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Bluelighter
i used to buy quarters of weed thru the Farm Store drive thur window, havent had it that nice since, parking and coppin sux 
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Bluelighter
My friend always swore they laced their Parfaits with crack.
I never woulda thought.. :D
I never woulda thought.. :D
Kenya: Tanzanian Drug Pusher Jailed for 10 Years
A Tanzanian was yesterday jailed for 10 years for drug trafficking.
In addition, Jacob Segoa Mzinga, was also fined Sh1 million or a year in jail in default by Kibera principal magistrate Hellen Wasilwa.
Ms Wasilwa said the offence the accused committed was serious.
"Drugs have caused havoc in our country and should be discouraged," the magistrate said.
She added that she was satisfied that the accused committed the offence and dismissed his defence.
"The prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt," she said. In mitigation the accused said he was the sole bread winner of his family and prayed for leniency.
The prosecutor inspector Isaiah Oyoo treated him as a first offender.
Mzinga was charged with trafficking by conveying 1,901.4 grammes of heroin worth more than Sh1.9 million at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi on May 15, 2006.
In the same court, a 22-year-old man was jailed for seven years for simple robbery.
Martin Kimuti Angere was charged separately with robbing Ms Sarah Wanjiru Mwangi and Mr Daniel Karisa of items along Ndumaini Road in Riruta Nairobi on December 8 and 21, 2004 respectively.
The court heard that the accused committed the offences jointly with others not in court while armed with pistols.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200609290972.html
A Tanzanian was yesterday jailed for 10 years for drug trafficking.
In addition, Jacob Segoa Mzinga, was also fined Sh1 million or a year in jail in default by Kibera principal magistrate Hellen Wasilwa.
Ms Wasilwa said the offence the accused committed was serious.
"Drugs have caused havoc in our country and should be discouraged," the magistrate said.
She added that she was satisfied that the accused committed the offence and dismissed his defence.
"The prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt," she said. In mitigation the accused said he was the sole bread winner of his family and prayed for leniency.
The prosecutor inspector Isaiah Oyoo treated him as a first offender.
Mzinga was charged with trafficking by conveying 1,901.4 grammes of heroin worth more than Sh1.9 million at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi on May 15, 2006.
In the same court, a 22-year-old man was jailed for seven years for simple robbery.
Martin Kimuti Angere was charged separately with robbing Ms Sarah Wanjiru Mwangi and Mr Daniel Karisa of items along Ndumaini Road in Riruta Nairobi on December 8 and 21, 2004 respectively.
The court heard that the accused committed the offences jointly with others not in court while armed with pistols.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200609290972.html
Sydney, Australia
Two women face heroin charges
Date: October 1 2006
Amanda Carlin and Louise Hall
TWO Sydney women have appeared in court charged with attempting to import 400 grams of heroin in their shoes.
Thanh Nhu Ho, 35, of Bonnyrigg and Nhu Thi Hong Ho, 32, of Fairfield were arrested at Sydney International Airport on Friday after arriving on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City.
In a statement yesterday, Customs said its officers became suspicious while searching the women's baggage and that detector dogs reacted to the women and an X-ray of their sneakers showed inconsistencies.
The statement said a trace particle analysis of the shoes allegedly tested positive for heroin. Both women were charged by Australian Federal Police with importing a border-controlled drug.
If convicted, the women face up to 10 years' jail.
The women did not apply for bail at Parramatta Bail Court yesterday and it was formally refused. They will reappear in Central Local Court on Tuesday.
SMH
Two women face heroin charges
Date: October 1 2006
Amanda Carlin and Louise Hall
TWO Sydney women have appeared in court charged with attempting to import 400 grams of heroin in their shoes.
Thanh Nhu Ho, 35, of Bonnyrigg and Nhu Thi Hong Ho, 32, of Fairfield were arrested at Sydney International Airport on Friday after arriving on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City.
In a statement yesterday, Customs said its officers became suspicious while searching the women's baggage and that detector dogs reacted to the women and an X-ray of their sneakers showed inconsistencies.
The statement said a trace particle analysis of the shoes allegedly tested positive for heroin. Both women were charged by Australian Federal Police with importing a border-controlled drug.
If convicted, the women face up to 10 years' jail.
The women did not apply for bail at Parramatta Bail Court yesterday and it was formally refused. They will reappear in Central Local Court on Tuesday.
SMH
NSW, Australia
Speed stop reveals 'ecstasy' stash
David Braithwaite
October 2, 2006 - 10:26AM
Three kilograms of ecstasy valued by police at $500,000 were found in a car stopped for speeding near Goulburn, police say.
The Ford Falcon sedan was spotted driving at 131kmh in a 110kmh zone on the Goulburn bypass shortly after midnight today, police said.
The car was pulled over after a short chase and a radio check found it had been stolen from Sydney in July, police said.
Police said a search of the car turned up three kilograms of tablets believed to be ecstasy.
The 32-year-old male driver and 30-year-old female passenger, both from Bondi, were arrested and charged with supplying commercial quantities of drugs, police said.
They were refused bail and will appear in Yass Local Court tomorrow, police said.
Sydney Morning Herald
Speed stop reveals 'ecstasy' stash
David Braithwaite
October 2, 2006 - 10:26AM
Three kilograms of ecstasy valued by police at $500,000 were found in a car stopped for speeding near Goulburn, police say.
The Ford Falcon sedan was spotted driving at 131kmh in a 110kmh zone on the Goulburn bypass shortly after midnight today, police said.
The car was pulled over after a short chase and a radio check found it had been stolen from Sydney in July, police said.
Police said a search of the car turned up three kilograms of tablets believed to be ecstasy.
The 32-year-old male driver and 30-year-old female passenger, both from Bondi, were arrested and charged with supplying commercial quantities of drugs, police said.
They were refused bail and will appear in Yass Local Court tomorrow, police said.
Sydney Morning Herald
Aarrest a 12 week-pregnant Venezuelan with 20 packets of heroine
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) arrested a 12 weeks pregnant Venezuelan woman, upon arriving in Dominican territory from Caracas with 20 packages of heroin or cocaine hidden in jeans inside 2 suitcases.
The foreigner, Yuliber Farías Zerpa, 31, arrived via the Las Americas International Airport (AILA), aboard Aerpostal flight 800, was arrested in the Customs area, where she was retrieving the suitcases labeled with her name.
Fariaz is being detained in the DNCD compound, and charges will be filed in the next hours by Santo Domingo province Prosecutor’s Office, but the investigation continues to locate the heads of the drug trafficking operation in the country.
DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebrón provided the information, and announced the dismantling of a large number of drug-selling points this weekend, especially in the Capital, San Francisco, Bonao, Maimón, Puerto Plata, Barahona, Mao, Baní, La Romana and Moca.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=18158
SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) arrested a 12 weeks pregnant Venezuelan woman, upon arriving in Dominican territory from Caracas with 20 packages of heroin or cocaine hidden in jeans inside 2 suitcases.
The foreigner, Yuliber Farías Zerpa, 31, arrived via the Las Americas International Airport (AILA), aboard Aerpostal flight 800, was arrested in the Customs area, where she was retrieving the suitcases labeled with her name.
Fariaz is being detained in the DNCD compound, and charges will be filed in the next hours by Santo Domingo province Prosecutor’s Office, but the investigation continues to locate the heads of the drug trafficking operation in the country.
DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebrón provided the information, and announced the dismantling of a large number of drug-selling points this weekend, especially in the Capital, San Francisco, Bonao, Maimón, Puerto Plata, Barahona, Mao, Baní, La Romana and Moca.
http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=18158
Abaco police arrest two for possession of drugs
Two residents of Fox, Town, Abaco, ages 25 and 31, are presently in custody at the Marsh Harbour Police Station after being arrested for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
A police press statement said that at about 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, an officer attached to the Fox Town Police Station was on duty at the government dock in Crown Haven observing passengers disembarking from the ferry that had just arrived from McLean's Town, Grand Bahama.
When the 31-year-old came off the ferry, according to the police statement, the officer noticed that he was carrying a brown and black box and acted suspiciously when he saw the officer.
"This man quickly got into a waiting brown Cadillac car, driven by the 25-year-old, which sped off," the statement said. "The officer, assisted by a Grand Bahama police officer, pursued the two suspects and pulled them over near the Harvest Time Church."
Upon searching the brown and black box, the officers discovered a square taped plastic package containing two pounds of marijuana. As a result, both men were arrested and taken to March Harbour.
Formal charges are expected to be filed against the pair in Marsh Harbour this morning.
http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/national_local/287170894972874.php
Two residents of Fox, Town, Abaco, ages 25 and 31, are presently in custody at the Marsh Harbour Police Station after being arrested for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
A police press statement said that at about 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, an officer attached to the Fox Town Police Station was on duty at the government dock in Crown Haven observing passengers disembarking from the ferry that had just arrived from McLean's Town, Grand Bahama.
When the 31-year-old came off the ferry, according to the police statement, the officer noticed that he was carrying a brown and black box and acted suspiciously when he saw the officer.
"This man quickly got into a waiting brown Cadillac car, driven by the 25-year-old, which sped off," the statement said. "The officer, assisted by a Grand Bahama police officer, pursued the two suspects and pulled them over near the Harvest Time Church."
Upon searching the brown and black box, the officers discovered a square taped plastic package containing two pounds of marijuana. As a result, both men were arrested and taken to March Harbour.
Formal charges are expected to be filed against the pair in Marsh Harbour this morning.
http://freeport.nassauguardian.net/national_local/287170894972874.php
Skyline_GTR
Bluelight Crew
---> mega merged drugs bust thread.
(different bust from the last one I posted)
North-East Victoria, Australia
Routine check nets $2m drug haul
Reko Rennie
October 3, 2006 - 1:45PM
Police found a kilogram of drugs valued at $2 million in a car during a routine traffic check in Seymour in Victoria's north-east last night.
A 33-year-old Sunshine man has been charged with trafficking a drug of dependence and was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court today.
Forensic police are conducting tests on the white powder.
The drug bust follows another early yesterday in which up to $500,000 worth of ecstasy was seized by NSW police after they stopped a car for speeding.
Highway patrol officers stopped a Ford Falcon on the Goulburn Bypass, in NSW's south about 12.10am yesterday, after the car was detected travelling 131km/h in a 110km/h zone.
It is alleged a search of the car revealed three kilograms of tablets believed to be ecstasy, police said in a statement.
The 32-year-old male driver and a 30-year-old female passenger, both from Bondi in Sydney's east, were arrested at the scene, and later charged with supply of a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.
The pair were refused bail and will appear in Yass Local Court tomorrow.
The Age
North-East Victoria, Australia
Routine check nets $2m drug haul
Reko Rennie
October 3, 2006 - 1:45PM
Police found a kilogram of drugs valued at $2 million in a car during a routine traffic check in Seymour in Victoria's north-east last night.
A 33-year-old Sunshine man has been charged with trafficking a drug of dependence and was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court today.
Forensic police are conducting tests on the white powder.
The drug bust follows another early yesterday in which up to $500,000 worth of ecstasy was seized by NSW police after they stopped a car for speeding.
Highway patrol officers stopped a Ford Falcon on the Goulburn Bypass, in NSW's south about 12.10am yesterday, after the car was detected travelling 131km/h in a 110km/h zone.
It is alleged a search of the car revealed three kilograms of tablets believed to be ecstasy, police said in a statement.
The 32-year-old male driver and a 30-year-old female passenger, both from Bondi in Sydney's east, were arrested at the scene, and later charged with supply of a large commercial quantity of a prohibited drug.
The pair were refused bail and will appear in Yass Local Court tomorrow.
The Age
Cairns, Australia
Drugs hidden inside book covers
October 3, 2006 - 3:12PM
Eight books held an interesting story for customs officials who discovered a kilogram of drugs inside the covers.
Pseudoephedrine was found concealed inside the books, airfreighted from the Philippines and intercepted at Cairns International Airport on Friday.
Police were today questioning a woman who was believed to be the intended recipient of the package after search warrants were executed on a property in Edge Hill, Cairns, yesterday.
A customs spokeswoman said the books were searched after an X-ray revealed anomalies.
Pseudoephedrine is prohibited as it can be converted in clandestine laboratories from its legitimate use to produce illegal amphetamine-type substances, such as methamphetamine.
Charges have not yet been laid.
Importing a marketable quantity of border-controlled precursors can attract a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment and a $330,000 fine.
The Age
Drugs hidden inside book covers
October 3, 2006 - 3:12PM
Eight books held an interesting story for customs officials who discovered a kilogram of drugs inside the covers.
Pseudoephedrine was found concealed inside the books, airfreighted from the Philippines and intercepted at Cairns International Airport on Friday.
Police were today questioning a woman who was believed to be the intended recipient of the package after search warrants were executed on a property in Edge Hill, Cairns, yesterday.
A customs spokeswoman said the books were searched after an X-ray revealed anomalies.
Pseudoephedrine is prohibited as it can be converted in clandestine laboratories from its legitimate use to produce illegal amphetamine-type substances, such as methamphetamine.
Charges have not yet been laid.
Importing a marketable quantity of border-controlled precursors can attract a maximum penalty of 15 years' imprisonment and a $330,000 fine.
The Age
lil_lolly_eater
Bluelighter
Has anyone heard about the raid at Revolver in Melbourne Sunday night? was at love machine when the word started spreading, the bouncers were tellin ppl. is it true or ??
Locked Up: Cannabis Farmers in Triad Link
Locked Up: Cannabis Farmers in Triad Link
(Source:Northern Echo)
30 Sep 2006
United Kingdom
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EIGHT people who ran three huge North-East drugs factories believed to be linked to London-based triads were given jail sentences yesterday.
The seven men and one woman, who are all of Vietnamese origin, had been involved in the large-scale cultivation of cannabis at three houses in County Durham.
Newcastle Crown Court heard that each cannabis factory had the potential to yield crops worth UKP200,000 a year. continued...
Police were alerted to the operation when a member of the public reported suspicious activity at a house in Murphy Crescent, on the Woodhouse Close estate, in Bishop Auckland.
Officers raided the property on September 10, last year, and were amazed to discover the house had been converted into a sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation.
The property was jointly owned by Thai Thi Vu, 45, of Collingwood Street, Coundon, and Than Van Liu, 42, of Brancepeth Road, Ferryhill.
They had bought the property in March last year with the sole intention of converting it into a cannabis farm, where 55-year-old sailor Hai Van Tran, an illegal immigrant, was employed as a "gardener".
Within a week, police investigations led them to a series of other properties across the county.
Almost identical factories were discovered at properties in Haig Terrace, in Ferryhill, owned by Kuay Khin Dip, 47, from London, and in High Street, West Cornforth, owned by Michael Quan, 43, of School Avenue, West Rainton, and Dip.
More than 400 seedlings and 1.8 kilos of cannabis were discovered at the home of Thai Thi Vu and her 25-year-old husband, Quang Xuan Vu.
Thien Van Nguyen, 24, had been paid to work as a driver's mate, delivering the equipment, and Nam Nguyen, 17, had taken a job as a gardener at Haig Terrace to repay a family debt.
Forensic evidence also led police to the home of a ninth person, Phuc Danh San, 47, of Eden Close, Coundon, where they found growing equipment in the garage.
Judge Michael Cartlidge said the group could be split into two, according to their level involvement in the operation.
The "administrators" bought cheap properties with the sole intention of converting them into cannabis farms and the "gardeners" were employed to tend to the crops.
He said: "Defendants Liu, Tran, Mrs Vu, Dip, Mr Vu and Quan were involved in conspiracy to produce huge quantities of cannabis.
"There may be more important persons still to be arrested."
Thai Thi Vu, Dip and Quan, were each sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. Liu was jailed for five-and-a-half years.
Police have been unable to trace Quang Xuan Vu and believe he may have returned to Vietnam.
He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison in his absence.
Tran, Thien Van Nguyen and Nam Nguyen, were sentenced to 24, 15 and four months respectively. The teenager will serve his sentence as a detention and treatment order at a young offenders institution.
The trio are expected to be deported after serving their sentence.
Liu, Thien Van Nguyen and Nam Nguyen pleaded guilty at earlier proceedings, but the other six were convicted by a jury after a three-and-a-half week trial.
Each was convicted of conspiracy to supply Class C drugs, except Thien Van Nguyen, who admitted being concerned with the production of cannabis.
Sentencing of San was adjourned until Friday, October 27, for reports by the probation service.
She was found guilty of conspiracy to supply, but Judge Cartlidge conceded she had been "put upon" by other defendants to store growing equipment in her garage.
Detective Sergeant Lee Hurridge welcomed the sentences and said it should send a clear message to criminals that supply of any drugs would not be tolerated.
He said: "I feel these sentences reflect the seriousness of what has been done.
"The Vietnamese community is very tight-knit and we know there is a Vietnamese triad in London. Whether it is involved we do not know for certain, but this was definitely part of a larger-scale operation.
"The people here may have only kept a cut of the money and the rest could have been going into serious organised crime, such as higher class drugs, prostitution and people trafficking."
http://www.mapinc.org/norml/v06/n1314/a07.htm?134
Locked Up: Cannabis Farmers in Triad Link
(Source:Northern Echo)
30 Sep 2006
United Kingdom
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EIGHT people who ran three huge North-East drugs factories believed to be linked to London-based triads were given jail sentences yesterday.
The seven men and one woman, who are all of Vietnamese origin, had been involved in the large-scale cultivation of cannabis at three houses in County Durham.
Newcastle Crown Court heard that each cannabis factory had the potential to yield crops worth UKP200,000 a year. continued...
Police were alerted to the operation when a member of the public reported suspicious activity at a house in Murphy Crescent, on the Woodhouse Close estate, in Bishop Auckland.
Officers raided the property on September 10, last year, and were amazed to discover the house had been converted into a sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation.
The property was jointly owned by Thai Thi Vu, 45, of Collingwood Street, Coundon, and Than Van Liu, 42, of Brancepeth Road, Ferryhill.
They had bought the property in March last year with the sole intention of converting it into a cannabis farm, where 55-year-old sailor Hai Van Tran, an illegal immigrant, was employed as a "gardener".
Within a week, police investigations led them to a series of other properties across the county.
Almost identical factories were discovered at properties in Haig Terrace, in Ferryhill, owned by Kuay Khin Dip, 47, from London, and in High Street, West Cornforth, owned by Michael Quan, 43, of School Avenue, West Rainton, and Dip.
More than 400 seedlings and 1.8 kilos of cannabis were discovered at the home of Thai Thi Vu and her 25-year-old husband, Quang Xuan Vu.
Thien Van Nguyen, 24, had been paid to work as a driver's mate, delivering the equipment, and Nam Nguyen, 17, had taken a job as a gardener at Haig Terrace to repay a family debt.
Forensic evidence also led police to the home of a ninth person, Phuc Danh San, 47, of Eden Close, Coundon, where they found growing equipment in the garage.
Judge Michael Cartlidge said the group could be split into two, according to their level involvement in the operation.
The "administrators" bought cheap properties with the sole intention of converting them into cannabis farms and the "gardeners" were employed to tend to the crops.
He said: "Defendants Liu, Tran, Mrs Vu, Dip, Mr Vu and Quan were involved in conspiracy to produce huge quantities of cannabis.
"There may be more important persons still to be arrested."
Thai Thi Vu, Dip and Quan, were each sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison. Liu was jailed for five-and-a-half years.
Police have been unable to trace Quang Xuan Vu and believe he may have returned to Vietnam.
He was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison in his absence.
Tran, Thien Van Nguyen and Nam Nguyen, were sentenced to 24, 15 and four months respectively. The teenager will serve his sentence as a detention and treatment order at a young offenders institution.
The trio are expected to be deported after serving their sentence.
Liu, Thien Van Nguyen and Nam Nguyen pleaded guilty at earlier proceedings, but the other six were convicted by a jury after a three-and-a-half week trial.
Each was convicted of conspiracy to supply Class C drugs, except Thien Van Nguyen, who admitted being concerned with the production of cannabis.
Sentencing of San was adjourned until Friday, October 27, for reports by the probation service.
She was found guilty of conspiracy to supply, but Judge Cartlidge conceded she had been "put upon" by other defendants to store growing equipment in her garage.
Detective Sergeant Lee Hurridge welcomed the sentences and said it should send a clear message to criminals that supply of any drugs would not be tolerated.
He said: "I feel these sentences reflect the seriousness of what has been done.
"The Vietnamese community is very tight-knit and we know there is a Vietnamese triad in London. Whether it is involved we do not know for certain, but this was definitely part of a larger-scale operation.
"The people here may have only kept a cut of the money and the rest could have been going into serious organised crime, such as higher class drugs, prostitution and people trafficking."
http://www.mapinc.org/norml/v06/n1314/a07.htm?134
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2 tons of marijuana found in traffic stop
October 03, 2006 - Posted at 11:21 a.m.
A traffic stop Monday evening resulted in the discovery of about two tons of marijuana hidden inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler.
About 9:20 p.m. Monday, Trooper Shawn Hallett was patrolling the area of U.S. Highway 59, south of State Highway 185. The trooper saw the 1999 Freightliner rig and noticed its trailer’s license plate light wasn’t working.
Hallett pulled the truck over just south of state Highway 185 and talked to the two men inside the rig.
Things didn’t add up, according to Hallett. The truck's paperwork wasn’t right for the load, and the men were acting nervous.
With backup officers already on the scene, Hallett got permission to search the truck. Hallett said 75 barrels were found inside the trailer.
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Following a hunch, Hallett opened one of the barrels and found a few of the marijuana bundles.
When all of the maijuana was revealed, the street value of it was estimated to be $2.6 million.
Each of the 23-year-old men in the truck were arrested on suspicion of delivery of marijuana, a first degree felony.
http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/428/story/5767.html
October 03, 2006 - Posted at 11:21 a.m.
A traffic stop Monday evening resulted in the discovery of about two tons of marijuana hidden inside the trailer of an 18-wheeler.
About 9:20 p.m. Monday, Trooper Shawn Hallett was patrolling the area of U.S. Highway 59, south of State Highway 185. The trooper saw the 1999 Freightliner rig and noticed its trailer’s license plate light wasn’t working.
Hallett pulled the truck over just south of state Highway 185 and talked to the two men inside the rig.
Things didn’t add up, according to Hallett. The truck's paperwork wasn’t right for the load, and the men were acting nervous.
With backup officers already on the scene, Hallett got permission to search the truck. Hallett said 75 barrels were found inside the trailer.
Click here to view our website!
Following a hunch, Hallett opened one of the barrels and found a few of the marijuana bundles.
When all of the maijuana was revealed, the street value of it was estimated to be $2.6 million.
Each of the 23-year-old men in the truck were arrested on suspicion of delivery of marijuana, a first degree felony.
http://www.thevictoriaadvocate.com/428/story/5767.html
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25 pounds of Marijuana found in Laurel, MD
According to Howard County Police, 25 pounds of marijuana were found in an apartment in the 9100 block of Bourbon Street in Laurel. A federal drug task force made the bust after police found drugs, money orders and cash in a card board box found earlier inside the resident’s pick-up truck.
Police say the residents of the apartment were under surveillance, and seen loading a suspicious cardboard box into their pickup truck. When they began to drive away officers quickly pulled the vehicle over and conducted an initial search with the help of a K-9 unit. After the dogs alerted, the search moved to the inside of the vehicle where police discovered $14,000 in money orders, $750 cash and marijuana inside the card board box.
In addition to more than 25 pounds of marijuana, police also discovered a semi-automatic handgun and a rifle inside the suspects’ apartment.
The two suspects, 33 year old Mark David Joseph of Frederiksted, Virgin Islands and 36 year old Sherrell Goring of the Bourbon Street address in Laurel were each taken into custody and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. More charges in the case are still pending.
http://www.abc2news.com/news/06-10-04-marijuana.html
According to Howard County Police, 25 pounds of marijuana were found in an apartment in the 9100 block of Bourbon Street in Laurel. A federal drug task force made the bust after police found drugs, money orders and cash in a card board box found earlier inside the resident’s pick-up truck.
Police say the residents of the apartment were under surveillance, and seen loading a suspicious cardboard box into their pickup truck. When they began to drive away officers quickly pulled the vehicle over and conducted an initial search with the help of a K-9 unit. After the dogs alerted, the search moved to the inside of the vehicle where police discovered $14,000 in money orders, $750 cash and marijuana inside the card board box.
In addition to more than 25 pounds of marijuana, police also discovered a semi-automatic handgun and a rifle inside the suspects’ apartment.
The two suspects, 33 year old Mark David Joseph of Frederiksted, Virgin Islands and 36 year old Sherrell Goring of the Bourbon Street address in Laurel were each taken into custody and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. More charges in the case are still pending.
http://www.abc2news.com/news/06-10-04-marijuana.html
Pine Bluff police seize 6 1/2 pounds of cocaine
LITTLE ROCK In a major drug bust, Pine Bluff police have seized six-point-six pounds of cocaine and 243 ecstasy pills. Police placed the value of the drugs seized at 285-thousand dollars.
The bust was made yesterday when drug investigators served a search warrant at a Pine Bluff residence on South Tennessee Street. Police also found a handgun, two digital scales and a small amount of marijuana while searching the home.
Officers detained a man who was inside the home, Tarrence McFarland, 29. Police released him for what they described as "existing health reasons."
McFarland faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver plus other drug and weapons counts.
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=5491699
LITTLE ROCK In a major drug bust, Pine Bluff police have seized six-point-six pounds of cocaine and 243 ecstasy pills. Police placed the value of the drugs seized at 285-thousand dollars.
The bust was made yesterday when drug investigators served a search warrant at a Pine Bluff residence on South Tennessee Street. Police also found a handgun, two digital scales and a small amount of marijuana while searching the home.
Officers detained a man who was inside the home, Tarrence McFarland, 29. Police released him for what they described as "existing health reasons."
McFarland faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver plus other drug and weapons counts.
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=5491699
Two jailed on drug conspiracy charges
by STAFF REPORTS
published October 5, 2006 7:51 am
ASHEVILLE – Drug-enforcement agents arrested two men Wednesday on charges of conspiring to traffic marijuana.
Jose Juan Negrete-Cardenas, 17, and Jonesboro, Ga., resident Uriel Villalobos-Soto, 28, are to appear in court today.
Officers of the Metropolitan Enforcement Group said in warrants that the two men conspired with a third person to transport more than 50 pounds but less than 2,000 pounds of the drug.
Each was being held in the Buncombe County jail in lieu of an $80,000 bond.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200661005005
by STAFF REPORTS
published October 5, 2006 7:51 am
ASHEVILLE – Drug-enforcement agents arrested two men Wednesday on charges of conspiring to traffic marijuana.
Jose Juan Negrete-Cardenas, 17, and Jonesboro, Ga., resident Uriel Villalobos-Soto, 28, are to appear in court today.
Officers of the Metropolitan Enforcement Group said in warrants that the two men conspired with a third person to transport more than 50 pounds but less than 2,000 pounds of the drug.
Each was being held in the Buncombe County jail in lieu of an $80,000 bond.
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200661005005
Two arrested in Bethel on cocaine charges
BY MICHELLE SHAW | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER
BETHEL -- Anonymous tips led to the arrest of two Bethel residents on suspected drug charges.
Michael Schaffer, 36, and Rita Schaffer, 35, 138 Clare Street, were arrested Sept. 29 after the Bethel Police Department with assistance of the Clermont County Narcotic Task Force executed a search warrant and turned up an undisclosed amount of cocaine, $1,100 cash, several scales, a police scanner and other narcotics paraphernalia.
"If (someone) calls in a tip, we are going to work with it," said Bethel Police Chief John Wallace. "Sometimes it works on our side and other times we run against a wall."
The arrests came off of a three-month investigation by the department, Wallace said.
The two were both charged with trafficking in drugs, possession of cocaine, permitting drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the police report.
While Wallace would at some point like to have an officer to strictly focus on drug activity, the department works closely with the narcotic task force to investigate cases in Bethel and Tate Township.
"Eventually, I would like to dedicate someone to that realm since it is a huge problem throughout Clermont County," he said.
Although Wallace also pointed out that there is not a bigger problem in Bethel as compared to anywhere else. But, as was the case in this investigation, the police were led by tips from citizens.
"The one tip they've got could be the one we need to put it together," he said. "Sometimes you get lucky and all the stars and moons are in alignment."
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BY MICHELLE SHAW | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER
BETHEL -- Anonymous tips led to the arrest of two Bethel residents on suspected drug charges.
Michael Schaffer, 36, and Rita Schaffer, 35, 138 Clare Street, were arrested Sept. 29 after the Bethel Police Department with assistance of the Clermont County Narcotic Task Force executed a search warrant and turned up an undisclosed amount of cocaine, $1,100 cash, several scales, a police scanner and other narcotics paraphernalia.
"If (someone) calls in a tip, we are going to work with it," said Bethel Police Chief John Wallace. "Sometimes it works on our side and other times we run against a wall."
The arrests came off of a three-month investigation by the department, Wallace said.
The two were both charged with trafficking in drugs, possession of cocaine, permitting drug abuse and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the police report.
While Wallace would at some point like to have an officer to strictly focus on drug activity, the department works closely with the narcotic task force to investigate cases in Bethel and Tate Township.
"Eventually, I would like to dedicate someone to that realm since it is a huge problem throughout Clermont County," he said.
Although Wallace also pointed out that there is not a bigger problem in Bethel as compared to anywhere else. But, as was the case in this investigation, the police were led by tips from citizens.
"The one tip they've got could be the one we need to put it together," he said. "Sometimes you get lucky and all the stars and moons are in alignment."
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Man Charged After Chase:
A Middletown man was arrested after a brief chase during which New Castle County police say he threw two bags of cocaine out of a window. Kelly Perkins sped away from police after they tried to stop him for a traffic violation at 6:21 a.m. at the Middletown Square Shopping Center, said spokesman Cpl. Trinidad Navarro. Perkins, 39, of the 100 block of E. Lockwood St. in Middletown, threw two bags of cocaine out the window, then pulled over, police said. Officers recovered the cocaine, which weighed 12.1 grams, Navarro said. Perkins was charged with trafficking cocaine, maintaining a vehicle for keeping a controlled substance, disregarding a police officer's signal, tampering with physical evidence, and traffic offenses. He is being held at the Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $53,501 bail.
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A Middletown man was arrested after a brief chase during which New Castle County police say he threw two bags of cocaine out of a window. Kelly Perkins sped away from police after they tried to stop him for a traffic violation at 6:21 a.m. at the Middletown Square Shopping Center, said spokesman Cpl. Trinidad Navarro. Perkins, 39, of the 100 block of E. Lockwood St. in Middletown, threw two bags of cocaine out the window, then pulled over, police said. Officers recovered the cocaine, which weighed 12.1 grams, Navarro said. Perkins was charged with trafficking cocaine, maintaining a vehicle for keeping a controlled substance, disregarding a police officer's signal, tampering with physical evidence, and traffic offenses. He is being held at the Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $53,501 bail.
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Ky. officials want to ban liquor devices
ROGER ALFORD
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentuckians sip their bourbon, and have also been known to cook with it. But inhale it?
The very idea of bypassing the taste buds seems sacrilegious in a state that claims to produce the world's best bourbon, which generates more than $1 billion a year in sales.
State officials in the land of Old Grand-Dad, Jim Beam and Wild Turkey are pushing to ban a device that vaporizes liquor and allows people to inhale the intoxicating fumes for a quick high without the burn of hard liquor.
Teresa Barton, head of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, said banning alcohol vaporizers is a matter of public safety, not preserving the state's sipping whiskey industry. She said such devices could become "a real deadly trap" because they have "no purpose other than to get you drunk."
So far, 17 states have banned them, including California, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and several others are considering doing so, said Sherry Green, executive director of the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws. Tennessee, the home of Jack Daniels, already prohibits the vaporizers.
"When you inhale alcohol right into the lung tissue, that gets drawn right into the blood supply immediately, so it's a very rapid onset of the intoxicating effect, and so has obviously very high abuse potential," said Robert Walker, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research.
Walker said alcohol vaporizers bypass altogether the tactile pleasures of drinking wine with a fine meal or a cold beer with a pizza: "You're going strictly to the intoxicating effect of alcohol."
In addition, Green warned that the devices could provide a dangerous legal loophole for teenagers in states where current law forbids only "underage drinking," not "underage inhaling."
Kevin Morse, president of Spirit Partners Inc. in Greensboro, N.C., which markets the Alcohol Without Liquid, or AWOL, devices, said they are harmless.
"At the end of the day, it's just a new way for adults to enjoy alcohol in a different manner," said Morse, who sells single-user devices over the Internet for $299 each or multi-user devices for $2,500 each.
The devices, which resemble asthma inhalers, can be used for just about any kind of alcohol, including wine, vodka, even martinis.
Morse said attempts to ban the devices have been great for business. "We haven't spent the first dime on advertising," he said. "When these legislators start repeating these rumors, then we start selling them like crazy."
Neither the liquor industry nor anti-drinking groups take credit for the bans on the devices.
"Legislators are basically banning this on their own," said Amy George, spokeswoman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. George said MADD has not taken an official position on the issue in any of the states that instituted bans because, she said, not enough research has been done to show that they are necessary.
One of the world's largest distributors of alcoholic beverages, London-based Diageo, with brands including Smirnoff and Crown Royal, has pushed for the bans, saying the vaporizers "could encourage alcohol abuse and drunk driving."
Ed O'Daniel, president of the Kentucky Distillers' Association, said he, too, supports a prohibition on the devices. A ban died in a state Senate committee in February, but O'Daniel said he believes it will pass in the next session.
Greg Brooks, a private investigator from North Carolina, said he tried the AWOL device in a New York bar a couple of years ago.
"You get a mild euphoria," he said. "It's like having one drink, maybe. It dissipates quickly. If you like getting drunk or getting a real heavy buzz, this isn't the thing for you."
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ROGER ALFORD
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentuckians sip their bourbon, and have also been known to cook with it. But inhale it?
The very idea of bypassing the taste buds seems sacrilegious in a state that claims to produce the world's best bourbon, which generates more than $1 billion a year in sales.
State officials in the land of Old Grand-Dad, Jim Beam and Wild Turkey are pushing to ban a device that vaporizes liquor and allows people to inhale the intoxicating fumes for a quick high without the burn of hard liquor.
Teresa Barton, head of the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, said banning alcohol vaporizers is a matter of public safety, not preserving the state's sipping whiskey industry. She said such devices could become "a real deadly trap" because they have "no purpose other than to get you drunk."
So far, 17 states have banned them, including California, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and several others are considering doing so, said Sherry Green, executive director of the National Alliance for Model State Drug Laws. Tennessee, the home of Jack Daniels, already prohibits the vaporizers.
"When you inhale alcohol right into the lung tissue, that gets drawn right into the blood supply immediately, so it's a very rapid onset of the intoxicating effect, and so has obviously very high abuse potential," said Robert Walker, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research.
Walker said alcohol vaporizers bypass altogether the tactile pleasures of drinking wine with a fine meal or a cold beer with a pizza: "You're going strictly to the intoxicating effect of alcohol."
In addition, Green warned that the devices could provide a dangerous legal loophole for teenagers in states where current law forbids only "underage drinking," not "underage inhaling."
Kevin Morse, president of Spirit Partners Inc. in Greensboro, N.C., which markets the Alcohol Without Liquid, or AWOL, devices, said they are harmless.
"At the end of the day, it's just a new way for adults to enjoy alcohol in a different manner," said Morse, who sells single-user devices over the Internet for $299 each or multi-user devices for $2,500 each.
The devices, which resemble asthma inhalers, can be used for just about any kind of alcohol, including wine, vodka, even martinis.
Morse said attempts to ban the devices have been great for business. "We haven't spent the first dime on advertising," he said. "When these legislators start repeating these rumors, then we start selling them like crazy."
Neither the liquor industry nor anti-drinking groups take credit for the bans on the devices.
"Legislators are basically banning this on their own," said Amy George, spokeswoman for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. George said MADD has not taken an official position on the issue in any of the states that instituted bans because, she said, not enough research has been done to show that they are necessary.
One of the world's largest distributors of alcoholic beverages, London-based Diageo, with brands including Smirnoff and Crown Royal, has pushed for the bans, saying the vaporizers "could encourage alcohol abuse and drunk driving."
Ed O'Daniel, president of the Kentucky Distillers' Association, said he, too, supports a prohibition on the devices. A ban died in a state Senate committee in February, but O'Daniel said he believes it will pass in the next session.
Greg Brooks, a private investigator from North Carolina, said he tried the AWOL device in a New York bar a couple of years ago.
"You get a mild euphoria," he said. "It's like having one drink, maybe. It dissipates quickly. If you like getting drunk or getting a real heavy buzz, this isn't the thing for you."
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/breaking_news/15686969.htm
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