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Most-wanted man back behind bars for drug crime
One of Australia's most-wanted criminals who forged a successful career as a prestige car salesman while on the run from authorities has now been jailed for his part in a drug trafficking ring.
Daniel Rocco Faiello, 30, absconded while on home detention bail in Adelaide in November 2009, after he and his mother were threatened.
The Adelaide District Court heard he fled to Melbourne and worked as a prestige car salesman while he was on the list of the 12 most-wanted criminals in Australia.
After extensive publicity, Faiello was arrested in April ending two years and five months on the run, and returned to custody in Adelaide.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
The court heard more than one kilogram of cocaine and methylamphetime was found hidden in shampoo bottles in the luggage of a courier at Adelaide Airport in December 2007, after a flight from New South Wales.
It was told a similar operation was successfully completed nine days prior to the drugs being intercepted by authorities, who had the alleged offenders under surveillance.
Drug debts
The offending was driven by your own addiction to drugs. While this is not an excuse, it provides some explanation to why you allowed yourself to become so entrenched in such behaviour
Judge Anne Bampton
Judge Anne Bampton said Faiello was a drug addict at the time of the offending and had substantial drug debts.
Judge Bampton said the man absconded because he could not meet the demands of those who threatened him while on home detention bail.
She told the hearing he now regretted his criminal behaviour.
"The offending was driven by your own addiction to drugs. While this is not an excuse, it provides some explanation to why you allowed yourself to become so entrenched in such behaviour," she said.
Judge Bampton said Faiello had shown deep remorse for his offending and a "desire to make a better life for yourself and your family".
A sentence of six years was set, with a non-parole period of three years, allowing credit for time Faiello had already served in custody.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-22/most-wanted-jailed-for-drug-offences/4215012
One of Australia's most-wanted criminals who forged a successful career as a prestige car salesman while on the run from authorities has now been jailed for his part in a drug trafficking ring.
Daniel Rocco Faiello, 30, absconded while on home detention bail in Adelaide in November 2009, after he and his mother were threatened.
The Adelaide District Court heard he fled to Melbourne and worked as a prestige car salesman while he was on the list of the 12 most-wanted criminals in Australia.
After extensive publicity, Faiello was arrested in April ending two years and five months on the run, and returned to custody in Adelaide.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
The court heard more than one kilogram of cocaine and methylamphetime was found hidden in shampoo bottles in the luggage of a courier at Adelaide Airport in December 2007, after a flight from New South Wales.
It was told a similar operation was successfully completed nine days prior to the drugs being intercepted by authorities, who had the alleged offenders under surveillance.
Drug debts
The offending was driven by your own addiction to drugs. While this is not an excuse, it provides some explanation to why you allowed yourself to become so entrenched in such behaviour
Judge Anne Bampton
Judge Anne Bampton said Faiello was a drug addict at the time of the offending and had substantial drug debts.
Judge Bampton said the man absconded because he could not meet the demands of those who threatened him while on home detention bail.
She told the hearing he now regretted his criminal behaviour.
"The offending was driven by your own addiction to drugs. While this is not an excuse, it provides some explanation to why you allowed yourself to become so entrenched in such behaviour," she said.
Judge Bampton said Faiello had shown deep remorse for his offending and a "desire to make a better life for yourself and your family".
A sentence of six years was set, with a non-parole period of three years, allowing credit for time Faiello had already served in custody.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-22/most-wanted-jailed-for-drug-offences/4215012
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Police arrest trio, still seeking violent robbers
A police taskforce set up to investigate armed hold-ups and other crimes along the mid north coast has had a break through.
Yesterday officers from Strike Force Mehi arrested three men in Nambucca Heads.
The men aged 29, 28 and 18 face charges including break and enter, supply of ammunition, and drug offences.
Crime manager Detective Inspector Cameron Lindsay says the investigation into a series of violent crimes continues.
"The Strike Force Mehi was set up to investigate those robberies including the relatively serious one at the Club Urunga on the 17th of June.
"During that incident one man was assaulted, he required hospital treatment for the injuries.
"Investigations are still continuing in relation to that and we would like to hear from anyone that may be able to assist," he said.
Detective Inspector Lindsay says he doesn't think the trio have links to outlaw motorcycle gangs or drug trafficking on the Pacific Highway.
He says they're hoping to lay more charges after examining items seized today.
"Police executed a search warrant at a Pine Creek address in Bonville.
"Police will allege that they found drugs and property that are subject to ongoing investigation," he said.
"There was a number of items that were recovered from the search warrant today subject to further inquiries.
"I would anticipate there will be further charges," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-...police-still-look-for-violent-robbers/4215896
A police taskforce set up to investigate armed hold-ups and other crimes along the mid north coast has had a break through.
Yesterday officers from Strike Force Mehi arrested three men in Nambucca Heads.
The men aged 29, 28 and 18 face charges including break and enter, supply of ammunition, and drug offences.
Crime manager Detective Inspector Cameron Lindsay says the investigation into a series of violent crimes continues.
"The Strike Force Mehi was set up to investigate those robberies including the relatively serious one at the Club Urunga on the 17th of June.
"During that incident one man was assaulted, he required hospital treatment for the injuries.
"Investigations are still continuing in relation to that and we would like to hear from anyone that may be able to assist," he said.
Detective Inspector Lindsay says he doesn't think the trio have links to outlaw motorcycle gangs or drug trafficking on the Pacific Highway.
He says they're hoping to lay more charges after examining items seized today.
"Police executed a search warrant at a Pine Creek address in Bonville.
"Police will allege that they found drugs and property that are subject to ongoing investigation," he said.
"There was a number of items that were recovered from the search warrant today subject to further inquiries.
"I would anticipate there will be further charges," he said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-...police-still-look-for-violent-robbers/4215896
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$350k drug bust in Deakin
ACT police have seized more than 1 kilogram of white powder, believed to be cocaine, during a raid in Canberra's inner-south.
Police executed a search warrant on the house in Deakin on Tuesday, and after widening the search found drugs and cash at a "concealed location".
Detective Sergeant Shane Scott says the seizure has the potential street value of $350,000.
A 51-year-old man is expected to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Police say they will oppose bail.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-22/drugs-worth-35000-seized-in-deakin/4215984
ACT police have seized more than 1 kilogram of white powder, believed to be cocaine, during a raid in Canberra's inner-south.
Police executed a search warrant on the house in Deakin on Tuesday, and after widening the search found drugs and cash at a "concealed location".
Detective Sergeant Shane Scott says the seizure has the potential street value of $350,000.
A 51-year-old man is expected to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Police say they will oppose bail.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-22/drugs-worth-35000-seized-in-deakin/4215984
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Trio charged over 'ice' stash
Police say they found drugs and weapons when they stopped a car in central Victoria overnight.
The car was pulled over in Castlemaine and it is alleged 105 grams of the drug 'ice' was found.
Three men from the Geelong area were arrested and charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences.
They are due to face the Bendigo Magistrates Court today.
A fourth man in the car was able to run away from police and is yet to be arrested.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-23/trio-charged-over-ice-stash/4217152
Police say they found drugs and weapons when they stopped a car in central Victoria overnight.
The car was pulled over in Castlemaine and it is alleged 105 grams of the drug 'ice' was found.
Three men from the Geelong area were arrested and charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences.
They are due to face the Bendigo Magistrates Court today.
A fourth man in the car was able to run away from police and is yet to be arrested.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-23/trio-charged-over-ice-stash/4217152
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Man charged after police discover hydroponic cannabis cultivation - St Clair
A man has been charged after police allegedly discovered cannabis being cultivated at his house in St Clair yesterday.
About 1:30pm, Thursday 23 August 2012, police were called to a house on Blackwell Avenue when they noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from the premises.
Police later conducted a search warrant at the premises where they located 47 cannabis plants being hydroponically grown in a shed on the property.
Officers also seized 5kg of cannabis leaf and a replica pistol.
A 37-year-old man was arrested and taken to Penrith Police Station and charged with enhanced indoor cultivation of plant for commercial purposes, cultivate prohibited plant and using electricity without authority.
He was granted conditional bail to appear in Penrith Local Court on Thursday 13 September 2012.
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/m...nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjI1MTQxLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE=
A man has been charged after police allegedly discovered cannabis being cultivated at his house in St Clair yesterday.
About 1:30pm, Thursday 23 August 2012, police were called to a house on Blackwell Avenue when they noticed a strong smell of cannabis coming from the premises.
Police later conducted a search warrant at the premises where they located 47 cannabis plants being hydroponically grown in a shed on the property.
Officers also seized 5kg of cannabis leaf and a replica pistol.
A 37-year-old man was arrested and taken to Penrith Police Station and charged with enhanced indoor cultivation of plant for commercial purposes, cultivate prohibited plant and using electricity without authority.
He was granted conditional bail to appear in Penrith Local Court on Thursday 13 September 2012.
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/m...nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjI1MTQxLmh0bWwmYWxsPTE=
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Man to face drug charges - near Campbelltown
A man will face court later today charged over alleged drug-related activity.
On 17 July 2012, officers attached to Campbelltown Local Area Command and South West Metropolitan Enforcement Squad executed search warrants at a number of premises in the Glen Alpine area.
Police will allege that upon entering a property on Heritage Way, officers discovered an elaborate hydroponic system and about 100 cannabis plants in four rooms.
About 8.40am today (Thursday 23 August 2012), a 24-year-old man attended Campbelltown Police Station.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with knowingly take part in the cultivation of prohibited plant – commercial quantity, and deemed supply prohibited drug.
He has been bail refused to appear in Campbelltown Local Court later today (Thursday 23 August 2012).
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/m...nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjI1MTE5Lmh0bWwmYWxsPTE=
A man will face court later today charged over alleged drug-related activity.
On 17 July 2012, officers attached to Campbelltown Local Area Command and South West Metropolitan Enforcement Squad executed search warrants at a number of premises in the Glen Alpine area.
Police will allege that upon entering a property on Heritage Way, officers discovered an elaborate hydroponic system and about 100 cannabis plants in four rooms.
About 8.40am today (Thursday 23 August 2012), a 24-year-old man attended Campbelltown Police Station.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with knowingly take part in the cultivation of prohibited plant – commercial quantity, and deemed supply prohibited drug.
He has been bail refused to appear in Campbelltown Local Court later today (Thursday 23 August 2012).
http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/news/m...nb3YuYXUlMkZtZWRpYSUyRjI1MTE5Lmh0bWwmYWxsPTE=
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Thousands of pills stopped at Gold Coast Airport - 23 August 2012
Customs and Border Protection officers at Gold Coast Airport have stopped a 31-year-old man trying to import nearly three thousand tablets containing pseudoephedrine.
Craig Sommerville, Customs and Border Protection National Manager Airport Operations North, praised the efforts of the officers who made this detection.
“This is a fantastic example of the great work our officers do and a warning to anyone who tries to import drugs,” Mr Sommerville said.
“Anyone who imports a marketable amount of a border controlled precursor, such as pseudoephedrine, could face a fine of up to $330,000 and/or 15 years in prison.”
The man was returning to Australia on a flight from Malaysia over the weekend and was selected for a full baggage examination by Customs and Border Protection officers at the airport.
During the examination officers found 40 packets of ‘Actifed’ tablets, a cold and flu medication which contains high levels of pseudoephedrine.
Pseudoephedrine is a precursor used to manufacture amphetamine-type substances such as methamphetamine. Importing pseudoephedrine into Australia is prohibited without a permit.
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/mediaRelease20120823.asp
Customs and Border Protection officers at Gold Coast Airport have stopped a 31-year-old man trying to import nearly three thousand tablets containing pseudoephedrine.
Craig Sommerville, Customs and Border Protection National Manager Airport Operations North, praised the efforts of the officers who made this detection.
“This is a fantastic example of the great work our officers do and a warning to anyone who tries to import drugs,” Mr Sommerville said.
“Anyone who imports a marketable amount of a border controlled precursor, such as pseudoephedrine, could face a fine of up to $330,000 and/or 15 years in prison.”
The man was returning to Australia on a flight from Malaysia over the weekend and was selected for a full baggage examination by Customs and Border Protection officers at the airport.
During the examination officers found 40 packets of ‘Actifed’ tablets, a cold and flu medication which contains high levels of pseudoephedrine.
Pseudoephedrine is a precursor used to manufacture amphetamine-type substances such as methamphetamine. Importing pseudoephedrine into Australia is prohibited without a permit.
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/mediaRelease20120823.asp
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Northern Territory boxer attempts to import testosterone and steroids - 23 August 2012
Customs and Border Protection officers at Darwin Airport have seized quantities of testosterone and various tablets from 24-year-old Darwin man.
Tonie Differding, Customs and Border Protection National Manager Airport Operations South, said that it is illegal to import performance and image enhancing drugs without a permit.
“If you are caught attempting to import such substances, regardless of if they are for personal use, you could face fines of up to $110,000,” Ms Differding said.
The man was selected by Customs and Border Protection officers at Darwin Airport for a full baggage examination following his arrival on a flight from Thailand over the weekend.
Approximately six millilitres of Testosterone Masteron and approximately 19 millilitres of Testosterone Cypionate were found in the man’s luggage during the examination as well as a number of steroid-based tablets and capsules including Clenbuterol, Chlomid and Nolvadex.
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/mediarRelease201208232.asp
Customs and Border Protection officers at Darwin Airport have seized quantities of testosterone and various tablets from 24-year-old Darwin man.
Tonie Differding, Customs and Border Protection National Manager Airport Operations South, said that it is illegal to import performance and image enhancing drugs without a permit.
“If you are caught attempting to import such substances, regardless of if they are for personal use, you could face fines of up to $110,000,” Ms Differding said.
The man was selected by Customs and Border Protection officers at Darwin Airport for a full baggage examination following his arrival on a flight from Thailand over the weekend.
Approximately six millilitres of Testosterone Masteron and approximately 19 millilitres of Testosterone Cypionate were found in the man’s luggage during the examination as well as a number of steroid-based tablets and capsules including Clenbuterol, Chlomid and Nolvadex.
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/mediarRelease201208232.asp
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Drugs found hidden under car bonnet
Police in St Kilda found a large quantity of amphetamines and cash concealed under a car bonnet last night.
The discovery was made after a routine vehicle check in Grey Street at 11:30pm (AEST).
A 28-year-old Coburg man has been charged with several drug offences.
He will face the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-24/drugs-found-hidden-under-car-bonnet/4219632
Police in St Kilda found a large quantity of amphetamines and cash concealed under a car bonnet last night.
The discovery was made after a routine vehicle check in Grey Street at 11:30pm (AEST).
A 28-year-old Coburg man has been charged with several drug offences.
He will face the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-24/drugs-found-hidden-under-car-bonnet/4219632
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Man accused of drugs, gun stash
A man faces several charges after the discovery of a firearm and illicit drugs in a vehicle at Chevron Island on the Gold Coast this morning.
Police say they intercepted the vehicle on Parnoo Street just after midnight.
They say a search uncovered a quantity of cocaine and methylamphetamines, as well as a gun.
A 34-year-old man has been charged with possessing a dangerous drug, unlawful possession of a weapon and possessing a drug utensil.
He is due to appear in court this morning.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-24/man-accused-of-drugs-gun-stash/4219940
A man faces several charges after the discovery of a firearm and illicit drugs in a vehicle at Chevron Island on the Gold Coast this morning.
Police say they intercepted the vehicle on Parnoo Street just after midnight.
They say a search uncovered a quantity of cocaine and methylamphetamines, as well as a gun.
A 34-year-old man has been charged with possessing a dangerous drug, unlawful possession of a weapon and possessing a drug utensil.
He is due to appear in court this morning.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-24/man-accused-of-drugs-gun-stash/4219940
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Man fined over drugs, firearm
A Port Pirie man has been convicted of drugs and firearms offences after crashing his car into a neighbour's home last January.
Police searched the home of Terry James Gore, 38, after the incident and found marijuana plants, drug equipment and an unregistered gun.
Gore pleaded guilty in Port Pirie Magistrates Court and was fined $400, on top of fines already imposed after he pleaded guilty to driving without due care.
The magistrate dismissed an assault charge.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-24/man-fined-over-drug-offences/4220240
A Port Pirie man has been convicted of drugs and firearms offences after crashing his car into a neighbour's home last January.
Police searched the home of Terry James Gore, 38, after the incident and found marijuana plants, drug equipment and an unregistered gun.
Gore pleaded guilty in Port Pirie Magistrates Court and was fined $400, on top of fines already imposed after he pleaded guilty to driving without due care.
The magistrate dismissed an assault charge.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-24/man-fined-over-drug-offences/4220240
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Firearms and drugs seized after warrant in Rivett
ACT Policing has seized a number of firearms and cannabis plants after a warrant was executed in Rivett early this morning (August 24).
Around 5am, ACT Policing officers from Judicial Operations and the Firearms Registry executed the warrant at the Rivett house.
During the search of the house, police located a hand grenade, fireworks and a number of firearms.
The hand grenade was rendered safe by the ACT Bomb Response Team, and removed from the location by the Australian Defence Force.
During the search of the garage, police located a concealed room which contained a hydroponic system and six cannabis plants.
A 41-year-old man was arrested and conveyed to the ACT Watch House where he was given bail. He will face the ACT Magistrates Court at a later date.
http://www.police.act.gov.au/media-...and-drugs-seized-after-warrant-in-rivett.aspx
ACT Policing has seized a number of firearms and cannabis plants after a warrant was executed in Rivett early this morning (August 24).
Around 5am, ACT Policing officers from Judicial Operations and the Firearms Registry executed the warrant at the Rivett house.
During the search of the house, police located a hand grenade, fireworks and a number of firearms.
The hand grenade was rendered safe by the ACT Bomb Response Team, and removed from the location by the Australian Defence Force.
During the search of the garage, police located a concealed room which contained a hydroponic system and six cannabis plants.
A 41-year-old man was arrested and conveyed to the ACT Watch House where he was given bail. He will face the ACT Magistrates Court at a later date.
http://www.police.act.gov.au/media-...and-drugs-seized-after-warrant-in-rivett.aspx
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Traffic operation focusing on drug drivers, Wynnum
A two day drug driving operation conducted in the Wynnum Police District resulted in 13 people being charged with 18 drug and traffic related offences.
Operation Kitten Three was the third in a series of recurring high visibility operations within the district targeting drug driving and possession of illicit drugs, and aimed at reducing road trauma and ensuring motorists reach their destinations safely.
The operation, involving officers from the Wynnum District Tactical Crime Squad and police from the Roadside Drug Testing Unit (RDTU), intercepted drivers at various sites on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Twenty-nine drivers were tested by the RDTU with eight returning positive results. Police also located drugs believed to be methylamphetamine and cannabis during the operation.
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2012/08/24/traffic-operation-focusing-on-drug-drivers-wynnum/
A two day drug driving operation conducted in the Wynnum Police District resulted in 13 people being charged with 18 drug and traffic related offences.
Operation Kitten Three was the third in a series of recurring high visibility operations within the district targeting drug driving and possession of illicit drugs, and aimed at reducing road trauma and ensuring motorists reach their destinations safely.
The operation, involving officers from the Wynnum District Tactical Crime Squad and police from the Roadside Drug Testing Unit (RDTU), intercepted drivers at various sites on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
Twenty-nine drivers were tested by the RDTU with eight returning positive results. Police also located drugs believed to be methylamphetamine and cannabis during the operation.
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2012/08/24/traffic-operation-focusing-on-drug-drivers-wynnum/
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Firearm and drugs charges, Chevron Island
A 34-year-old man has been charged with five offences following the location of a firearm and illicit drugs in a vehicle at Chevron Island this morning.
The vehicle was intercepted by police on Parnoo Street this morning around 12.15am before a search located a quantity of cocaine and methyl-amphetamines, as well as a firearm.
The 34-year-old has been charged with two counts of possessing a dangerous drug, as well as one count each of unlawful possession of a category H weapon, possessing a drug utensil, and possession of a relevant thing.
He is due to appear before the Southport Magistrates Court this morning.
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2012/08/24/firearm-and-drugs-charges-chevron-island/
A 34-year-old man has been charged with five offences following the location of a firearm and illicit drugs in a vehicle at Chevron Island this morning.
The vehicle was intercepted by police on Parnoo Street this morning around 12.15am before a search located a quantity of cocaine and methyl-amphetamines, as well as a firearm.
The 34-year-old has been charged with two counts of possessing a dangerous drug, as well as one count each of unlawful possession of a category H weapon, possessing a drug utensil, and possession of a relevant thing.
He is due to appear before the Southport Magistrates Court this morning.
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2012/08/24/firearm-and-drugs-charges-chevron-island/
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Kerobokan Prison
Ceremony: Renae Lawrence (front and centre) of the Bali Nine drug-smugglers salutes during Independence Day celebrations at Kerobokan Prison on Friday. Fellow Australian drug-smuggler Schapelle Corby stayed in her cell throughout the festivities. Photograph by Juliyusman Sine/The Bali Times.
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Ceremony: Renae Lawrence (front and centre) of the Bali Nine drug-smugglers salutes during Independence Day celebrations at Kerobokan Prison on Friday. Fellow Australian drug-smuggler Schapelle Corby stayed in her cell throughout the festivities. Photograph by Juliyusman Sine/The Bali Times.
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Malaysia charges 10 Iranians, 2 others over drugs
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A Malaysian court has charged 10 Iranians, an Uzbek and a local with trafficking methamphetamine - a crime punishable with death by hanging.
The accused were arrested in three separate raids on up-market apartments around the capital Kuala Lumpur on Aug 9. Police seized about 185kg of methamphetamine, according to the charges.
The suspects, including a woman from Uzbekistan and another from Iran, were charged on Thursday and Friday in a Kuala Lumpur district court, said their lawyer Tania Scivetti.
No pleas were recorded on the drug trafficking charges, Scivetti said.
http://www.straitstimes.com/breakin...rges-10-iranians-2-others-over-drugs-20120824
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A Malaysian court has charged 10 Iranians, an Uzbek and a local with trafficking methamphetamine - a crime punishable with death by hanging.
The accused were arrested in three separate raids on up-market apartments around the capital Kuala Lumpur on Aug 9. Police seized about 185kg of methamphetamine, according to the charges.
The suspects, including a woman from Uzbekistan and another from Iran, were charged on Thursday and Friday in a Kuala Lumpur district court, said their lawyer Tania Scivetti.
No pleas were recorded on the drug trafficking charges, Scivetti said.
http://www.straitstimes.com/breakin...rges-10-iranians-2-others-over-drugs-20120824
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Taiwan makes biggest heroin bust in 10 years
TAIPEI: Taiwan seized 80 kilograms of heroin in its biggest bust of the drug in the past 10 years, arresting seven people involved in smuggling it from Cambodia, officials said on Wednesday.
Agents uncovered the drugs early Monday after they boarded the Hung Chi Yu No 7, a fishing boat, in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines, according to a spokesman from the Bureau of Investigation.
"With the help of US-based high-tech satellite technology, we had been able to monitor the vessel from the moment it left Cambodia," the spokesman said.
He said it was the largest heroin smuggling case uncovered by the bureau since 2002 when it confiscated 120 kilograms.
Agents arrested two people on the fishing boat, and later detained five others suspected of involvement, including a low-ranking politician from a township in southern Taiwan.
The spokesman declined to specify the street value of the heroin, believed to be intended for local Taiwanese use, but media on the island put the estimated price at NT$2.4 billion (US$80 million).
Under Taiwan's stern anti-drug laws, the suspects could be sentenced to death if convicted.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1221437/1/.html
TAIPEI: Taiwan seized 80 kilograms of heroin in its biggest bust of the drug in the past 10 years, arresting seven people involved in smuggling it from Cambodia, officials said on Wednesday.
Agents uncovered the drugs early Monday after they boarded the Hung Chi Yu No 7, a fishing boat, in the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines, according to a spokesman from the Bureau of Investigation.
"With the help of US-based high-tech satellite technology, we had been able to monitor the vessel from the moment it left Cambodia," the spokesman said.
He said it was the largest heroin smuggling case uncovered by the bureau since 2002 when it confiscated 120 kilograms.
Agents arrested two people on the fishing boat, and later detained five others suspected of involvement, including a low-ranking politician from a township in southern Taiwan.
The spokesman declined to specify the street value of the heroin, believed to be intended for local Taiwanese use, but media on the island put the estimated price at NT$2.4 billion (US$80 million).
Under Taiwan's stern anti-drug laws, the suspects could be sentenced to death if convicted.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1221437/1/.html
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26 drug inmates face transfer from South
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT : The Corrections Department will transfer 26 major drug inmates from prisons in the South to high-security facilities in other areas.
The department has obtained credible information that at least 200 inmates in southern prisons were running drug deals behind bars, department director-general Suchart Wong-anantchai said after a meeting with southern prison chiefs and local police.
Of those inmates, 26 are major drug-dealing inmates, Pol Col Suchart said.
Pol Col Suchart said he has assigned his deputy, Kobkiart Kasiwiwat, to tackle the drug problem in the southern prisons by transferring the major drug inmates to high-security facilities elsewhere.
However, the 26 inmates would not be housed together. They would be jailed in different high-security prisons to prevent them from teaming up to run drug deals behind bars, Pol Col Suchart said.
He has also instructed Mr Kobkiart to rotate prison warders in the South.
Pol Col Suchart said he believed some smuggled mobile phones were still hidden in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison, although recent checks did not find any. The phones were used by some inmates to conduct drug deals.
There are currently only 160 prison officials employed at Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison, which has more than 5,000 inmates.
Pol Col Suchart has ordered the installation of security equipment in the prison, including mobile phone signal-jammers.
He said sacked Nakhon Si Thammarat Prison warder Natthapol Raya, who was arrested this week for alleged involvement in the drug trade, still had some network members in the prison. However, those network members had temporarily halted their drug deals.
Mr Natthapol, 37, his wife Pornrujee Raya, who is a nurse at the prison's nursery centre, and Sakaoduen Thipkaew, 25, who was allegedly hired by the couple to open bank accounts to receive money from the sale of illicit drugs, were detained on Thursday for their alleged drug trade involvement.
The department chief said drug networks had employed sophisticated methods to smuggle illicit drugs and mobile phones into the prisons, such as making specially designed boxes to hide such items,
Nakhon Si Thammarat deputy police chief Phudis Norasing yesterday said police were preparing to issue warrants for the arrest of 20 more people involved in the drug trade allegedly run by Mr Natthapol.
Mr Natthapol's assets, worth some 13 million baht, plus 25 bank accounts with 68 million baht cash have been seized, Pol Col Phudis said.
Police say they have obtained information that suggested the former warder had bought many assets, believed to have been acquired from drug money, by using the names of others, mostly his close aides.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/309269/26-drug-inmates-face-transfer-from-south
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT : The Corrections Department will transfer 26 major drug inmates from prisons in the South to high-security facilities in other areas.
The department has obtained credible information that at least 200 inmates in southern prisons were running drug deals behind bars, department director-general Suchart Wong-anantchai said after a meeting with southern prison chiefs and local police.
Of those inmates, 26 are major drug-dealing inmates, Pol Col Suchart said.
Pol Col Suchart said he has assigned his deputy, Kobkiart Kasiwiwat, to tackle the drug problem in the southern prisons by transferring the major drug inmates to high-security facilities elsewhere.
However, the 26 inmates would not be housed together. They would be jailed in different high-security prisons to prevent them from teaming up to run drug deals behind bars, Pol Col Suchart said.
He has also instructed Mr Kobkiart to rotate prison warders in the South.
Pol Col Suchart said he believed some smuggled mobile phones were still hidden in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison, although recent checks did not find any. The phones were used by some inmates to conduct drug deals.
There are currently only 160 prison officials employed at Nakhon Si Thammarat Central Prison, which has more than 5,000 inmates.
Pol Col Suchart has ordered the installation of security equipment in the prison, including mobile phone signal-jammers.
He said sacked Nakhon Si Thammarat Prison warder Natthapol Raya, who was arrested this week for alleged involvement in the drug trade, still had some network members in the prison. However, those network members had temporarily halted their drug deals.
Mr Natthapol, 37, his wife Pornrujee Raya, who is a nurse at the prison's nursery centre, and Sakaoduen Thipkaew, 25, who was allegedly hired by the couple to open bank accounts to receive money from the sale of illicit drugs, were detained on Thursday for their alleged drug trade involvement.
The department chief said drug networks had employed sophisticated methods to smuggle illicit drugs and mobile phones into the prisons, such as making specially designed boxes to hide such items,
Nakhon Si Thammarat deputy police chief Phudis Norasing yesterday said police were preparing to issue warrants for the arrest of 20 more people involved in the drug trade allegedly run by Mr Natthapol.
Mr Natthapol's assets, worth some 13 million baht, plus 25 bank accounts with 68 million baht cash have been seized, Pol Col Phudis said.
Police say they have obtained information that suggested the former warder had bought many assets, believed to have been acquired from drug money, by using the names of others, mostly his close aides.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/309269/26-drug-inmates-face-transfer-from-south
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'200 inmates in drug trade'
As many as 200 inmates in Nakhon Si Thammarat prison are dealing drugs, with 26 ringleaders in the racket estimated to be worth 350 million baht, says the Corrections Department.
Suchart Wongananchai, the department's director-general, was speaking on Friday after a meeting with the prison commander and police officers in the southern province. They were discussing ways to prevent the smuggling of prohibited items including drugs and mobile phones into the prison that has become notorious for its drug trade.
Mr Suchart said authorities had credible information that at least 200 inmates were likely to be involved in drug trading with 26 of them playing a major role overseeing the business.
He said he had ordered his deputy Kobkiat Kasiwiwat to relocate the 26 ringleaders from the southern region to maximum security prisons in other parts of the country including Khao Bin Central Prison.
The inmates must be detained separately at various prisons, he said, and not be put together at Khao Bin, to bar them from gathering again to continue operating drug distribution from behind bars.
The latest inspections indicated that an unidentified number of mobile phones may have been hidden at locations throughout Nakhon Si Thammarat prison and authorities had yet to discover them. This allowed the inmates to continue to operate and control the drug trade from the prison.
The prison has 160 warders and 5,000 prisoners, he said.
Prison guard Od Sae Pua, 49, was shot and killed last Saturday morning after he refused to cooperate with a drug gang.
The corrections department chief said he had ordered the installation of state-of-the-art mobile phone signal jammers and interception technology at the prison to prevent inmates from making calls.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/309250/200-inmates-in-prison-drug-trade
As many as 200 inmates in Nakhon Si Thammarat prison are dealing drugs, with 26 ringleaders in the racket estimated to be worth 350 million baht, says the Corrections Department.
Suchart Wongananchai, the department's director-general, was speaking on Friday after a meeting with the prison commander and police officers in the southern province. They were discussing ways to prevent the smuggling of prohibited items including drugs and mobile phones into the prison that has become notorious for its drug trade.
Mr Suchart said authorities had credible information that at least 200 inmates were likely to be involved in drug trading with 26 of them playing a major role overseeing the business.
He said he had ordered his deputy Kobkiat Kasiwiwat to relocate the 26 ringleaders from the southern region to maximum security prisons in other parts of the country including Khao Bin Central Prison.
The inmates must be detained separately at various prisons, he said, and not be put together at Khao Bin, to bar them from gathering again to continue operating drug distribution from behind bars.
The latest inspections indicated that an unidentified number of mobile phones may have been hidden at locations throughout Nakhon Si Thammarat prison and authorities had yet to discover them. This allowed the inmates to continue to operate and control the drug trade from the prison.
The prison has 160 warders and 5,000 prisoners, he said.
Prison guard Od Sae Pua, 49, was shot and killed last Saturday morning after he refused to cooperate with a drug gang.
The corrections department chief said he had ordered the installation of state-of-the-art mobile phone signal jammers and interception technology at the prison to prevent inmates from making calls.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/309250/200-inmates-in-prison-drug-trade
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