangerous impacts.
A 41-year-old British Columbia man has been arrested and is facing a long list of trafficking charges. Arlen Hodge will appear at provincial court today. A second individual is also in custody but has not yet been formally charged.
But Constable Emberley says this bust will not stop drug trafficking in this province for long.
Source: http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=54613
300 pounds of marijuana, 22 pounds of cocaine, and 4.4 pounds of both MDMA and shatter have been seized as part of "Project Titan."
The drugs were discovered in a storage unit, vehicles and businesses on May 6th.
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit displayed the results of their record-breaking seizure at RNC Headquarters, yesterday.
The seizures of cocaine and MDMA are believed to be the largest of both drugs, to date. The seizure of Shatter is the first in the province's history, explains Constable Dave Emberley, who warns the public about its dangerous impacts.
A 41-year-old British Columbia man has been arrested and is facing a long list of trafficking charges. Arlen Hodge will appear at provincial court today. A second individual is also in custody but has not yet been formally charged.
But Constable Emberley says this bust will not stop drug trafficking in this province for long.
Source: http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&ID=54613
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Police Seizes Hundreds Kg of Opium
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Pul-e-Alam (BNA) Security forces of Logar province discovered 600 kg of opium yesterday.
Colonel Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai police chief of Logar said BNA, the anti-narcotic police of the province discovered and seized 600 kg of opium which were skillfully placed in a vehicle from Abchakan village, Logar province.
According to Ishaqzai, the seized opium was transferred via Hesarak district of Nangarhar province to Azra district and from there to Ghazni, Kandahar and Helmand provinces.
It is said that the anti-narcotic police department of that province discovered and seized 3 ton of drugs from different parts of that province in the last 14 months.
Source: http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/security/item/17263-police-seizes-hundreds-kg-of-opium.html
Tuesday, May 05, 2015
Pul-e-Alam (BNA) Security forces of Logar province discovered 600 kg of opium yesterday.
Colonel Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai police chief of Logar said BNA, the anti-narcotic police of the province discovered and seized 600 kg of opium which were skillfully placed in a vehicle from Abchakan village, Logar province.
According to Ishaqzai, the seized opium was transferred via Hesarak district of Nangarhar province to Azra district and from there to Ghazni, Kandahar and Helmand provinces.
It is said that the anti-narcotic police department of that province discovered and seized 3 ton of drugs from different parts of that province in the last 14 months.
Source: http://www.bakhtarnews.com.af/eng/security/item/17263-police-seizes-hundreds-kg-of-opium.html
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Police seize 90kg of cocaine in Russia's St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, May 14 (IANS) Russia's interior ministry has confirmed the seizure of 90kg of cocaine in a large-scale drug bust in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Thursday.
Two Turkish citizens and two residents of Russia's Leningrad Oblast have reportedly been detained in connection with the seizure, Xinhua news agency reported.
The value of the seized cocaine is estimated at around 200 million rubles ($4 million).
The operation was conducted by the interior ministry in conjunction with local police and customs officials as well as Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/police-seize-90kg-cocaine-russias-st-petersburg-201228755.html
St. Petersburg, May 14 (IANS) Russia's interior ministry has confirmed the seizure of 90kg of cocaine in a large-scale drug bust in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Thursday.
Two Turkish citizens and two residents of Russia's Leningrad Oblast have reportedly been detained in connection with the seizure, Xinhua news agency reported.
The value of the seized cocaine is estimated at around 200 million rubles ($4 million).
The operation was conducted by the interior ministry in conjunction with local police and customs officials as well as Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/police-seize-90kg-cocaine-russias-st-petersburg-201228755.html
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Moscow Cops Find 25 Kilos of Afghan Heroin in Drug Bust
Moscow police have dismantled a drug trafficking ring, arresting a dozen heroin dealers in the last two weeks, Interfax news agency reported Monday.
A spokesperson for the Federal Drug Control Service told Interfax Monday that 12 Tajik citizens had been detained after having allegedly been found to be in possession of 25 kilograms of Afghan heroin worth some 25 million rubles ($483,000).
Russian authorities have recently harshened migration regulations for the citizens of a number of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a move they claim could curb drug trafficking and contraband.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev last June approved amendments to migration laws requiring Tajik nationals — who had been able to enter Russia using their national identity cards since 2005 — to enter and leave the country using an international passport.
Viktor Ivanov, the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, said in 2013 that the adoption of an international passport requirement for nationals of CIS countries could cause a "thirtyfold" increase in the effectiveness of Russia's efforts to prevent Afghan narcotics from trickling into the country, TASS news agency reported at the time.
Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/...los-of-afghan-heroin-in-drug-bust/520162.html
Moscow police have dismantled a drug trafficking ring, arresting a dozen heroin dealers in the last two weeks, Interfax news agency reported Monday.
A spokesperson for the Federal Drug Control Service told Interfax Monday that 12 Tajik citizens had been detained after having allegedly been found to be in possession of 25 kilograms of Afghan heroin worth some 25 million rubles ($483,000).
Russian authorities have recently harshened migration regulations for the citizens of a number of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a move they claim could curb drug trafficking and contraband.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev last June approved amendments to migration laws requiring Tajik nationals — who had been able to enter Russia using their national identity cards since 2005 — to enter and leave the country using an international passport.
Viktor Ivanov, the head of the Federal Drug Control Service, said in 2013 that the adoption of an international passport requirement for nationals of CIS countries could cause a "thirtyfold" increase in the effectiveness of Russia's efforts to prevent Afghan narcotics from trickling into the country, TASS news agency reported at the time.
Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/...los-of-afghan-heroin-in-drug-bust/520162.html
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Lampung Police Foil Attempt to Smuggle 18 Kilograms of Crystal Meth
Bandar Lampung. Police in Sumatra have arrested a man for allegedly attempting to smuggle 18 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine through Bakauheni seaport in South Lampung.
Lampung police spokeswoman Adj. Sr. Cmr. Sulistyawati said the suspect, identified as T.R., was caught trying to smuggle the drugs to Java by stashing the packages inside his car dashboard.
“We managed to foil the smuggling because of the tip off from the public. Without that information, we wouldn’t be able to find out which car was used to stash the narcotics,” Sulistyawati said on Wednesday evening.
Sulistyawati said TR claimed he was only a courier and that he was paid Rp 6 million ($460) to drive from Medan, North Sumatra, to Jakarta.
Sulistyawati said the police were still questioning TR to investigate the network. It was not clear whether the suspect had confessed to being a knowing participant in the alleged attempt to smuggle drugs, or if his legal defense will be based on his being unaware of the illicit cargo.
Source: http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.c...il-attempt-smuggle-18-kilograms-crystal-meth/
After the Bali 9 these people still don't learn
Bandar Lampung. Police in Sumatra have arrested a man for allegedly attempting to smuggle 18 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine through Bakauheni seaport in South Lampung.
Lampung police spokeswoman Adj. Sr. Cmr. Sulistyawati said the suspect, identified as T.R., was caught trying to smuggle the drugs to Java by stashing the packages inside his car dashboard.
“We managed to foil the smuggling because of the tip off from the public. Without that information, we wouldn’t be able to find out which car was used to stash the narcotics,” Sulistyawati said on Wednesday evening.
Sulistyawati said TR claimed he was only a courier and that he was paid Rp 6 million ($460) to drive from Medan, North Sumatra, to Jakarta.
Sulistyawati said the police were still questioning TR to investigate the network. It was not clear whether the suspect had confessed to being a knowing participant in the alleged attempt to smuggle drugs, or if his legal defense will be based on his being unaware of the illicit cargo.
Source: http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.c...il-attempt-smuggle-18-kilograms-crystal-meth/
After the Bali 9 these people still don't learn
Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
Drugs valued at $1.5 mn found on bus in Mexico
Mexico City, May 3 (EFE).- Police acting on a tip from the public found 44 kilos of methamphetamine and heroin with a street value of more than $1.5 million hidden on a bus headed to Tijuana, a border city in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, federal prosecutors said.
Two suspects were arrested for smuggling the drugs, which were hidden in the floorboards of the bus, the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement.
Criminal Investigations Agency, or AIC, agents stopped the bus on the Chihuahua City-Nuevo Casas Grandes federal highway near Los Sauces, the AG's office said.
A drug-sniffing dog detected the drugs hidden under the floorboards, which were removed, revealing a secret compartment that contained several packages of three different illegal substances.
AIC agents discovered 56 packages of methamphetamine weighing 37.2 kilos, 4.4 kilos of white heroin in four packages and 1.4 kilos of black heroin.
The white heroin has an estimated street value in the United States of $150,000 per kilo, while the black heroin is worth $50,000 to $80,000 and the methamphetamine has a street value of about $25,000, putting the total value of the seizure at more than $1.5 million, the AG's office said.
The suspects, the drugs and the bus were turned over to federal prosecutors, who will conduct the investigation, the AG's office said.
Source: http://www.laprensasa.com/309_ameri...-valued-at-1-5-mn-found-on-bus-in-mexico.html
Mexico City, May 3 (EFE).- Police acting on a tip from the public found 44 kilos of methamphetamine and heroin with a street value of more than $1.5 million hidden on a bus headed to Tijuana, a border city in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, federal prosecutors said.
Two suspects were arrested for smuggling the drugs, which were hidden in the floorboards of the bus, the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement.
Criminal Investigations Agency, or AIC, agents stopped the bus on the Chihuahua City-Nuevo Casas Grandes federal highway near Los Sauces, the AG's office said.
A drug-sniffing dog detected the drugs hidden under the floorboards, which were removed, revealing a secret compartment that contained several packages of three different illegal substances.
AIC agents discovered 56 packages of methamphetamine weighing 37.2 kilos, 4.4 kilos of white heroin in four packages and 1.4 kilos of black heroin.
The white heroin has an estimated street value in the United States of $150,000 per kilo, while the black heroin is worth $50,000 to $80,000 and the methamphetamine has a street value of about $25,000, putting the total value of the seizure at more than $1.5 million, the AG's office said.
The suspects, the drugs and the bus were turned over to federal prosecutors, who will conduct the investigation, the AG's office said.
Source: http://www.laprensasa.com/309_ameri...-valued-at-1-5-mn-found-on-bus-in-mexico.html
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