Crime Correspondent

John Irizarry

John Irizarry

John Irizarry, 44, of Schenectady, N.Y., and Leonard Rios, 37, of Brooklyn were arrested about 1:50 a.m. Saturday. State troopers working ou...

Patrick Toal

Patrick Toal, 20, of New City was arrested about 12:05 a.m. Saturday. He was stopped for a traffic violation while driving westbound on Rout...

Justin Rouse

Justin Rouse, 19, of Hudson Falls, N.Y., was arrested about 10:30 p.m. Saturday. State troopers from the Haverstraw barracks stopped the veh...

Sabrina Brown

Sabrina Brown, of Albert Terrace, Middlesbrough. fingerprints linked her to almost 200g of cannabis found at a Middlesbrough home.Brown admi...

Marinaok Griffiths

Marinaok Griffiths, 39, admitted possession of the 184g of cannabis with intent to supply. She also admitted an identical charge for 208.6g ...

Elizabeth A. Watts

Elizabeth A. Watts, 29, was arrested on a Pulaski Circuit Court warrant. She was lodged in the Pulaski Detention Center on a $5,000/10 perce...

Tina S. Dye

Tina S. Dye, 40, of Janlyn Drive, Somerset, had originally received probation on a first-degree, first-offense drug trafficking charge.

Trenda S. Brumley

Trenda S. Brumley, 38, of Harvey Street, Nancy, was cited for second-degree possession of a controlled substance and for possession of a con...

Pamela M. Jones

Pamela M. Jones, 29, of WTLO Road, Somerset, was cited for possession of marijuana, third-degree possession of a controlled substance, posse...

Jeffery L. Hudson

Jeffery L. Hudson, 45, of Dry Branch Road, was charged with trafficking.

Vertrees Brown

Vertrees Brown, 61, of Breezy Hill Drive, was charged with two counts of trafficking and possession of drug paraphernalia.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1meA0mhDSpw9T_Nv6iSTCm6eGGrU4wGwiCwV3IP2fvF9EMXaFzahg8lHS7R-9DD2JmFi-zPmi8y63xjqTPa-W-hjSsUNWfnh_UDkBwxIdK79EqW0WtRO0bgrRU46Ll1ifN8lBiE8HyY/s1600-h/20071231_heroin_mvr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150408402594883746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO1meA0mhDSpw9T_Nv6iSTCm6eGGrU4wGwiCwV3IP2fvF9EMXaFzahg8lHS7R-9DD2JmFi-zPmi8y63xjqTPa-W-hjSsUNWfnh_UDkBwxIdK79EqW0WtRO0bgrRU46Ll1ifN8lBiE8HyY/s320/20071231_heroin_mvr.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> The leader of the gang, Serbian citizen Budimir Kujović, considered a major drug trafficker in the Balkans. He was said to have been involved in several drug laboratories and trafficking rings arrested in Bulgaria aged 39, was detained on December 30 in Plovdiv. He resisted arrest and a policeman was injured in the fight. custom officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint at the Bulgarian-Turkish border, found 59.35kg of high quality heroin in the floor of a vehicle stopped for a check, an Interior Ministry media statement said.During an operation on December 29 and 30 2007, police in Bulgaria arrested a drug trafficking ring from Turkey through Bulgaria to former Yugoslavia and Western Europe.Stara Zagora deputy regional prosecutor Dicho Atanasov said the gang had been neutralised and its members were detained. The group included three Bulgarians, aged between 41 and 53. One of the Bulgarians was a former custom officer, who provided unimpeded border crossing of the deliveries.Police seized various identity documents from the arrested.

Budimir Kujović

The leader of the gang, Serbian citizen Budimir Kujović, considered a major drug trafficker in the Balkans. He was said to have been involve...

Henry Polanco

10 airline workers at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, appeared in federal court Tuesday on international drug smuggling and distribution charge Authorities say they've arrested 18 people in connection with a drug smuggling ring at JFK airport.The drugs were hidden in luggage on international commercial flights from the Dominican Republic to JFK, the complaint alleges.Once the luggage arrived, it was relocated to a "safe" area, hidden from law enforcement, it says.While the diversion was taking place, the defendants used lookouts to watch for law officers The leader of the defendants was Henry Polanco, who dealt with the drug suppliers in the Dominican Republic, according to the complaint. He used employees from Delta, American Airlines and food-services company Aramark to help smuggle the drugs into the United States, the complaint says. The charges are a result of a two-year investigation, during which federal agents found 46 kilograms (101 pounds) of cocaine, 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of heroin and 3 kilograms (6 pounds) of MDMA (ecstasy), according to a Justice Department news release.

Henry Polanco

10 airline workers at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, appeared in federal court Tuesday on international drug smugglin...

Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim sentenced to death

Umi Azlim Mohamad Lazim has been sentenced to death by the Guangzhou High Court in China for trafficking in 2,983 grammes of heroin.Her moth...

Man has been arrested following the death of Kevin Greening

A man has been arrested following the death of radio presenter Kevin Greening.The man, in his 50s, was held at the address in Wandsworth, so...

Don Omar

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMUneEUmh3WNfPdueNN56n1vsS2SLRGlnN-cnGS1PA52tkdBOOzdE5m_bLGeKaHhEgdk_pvGkSz1Jx0za2JRDICX0jria569hZRLvXKeY0HxWYuHMUIoyNejupnbkn3z4SRdfqWFg4aM/s1600-h/dom.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150299413504780418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMUneEUmh3WNfPdueNN56n1vsS2SLRGlnN-cnGS1PA52tkdBOOzdE5m_bLGeKaHhEgdk_pvGkSz1Jx0za2JRDICX0jria569hZRLvXKeY0HxWYuHMUIoyNejupnbkn3z4SRdfqWFg4aM/s320/dom.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Don Omar faces mixed fortunes in 2008 now faces a court appearance. Omar has learned he’ll have to make an appearance before the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, where he’ll face alleged drug and firearm possession charges. He was arrested on 7 September, 2004, by drug-enforcement officers in Carolina, Puerto Rico, after they found him and two pals smoking marijuana. The agents also found a gun in his possession. A court date has yet to be set.

Don Omar

Don Omar faces mixed fortunes in 2008 now faces a court appearance. Omar has learned he’ll have to make an appearance before the Puerto Ric...

Russel Collins

Russel Collins hit a man in the face during an argument at a house in Millner. The 45-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious head i...

Drug Detector Dog Monty

Drug Detector Dog Monty reacted positively to baggage belonging to two women aged 45 and 37. A search of the 45-year-old woman’s luggage located a baby wipes container and Christmas paper wrapped box as containing cannabis. Five clip seal bags containing cannabis plant material weighing approximately 92 grams was located. A search of the 37-year-old woman’s luggage located three wrapped Christmas presents. Each of the presents was found to contain an ounce size clip seal bag containing cannabis. The packages were heavily laced with curry powder and chilli powder in an attempt to mask the cannabis smell. Total weight of the cannabis plant material was 89.02 grams. Both women were arrested and conveyed to the Darwin Watch House. The 45-year-old woman was later charged with possess cannabis (trafficable quantity) and supply Schedule 2 Dangerous Drug. The 37-year-old woman was charged with possess cannabis (trafficable quantity) and supply cannabis (trafficable quantity). Both women were bailed to appear at the Alyangula Court on 15 January 2008. On Saturday 22 December Drug Detector Dog Monty reacted positively to luggage belonging to a 31-year-old man. A search revealed two packages wrapped in packing tape concealed in a pair of socks

Drug Detector Dog Monty

Drug Detector Dog Monty reacted positively to baggage belonging to two women aged 45 and 37. A search of the 45-year-old woman’s luggage loc...

cultivating a prohibited plant

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq97IQodxXZZSKMnC9V3icI53I8PoscBqBFzJiaGgl4KaqF7MH3VUtK6VHsi1UuXhQubPv53i7Y1bw9Oel3C8NacaM-lM5rbUdKBNFvhb6QtxTBbUOcvW9Jf6J26DsJZstnOLP_F5v73Q/s1600-h/Drugs_Adelaide_Rivers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150158856405051474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq97IQodxXZZSKMnC9V3icI53I8PoscBqBFzJiaGgl4KaqF7MH3VUtK6VHsi1UuXhQubPv53i7Y1bw9Oel3C8NacaM-lM5rbUdKBNFvhb6QtxTBbUOcvW9Jf6J26DsJZstnOLP_F5v73Q/s320/Drugs_Adelaide_Rivers.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Adelaide River police along with members of the Drug Enforcement Section, Dog Operations Unit and police Batchelor and Pine Creek executed a search warrant at a residence on Ringwood Road, Adelaide River this morning. During the search members located a two-room donga with two large cannabis plants, approximately 180 cm tall with an approximate total weight of 10 kilograms, being grown under hydroponic conditions. Also located in the main residence was 500 grams of dried cannabis in plastic bags. Members seized the cannabis and items used in the production of hydroponic cultivation. Two men were arrested and the 50-year-old property owner has been charged with cultivate a prohibited plant – cannabis, possess cannabis (trafficable quantity) and possess cannabis (commercial quantity). He was bailed to appear in the Darwin Magistrate’s on 14 January 2008. A First Drug House notice will be issued. A 39-year-old man was issued with a Drug Infringement Notice.

cultivating a prohibited plant

Adelaide River police along with members of the Drug Enforcement Section, Dog Operations Unit and police Batchelor and Pine Creek executed a...

One of the Victotias biggest ever drug busts.

Police arrested the 33-year-old Ivanhoe man at a property at Northcote, in Melbourne's north-east early yesterday morning.Police were ca...

Dion Ward

A man is being held without bail after state police say a routine traffic stop led to a cocaine and marijuana bust of more than $100000 Satu...

Willie Mays Aikens

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnOxpMwv1mO1MCsHa0VcPRfbqcca1Pdv2r_LpPZc6IqCvc_dBG066zHvyW_Byfw0OFen_r0WvQiO2kXNDoJtCRiT7_sc3-FlHVATmEffrUJfHQRErfoeGrmnNcU1zgdAFtvXhQoJ1bWM/s1600-h/Willie%2520Aikens.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150140645743716418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnOxpMwv1mO1MCsHa0VcPRfbqcca1Pdv2r_LpPZc6IqCvc_dBG066zHvyW_Byfw0OFen_r0WvQiO2kXNDoJtCRiT7_sc3-FlHVATmEffrUJfHQRErfoeGrmnNcU1zgdAFtvXhQoJ1bWM/s320/Willie%2520Aikens.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Aikens 20 years for possession of 64 grams of crack To receive an equivalent sentence, he would have had to possess nearly 6 1/2 kilos more than 14 pounds of powder cocaine.a longstanding addiction to cocaine ended his baseball career and ultimately led to a 20-year sentence for selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer. But Willie's story is also a tragic one because it illustrates the unjust sentencing and racial disparities between crack and powder cocaine. After being convicted of attempting to purchase cocaine in 1983, Willie was ultimately suspended from playing major league baseball in the United States. He returned to Kansas City, after playing ball in Mexico, but continued to battle his addiction, which was quickly ruining his personal life as it had done his baseball career. "You can supply a whole neighborhood with 6 1/2 kilos," Aikens said by telephone from prison, where he is in the 13th year of his sentence. Activists, lawyers and many federal judges say cases such as Aikens' demonstrate the inequity of cocaine sentencing laws and validate the U.S. Sentencing Commission's recent decision to ease prison time guidelines for crack offenders. The new guidelines will apply retroactively to about 19,500 inmates. Within hours of the decision, Aikens said he was on the telephone with his lawyers, asking them to request a sentence reduction. They calculated that the new guidelines could shave nearly 2 1/2 years off his sentence. "The disparity, as far as I'm concerned, is totally wrong," said Aikens, a nonviolent offender. "This took me away from my family. My girls were 4 and 5 years old when I was sentenced. Now they're 18 and 19." Commissioners said it was highly unlikely that judges would free inmates with a violent past

Willie Mays Aikens

Aikens 20 years for possession of 64 grams of crack To receive an equivalent sentence, he would have had to possess nearly 6 1/2 kilos more ...

Gerald Joseph Youngblood,Raymond Castillo Jr

Gerald Joseph Youngblood, 27, more recently of Dunkirk, is charged in Jay Circuit Court with dealing in cocaine, maintaining a common nuisance and two counts each of dealing in a controlled substance and dealing in marijuana He has been accused of engaging in drug transactions with an agent of the Tri-County Drug Task Force in Jay County. The cocaine count is a Class A felony carrying a standard 30-year prison term, while the more serious of the controlled substance charges is a Class B felony with a standard 10-year sentence. In November, Youngblood struck a deal with prosecutors that called for him to plead guilty to the class B felony and a dealing-in-marijuana charge, a misdemeanor. Judge Brian Hutchison tentatively set a sentencing hearing for Jan. 11. More recently, however, public defender Max C. Ludy Jr. asked that his client's case instead be set for trial. According to court records, Youngblood has convictions, all in Delaware County courts, for criminal conversion (four counts in 2001), intimidation (2004) and possession of methamphetamine (2005). He was most recently released from prison in March 2006. Portland man has pleaded guilty to selling prescription medication to an undercover police informant. Raymond Castillo Jr., 30, pleaded guilty to one of three counts of dealing in a controlled substance, a Class B felony, pending against him. He is scheduled to be sentenced by Hutchison on Friday. Castillo was convicted of battery resulting in bodily injury in Jay Superior Court last February and received a suspended sentence. A hearing on allegations he violated his probation in that case is set for Feb. 12. He had been convicted in the same court of battery in August 2004 and possession of marijuana in July 1999.

Gerald Joseph Youngblood,Raymond Castillo Jr

Gerald Joseph Youngblood, 27, more recently of Dunkirk, is charged in Jay Circuit Court with dealing in cocaine, maintaining a common nuisan...

Schapelle Corby

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfUB_ri6HQ1N7Oej_8hvbLjpZwBsqe5ayPnqJq8_F9jiSqfLaNDOcDuJtUNTe0Hfm6vMNHUSYsy5JBPGMqQK6xmd9ZA4ljnpGw85jjMUUiJPtuv7gwzq5P8M6YDVP1vYszRsKwMVx5AE/s1600-h/corby_schapelle_wkcr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150119149432399922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfUB_ri6HQ1N7Oej_8hvbLjpZwBsqe5ayPnqJq8_F9jiSqfLaNDOcDuJtUNTe0Hfm6vMNHUSYsy5JBPGMqQK6xmd9ZA4ljnpGw85jjMUUiJPtuv7gwzq5P8M6YDVP1vYszRsKwMVx5AE/s320/corby_schapelle_wkcr.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Schapelle Corby has been denied a Christmas reductionin her sentence.Jail officials told Corby she had been denied a reduction of up to two months in her sentence as she waited yesterday for a visit from family members, including her mother Rosleigh Rose and sister Mercedes. Restricting visits will be a harsh additional punishment for the Australians, including six young drug mules facing execution. Mr Djaja denied that Corby and jail guards had been sharing money paid for visits by tourists. He said the new rules wouldapply only to Australian prisoners.The news was better yesterday for Renae Lawrence, the only female member of the Bali nine drug ring that tried to smuggle 8.2 kilograms of heroin into Australia in 2005.Mr Djaja said he had recommended to officials in Jakarta that Lawrence’s 20-year sentence be cut.Mr Djaja said Corby was not among 81 prisoners recommended for a sentence reduction to mark yesterday’s religious holiday in Indonesia because she had been caught with a mobile phone this year.She also missed out on a sentence reduction marking Indonesia’s Independence Day in August.

Schapelle Corby

Schapelle Corby has been denied a Christmas reductionin her sentence.Jail officials told Corby she had been denied a reduction of up to two ...

16-year-old student to sell drugs

A Nepalese prison guard was found lying on the floor of the guards post with a bullet wound in his chest earlier in the month. Police report...

Air Canada employee

Air Canada employee is at the centre of an international investigation after authorities at Vancouver International Airport seized a large q...

Mark Bronson

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUFe-TfHDzSSG_Z8oIwBcUmnaeCeO2zwwdhL8UIyYR5p92a9WaoYoNQQJ03cxoceUw3AugVvgeLEa5Sc8lixcwJZD-G6t4_QwMQc2iarnsO94PemNRwqCWKHNM1BvoDjY7Ba83NOUorY/s1600-h/Mark%2520Bronson%2520Mark%2520L%2520Bronson%2520Skadden%2520Arps%2520Above%2520the%2520Law%2520blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150191334947743842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUFe-TfHDzSSG_Z8oIwBcUmnaeCeO2zwwdhL8UIyYR5p92a9WaoYoNQQJ03cxoceUw3AugVvgeLEa5Sc8lixcwJZD-G6t4_QwMQc2iarnsO94PemNRwqCWKHNM1BvoDjY7Ba83NOUorY/s320/Mark%2520Bronson%2520Mark%2520L%2520Bronson%2520Skadden%2520Arps%2520Above%2520the%2520Law%2520blog.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Mark Bronson, 44,Mr Bronson, who was born in Colorado, graduated from the Stanford Law School in 1989. He had been the editor of the prestigious university's Stanford Environmental Law Journal. For the past seven years Mr Bronson worked with the prominent international corporate law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates. A pioneer in his field, Mark developed many of the financing and investment structures commonly used in Japan today and frequently was asked to lecture on securitization, remedies and investments in Japanese companies holding real estate. For several years, Mark has ranked in the top tier of many prominent legal directories for his real estate and capital markets expertise. Mark also gave back to the Tokyo community, serving on the board of directors for the Tokyo English Life Line, a nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention, and as the chairman of the Real Estate Finance Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Jap He was a partner in the firm’s Tokyo office, Law.com reports. Bronson had a seizure and vomited as he was speaking with customs officers at the Brisbane airport. He died hours later at a hospital.was stopped by customs officials after a drug-sniffing dog took an interest in him. The officials scanned his baggage, and his luggage tested positive for cocaine, though preliminary tests can be inaccurate. Then while talking with the customs officers,Mark Bronson had a seizure, fell to the floor and began vomiting. He died later that day in the hospital. According to the Courier-Mail, the cause of death has not been determined, and a scan showed that he wasn't carrying drugs in his body. However, the news article says his vomit allegedly tested positive for cocaine, and he may have thrown up pieces of plastic as well. No drugs were found on Mark Bronson’s body. Sources claimed the vomit initially tested positive for cocaine, although such early tests are not always accurate. Officials had also scanned Bronson’s luggage after the drug dog alerted, and the early test also was positive, the sources alleged. The cause of death was under investigation. Bronson developed many real estate financing and investment methods used in Japan.

Mark Bronson

Mark Bronson, 44,Mr Bronson, who was born in Colorado, graduated from the Stanford Law School in 1989. He had been the editor of the prestig...

Shaikh Talal

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiLa41cQGD_gaH_7p1Cg5kvSxUwt4C2wORnFugzBQ1SvpqibWQXBNhykWaI591n8AxKMKC3iCab5visRe09_0B0URsyM5mkLF9uijJkaD2vq4_wofvEZ0xpT6o0cZle9VYVGGoWei5p8/s1600-h/8307995_sub1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149935019889453090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiLa41cQGD_gaH_7p1Cg5kvSxUwt4C2wORnFugzBQ1SvpqibWQXBNhykWaI591n8AxKMKC3iCab5visRe09_0B0URsyM5mkLF9uijJkaD2vq4_wofvEZ0xpT6o0cZle9VYVGGoWei5p8/s320/8307995_sub1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a> Shaikh Talal, was sentenced last December by the lower criminal court to death - a first in the history of the state. The Appeals Court also confirmed life sentences imposed on three accomplices - an undocumented person, a Bangladeshi and an Indian. Two others, a Lebanese and an Iraqi, were sentenced to seven years in jail each. They were accused along with Shaikh Talal of money laundering. The death sentence must be confirmed by the Court of Cassation and then signed by the ruler before the defendant can be executed by hanging.

Shaikh Talal

Shaikh Talal, was sentenced last December by the lower criminal court to death - a first in the history of the state. The Appeals Court also...

Brij Bhushan, Akhil Bansal

Sentenced the son to 30 years in prison, while the case against the Agra doctor has stalled. Akhil Bansal, Brij Bhushan's son, created and operated a network that smuggled 11 million prescription pills from India and distributed them to 60,000 Americans. "You distributed poison throughout the country," the US judge pronouncing the sentence said on Friday. All Brij Bhushan's neighbours in upscale Kamla Nagar locality remember is that until his sudden arrest by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), post, telegraph and courier company vehicles would arrive every evening to pick up parcels from his palatial house.Akhil Bansal was studying for his MBA degree at Templeton University, US, while helping his father run the racket. He had purchased an expensive flat in Philadelphia, four cars and his offshore bank balance was around $6 million at the time of arrest. Others arrested were Akhil's fiancée, Brij Bhushan's daughter, son-in-law and father-in-law, all of whom are in jail.

Brij Bhushan, Akhil Bansal

Sentenced the son to 30 years in prison, while the case against the Agra doctor has stalled. Akhil Bansal, Brij Bhushan's son, created a...

Indian man identified as J.M

A man given a four-year jail sentence has appealed the verdict, with his lawyer arguing that the drugs found on his client were "tamper...