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NZ - Woman jailed for 'overt and upfront' drug dealing

A Taupo woman described as a "one-stop shop" for drugs who was involved in drug dealing almost daily while under surveillance has been sentenced to four years in jail.

Monique Jane Eggleton, 24, appeared in the Rotorua District Court yesterday before Judge Phillip Cooper. She had previously pleaded guilty to a raft of drugs charges including the manufacture and supply of methamphetamine, and charges relating to supplying LSD, cannabis, cannabis oil and offering to supply ecstasy.

She had originally faced more than 85 charges but that were reduced to 12. Eight of these were representative, meaning the offending happened more than once. The charges all relate to offending committed in Taupo in September and October 2011.

Crown prosecutor Amanda Gordon said Eggleton was involved in trying to sell several types of drugs and was almost a "one-stop shop" - either selling or trying to locate any drugs buyers were after.

Ms Gordon said Eggleton was also involved in supplying a precursor substance used to make methamphetamine.


She said texts sent by Eggleton were very "overt and upfront" in terms of her drug dealing.

Her lawyer, Harry Edward, said Eggleton was totally co-operative with police and "very forthright" with information.

The pre-sentence report showed she was remorseful and developed an insight into how bad the offending was not only to herself but to the wider community, Mr Edward said. He said that while in prison waiting to be sentenced Eggleton had completed numerous courses, including a drug and alcohol course.

Judge Cooper said intercepted communication showed Eggleton was involved in drug dealing almost daily while under surveillance. The pre-sentence report said she had been a user of methamphetamine for three years and had become addicted.

While she said the selling was to support that addiction, Judge Cooper said the level of commercialism went way beyond that. "It was a money-making venture you were engaged in virtually full-time."

He said that in a letter to the court Eggleton expressed her desire to turn her life around.

Mr Cooper said he also had a letter from her grandparents which spoke about how Eggleton was a high achiever with great potential before leaving home at 16. Her life went downhill from there after getting involved with the wrong company, her grandparents said.

He sentenced her to four years in prison on the six methamphetamine-related charges. On the remaining four charges, which related to other drugs, he sentenced her to one year in prison, to be served concurrently.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10867649
 
Former UVM student admits to LSD charges

A former University of Vermont student who, according to police, stabbed two men while they robbed him of LSD, has admitted to misdemeanor drug charges.

Jarrett Clark, 19, of Vergennes entered a deal with prosecutors Thursday in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington and pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of less than 100 mgs of LSD.

Judge Michael Kupersmith sentenced him to 1 ½ years of probation.

The Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office initially charged Clark with a felony count of selling LSD. Clark denied that charge.

The defendant was enrolled at UVM in the fall, but has since withdrawn, according to university spokesman Enrique Corredera.

Police say Clark stabbed former UVM student Eli Baron, then 18, and Mike Benedict, 18, during a scuffle in a campus parking the evening of Dec. 3. Clark told police he had arranged to sell the men acid, but that they jumped him, beat him up and stole the drugs, according to an affidavit written by UVM Police Detective Mark Galle.

Prosecutors charged Baron, Benedict and a third suspect, Joshua Mossburg, 19, with assault and robbery resulting in injury. Mossburg drove Baron and Benedict to the parking lot Dec. 3 and waited in the car during the altercation, according to police.

The three men, who all hail from Pittsburgh, have posted bail.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/...3120011/Former-UVM-student-admits-LSD-charges
 
Joint investigation results in Australia’s largest recorded Ice seizure - 28 February 2013

The Joint Organised Crime Group (JOCG) has seized 585 kilograms of methamphetamine (Ice) worth up to $438 million and arrested three people in relation to the record haul.

This is the largest single seizure of Ice in Australian law enforcement history and almost doubles the previous record seizure of 300 kilograms in July 2012.

The JOCG is a joint taskforce comprising Australian Federal Police (AFP), Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, NSW Police Force, the NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC) and the Australian Crime Commission (ACC).

Over half a tonne of drugs was seized in Sydney during the operation, as police executed six search warrants across Sydney which included properties in Regents Park, Bexley North, Wakeley, Canley Heights, Beverly Hills and Ryde.

The AFP and NSW Police Force arrested a 21-year-old Australian national, a 32-year-old Singaporean national and a 51-year-old Hong Kong national in relation to the seizure yesterday (27 February), when attempting to take possession of the drugs.

All three alleged offenders are expected to face Sydney Central Local Court today.

The three have been charged with a range of offences including:

Three counts of attempt to possess a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, contrary to section 307.5 of the Criminal Code 1995.
The maximum penalty for these offences is life imprisonment and/or a $1,275,000 fine.

In September 2012, the NSW Police’s Asian Crime Squad and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service received information relating to a man possibly involved in a drug importation into Australia. As a result of this information, the JOCG commenced an investigation into the planned import of illicit drugs into Australia.

In February 2013, Customs and Border Protection identified four sea cargo consignments linked to the investigation. Following an extensive examination, on Friday 22 February 38 plastic bags containing a crystalline substance concealed in six one tonne bags marked as the cleaning chemical sodium metabisulphite were located.

The crystalline substance tested positive for methamphetamine.

AFP Commissioner Tony Negus said the syndicate showed an understanding of law enforcement methodology and went to considerable lengths to escape detection.

“This operation demonstrates that the AFP and its partners have the capability to detect and dismantle the most sophisticated organised crime groups,” Commissioner Negus said.

Customs and Border Protection Chief Executive Officer Michael Pezzullo said that disrupting the trade in illicit substances was a joint effort.

“These arrests were the result of solid intelligence, professionally shared between law enforcement agencies.”

“By sharing intelligence we close the net tighter on these criminals, no matter how elaborate their concealments or how developed their enterprises,” Mr Pezzullo said.

NSW Police Force Commissioner Andrew Scipione said this investigation is a perfect example of how an investigation can start with one law enforcement agency, and expand to include multiple agencies working together to prevent prohibited drugs from reaching street level.

“Our Asian Crime Squad first began investigating this matter in September last year, and carried out vital investigative ground work.”

“As the sheer scale and complexity of this operation became apparent, we quickly involved our partner agencies. Our combined resources and talents have resulted in what is clearly a very significant seizure of drugs, and the arrests of people we will allege were involved in importing them to Australia,” Commissioner Scipione said.

NSW Crime Commissioner Mr Peter Hastings QC said this outcome is a tremendous result originating from a small piece of intelligence gathered by the NSW Police’s South East Asian Crime Squad and developed in consultation with the NSWCC and partner agencies into the largest seizure of Ice in Australia's history. It is a clear demonstration of co-operative professional law enforcement.

Enquiries are continuing and the AFP has not ruled out further arrests.

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http://www.customs.gov.au/site/280213jointmediarelease_ice.asp



http://www.customs.gov.au/site/280213jointmediarelease_ice.asp
 
This is the largest single seizure of Ice in Australian law enforcement history and almost doubles the previous record seizure of 300 kilograms in July 2012.

Interesting to note that over a year the highest amount busted here in Aus has nearly doubled in size, what's in store for the next few years? 1,000 kg's/tonne busts? But it is a long distance to get it here and customs and border security have picked there game up over the last few decades quite alot apparently.

These amounts are probably quite small compared to some of the larger meth busts in the us and mexico and canada tho? Anyone know?
 
Thai-Malaysian drug deal busted

Suthisarn police on Tuesday arrested three Thai and two Malaysian men with 3kg of ketamine and 400 ecstasy pills with a street value of more than 20 million baht, Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Kamronwit Thoopkrachang said at a press conference on Wednesday.

Pol Lt-Gen Kamronwit said the action was a follow-up to a recent raid on a drug production plant in Phasi Charoen district.

Following a tip-off, Suthisarn police arrested the three Thai men - Sompop Kanphet, 29, Anont Panchalong, 25, and Suthikiat Sukrungruang, 28 - in front of a hotel on Ratchadapisek road in Din Daeng area.

The police subsequently raided a room on the 12th floor of the hotel and arrested the two Malaysians - See Bon Sui, 49, and Wian Al Sai, 42, with 3kg of ketamine and 400 ecstasy pills in their possession.

Chawat Chuthesa, of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, said the drugs were brought into the country from Malaysia by the two Malaysian men.

The Thais received an order from a prison inmate to take delivery of the drugs from the two Malaysian couriers for further distribution.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/bre...-taking-delivery-from-malaysian-drug-couriers
 
Trooper finds 3.9 tons of marijuana in Texas tanker after routine traffic stop

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When a Texas trooper pulled over a tanker during a routine traffic stop earlier this week they could scarcely have expected what they found.

What began as a routine vehicle inspection ended as a major drugs bust when 3.9 tons of marijuana were found concealed inside the tanker rig.

The marijuana, which has an estimated street value of $3.4 million, was discovered by a trooper in San Patricio County, Texas, on Tuesday.

The Texas Department of Public Safety trooper had stopped the 1999 truck for a routine cargo inspection.

The driver of the vehicle, Paul Anthony Simmons, 45, was subseqeuntly arrested for possession of marijuana and a $1million bail was posted.

Mr Simmons is from nearby Robstown, outside of Corpus Christi.

"It's a big, significant seizure," a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...anker-after-routine-traffic-stop-8559583.html
 
Andover man had nearly 100 pounds of cocaine in truck, DA says

A 51-year-old Andover man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of trafficking cocaine after he was stopped driving a truck with nearly 100 pounds of cocaine inside.

Jose Martinez, who lives on Chestnut Street in Andover, was arrested on Interstate 495 in Andover about 1 p.m., prosecutors said. State police found 48 kilos of cocaine inside his Dodge Durango, prosecutors said.

The arrest was the result of a three-month investigation by state police assigned to the Essex County Drug Task Force, prosecutors said.

“This investigation and arrest has taken a large quantity of drugs off the street,” Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. “I commend the hard work and diligence of the detectives involved.”

Martinez is expected to be arraigned in Lawrence District Court Monday.

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The 48 kilos of cocaine seized Friday in Andover are displayed. Photo courtesy Essex District Attorney's office

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinio...nearly_100_pounds_of_cocaine_in_truck_da_says
 
Police uncover £12m cocaine haul in Essex van swoop

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A police squad swooped on a van carrying £12million worth of cocaine in Essex on Saturday in what is the biggest seizure since the unit was created four years ago.

The bust on a van travelling through Chelmsford followed a six-month investigation into the ‘top echelon’ of organised crime, police said.

Two men, aged 50 and 25, from the Urmston area of Manchester, were detained after officers found 80kgs of cocaine in the van.

The investigation was led by Titan, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, supported by the South East Regional Crime Unit, SOCA and Border Policing Command.

Five more men and a woman were arrested across the North West in co-ordinated swoops with the police forces of Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire.

Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, Titan’s head of operations, said: ‘These arrests come as a result of a thorough and intensive six-month long investigation by officers from Titan.

‘It also represents the largest seizure of Class A controlled drugs from a Titan led investigation and delivers a massive blow against organised crime in the North West.

‘This continues our ongoing efforts to tackle the top echelon of organised criminals in the North West and I hope this sends a message out of others involved in this type of criminality, that we act on all information we receive and work hard to take you off the streets and bring you to justice.’

Police arrested a 44-year-old man from Grappenhall, Warrington, in Kirkham, Lancashire and a 41-year-old woman from Grappenhall, Warrington, in Runcorn, Cheshire.

A 52-year-old man from Partington, Greater Manchester, a 30-year-old man from Aintree, Merseyside, a 36-year-old man from Halewood, Merseyside, and a 46-year-old man from Urmston, Greater Manchester were also arrested.

They are all being held on suspicion of the importation of Class A controlled drugs.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/07/police-uncover-12m-cocaine-haul-in-essex-van-swoop-3586328/
 
Manchester Woman Charged With Selling LSD

MANCHESTER—
A 21-year-old local woman faces drug charges after she sold LSD to undercover officers Friday, police said.

Ciara Rosati, of 147 Chambers St., was dealing LSD in the CVS parking lot on West Middle Turnpike, and was arrested by members of the East Central Narcotics Task Force, police said. Officers seized 12 tablets of LSD and a 2011 Chevy TLA, police said.

Officers then searched Rosati's residence and seized 21 bags of heroin, suboxene tablets and other drug paraphernalia, police said.

http://www.ctnow.com/news/connecticut/hartford/hc-manchester-lsd-0414-20130413,0,2857084.story
 
Interesting to note that over a year the highest amount busted here in Aus has nearly doubled in size, what's in store for the next few years? 1,000 kg's/tonne busts? But it is a long distance to get it here and customs and border security have picked there game up over the last few decades quite alot apparently.

Exactly. Every year the busts get bigger and bigger, but the cops act like they are winning the war on drugs at the same time.
 
Judge hands down sentences in Houston area Ecstasy conspiracy

Six Houston residents convicted for their roles in a multi-drug conspiracy operating in and around the Houston area over the course of approximately two years have been ordered to serve time in federal prison, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.

A federal jury convicted Thuong Thomas-More Vo, 37; Steven Marshal Boehning, 33; and Hung Van Dang, 36, on August 29, 2012, following eight days of trial and approximately 10 hours of deliberations. Nanthato Phetphongsy, 36; Tay Luangpanh, 39; and Sourivong Nanthavongdouangsy, 31, had previously entered pleas of guilty.

At the lengthy hearing that concluded late Friday, U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal handed Vo a sentence of 109 months, while Boehning and Dang will serve respective terms of 38 and 36 months in federal prison. Phetphongsy, Luangpanh, and Nanthavongdouangsy were ordered to serve 102, 78, and three months in prison, respectively. In handing down the sentence, Judge Rosenthal called their actions a “sinister scheme.” With the exception of Nanthavongdouangsy, who received a two-year-term of supervised release, the remaining five were further ordered to serve three years of supervised release following completion of their prison sentences.

A total of 16 people were charged in two separate indictments in relation to this case. To date, all have been convicted and 13 have now been ordered to prison.

The investigation targeted a Vietnamese and Laotian drug trafficking organization operating in Houston. The group primarily distributed ecstasy, but was also involved in the distribution of cocaine and hydroponic marijuana. Vo, among others in this case, was affiliated with the Houston-based Asian gang, known as NCP, or “Northside Chink Posse.”

At trial, the government presented evidence that Vo, Boehning, and Dang dealt with a now-deceased drug trafficker who supplied them with ecstasy. Vo, who has a prior federal ecstasy trafficking conviction, had served as the broker for that drug trafficker and introduced Boehning and Dang to him. Vo approved the quantities and prices of ecstasy sold to Boehning and Dang, who would then sell the ecstasy to their clients.

Three others who also had dealings with the same ecstasy trafficker testified at trial and described the methods used by the dealer. Two, who contended they were customers, described where they would meet to conduct drug transactions with this dealer and testified as to the coded language they used over the telephone when speaking about drug trafficking. The third person stated he was the supplier and indicated he had provided thousands of ecstasy pills to the dealer during the course of this conspiracy.
An FBI agent provided additional testimony as to conversations that took place between the dealer and Vo, Boehning, and Dang about their drug trafficking business.

At the time of their pleas, Phetphongsy and Luangpanh each admitted their involvement in the distribution of significant quantities of ecstasy in and around the Houston area.

The case was the result of a two-year Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation dubbed Operation Iron Hide, led by the FBI and assisted by the Houston Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Robert Johnson and Rob Jones.

http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/pasa...cle_51ab29d0-5b29-5001-87e3-1579d9afb02a.html
 
21 arrested in Hannibal drug sting

Twenty-one people Hannibal are facing drug-related charges after a roundup in the northeast Missouri town.

The arrests announced Monday came over a six-day period. Hannibal police say the investigation has spanned several months. Suspects are from Hannibal and neighboring Missouri towns of Paris, Center and Monroe City, and from Quincy, Ill.

Police say drugs involved include marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, LSD and cocaine. Officers say drugs are being brought into the Hannibal area from Columbia, Mo., and St. Louis.

http://dailyjournalonline.com/news/...cle_b83bb9cc-444b-54ab-86fa-0f530b42cfaa.html
 
216 kilos de DMT, une puissante drogue hallucinogène, saisis à Roissy

Quelque 216 kilos de plantes comprenant de la diméthyltryptamine (DMT), une substance psychotrope connue pour ses effets hallucinogènes, ont été saisis le 6 mai à l'aéroport de Roissy, a-t-on appris vendredi de source préfectorale.

La cargaison, d'une valeur évaluée à 1,29 million d'euros, a été découverte par les douanes dans du fret en provenance du Brésil et à destination du Royaume-Uni. Il s'agissait «de lianes du Brésil», réparties en deux paquets de 96 et de 120 kilos, a précisé cette source.

La DMT, recherchée pour ses puissants effets psychédéliques, est présente à l'état naturel dans de nombreuses plantes, utilisées pour des cérémonies rituelles chamaniques. Elle est interdite en France, où elle est inscrite au registre des stupéfiants.

http://www.20minutes.fr/ledirect/11...uissante-drogue-hallucinogene-saisis-a-roissy
 
School punishing brothers charged with selling drugs to students

PORTSMOUTH — Teenage brothers accused of possessing and dealing multiple kinds of illicit drugs to local students are in the process of being disciplined by the school department, said Superintendent of Schools Ed McDonough.

The brothers, ages 15 and 16, were arrested Feb. 4 at their home where, police allege, officers seized 400 "street doses" of GHB, methamphetamine, heroin, ketamine, 32 grams of hashish, 12 grams of ecstasy, marijuana, Adderall and "numerous other prescription drugs." Also seized, police allege, were hypodermic needles, scales, "drug baggies," cell phones, laptops, knives and postal orders.

The brothers are both Portsmouth High School students and, according to Deputy Police Chief Corey MacDonald, they sold drugs to other PHS students.

McDonough said Monday that a disciplinary procedure against the brothers "is under way" and involves a four-step process, including "a referral to the School Board for a disciplinary hearing."

"We are following the process as outlined," the school superintendent said. "A meeting is scheduled for this week."

McDonough also said that school department policy prohibits the possession and/or sales of controlled substances. Students found in violation of the school's no-drug policy face an "automatic" 10-day suspension from school, are subject to a meeting with the principal and superintendent, and are then referred to the School Board for a hearing, according to the school policy, provided by McDonough.

"The School Board may impose discipline as it deems appropriate under the facts and circumstances of the matter up to and including expulsion from school," the policy states. "Evaluation by a certified substance abuse counselor and a treatment plan must be developed prior to readmission to school."

Because the siblings are minors, their identities are shielded by law and their cases will be prosecuted through the confidential juvenile justice system, unless police decide to prosecute the older brother as an adult, MacDonald said.

According to police, the brothers' arrests were based on information from the Manchester office of the Department of Homeland Security. The teens live with their mother, who is not charged with any crime, according to the deputy police chief.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130212-NEWS-302120385

damnnnnnnnn they had all this shit?
 
Police Nab Three Alleged Drug Traffickers, Seize 2,900 Ecstasy Pills

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Jakarta Police arrested three alleged drug traffickers and seized 2,900 ecstasy pills and 500 grams of crystal methamphetamine, a police chief said on Wednesday.

Gambir Police head Adj. Sr. Comr. Tatan Darsan told Indonesian news portal Detik.com that officers arrested a suspect identified as S.I. last week and seized 1,000 ecstasy pills.

After more recent investigation yielded two more arrests and the confiscation of more ecstasy and 500 grams of crystal methamphetamine.

“We estimated the drugs are worth Rp 4 billion [$409,628] in total,” he said.

Tatan said the police believed the suspects were members of an international drug ring.

“They might be [part of an international syndicate] considering the large amount of drugs we seized, but I can’t really conclude it for now,” he said, adding that the suspects could face six years in prison if found guilty of violating article 114 of narcotics law.

The arrest of those three suspects follows a string of stings against alleged drug smugglers in recent weeks. On May 13, police nabbed a Singaporean who allegedly tried to smuggle 4,500 ecstasy pills from Batam to Jakarta.

Last month, police in North Sumatra shot dead two accused drug traffickers and seized more than two kilograms of methamphetamine and 10,000 ecstasy pills.

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news...ed-drug-traffickers-seize-2900-ecstasy-pills/
 
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