Crime Correspondent

Neil Mounce

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr4WpdJ_4XOl7tmMzyA5xjwz_W_51NQVJyKBeD_AjIamtgjRjZDHcqOZllUyemL1f84QH12LgxZF2mEjqT_70ceTdqN8j2O4njNpCSfFtkmjmYan7mYMGTs9sObjO3K1LMti5DdTdG-c/s1600-h/neil-mounce-reptile-breeder.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146949807165334530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQr4WpdJ_4XOl7tmMzyA5xjwz_W_51NQVJyKBeD_AjIamtgjRjZDHcqOZllUyemL1f84QH12LgxZF2mEjqT_70ceTdqN8j2O4njNpCSfFtkmjmYan7mYMGTs9sObjO3K1LMti5DdTdG-c/s320/neil-mounce-reptile-breeder.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Neil Mounce was growing cannabis after a raid at his home in Pinwood Meadow Drive, Beacon Heath.Officers found cannabis plants being grown, dried and bagged up for sale, and £4,500 in drugs-related cash. Exeter Crown Court heard Mounce also bred reptiles as a hobby.has admitted: producing 261gms of cannabis over 11 months; possessing 364gms of cannabis with intent to supply when he was arrested; possession of 29gms of cannabis and four sedative tablets and possessing criminal property of £4,500 cash. He also pleaded guilty to charges of supplying class C drugs, involving cannabis and cannabis resin.

Neil Mounce

Neil Mounce was growing cannabis after a raid at his home in Pinwood Meadow Drive, Beacon Heath.Officers found cannabis plants being grown,...

A 24-year-old man Dublin

A 24-year-old man has been arrested following the seizure of nearly 40kg of cannabis resin in Dublin this morning. The drugs, worth an estim...

Sergeant David Nyarko, Lance Corporals Dwamena Yabson and Peter Bundorin

Sergeant David Nyarko, Lance Corporals Dwamena Yabson and Peter Bundorin sentenced to two years imprisonment each for corruption by a publi...

Aleck C. Gayle, Willie Simmons Jr,Jerrell Hodge

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRohBtTqvGl66hPY4FZ-CQejoIRSA1p5RNv-9g3XrvgAA35risx3-3rPKNG9Y3TMDAM4H5Wd11F9X5u8B-a3FjzWHhB-FTK6IuTN40IE1tIk0YOcL13DtTNfWHUMJpzkdye1BJLBG1z34/s1600-h/drug%2520bust,%2520for%252012-22.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146861219169887202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRohBtTqvGl66hPY4FZ-CQejoIRSA1p5RNv-9g3XrvgAA35risx3-3rPKNG9Y3TMDAM4H5Wd11F9X5u8B-a3FjzWHhB-FTK6IuTN40IE1tIk0YOcL13DtTNfWHUMJpzkdye1BJLBG1z34/s320/drug%2520bust,%2520for%252012-22.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> El Dorado police recovered marijuana, codeine cough syrup, firearms, and digital scales in three drug busts that resulted in the arrest of three people this week. Aleck C. Gayle, 33, appeared in Union County District Court (UCDC) on Friday on charges of delivery of a controlled substance, three counts, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, failure to keep records (maintaining a drug premises), and possession of drug paraphernalia. Gayle, who was arrested Wednesday, was issued a bond of $10,000. Arrested on drug charges Friday morning were 33-year-old Willie Simmons Jr., and 27-year-old Jerrell Hodge.

Aleck C. Gayle, Willie Simmons Jr,Jerrell Hodge

El Dorado police recovered marijuana, codeine cough syrup, firearms, and digital scales in three drug busts that resulted in the arrest of t...

Arvy James Flanigan, 23

Arvy James Flanigan, 23, fled in a vehicle with his wife and an associate prior to execution of the warrant and was stopped by Corinth poli...

36-year-old former UN worker Bert Tatham of Vancouver.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5f1JUmSJUAOjMv5n0sdUZClK1Q7z-CPb9qeuBYQmV-2cphoTwa51WO0E1FPWCzHaOJpwoDm0Ei_eqmv9cr1P-rflBArFVKfmzbjdSrHikcDJKuRUwJLXbCS3kRYaZT1xcplr3ldieuA/s1600-h/n121825A.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146800166209774546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5f1JUmSJUAOjMv5n0sdUZClK1Q7z-CPb9qeuBYQmV-2cphoTwa51WO0E1FPWCzHaOJpwoDm0Ei_eqmv9cr1P-rflBArFVKfmzbjdSrHikcDJKuRUwJLXbCS3kRYaZT1xcplr3ldieuA/s320/n121825A.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>WARNING DUBIA "criminal penalties for possession, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs, as well as poppy seeds, are strict and include the death penalty." The advisory also warns that the presence of drugs in the body is also counted as possession can also carry a minimum prison term of four years. Bert Tatham of Vancouver.36-year-old former UN worker has blamed his own negligence for his April arrest at Dubai International Airport, where he was found with two poppy bulbs and a small quantity of hashish. Despite his efforts to explain the poppy bulbs were old and would only be used for educational purposes and that the hashish - 0.06 grams - was residue from handling it daily in Afghanistan as an anti-narcotics officer, he was sentenced to four years in prison.

36-year-old former UN worker Bert Tatham of Vancouver.

WARNING DUBIA "criminal penalties for possession, use, and trafficking of illegal drugs, as well as poppy seeds, are strict and include...

Dr. Sean Buckingham

Dr. Sean Buckingham guilty on five counts of sexual assault, six counts of trafficking painkillers such as OxyContin and Lorazepam, and one ...

Konstantin Gagkayev, 25, and Andre Latendre, 21,Jeffrey Jones, 21.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu06CbQI2sijaFX7T6ReVw2XM2coT71-kp3ORvtbfQNvNsOPrzNQcYfF5x2Fz3VskvHmU2978vFjXOvWl3Zhii_PaSUUAQ78i666SfZSXsi9VMuvPhRHaoA4Jrtb8PV3mNOGeWEOmbQo/s1600-h/Chatham%2520Kent%2520OPP%2520Drug%2520Seizure.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146936823479198706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu06CbQI2sijaFX7T6ReVw2XM2coT71-kp3ORvtbfQNvNsOPrzNQcYfF5x2Fz3VskvHmU2978vFjXOvWl3Zhii_PaSUUAQ78i666SfZSXsi9VMuvPhRHaoA4Jrtb8PV3mNOGeWEOmbQo/s320/Chatham%2520Kent%2520OPP%2520Drug%2520Seizure.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Konstantin Gagkayev, 25, and Andre Latendre, 21, of Windsor, and Jeffrey Jones, 21, of Allan Park, Mich., each face charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a controlled substance. Two Windsor men have been charged following a 100-thousand dollar marijuana bust in Chatham-Kent. The OPP pulled over a vehicle on the 401 last night that was exceeding the speed limit and smelled the raw marijuana. About 15-thousand dollars in cash was also seized. Charged are Konstantin Gagkayev and Andre Latendre, both of Windsor and a Michigan man.

Konstantin Gagkayev, 25, and Andre Latendre, 21,Jeffrey Jones, 21.

Konstantin Gagkayev, 25, and Andre Latendre, 21, of Windsor, and Jeffrey Jones, 21, of Allan Park, Mich., each face charges of possession fo...

Mark F. Frankenthal

Mark F. Frankenthal, 41, of Hawley, charged with four counts of possession with intent to deliver/delivery of a controlled substance, heroin...

Lisa D. Bivona

Lisa D. Bivona, 44, of Hawley, charged with eight counts of possession with intent to deliver/delivery of a controlled substance, heroin, al...

Ernest J. Lamonica

Ernest J. Lamonica, 21, of Hawley, charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, heroin, a felony; and two counts of crimin...

Diana H. Mason

Diana H. Mason, 22, of Rowland, charged with delivery of a controlled substance, methadone pills, a felony; and criminal use of a communicat...

man, allegedly carrying $24,000, was arrested in Adelaide

Seven people have been arrested in South Australia and New South Wales in an operation which police say has cracked a major drug syndicate. ...

Christopher W. Trimble

Christopher W. Trimble, 21, of Middletown, N.Y., charged with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, a felony; and crimi...

Mark F. Frankenthal and Lisa Bivona

Mark F. Frankenthal and Lisa Bivona. Officers discovered approximately 83 bags of heroin, $4,732.00 in cash and surveillance equipment at th...

Zeferi Hernandez-Gonzalez, 40, Felipe Candido-Anastcio, 35, and Jose Luis Jimenez-Rojas, 25.

The three arrested for trafficking cocaine were Zeferi Hernandez-Gonzalez, 40, Felipe Candido-Anastcio, 35, and Jose Luis Jimenez-Rojas, 25....

Lt. Michael Ferguson,Maurice Ferguson.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVxhC7eObMkrxVThxZJz0eSiFhXAmVoZ0JSAXC_GpKv-2w6EoTIdC7EbPaxvYJQ8ssCYn289uwk4lvPIR7CRzVW77txIX0uK1QyNk3C1Zwq2W1SuNySHepvkeWD6HLPsYVNZiwPjzI64/s1600-h/newcfdpatch.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146736622168630210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVxhC7eObMkrxVThxZJz0eSiFhXAmVoZ0JSAXC_GpKv-2w6EoTIdC7EbPaxvYJQ8ssCYn289uwk4lvPIR7CRzVW77txIX0uK1QyNk3C1Zwq2W1SuNySHepvkeWD6HLPsYVNZiwPjzI64/s320/newcfdpatch.gif" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Lt. Michael Ferguson, who worked at Engine Nine in the Bond Hill neighborhood, was a key part of the illegal operation, authorities said. "The firefighter played just as significant a role as the others," said Russ Neville, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration office in Cincinnati. "He wasn't the leader, but he was in there with all the rest." Federal drug agents broke up a marijuana distribution ring this week, making 12 arrests in Greater Cincinnati on Thursday and Friday. Maurice Ferguson, 36, who owns the 513 Store in Walnut Hills, was the leader of the ring. The store sells Hip Hop clothing. Maurice Ferguson, who sources said is related to Michael Ferguson, was arrested Thursday in Florence, Ky., in a retail strip where he was looking into opening a similar store, said Neville. He said Cincinnati and Florence police joined DEA officers in making arrests. The group received shipments of 1,500 to 3,000 pounds of marijuana a month from a supplier in Riverside, Calif. The bales of marijuana came by tractor-trailer and were divided among several "stash houses," Neville said.

Lt. Michael Ferguson,Maurice Ferguson.

Lt. Michael Ferguson, who worked at Engine Nine in the Bond Hill neighborhood, was a key part of the illegal operation, authorities said. ...

Lindsay Lohan

Lohan checked in and out of jail on Thursday, spending just 84 minutes behind bars for a drunken driving and cocaine-possession conviction.

Drug Smugglers open new routes across the Sahara

Drug smugglers follow ancient caravan routes north across the Sahara to Mediterranean seaboard countries like Algeria, from where drugs can ...

Jom'eh Khan Gomshad Zehi

Jom'eh Khan Gomshad Zehi, State television said Gomshad Zehi was on a United Nations list of major drug traffickers. accused of involvem...

Hilario Larrago

Hilario Larrago to face methamphetamine smuggling charges in Georgia. Mexico extradited 63 drug traffickers and dangerous criminals to the U...

Sandra Avila "Queen of the Pacific"

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC-t9BFJiFotxZ6Xh04sjgJ0MVCns8Shjdd1d-9aegCHpLArCN2kDr9Zy58ltdtyCEsurnIKY-5GZhLCf5YZ5iNPYCnRX7sIgtU9xXvGYB1UJJOYkS4zvPrRVN8H-KZcIRPda6HZqHF4/s1600-h/avila.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146477472431924114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC-t9BFJiFotxZ6Xh04sjgJ0MVCns8Shjdd1d-9aegCHpLArCN2kDr9Zy58ltdtyCEsurnIKY-5GZhLCf5YZ5iNPYCnRX7sIgtU9xXvGYB1UJJOYkS4zvPrRVN8H-KZcIRPda6HZqHF4/s320/avila.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Sandra Avila, known as the "Queen of the Pacific," one of its most notorious and glamorous drug smugglers, Mexican officials said on Tuesday. Avila, 45, is accused of helping build up the Sinaloa cartel on Mexico's Pacific Coast in the 1990s using her friendships with the gang's leaders including Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, Mexico's most wanted man. She was caught in September near her house in the Mexican capital, after a U.S. and Mexican authorities called for her arrest on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.Avila Beltrán is the niece of Miguel Angel Félix Gallardo, the onetime godfather of the Mexican drug trade who is serving a 40-year sentence for the murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1984. Her great uncle Juan José Quintero Payán was extradited to the States on drug trafficking charges in January. On her mother’s side, the Beltráns got involved in heroin smuggling in the 1970s and later diversified into cocaine as the U.S. market for that drug exploded,Avila Beltrán’s love life was also a key factor in her allegedly meteoric ascent. In the late 1990s she became involved with Colombian trafficker Juan Diego Espinoza Ramírez and through him met Diego Montoya, the head of Colombia’s Valle del Norte cartel who was arrested by the authorities in that country last month. Avila Beltrán became a kind of "transmission belt" between Montoya’s syndicate and Mexican cartels based in the state of Sinaloa, on the Pacific Coast, and Ciudad Juárez, along the U.S. border, says Patiño. Avila Beltrán moved money between the two countries and organized logistics for the safe delivery of cocaine shipments from Colombia. Her underworld godfather, according to Patiño, was the formidable Sinaloa-based trafficker Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada García, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington four years ago on charges of conspiring to import and distribute 2,796 kilos of cocaine with an estimated value of $47.4 million.

Sandra Avila "Queen of the Pacific"

Sandra Avila, known as the "Queen of the Pacific," one of its most notorious and glamorous drug smugglers, Mexican officials said ...

Iran hanged three convicted drug smugglers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKESPG0np8ttX2Yqyq-a-ARNoKR4gyLxDpf7mS3mZOVf5P019uKOsXR2f4iSaisaqrrmGhsrX3-ayJANePf0aIjBindFd61YHjaAdeRUXPgfw3F8dslXURJ3EQD_s5pHYQGya5XwW7v-Q/s1600-h/Hanging.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146953702700672034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKESPG0np8ttX2Yqyq-a-ARNoKR4gyLxDpf7mS3mZOVf5P019uKOsXR2f4iSaisaqrrmGhsrX3-ayJANePf0aIjBindFd61YHjaAdeRUXPgfw3F8dslXURJ3EQD_s5pHYQGya5XwW7v-Q/s320/Hanging.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Iran hanged three convicted drug smugglers in the central city of Qom on Sunday, Iranian media said, in the latest public execution in the Islamic state.The number of executions in Iran, many in public, has risen since July with the launch of a crackdown on "immoral" behavior. Police say they have arrested many murderers, rapists and drug traffickers.Murder, rape, adultery, armed robbery, apostasy and drug smuggling are all punishable by death under Iran's sharia law, imposed after the 1979 Islamic revolution. Five drug dealers were hanged in the city of Birjand on November 20.

Iran hanged three convicted drug smugglers

Iran hanged three convicted drug smugglers in the central city of Qom on Sunday, Iranian media said, in the latest public execution in the I...

beheaded or mutilated bodies of five people

Suspected drug smugglers have dumped the beheaded or mutilated bodies of five people around the Mexican capital in recent days in what appea...

Kenneth Robinson, 34

Robinson was charged with several counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of marijuana.

89 suspects from five gangs

Police yesterday announced details of a major drug operation in Guangdong Province that netted 89 suspects from five gangs. Law enforcement ...

Samuel Dale Lightner

Samuel Dale Lightner, aka "Sammie,"45, of 523A Johnson St., Chester, was picked up on a Family Court bench warrant and also charge...

Tarachjae Lafon Murphy

Tarachjae Lafon Murphy,22, of 113 Frazier Drive, Chester was picked up on a city bench warrant and also charged with possession of crack coc...

Joel Ray Hunter

Joel Ray Hunter, aka "Joey," 25, of 1676 Boyd Road, Chester, was charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribut...

Donald Grier

Donald Grier, 54, of 768 Lancaster Highway Chester, was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.