Yutaka Arai

A self-employed man has been indicted for attempting to smuggle marijuana by putting the drugs in more than 100 separate bags and swallowing them, law enforcers said.<br />Yutaka Arai, 36, a resident of Hachioji, western Tokyo, stands accused of violating the Cannabis Control Law.<br />Arai put 297.31 grams of marijuana, with a street value of 2.35 million yen, into 120 small bags and swallowed them before arriving at Narita Airport from Bangkok International Airport on Dec. 8 in an unsuccessful bid to smuggle them into Japan, prosecutors said.

Yutaka Arai

A self-employed man has been indicted for attempting to smuggle marijuana by putting the drugs in more than 100 separate bags and swallowing...

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Dean Stewart : "Stewart's prosthetic legs were removed and X-rayed at Kennedy's medical facility," where cocaine was found in the limbs.

wheelchair-bound Dean Stewart was, who wears two prosthetic legs, stopped at JFK Airport for a routine search when the drugs were discovered.<br />Stewart aroused suspicion in a number of ways. He had claimed he couldn't remove the legs, and the feds noticed his ticket "had been purchased in cash three days earlier" and as well as other brief visits to the U.S. Other tip-offs: The "cousin" Stewart was supposedly visiting didn't check out and Stewart's statement that his rehab center bought his plane ticket was found to be false after the travel agency said Stewart bought the ticket himself. Then "Stewart's prosthetic legs were removed and X-rayed at Kennedy's medical facility," where cocaine was found in the limbs.

Dean Stewart : "Stewart's prosthetic legs were removed and X-rayed at Kennedy's medical facility," where cocaine was found in the limbs.

wheelchair-bound Dean Stewart was, who wears two prosthetic legs, stopped at JFK Airport for a routine search when the drugs were discovered...

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Budimir Kuyovitch

Serbian drug boss Budimir Kujovic was transported under closed guard to the building of the District Police Directorate in the town of Stara Zagora. Kujovic is under the escort of six heavily armed police officers. <br />Bulgarian customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border check point with Turkey seized 60 kilograms of heroin on Sunday. <br />During a special operation officials found 116 packages of the drug, hidden in a secret compartment in the floor of a car, driven by a 41-year-old Bulgarian national.<br />The other three passengers, among them a 30-year-old woman and a customs official, were all arrested together with the driver. <br />According to the police, the customs officer, traveling in the car, was taking care of the unimpeded border crossing of the traffickers.<br />Serbian national Budimir Kuyovitch, who is the alleged boss of the group, was also arrested in the southeastern town of Stara Zagora.<br />Experts said that the heroin was supposed to reach Western Europe.

Budimir Kuyovitch

Serbian drug boss Budimir Kujovic was transported under closed guard to the building of the District Police Directorate in the town of Stara...

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capsule swallowers

<em></em>Dutch police confirmed close ties between Nigerian email scammers and drug smugglers from the Dutch Antilles<br /> Drugs traffickers from Latin America have been using the Caribbean island group as a transit point from Colombia. Up to 25,000 drugs smugglers are believed to take this transatlantic route every year. They are known as bolletjesslikkers (capsule swallowers) as they swallow tiny drug capsules to hide the drugs from customs at Amsterdam Airport.<br />Many drugs and legal experts have urged police to focus on drug lords rather than arrest the petty criminals who smuggle the drugs. Those drug lords may well be Nigerians and Colombians, Dutch police now say. Money taken from victims in e mail scams is used to finance narcotics smuggling, the Unusual Transactions Reporting Centre of the Netherlands believes. In 2001 alone more than 900 Nigerians applied for a Dutch visa from the Antilles.<br />Wednesday’s crackdown dealt a heavy blow to advance fee fraud in the Netherlands. Last year a Dutch court sentenced five African email swindlers to between 300 days and 4.5 years, after a Swiss lecturer forked over 482,000 dollars on the promise of a $9 million return. The 52 people arrested Wednesday could face similar sentences.<br />Now that Amsterdam is no longer a safe haven for Nigerian scammers, experts believe they may pack up their bags and head out elsewhere. The Reg already noticed some changes in the daily floods of congratulatory letters enticing consumers to buy chances in high-stakes lotteries. Until recently, most of these letters originated from Amsterdam. These days most letters are sent through Telefonica from Madrid, Spain.

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Dutch police confirmed close ties between Nigerian email scammers and drug smugglers from the Dutch Antilles Drugs traffickers from Latin A...

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John T Foley member of the State Police

John T Foley, age 62, of Highland Avenue in Saugus, Massachusetts charging him with distribution of cocaine. Foley is assigned to the Revere State Police Barracks and has been a member of the State Police since October, 1971.<br />United States Attorney Michael Sullivan said, "The allegations against Mr. Foley are an affront to every decent, honest member of the Massachusetts State Police, who serve the public’s interest and do their jobs with dedication and integrity. I would like to acknowledge the commitment and cooperation of the Massachusetts State Police and Colonel Delaney in this investigation. All of us in law enforcement are committed to investigating and expending the resources necessary to prosecuting corruption wherever we find it."If convicted Foley faces up to 20 years in jail, a $1,000,000 fine, three years of supervised release and a $100 special assessment.

John T Foley member of the State Police

John T Foley, age 62, of Highland Avenue in Saugus, Massachusetts charging him with distribution of cocaine. Foley is assigned to the Revere...

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Wilber Alirio Varela-Fajardo, Julio César López-Pena

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaQwFEDGJnXtDitBW9hyBw1zvLlBkmRbmqlXWJ1fY-EZ0i0B_wkdIV7awPuVnoLviWiF5bWCPDOGOeR1ir-LEri2vXnNX6NH5k6Ci-D9j1_uSLZCv7Cm0AQAZJG3x7BYM1AyDfLlKVyY/s1600-h/Wilbur_Alirio_Varela-Fajardo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149804676221954050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaQwFEDGJnXtDitBW9hyBw1zvLlBkmRbmqlXWJ1fY-EZ0i0B_wkdIV7awPuVnoLviWiF5bWCPDOGOeR1ir-LEri2vXnNX6NH5k6Ci-D9j1_uSLZCv7Cm0AQAZJG3x7BYM1AyDfLlKVyY/s320/Wilbur_Alirio_Varela-Fajardo.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a>Wilber Alirio Varela-Fajardo<br />Wilber Alirio Varela-Fajardo is one of the top echelon members of the North Valle Cartel. Varela-Fajardo is known as a "point man" by the other leaders of the Cartel to direct trafficking and enforcement operations. He is also well-known throughout Colombia as an enforcer and the leader of a "hit man squad." Varela-Fajardo determines how much each North Valle Cartel leader contributes for the target assassination of rival traffickers and suspected informants. Varela-Fajardo’s drug trafficking activities are integral to the North Valle Cartel which exports multi-ton loads of cocaine primarily from Colombia’s Pacific Coast to the United States and Europe. <br />Julio César López-Pena worked closely with Norte Valle Cartel leader Wilmer Alioro Varela, participated in the shipment of multi-ton quantities of cocaine, worth an estimated $100 million dollars, to the United States between 1998 and 2003. Specifically, useing maritime routes through the Caribbean and Mexico, sending his drugs on speed boats that each carried as much as 1,600 kilograms of cocaine. In December 2001, for example, the defendant sent a load of approximately 1,600 kilograms of cocaine to Houston, Texas, where it was divided up; 600 kilograms were taken by vehicle to Manhattan for distribution. On separate occasions in 2002, LOPEZ-PENA organized the trafficking of two loads of cocaine -- 1,200 and 1,600 kilograms -- through territory in Colombia then controlled by the Colombian right-wing paramilitary group, Autodefenses Unidas de Colombia ("AUC"). Lopez-Pena paid a high-ranking AUC member $310 dollars per kilogram to handle and transport the cocaine through the AUC territory to the Atlantic Ocean. In May 2003, the Colombian Marines seized 4,000 kilograms of cocaine in the coastal region of Nanguma, Colombia, of which approximately 1,600 kilograms belonged to Lopez-Pena.found guilty of conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. The offense carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment

Wilber Alirio Varela-Fajardo, Julio César López-Pena

Wilber Alirio Varela-Fajardo Wilber Alirio Varela-Fajardo is one of the top echelon members of the North Valle Cartel. Varela-Fajardo is kno...

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Hussein Karimi Rikabadi : Extradition

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWAp6bX-NndOmuC4u-RbQlWeVnziwtzlUdnYMMzNAazwpUTFZkAvE1jERS3piEc88H1Dhum7RADlXFPAbXeXsbSsLQMV9Bub835TX2Cm3SLzPr5Pc7j-JXA_gfoHdZ90_kQZ5PMpRW_8/s1600-h/rika.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149807047043901458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWAp6bX-NndOmuC4u-RbQlWeVnziwtzlUdnYMMzNAazwpUTFZkAvE1jERS3piEc88H1Dhum7RADlXFPAbXeXsbSsLQMV9Bub835TX2Cm3SLzPr5Pc7j-JXA_gfoHdZ90_kQZ5PMpRW_8/s320/rika.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Hussein Karimi Rikabadi ran an international drug conglomerate suspected of distributing heroin in the Middle East, Western Europe and North America," said DEA Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. "His organization moved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of heroin from Pakistan and Afghanistan through Iran and Turkey. Now this globetrotter's journeys have taken a detour to a courtroom in the Southern District of New York where he will face American justice."<br />According to the Indictment filed in Manhattan federal court: Since 1998, KARIMI led an international heroin trafficking organization (the "Rikabadi Organization") responsible for the worldwide distribution of thousands of kilograms of Southwest Asian heroin. The Rikabadi Organization purchased heroin from suppliers in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and arranged for the heroin to be transported through various countries including Iran and Turkey. The Rikabadi Organization’s heroin was imported into the United States, Canada, and Western European countries and sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. KARIMI controlled the heroin-trafficking activities of his organization from locations in Romania. KARIMI was arrested in March 2007 while attempting to cross from Austria to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Hussein Karimi Rikabadi : Extradition

Hussein Karimi Rikabadi ran an international drug conglomerate suspected of distributing heroin in the Middle East, Western Europe and North...

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Michael Ray Williams, David Paul Fain, Anna Marie Patterson

Michael Ray Williams, 48, of 19259 Runway St., Athens, second-degree possession of marijuana. <br />David Paul Fain, 20, of 17036 Lukers Way, Athens, possession of a controlled substance, first-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia<br />Anna Marie Patterson, 25, of 17036 Lukers Way, Athens, possession of a controlled substance, first-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Michael Ray Williams, David Paul Fain, Anna Marie Patterson

Michael Ray Williams, 48, of 19259 Runway St., Athens, second-degree possession of marijuana. David Paul Fain, 20, of 17036 Lukers Way, Athe...

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Shamar Franklyn Ross

Shamar Franklyn Ross, 29, of no fixed address was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession with intent to distribute cocaine after a stop on Dec. 19, police said Friday.

Shamar Franklyn Ross

Shamar Franklyn Ross, 29, of no fixed address was charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession with intent to ...

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Daniel Lorenzo Connor

Daniel Lorenzo Connor, 23, of 9411 Singleton Drive, Bethesda, Md., was charged with possession of marijuana, after police searched his car at 1:08 a.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Hunting Cove Place and Rilda Place in Bristow. Police were investigating a suspicious vehicle.

Daniel Lorenzo Connor

Daniel Lorenzo Connor, 23, of 9411 Singleton Drive, Bethesda, Md., was charged with possession of marijuana, after police searched his car a...

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Nicole Marie Klein

Nicole Marie Klein, 24, of 7800 Tayloe Drive, #138, in the Manassas area, was charged with possession of cocaine and driving under the influence after police responded to a single-car accident on Dec. 21 at 7:30 a.m. The accident occurred near the intersection of<br />Fleetwood Drive and Hazelwood Drive in Nokesville. Klein was held on a $10,000 bond and her court date was not available.

Nicole Marie Klein

Nicole Marie Klein, 24, of 7800 Tayloe Drive, #138, in the Manassas area, was charged with possession of cocaine and driving under the influ...

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Marcos Vazquez-Sanchez, Carlos Fernando Flores

Marcos Vazquez-Sanchez, 27, of 8408 Impala Drive in the Manassas area was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana. He was held on a $5,000 bond and has a court date on Jan. 30. A second man, Carlos Fernando Flores, 19<br />of 7521 Remington Road in the Manassas area, was charged with possession of marijuana. He was released on a summons and has a court date on Jan. 30.

Marcos Vazquez-Sanchez, Carlos Fernando Flores

Marcos Vazquez-Sanchez, 27, of 8408 Impala Drive in the Manassas area was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and possession of ...

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Jose Gomez-Amaya

Jose Gomez-Amaya, 28, of 8365 Tillett Loop in Manassas, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana on Monday at 12:30 a.m. Police were responding to a drug activity complaint in the 8700 block of Partridge Way in Bristow. He was released on a summons and has a court date on Jan. 15.

Jose Gomez-Amaya

Jose Gomez-Amaya, 28, of 8365 Tillett Loop in Manassas, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana on Monday at 12:30 a.m. Police...

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Alejandro Bernal Madrigal,Fabio Ochoa

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlZ3RHZo3mpxSSLDLHwraaDPCFj1QEXD_V3x7iZd8BFyzVl1amHf8MyFLFJ3p_ObR7botPh9db3N3q1aDS1DiTmOMI72PBW3UqAjsFYmo3PIWUftxP_8BfJ5UZKnyxHmsoIVSKC9vViM/s1600-h/_1536122_ochoa_300afp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149795862949062642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlZ3RHZo3mpxSSLDLHwraaDPCFj1QEXD_V3x7iZd8BFyzVl1amHf8MyFLFJ3p_ObR7botPh9db3N3q1aDS1DiTmOMI72PBW3UqAjsFYmo3PIWUftxP_8BfJ5UZKnyxHmsoIVSKC9vViM/s320/_1536122_ochoa_300afp.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxPQ9KxOCMhvBI-yiFXBifDWD3ua8fwCEn_4OplPNdr_ZNuQpMgOL931QfoT5Akdx3u6D-j2aJNn0IhGzf6lQSogK8Zs5QMoJ40IXLIOLnYBkuLvwxR-ALSCr8zgZNuhtUxc0QOvfpag/s1600-h/mad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149795111329785826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXxPQ9KxOCMhvBI-yiFXBifDWD3ua8fwCEn_4OplPNdr_ZNuQpMgOL931QfoT5Akdx3u6D-j2aJNn0IhGzf6lQSogK8Zs5QMoJ40IXLIOLnYBkuLvwxR-ALSCr8zgZNuhtUxc0QOvfpag/s320/mad.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Arrested: Alejandro Bernal Madrigal, whom a Federal official described as the head of the biggest cocaine ring in Colombia,Bernal-Madrigal was a member of the infamous Medellin Cartel and later ran the world’s largest cocaine transportation organization. He is being extradited to the Southern District of Florida for charges alleging that he operated a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, conspired to import and distribute cocaine, and that he oversaw the organization’s money laundering activities. and Fabio Ochoa, a member of the Medellin cartel. arrested on drug trafficking and money laundering charges were indicted on Sept. 30 by a Federal jury in Miami. The charges were unsealed.Fabio Ochoa, aged 44, is the most important Colombian drug trafficker ever to be extradited to the US. He entered his plea in a brief appearance before a federal magistrates court in Miami.

Alejandro Bernal Madrigal,Fabio Ochoa

Arrested: Alejandro Bernal Madrigal, whom a Federal official described as the head of the biggest cocaine ring in Colombia,Bernal-Madrigal w...

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Jamie Hunt, Anthony James Tangires, Tony Neil Barnum, Mark Anthony Theisen

Jamie Hunt, 33, of Georgetown, S.C., was charged with possession of marijuana, illegal mushrooms and drug paraphernalia, police said.<br />Anthony James Tangires, 48, of Ellicott City, and Jeremy Shane Moien, 31, of Greenbelt, were charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.<br />Mark Anthony Theisen, 22, Ryan Bosworth Johnson, 20, both of Ashburn, Va., and Amy Margaret Bozzard, 19, of Manassas, Va., were charged with possession of marijuana, police said.<br />Tony Neil Barnum, 33, of no fixed address, was charged with distribution of noncontrolled dangerous substance and possession of a noncontrolled dangerous substance with intent to distribute. Police did not provide details about the substance.

Jamie Hunt, Anthony James Tangires, Tony Neil Barnum, Mark Anthony Theisen

Jamie Hunt, 33, of Georgetown, S.C., was charged with possession of marijuana, illegal mushrooms and drug paraphernalia, police said. Anthon...

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25-year-old British student

Christmas Eve, police arrested a 25-year-old British student whom they suspected had swallowed cocaine, and as of Friday he had expelled 40 pellets containing the drug. <br />A police press release yesterday said that ranks of the Police Narcotics Branch arrested the man at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, after observing his activities. <br />He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was placed under guard and monitored. <br />The release further said that up to Friday he had excreted 40 cocaine pellets together weighing 485 grams.

25-year-old British student

Christmas Eve, police arrested a 25-year-old British student whom they suspected had swallowed cocaine, and as of Friday he had expelled 40 ...

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Jimmy Lee Carter

Jimmy Lee Carter, 35, of Danville for distribution of cocaine. U.S. currency and equipment associated with drug sales were also seized pursuant to the arrest, according to a news release.<br />Carter was charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Jimmy Lee Carter

Jimmy Lee Carter, 35, of Danville for distribution of cocaine. U.S. currency and equipment associated with drug sales were also seized pursu...

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Ronald D. Perry

Ronald D. Perry, 39, of Braidwood, was arrested by state police at 10:59 p.m. Thursday on Illinois Route 17 at Pipeline Road, Kankakee, for possession of cocaine.<br />His passenger, Robert W. Perry, 40, also of Braidwood, was arrested on the same charge.<br />Police said they stopped Perry for improper lighting and a cracked windshield. Police say they found the cocaine during a search of the passenger.

Ronald D. Perry

Ronald D. Perry, 39, of Braidwood, was arrested by state police at 10:59 p.m. Thursday on Illinois Route 17 at Pipeline Road, Kankakee, for ...

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Savane Mussa

Savane Mussa, a 35 year old German national, was arraigned in court on Saturday morning and charged with importing cocaine in Malta, and with involvement in drug trafficking.<br />Airport officials caught the man in possession of 800 grams of cocaine on Friday, as soon as he arrived in Malta on board a flight from Tunis.<br />Mussa was stopped by the Customs’ officials, who scanned his one piece of luggage and noticed a suspicious looking object hidden in his shoes. The man was asked to accompany the Customs officials to the search room and, upon opening his luggage, whitish powder was found hidden in his two pairs of shoes. A body search was then conducted but not other drugs were found. It was also later confirmed that the powder found in the man’s shoes was cocaine.

Savane Mussa

Savane Mussa, a 35 year old German national, was arraigned in court on Saturday morning and charged with importing cocaine in Malta, and wit...

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Luis Collazo-Alvarez

Luis Collazo-Alvarez, a 49-year-old man also arrested in the same raids, was indicted by a federal grand jury in October in a separate indictment on single counts of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Luis Collazo-Alvarez

Luis Collazo-Alvarez, a 49-year-old man also arrested in the same raids, was indicted by a federal grand jury in October in a separate indic...

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Humberto Lugo-Olivares Jr

Humberto Lugo-Olivares Jr. entered a guilty plea Dec. 20 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine (at least 500 grams, or about one pound) and marijuana, according to documents filed with the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

Humberto Lugo-Olivares Jr

Humberto Lugo-Olivares Jr. entered a guilty plea Dec. 20 to conspiracy to distribute cocaine (at least 500 grams, or about one pound) and ma...

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17 pounds of cocaine

The bus was being driven by a 39-year-old Mexican citizen from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Once all passengers in the bus had exited, CBP canine “Martin” alerted to the odor of narcotics emanating from the back seats area of the bus. Upon further examination and a closer visual inspection of the seats, CBP officers discovered seven cellophane wrapped bundles underneath two of the back seats. The seven packages contained 17 pounds of cocaine valued at $544,000. Although no immediate arrest was made in this case, U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agents are continuing the investigation into this seizure and federal drug violations charges are pending. CBP officers also seized the bus.

17 pounds of cocaine

The bus was being driven by a 39-year-old Mexican citizen from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Once all passengers in the bus had exited, ...

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59 pounds of marijuana

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC14XuzSvlgWyAQlLiJubtwj1gzD-MLuMvcF6wkeP_UooFVubs9QMmRiQAkIt0IK-c6shFrnJ3lCqIIRIX9DL6Qg6_4M9fxbFQOsHv_1zo1iB9s2m5EdNn7txZ6k4oXizhFBlmMBO6EkM/s1600-h/122707_5f255.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149566374256502738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC14XuzSvlgWyAQlLiJubtwj1gzD-MLuMvcF6wkeP_UooFVubs9QMmRiQAkIt0IK-c6shFrnJ3lCqIIRIX9DL6Qg6_4M9fxbFQOsHv_1zo1iB9s2m5EdNn7txZ6k4oXizhFBlmMBO6EkM/s320/122707_5f255.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /> Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. CBP officers referred a 1996 Isuzu Rodeo driven by a 50-year-old permanent U.S. resident from San Antonio, Tex. for secondary examination. During the examination, CBP officers detected discrepancies within the vehicle’s gas tank area. Utilizing a non-intrusive imaging system, a scan of the vehicle revealed anomalies within the tank of the SUV. CBP canine “Tower” alerted to the odor of narcotics emanating from the same area where the anomaly had been detected. Upon further examination of the gas tank and a closer visual inspection utilizing a fiber-optic scope, CBP officers discovered two metal boxes tucked within the hollowed out gas tank. A total of three bundles containing 59 pounds of marijuana were removed. The marijuana has a street value of $59,000. CBP officers arrested the driver on federal drug violations and turned him over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agents who investigated the seizure. The vehicle was seized.

59 pounds of marijuana

Lincoln-Juarez Bridge. CBP officers referred a 1996 Isuzu Rodeo driven by a 50-year-old permanent U.S. resident from San Antonio, Tex. for ...

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false roof compartment of a Canadian truck

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers here seized $373,000 and 127 pounds of marijuana concealed in a false roof compartment of a Canadian truck. The truck and trailer arrived at the port of entry Saturday night at 8 p.m. carrying a shipment of aluminum railing components bound for California. <br />CBP officers referred the truck/trailer for a Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS) x-ray type examination which revealed a possible anomaly in the roof area of the tractor. Further inspection of the area revealed a hydraulic-operated compartment behind some shelving which concealed the marijuana and currency. The contraband had apparently been sprayed with oleoresin capsicum (OC spray) and vinegar in an attempt to defeat inspection by CBP K-9 units.<br />"Narcotics and currency smuggling in the Pacific Northwest continues to be a border security threat," said Pat Hinchey, CBP Sumas area port director. "Our CBP officers will maintain their vigilance in protecting our nation’s borders from the many threats we face daily."<br />The currency, marijuana (valued at $381,000 USD) and the truck and trailer were all seized by CBP officers. The case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

false roof compartment of a Canadian truck

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers here seized $373,000 and 127 pounds of marijuana concealed in a false roof compartment of a Cana...

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Manuel G. Martinez

Manuel G. Martinez 5-3-62 was arrested at the 300 block of 14th St. for Possession of Marijuana and for False Reporting to Law Enforcement.

Manuel G. Martinez

Manuel G. Martinez 5-3-62 was arrested at the 300 block of 14th St. for Possession of Marijuana and for False Reporting to Law Enforcement.

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Memphis International Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Memphis International Airport’s air cargo facility recently seized approximately six pounds of cocaine concealed in baseball bats. <br />One of the bats was X-rayed and discrepancies were noticed in the thick part or barrel of the bat. A drill exam produced a white powdery substance, which field-tested positive for cocaine. The other the were X-rayed and drilled and all three bats were found to contain cocaine.<br />The cocaine and bats were turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for further investigation

Memphis International Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Memphis International Airport’s air cargo facility recently seized approximately six pounds o...

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Byron A. Jimenez Castaneda

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c2DBRJ7_bsR6Z4_qtzG17UT9BV_JePiuhyphenhyphen_2enxRDHkDuU9WHnVMjZAuI1qeBBE1AXMtXbtP5BiQ5t4SYZlUDg9yuHOxy6ZmepCAOBNg1KNPM5OWXvAFNSlw126BETIIZgGJY2k4bV4/s1600-h/castaneda.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149561323374962626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0c2DBRJ7_bsR6Z4_qtzG17UT9BV_JePiuhyphenhyphen_2enxRDHkDuU9WHnVMjZAuI1qeBBE1AXMtXbtP5BiQ5t4SYZlUDg9yuHOxy6ZmepCAOBNg1KNPM5OWXvAFNSlw126BETIIZgGJY2k4bV4/s320/castaneda.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />ICE and FBI agents executed a warrant to arrest Byron A. Jimenez Castaneda, 44, a citizen of Colombia, in Orlando, Florida for conspiracy to possess, distribute and import narcotics into the United States. In the 15-count indictment, Jimenez Castaneda is alleged to have coordinated the kidnapping of an undercover ICE agent in Medellin, Colombia, on December 13, 2005. Jimenez Castaneda acted as "judge" in a "narco trial" to determine the undercover ICE agent's responsibility for the cartel's loss of cocaine and currency to law enforcement. The indictment also alleges that a ransom of $2,000,000 was requested for the release of the undercover ICE agent. <br /> Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Julie L. Myers and United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez announced the arrest today for violations to Title 21, United States Code (USC), Sections 841 and 846; Title 18, USC Sections 952 and 963, and Title 18, USC, Section 1203.<br />The arrest of Jimenez Castaneda comes following a two year ICE investigation that has resulted in the arrest of 23 cartel associates and the seizure of more than 1,900 kilograms of cocaine, numerous foreign and domestic bank accounts, more than 3 million dollars in U.S. currency and six vessels.<br />"This case demonstrates how ruthless this Medellin-based cartel is," said Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers. "Arresting Jimenez Castaneda on kidnapping and drug charges brings us one step closer to justice and strikes a severe blow to their criminal organization.

Byron A. Jimenez Castaneda

ICE and FBI agents executed a warrant to arrest Byron A. Jimenez Castaneda, 44, a citizen of Colombia, in Orlando, Florida for conspiracy to...

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Galicia columbian drug connection by Drugmarine

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq40y6jdFLAHjz0eVK1eE9Rvb57sAH7OAhSBr5YtXL3DKCopg7dgpLDny1fpjxcmkutiSX0eS61yDNQQnwK5R5oBJNL4XOPKrOVw67VHfI3l9m9MVpMnbTZbR0707hFdN3PdE9l5_RaI/s1600-h/ht_sub4_071211_ssh.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149398041603270450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq40y6jdFLAHjz0eVK1eE9Rvb57sAH7OAhSBr5YtXL3DKCopg7dgpLDny1fpjxcmkutiSX0eS61yDNQQnwK5R5oBJNL4XOPKrOVw67VHfI3l9m9MVpMnbTZbR0707hFdN3PdE9l5_RaI/s320/ht_sub4_071211_ssh.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /> Eight people were arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into Galicia, although their home made invention was quite different than all other methods used. A home made submarine was used to smuggle drugs from ships at sea into the Galician coast line. The submarine was found by a Guardia Civil patrol. It had been abandoned in the Ría de Vigo with 4,400 litres of fuel in its tanks. The submarine was handmade and measured 11 metres long by two metres wide, with space for a 2 man crew. The vessel had three propellers and three motors, two of them electric, and was equipped with electronic communications equipment. There was also a sail so that the submarine could travel on the surface without using its engines. The arrests were made in Galicia, Madrid and Cataluña as well as in Estepona and La Línea. National Police officials said ample documentation related to the construction and operation of the submarine was found at the individuals’ homes. Investigations led to the arrests of the seven Spaniards and one Venezuelan<br />Drug traffickers are using a fleet of as many as 20 mini subs to move huge quantities of cocaine through the Caribbean, federal law enforcement and Coast Guard.<br />The cocaine vessels are often harder to detect than Russian submarines because of the way they skim the surface, officials say.<br />"The Russian submarine has a certain signal you can listen to underwater," said Coast Guard Adm. Joseph L. Nimmich, director of Joint Interagency Task Force South, based in Key West, Fla.The cocaine vessels give "very little signal," said the admiral, whose officers are testing a captured sub in order to adjust Coast Guard sensors.<br />In a report to be aired on "World News With Charles Gibson," officials showed off the recently captured vessel, a semi-submersible that carried 9,000 pounds of pure cocaine.<br />"They started out with four to five tons. The new ones are estimated to carry between 12 to 15 tons of narcotics," Adm. Nimmich said.<br />The vessels are able to travel up to 2,000 miles and evade U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships patrolling the waters between Colombia and the U.S. and Mexico.<br />U.S. officials say the cocaine trafficking groups actually assemble the vessels in the jungles of Colombia and then truck them to remote ports to be launched.

Galicia columbian drug connection by Drugmarine

Eight people were arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into Galicia, although their home made invention was quite different than all othe...

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