Gangster sentenced to 19 years

Gangster sentenced to 19 years: "leader of a gang a prosecutor called “the scourge of Worcester” was sentenced yesterday to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison.

William “Papa” Guivas, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. Although he had considered giving Mr. Guivas even more time in prison, the judge said, he went along with the recommendation of Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher F. Bator."

Former Cancun Leader Extradited to United States to Stand Trial for Drug Crimes | Addiction

Former Cancun Leader Extradited to United States to Stand Trial for Drug Crimes | Addiction: "Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid is also charged with laundering millions of dollars through the now bankrupt Lehman Brothers investment firm. This successful extradition is a major catch for U.S. law enforcement, while it also targets the corrupt political system in Mexico.
According to John P. Gilbride, special agent-in-charge of the Drug Enforcement Agency in New York, Villanueva Madrid “abused the trust placed in him by the citizens of Quintana Roo when he facilitated drug trafficking and money laundering across international borders.”"

Ireland’s top drug trafficker arrested in raid in Spain

Ireland’s top drug trafficker arrested in raid in Spain: "operation was aimed at smashing Christy Kinahan’s global money laundering service.

British police estimate “hundreds of millions of pounds of dirty cash” was invested by his network for criminal gangs in offshore accounts and properties.

Europol, the EU police agency, said his “extensive criminal network” was involved in commercial and financial transactions in South America, Africa and the Far East. Sources suggested assets linked to Kinahan and his gang may be worth as much as €200million.

Senior Garda sources and Justice Minister Dermot Ahern believe the operation would have a serious impact on Kinahan’s empire and on the drug market in Ireland."

Massive Bt5 Million Drug Haul Unveiled by Joint Taskforce | Pattaya Daily News - Pattaya Newspaper, Powerful news at your fingertips

Massive Bt5 Million Drug Haul Unveiled by Joint Taskforce | Pattaya Daily News - Pattaya Newspaper, Powerful news at your fingertips: "3000 pills of Ya-Ba and a host of other illegal drugs, firearms and stolen vehicles, with a value of over Bt5 million, have been uncovered by the Pattaya Police as the clampdown on illegal narcotics in Pattaya continues.


Pattaya, the 3rd of June 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 12:00pm on Thursday, Lieutenant General Thanet Phingnammueng (Chon-Buri Police Superintendent) along with the superintendents from Pattaya, Banglamung and Huay Yai police stations announced their success in a collaborative police drug operation in Pattaya on Wednesday. Involving a team of officers from the three largest divisional stations in Pattaya, drug raids were conducted as a result of the continued clampdown on the illegal narcotics trade prevalent in the city."

allAfrica.com: Mozambique: Mozambican Businessman Named as Drug Baron

allAfrica.com: Mozambique: Mozambican Businessman Named as Drug Baron: "United States President Barack Obama has named Mozambican businessman Mohamed Bachir Suleman as a drug trafficker, and the US Treasury Department has frozen any assets that his companies may own in the United States.
Obama identified Suleman as a drug baron under a US law, the Kingpin Act of 1999, which makes it possible for the government to impose financial and economic sanctions against foreign drug traffickers"

National Briefing - West - California - Drugs Contributed to Death - NYTimes.com

National Briefing - West - California - Drugs Contributed to Death - NYTimes.com: "Mexican man who died Saturday after he was hit with a baton and shocked with a stun gun by immigration officers deporting him had signs of methamphetamine abuse and high blood pressure, the San Diego medical examiner said Wednesday. The man, nastaAcio Hernández-Rojas, 32, died of a heart attack, with methamphetamine abuse and high blood pressure listed as contributing factors. He fought with officers as they prepared to walk him through a gate into Mexico. An officer shocked him with a Taser."

National Briefing - West - California - Drugs Contributed to Death - NYTimes.com

National Briefing - West - California - Drugs Contributed to Death - NYTimes.com: "Mexican man who died Saturday after he was hit with a baton and shocked with a stun gun by immigration officers deporting him had signs of methamphetamine abuse and high blood pressure, the San Diego medical examiner said Wednesday. The man, Anastacio Hernández-Rojas, 32, died of a heart attack, with methamphetamine abuse and high blood pressure listed as contributing factors. He fought with officers as they prepared to walk him through a gate into Mexico. An officer shocked him with a Taser."