The Mega Merged Drug Busts Thread

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Sydney Morning Herald said:
Over 90 arrested in European drug bust
December 16, 2006 - 5:59AM

Spanish police have helped break an international drugs ring in a joint operation with France, Germany, Italy, Ecuador and Colombia, leading to the arrest of 90 people across Europe, police say.

Over a tonne of cocaine and more than five tonnes of hashish were seized from the criminal gangs, most of it in Spain. The network supplied drugs to drug traffickers in Italy, police said.

"It was made up of some of the most prominent Neopolitan mafia gangs, and gangs from Colombia, Spain, Marseille and Bulgaria," the police said in a statement.

Spain, with its rocky coastline and cultural links to Latin America, is a major entry point to Europe for drugs.

Law enforcement agencies say cocaine is getting cheaper and more popular in Europe because of efforts to boost production by Colombian paramilitaries and rebels who need money for weapons.

SMH
 
Big LSD bust in Quebec (2005)

5,067 LSD Blotters Seized by the RCMP]
RCMP Newsroom

SHERBROOKE, Friday, April 22, 2005- Last Wednesday, Sherbrooke Detachment Royal Canadian Mounted Police conducted an operation to dismantle an LSD distribution ring in the Estrie region. A total of 5,067 LSD blotters and small quantities of hashish and cannabis were seized in a Compton residence. Three subjects in their twenties were arrested.

One of them, 29-year-old Compton resident [removed], appeared in court yesterday in Sherbrooke to face charges of possession of LSD for the purpose of trafficking contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The investigation is ongoing and could lead to further arrests and indictments.

This operation was performed in co-operation with the Canada Border Services Agency and Régie de police de Memphrémagog. The drug was imported from the Netherlands and transited through Vancouver for final distribution in the Compton region.

Although LSD may appear harmless to users, the RCMP wishes to remind the public that it is the most powerful hallucinatory drug and a central nervous system disruptor. Its wide-ranging health damaging effects include loss of motivation and interest, depression, anxiety and panic attacks, phobia and delusion. The use of LSD causes severe mood swings and may generate acute and persisting psychiatric problems. The price of LSD blotters ranges between five and seven dollars per unit.

The RCMP invites citizens to report any information on drug-related illegal activities by contacting Sherbrooke Detachment RCMP at (819) 564-5770. All calls will remain confidential.

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yup it's nothing, medium size dealer and probably only halfway up the chain
 
^^^I know what you mean. The only busts I look out for are acid busts because these days, they are very rare.
 
Melbourne, Australia

Heroin sting nets 13 arrests
December 18, 2006 07:00am

THIRTEEN people have been arrested after a police operation targeting heroin traffickers in Melbourne.

A police spokesman said the Yarra Crime Investigation Unit conducted a week-long operation in and around Victoria Street, Richmond, targeting heroin trafficking.

Thirteen people were arrested and a string of charges were laid, including trafficking and possessing heroin and possessing cannabis.

Four of the alleged drug offenders were remanded in custody and are due to appear in court next year.

Two people were charged with trafficking heroin while caring for a child.

News.com.au
 
Thats only 2 hours away:(

I wonder what blotters they were, I've only seen gatecrasher lions around mtl.
 
very sad, just sad

The RCMP invites citizens to report any information on drug-related illegal activities by contacting Sherbrooke Detachment RCMP at (819) 564-5770. All calls will remain confidential.
 
^ Thanks btw. :)

This story is from April 2005, and it's not necessarily a *major* bust. Moving this to the Drug Busts thread.
 
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Adelaide, Australia

Woman arrested over drug ingredient
December 22, 2006 04:12pm

AN Adelaide woman has been charged with importing a chemical that makes the illegal drugs ice and speed.

Customs officers in Adelaide seized an air mail parcel from Malaysia yesterday afternoon.

They allegedly found up to 1.5kg of pseudoephedrine inside the base of a cardboard box in the shipment.

Pseudoephedrine is a chemical used to make amphetamines such as ice and speed, drugs commonly used at dance parties.

Pamela May Dodd, 28, of suburban Huntfield Heights, appeared before Adelaide Magistrates' Court today charged with importing a border controlled precursor.

The charge carries a penalty of up to 25 years jail or a $550,000 fine.

SA Police Drug Investigation Branch detectives arrested Ms Dodd late yesterday and said more charges were expected to be laid.

Customs national investigations manager Richard Janeczko said the arrest was the latest in an ongoing national campaign by Customs, Australian Federal Police and state police to combat drug crime.

Ms Dodd was remanded in custody and will reappear in court on January 19.

News.com.au
 
Darwin, Australia

Man charged after drugs raid
December 27, 2006 01:03pm

A 52-YEAR-OLD man has been charged after police allegedly found a variety of drugs during a raid on his home.

Members of the Drug Enforcement Section executed a search warrant on the man's Smith Street unit in inner-city Darwin at about midday last Friday.

They allegedly found 128 ecstasy tablets, 3.6 grams of methylamphetamine, 31 grams of cannabis, two LSD tablets and eight unknown capsules.

Police also seized an amount of cash alleged to be connected with the drugs.

The man has been charged with four counts of possession of dangerous drugs and one count of possession of tainted property.

He was released on bail and will appear in Darwin Magistrates Court in the new year.

News.com.au
 
Sydney, Australia

Cocaine find marks fifth drug bust
January 03, 2007 09:40am

A GERMAN man has been caught trying to smuggle cocaine through Sydney airport in two pairs of wooden shoe moulds.

It is the fifth drug bust at the airport since December 24.

Customs officers stopped the man when he arrived on a flight from Argentina on New Year's Eve.

During a search of his bags, officers became suspicious of the moulds, inserted to preserve shoes when they are not being worn.

An X-ray revealed a hole in one of them and cocaine inside.

A man has been charged with trying to import a marketable quantity of a border-controlled drug.
He will appear in Sydney Central Local Court today.

Over the Christmas holiday, a Nigerian man flying from Dubai allegedly tried to smuggle cocaine in his shoes while two Australian men returning from Vietnam on different days were allegedly caught attempting to smuggle heroin.

A Canadian man flying from Canada on Boxing Day was allegedly caught smuggling cocaine in his underwear.

News.com.au
 
Woman allegedly uses dog‘s name for drug


FARMINGTON, Conn. - A Burlington woman has been charged with trying to get painkillers from a drug store by using her dog‘s name. Kymberly Smith, 38, faces more than two dozen charges related to her alleged repeated attempts to fraudulently obtain painkillers at a Farmington pharmacy under her dog‘s name.

Simsbury police said Smith was also arrested in June after she was allegedly caught calling in a fraudulent prescription for the same drug.

She surrendered to police Dec. 29 and was released after posting bond.

http://localnewsleader.com/jackson/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=39617
 
Sydney, Australia

Drugs found in pursuit car
January 05, 2007 06:48am

A MAN and woman were arrested and charged with drug and traffic offences following a car chase by police in southern Sydney last night.

The 27-year-old driver failed to stop after police saw his car making an illegal turn about 7.45pm (AEDT) on Box Road at Sylvania.

Police chased the car through several streets before the driver abandoned it in Koorooma Place and fled.

The Bankstown man was arrested soon after in Clare Street by a police officer with the help of a passer-by. His female passenger, 27, from Wentworthville, was arrested while still in the car.

A bag believed to contain drugs was found in the car.

The man was charged with reckless and dangerous driving, driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, driving while disqualified, negligent driving, possessing and supplying a prohibited drug and resisting arrest.

The woman was charged with possessing and supplying a prohibited drug and breach of bail.

Both were refused bail and will appear in Central Local Court today.

News.com.au
 
Adelaide, Australia

Two arrests over drug lab
January 05, 2007 11:38am
Article from: AAP

TWO people have been arrested over the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory in Adelaide's northwest.

Police found the laboratory at an Ethelton house today.

A man and woman, both 20, were charged with taking part in the manufacture of methylamphetamines.

"It will be alleged that prior to their surrender to police that chemical glassware was smashed within the house," a police spokesman said.

The woman was granted police bail to appear in Port Adelaide Magistrates Court at a later date.

The man was also charged over another drug laboratory discovered at suburban Semaphore South in December. He will appear in Adelaide Magistrates court today.

News.com.au
 
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