Richard Rudolph Gayle, 38, was yesterday apprehended at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA)

Richard Rudolph Gayle, 38, was yesterday apprehended at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) at approximately 5:00 hours by the Police Narcotics Unit, under the suspicion that he had swallowed pellets containing cocaine.
The suspected cocaine swallower, Richard Rudolph Gayle, who was apprehended at the CJIA yesterday.Gayle is currently under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after X-rays of his abdomen showed several foreign objects in his stomach.The Jamaican, who arrived in Guyana on February 26, was an outgoing passenger at the CJIA bound for Trinidad and Tobago when he was searched by the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU). Their initial search discovered no drugs on his person, but Gayle was later detained by the Police Narcotics Unit.
Gayle is said to be cooperating with the police, as he has taken the laxatives necessary to help him pass the pellets out of his system.A few weeks ago another Jamaican national, Errol Barrette, spent three days at the GPHC before finally excreting the pellets containing the illicit substance. He was lucky that none of the pellets containing the drug had ruptured in his stomach.Over the last few years, several drug mules have died when the pellets, containing the drugs they were trafficking, burst while still inside them.

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Steven Atiyeh, 33, of Miami, was returned to U.S. police on the weekend after being intercepted Feb. 17 while arriving at Pearson

Steven Atiyeh, 33, of Miami, was returned to U.S. police on the weekend after being intercepted Feb. 17 while arriving at Pearson on a flight from Mexico, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Atiyeh was detained at Pearson on an immigration violation as Canadian officers suspected he was sought in the U.S., said CBP Chief Kevin Corsaro. "He was arrested due to the excellent work by our Canadian counterparts," Corsaro said yesterday. "These are very serious offences." He said record checks revealed Atiyeh was the subject of a U.S. warrant issued in February 2002 by the District Court of Southern Florida. Atiyeh faces a number of charges including conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 kilos of cocaine.
Officials aren't sure if Atiyeh has family members here.

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Accused drug dealer Richard Buttrose was arrested after police discovered more than $1.3 million in cash and 7.7kg of cocaine

Accused drug dealer Richard Buttrose was arrested after police discovered more than $1.3 million in cash and 7.7kg of cocaine hidden in a Darling Point apartment.
Buttrose, the father of a 21-month-old son and whose wife Pollyanna is expecting to give birth on Monday, was released on bail on Thursday after police had allegedl already caught him selling $2500 worth of cocaine.Yesterday morning, about 9am, as he was reporting to Rose Bay police station to meet his bail conditions, police seized the opportunity to arrest him again. While he stayed at his mother's Vaucluse home overnight they had raided the Darling Point apartment on Sutherland Crescent believed to be connected to him.Detectives estimate the street value of the cocaine found there yesterday would be about $2 million. Police said the latest raid was part of a crackdown on street-level drug dealing in Sydney's eastern suburbs and that their investigations were continuing.Buttrose, who is the son of the publishing icon's late brother, appeared before Central Local Court on Thursday charged with five counts of supplying a prohibited drug as well as possession and goods in custody after more police raids at Paddington and Enmore.

At noon on Wednesday, undercover officers allegedly watched him sell 2g of cocaine to a man outside the Phoenix Hotel on Moncur St, Woollahra. He was later arrested in his Mercedes on Ocean St. His mother, Elizabeth Buttrose, had already put up $300,000 bail in order to have her son released the first time. Under those bail conditions, Buttrose was to stay inside her Vaucluse home from 6.30pm to 6.30am and report to police twice a day.

His lawyer, Brett Galloway, told Central Local Court on Thursday Buttrose's occupation was "company director" - and that his client was in the process of producing a reality television program that turned ordinary people into racing car drivers.A 32-year-old man from Mascot was also arrested and charged on Thursday with possessing a prohibited drug. He was granted strict conditional bail and ordered to reappear in the Downing Centre Local Court on March 18.He was expected to be charged over yesterday's raid last night and is expected to appear before Parramatta Local Court today.

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Andrew Haig, from Peacehaven, was arrested in Bristol with £34,000 cash

Andrew Haig, from Peacehaven, was arrested in Bristol with £34,000 cash - and told police he found the money under a hedge while relieving himself. Haig, of Cavell Road North, was jailed for three and a half years for conspiracy to supply cocaine on Friday. He was caught after selling cocaine to a dealer described as a ‘regional supplier’ in Bath. A list of names and sums of money then led detectives to other members of the drugs ring. Five men were jailed at Bristol Crown Court following a police operation involving 52 days of surveillance at a Bath nightclub. Duncan Whitefoot, 48, from Chippenham, was jailed for eight years for conspiring to supply cocaine and cannabis. He was found with 1kg of cocaine of 48% purity, which police said he had just bought from Haig in the car park of an Ikea store, and ten bars of cannabis resin. He ran Burdells Yard nightclub in Bath, along with Stephen Carter, 54 of Monkton Farleigh, Wiltshire, who was sentenced to five and a half years on the same charges. Geoffrey Skardon, 48, from Bristol, and Timothy Wimble, 46, of Corsham, Wiltshire, were each jailed for five years for the cocaine conspiracy.
Detective Constable Chris Hitchcock of Wiltshire Police said: “These defendants have been supplying drugs across the south of England during several months, and who is to know the extent of the misery they have caused to young people?”

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Travis M. Smith,fled on foot after stepping out of a vehicle in a hotel parking lot on South Blackstock Road

Travis M. Smith, 30, must serve 85 percent of the sentence issued by Judge J. Derham Cole before he is eligible for parole.Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies arrested Smith and Joey Wood, 29, of Moore during a Feb. 12, 2008, traffic stop. Deputies said Smith fled on foot after stepping out of a vehicle in a hotel parking lot on South Blackstock Road, but he was captured after a brief pursuit.Deputies said they saw Smith throw a plastic bag that contained cocaine while he was trying to flee. Charges against Wood are pending.Smith's criminal record includes prior convictions for possession of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine.

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James Lotharp on Friday was sentenced to three years in prison for drug possession

James Lotharp on Friday was sentenced to three years in prison for drug possession by Senior Erie County Judge Michael L. D’Amico. One of a dozen people arrested in a March 2006 sweep of Buffalo drug houses, Lotharp, 38, of Lafayette Avenue, was convicted Dec. 6 on a drug-possession charge for concealing crack cocaine in a magnetic key case hidden in his car. He was arrested at about 7 p. m. March 15, 2006, on Virginia Street near Locust Street. Trial Prosecutor Paul J. Glascott said Lotharp has a prior drug conviction.

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Ian Donaldson, 29, was snared by Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency officers

Ian Donaldson, 29, was snared by Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency officers on Friday afternoon. They swooped using an international arrest warrant issued by a judge in Madrid. Now Donaldson, of Renton, Dunbartonshire, faces extradition to Spain where he is expected to face money laundering and drug trafficking charges. The arrest is part of Operation Sendero - a long-running investigation spearheaded by Spanish police. Fellow suspects Ronald O'Dea, 4 2, and Jim McDonald, 59, both of Glasgow, are already in custody in Madrid.They were arrested following the seizure of 70 kilos of amphetamines from a lorry in Oxfordshire heading for Scotland. Spanish police have already seized assets worth £12million on the holiday island of Tenerife. The haul includes eight luxury homes, a fleet of sports cars and a yacht which were all owned by Donaldson. One of his properties is a £1million cliff-top villa. Donaldson will appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court tomorrow. A decision will be taken whether to keep him in custody in Scotland, transfer him to Spain immediately, or grant him bail. Last month we revealed Donaldson had been spotted enjoying a night out with pals in a Glasgow nightclub despite being a wanted man. The SCDEA said: "A 29-year-old man was arrested following the execution of an arrest warrant which had been issued in Spain." Donaldson is a struggling amateur racing driver whose team compete in an orange Lamborghini.

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Gary Robb, who ran The Colosseum Club in Norton in the 1990s, faces four conspiracy charges - conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs Ecstasy

Gary Robb, who ran The Colosseum Club in Norton in the 1990s, faces four conspiracy charges - conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs Ecstasy, amphetamimes, cannabis and cannabis resin between 1994 and 1996, and also failure to surrender on July 24, 1998.Gary Robb, 46, and his mother Mavis, 71, appeared at Teesside Crown Court before the Recorder of Middlesbrough Judge Peter Fox QC yesterday.His mother was charged with two offences of doing acts tending and intending to pervert the course of public justice between September and November 1997 by assisting him to flee from the UK.Their barrister Mark Harries said that they would be pleading not guilty, and there would be an application to move the trial to another part of the country because of previous publicity.Mr Harries said a bail application for frail Mrs Robb would be made next Thursday.The Robbs, whose UK address was formerly West Road, Denton Burn, Newcastle, were both remanded in custody until May 29.

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Ting Ting Tran, 18, of Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, east London, and a 17 year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested

Ting Ting Tran, 18, of Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, east London, and a 17 year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested by UK Border Agency officers at Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, on Thursday morning. Eight kilos (17.6lb) of cocaine was found in baggage on a flight arriving from Barbados.The case was passed to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to continue investigations. No pleas were entered during the teenagers' appearance at Crawley Magistrates' Court. They were remanded in custody to appear via video link at Haywards Heath Magistrates' Court next Wednesday.

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Dawn Deveaux tried to sneak in 4.47 grams of heroin into Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, N.Y.

23-year-old Coram woman was arrested Sunday after she was caught trying to smuggle heroin into a jail in Comstock.Police say Dawn Deveaux tried to sneak in 4.47 grams of heroin into Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, N.Y. to deliver to an inmate there.Deveaux was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and promoting prison contraband.She was arraigned in Fort Ann Town Court and sent to the Washington County Jail.

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Arrest of Ricky Moultrie and Nyah Ricketts on drug distribution/possession, and resisting arrest charges

Arrest of Ricky Moultrie and Nyah Ricketts on drug distribution/possession, and resisting arrest charges. The arrests came about as a result of a month long investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Narcotic Task Force, under the direction of Chief Joseph Macellaro, the Bergen County Police Department under the direction of Chief John Schmidig, and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Cary.On Wednesday, February 11, 2009, Ricky Moultrie and Nyah Ricketts were arrested by members of the Narcotic Task Force, Paramus Police Department, and the Bergen County Police Department, while attempting to distribute 175 bricks of suspected heroin This estimated street value of the suspected heroin is in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00.) While attempting to effect Ricky Moultrie’s arrest, he fled on foot into Hackensack, New Jersey attempting to elude arrest. He was subsequently apprehended with the assistance of officers from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force, the Paramus Police Department, the Bergen County Police Department, the Maywood Police Department, and the Hackensack Police Department. At the time of Rickett’s arrest he was found to be in possession of suspected Marijuana and $ 1,071.00 in United States Currency which was seized pending civil forfeiture. Prosecutor Molinelli states that the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Kim Le Thu,was arrested trying to bring 3 kilograms of heroin into the mainland through Shenzhen

A Vietnamese woman was arrested trying to bring 3 kilograms of heroin into the mainland through Shenzhen on Tuesday night.The seizure was the first this year and the largest in the history of the Shenzhen International Airport border police.Kim Le Thu, 42, arrived at Shenzhen on a flight from Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. She looked nervous when going through immigration procedures, police said yesterday.Police became more suspicious when the woman, who was alone, was unable to say why she was coming to China. She could not speak Chinese or English.Police later found a large parcel of chocolates inside her luggage. The “chocolates” were very solid and extremely heavy. Police cut open the outer wrapping and found 20 chunks of yellowish powder.The chunks, weighing a total of 2.968 kg, were later tested and found to be heroin, police said.Airport police detected six cases of heroin trafficking over the past year. Three men from the Philippines were caught trying to smuggle 1.2 kg of heroin into Shenzhen in June last year. On July 7, a Filipina was detained after attempting to smuggle 1 kg of heroin into China via Shenzhen.In October last year, four foreigners were jailed for trafficking heroine in Guangzhou. One from Uganda was sentenced to death, suspended for two years, for carrying 2.080 kg of heroin in her luggage.

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Marty Pettigrew is facing cocaine and marijuana charges after being stopped by police for speeding Feb. 6.

Marty Pettigrew is facing cocaine and marijuana charges after being stopped by police for speeding Feb. 6.Pettigrew, 47, was pulled over for going 43 mph in a 35-mph zone at Lynchburg and Fieldcrest in the Raleigh area. Also in the car were Andre Banks and Hans Banks, according to the police affidavit.When police pulled the Mercedes over, both Banks men allegedly attempted to hide something.
Police pulled all three men from the car, then found one bag of crack and one bag of pot in the back seat. Brass knuckles were also found. All three denied knowing anything about the drugs.School board member Martavius Jones said Pettigrew had been suspended.
“We received an update from the superintendent to say he was suspended with pay, pending the outcome of a formal investigation,” Jones said.

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Ramandeep JOHAL of Renfrewshire, Scotland was charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act (UK) for receiving a package containing 8.83 kilograms of cocaine

Thirty-one year-old Ramandeep JOHAL of Renfrewshire, Scotland was charged under the Misuse of Drugs Act (UK) for receiving a package containing 8.83 kilograms of cocaine.Ramandeep JOHAL of Renfrewshire, Scotland (U.K.) was arrested and charged pursuant to section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act (United Kingdom) after receiving the package which contained 8.83 kilograms of cocaine recovered from inside the memorial marker. In partnership with the Strathclyde Police, the RCMP conducted an investigation locally in an effort to identify co-conspirators on this matter however, no persons to date have been charged.On June 10th, 2008 members of the Canada Border Service Agency(CBSA) located at the Vancouver International Airport, intercepted a suspicious package that was bound for Glasgow, Scotland. After being examined, this package was found to contain a memorial marker that had an unknown quantity of cocaine secreted within it. CBSA requested the assistance of the RCMP’s Greater Vancouver Drug Section in an effort to conduct a controlled delivery of the memorial marker between Canada and Scotland. The delivery of the parcel was completed with the aid of the RCMP’s Liaison Officer in London, Her Majesties Revenue and Customs (London) and the Strathclyde Police (Scotland). A subsequent undercover operation was conducted by Detectives from the Strathclyde Police Department whereby the delivery of the package was made to a local business address in Glasgow.
This intelligence-led international investigation has successfully disrupted this organized crime process from the smuggling and trafficking of this cocaine. The investigation was a collaborative effort by many officers from CBSA, the RCMP and the Strathclyde Police Department. It is yet another example of our integrated approach and ongoing commitment to detect, dismantle and prosecute organized crime in Canada and abroad.

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Marquis Gillespie, 33, and Alissa Malek, 26, both of the 2000 block of Norwich Lane in Bartlett, were arrested

Marquis Gillespie, 33, and Alissa Malek, 26, both of the 2000 block of Norwich Lane in Bartlett, were arrested, Bartlett police Sgt. Michael McGuigan said.
"That's one of the biggest busts that we've had in a long time," he added.Gillespie was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and Malek was charged with a misdemeanor charge of possession of cannabis, McGuigan said.Neighbors made complaints to police about the house, to which McGuigan said police have made prior visits.
Police used a warrant around 7:30 a.m. to search the pair's house and say they found more than 1,500 grams of cocaine, some cannabis, about $3,000 and drug paraphernalia. McGuigan said economic problems don't seem to hurt the illegal drug business."We haven't seen it in our town, but when the economy goes sour, unfortunately we see an increase in drug usage," McGuigan said.Gillespie served 3 1/2 years in prison for a conviction on charges of manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance in 2000 in Cook County, police said.Malek was given a March 6 Rolling Meadows court date after she posted bond. Gillespie remains jailed and awaits a bond hearing, police said.

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Rene Abraham Hernandez, 29, was last week charged over the importation of 100kg of cocaine from Mexico into Sydney.

Rene Abraham Hernandez, 29, was last week charged over the importation of 100kg of cocaine from Mexico into Sydney.
After he was arrested on Friday, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) allegedly found identification of a New Zealand police officer and two NSW drivers’ licenses in two names in a black leather bag. Officers from the AFP and the NSW Crime Commission were investigating the February 2008 importation of the drug, which was concealed in 19 tonnes of pavers from Mexico. They were also investigating possible money-laundering by people involved in the importation.Police allege that Mr Hernandez, who was charged with importing a commercial quantity of a border controlled drug, was one of at least three people involved. Sydney Central Local Court was today told that Mr Hernandez, who was born in Mexico and became an Australian citizen in 1991, knew that he was being investigated by authorities for almost a year.Before refusing bail, Magistrate Paul Lyon said the amount of money police allege that the “scheme” brought in was enormous. Mr Hernandez is due to appear in Central Local Court on April 29.

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Avraham Malachi, 39, of Netanya, whom police identified as the ringleader; Samuel Samuel, 48, originally from Lod and described as the go-between

Four Argentine retirees who made their way to the Netherlands and India from South America allegedly served as couriers in an international drug-smuggling ring thought headed by five Israelis.
Although the retirees initially failed to arouse the suspicion of border police at airports around the world, the Argentines and all five of the Israelis have been arrested in recent weeks. Advertisement An undercover operation lasting more than a year conducted by the Israel police and police departments in other countries found the couriers to have been a lot more than innocents abroad. The four were reportedly caught with large quantities of cocaine and Indian hashish. Suspects were identified as Avraham Malachi, 39, of Netanya, whom police identified as the ringleader; Samuel Samuel, 48, originally from Lod and described as the go-between in Holland; Moshe Luver, 67, of Netanya, said to have recruited the Argentinean drug runners; Viteli Hanukyeb, 28, of Netanya, alleged to have organized the network's operations in India; and Asher Zurik, 20, Malachi's brother-in-law and the one responsible for helping the couriers to move around in South America and India. Conducted in coordination with South American and European police, the investigation uncovered remarkable methods used to hide the drugs, such as stashing just under 10 kilograms of cocaine in more than 1,900 buttons - a measure that was of no help to the elderly drug runner arrested last April at the airport in Lima, Peru. In December, police in Amsterdam uncovered 52kg. of Indian cannabis hidden in suitcases. The network allegedly recruited elderly drug runners, hoping their age would deflect suspicion. It was said to have paid three - Argentinean nationals named as Manuel Maria Mellone, 66; Gerardo Federico Harmeye, 68; and Justo Fernando Brito, 49 - € 5,000 for each smuggling run. The Petah Tikva Magistrate's Court extended the custody of the Israeli suspects until February 22.

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Diego Montoya Sanchez once on the FBI's most-wanted list has pleaded not guilty to U.S. cocaine trafficking charges

Reputed Colombian drug kingpin once on the FBI's most-wanted list has pleaded not guilty to U.S. cocaine trafficking charges.Diego Montoya Sanchez entered the plea Thursday before a Miami federal judge. Prosecutors say the 46-year-old Montoya was chief of Colombia's North Valley Cartel that has smuggled vast quantities of cocaine to the U.S. over the years.Montoya was extradited from Colombia in December and is being held without bail. No trial date has been set.Montoya's brother, Eugenio, pleaded guilty in January to trafficking and obstruction of justice charges and agreed to cooperate in the case. He faces up to 30 years in prison. A third Montoya brother also pleaded guilty and is serving U.S. prison time.

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Sentenced 32-year-old Maximo Pineda-Buenventura to 17 1/2 years in prison and 30-year-old Teodulo Pineda-Buenventura to 5 years

Sentenced 32-year-old Maximo Pineda-Buenventura to 17 1/2 years in prison and 30-year-old Teodulo Pineda-Buenventura to 5 years for conspiring to deal cocaine. The brothers will be deported to Mexico when they finish their sentences. They were indicted in July 2008 as part of an investigation into cocaine trafficking in Jefferson and Dodge counties. Four other defendants have been sentenced to prison. Four more are set to be sentenced next month. One is set to go to trial in March. Four others are fugitives.

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Chris Lewis has denied trying to smuggle £200,000 worth of cocaine through Gatwick Airport.

Chris Lewis has denied trying to smuggle £200,000 worth of cocaine through Gatwick Airport. Chris Lewis, 41, who played 32 Tests and 53 one-day internationals in the 1990s, appeared at Croydon Crown Court along side co-defendant basketball player Chad Kirnon, 27 who also pleaded not guilty.The two men were arrested at Gatwick Airport on December 8. The drug was in liquid form concealed in fruit tins and discovered as part of routine checks at the airport.
Both were remanded in custody and their trial listed for May 11.

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Antone J. Chacartegui was charged with felony trafficking of a controlled substance.

Antone J. Chacartegui was charged with felony trafficking of a controlled substance.After a two-month investigation, Boise police's narcotics unit obtained a warrant to search a home in the 2300 block of State Street. When they searched the home at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, they found multiple baggies containing a combined 46.2 grams of heroin (street value of $7,000), 9.8 grams of marijuana, scales, cash and other drug paraphernalia.

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Donaciano Rivera, was arrested at his home in the 6000 block of Dias Avenue in Sacramento

Donaciano Rivera, was arrested at his home in the 6000 block of Dias Avenue in Sacramento. “A confidential source contacted us about Rivera and his alleged activities as a heroin dealer,” Curran stated. From that point on, he said, a month-long investigation was initiated.The heroin’s street value was estimated at more than $36,000, Curran reported.When he was taken into custody, Rivera had more than $7,100 in cash at his residence, a sheriff’s department report said.Rivera was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and faces charges of possession for sale of a controlled substance, carrying a concealed firearm not registered to owner, possession of a controlled substance while armed with a loaded firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and violation of probation.Curran said that an investigation was “still ongoing.”
According to jail records, Rivera was scheduled to be arraigned in court on Thursday.Aside from the Rivera arrest, Curran said that the narcotics enforcement team — also known as the “street team” — has been busy this year.“Since the beginning of this year, they (the street team) have taken more than 61 suspects into custody,” he said. Most of those arrests have been for selling narcotics or narcotics related activities. “The team has also seized more then $30,000 in drug money and have taken six guns off of the streets.”
Over 26 pounds of marijuana and 50 grams of methamphetamine have also been seized by the team since their new operations started last month.

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Paul Makin and his wife Laura, were detained by police at Porlamar airport allegedly carrying 52lb of cocaine

Paul and Laura Makin from Birkenhead, Merseyside, were arrested at the airport of Isla Margarita, a resort island off Venezuela's Caribbean coast, after allegedly packing 23.7kg (52lb) of the drug - worth an estimated £1.2m - into their luggage.Their children, two-year-old twins and a boy and girl aged seven and eight, have been taken into care by Venezuelan social services and are expected to return to Britain later this week. The family were attempting to board a flight home after a package holiday on the island of Margarita. According to reports in Venezuela, their cases were searched and found to contain false bottoms concealing several bags of drugs. Family members arrived this afternoon to help care for the children who had been placed in the care of local social services. The couple were held at a local command of the national guard before being seen by a judge. They are being held in the San Antonio prison, where drug trafficking cases make up 85 per cent of the 1,300 prisoners, according to guards. They are being held separately in male and female wings, Mrs Makin in an individual cell and her husband in a group dormitory. The couple have yet to be charged and have not been seen by a lawyer or a representative of the British Embassy. "It's a process," said one guard, who declined to be named. Investigations are ongoing and prosecutors now have 45 days to bring charges or release the couple. Luis Moreno, the director of the prison, said the arrests came as the authorities were trying to smash a smuggling ring. "There are never just two, there are always more, at least 15 or 20. Therefore we have to be very careful about letting information out." The British authorities were already seeking Mr Makin when he was arrested. Merseyside Police said today that he had been due to attend Liverpool Crown Court on February 9 accused of affray and possession of an offensive weapon. When he did not attend the trial a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. He is alleged to have threatened a man with what was believed to be a machete in Prenton last September. It is understood that the family went on holiday three weeks ago but did not return, as expected, after a week. Customs officers at Porlamar said that drugs-smuggling to and from the island is becoming an increasingly frequent occurrence, with Venezuelan territory being used as a trafficking route between Colombia and the United States and Europe.

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UNCW students Christopher Misenheimer, 20, and Nina Esquire, 19, are charged with conspiracy to traffic in heroin

UNCW students Christopher Misenheimer, 20, and Nina Esquire, 19, are charged with conspiracy to traffic in heroin, three counts of trafficking in heroin, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and conspiring to sell and deliver cocaine.Michael Gerrod Jones is charged with conspiracy to sell and deliver cocaine, conspiracy to traffic in heroin, manufacturing a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.UNCW student Jonathan Paker is charged with conspiracy to traffic in heroin, possession of cocaine, felony possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, conspiracy to sell and deliver cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The residence, in a cluster of three buildings of condominiums where Parker, Esquire and Jones lived, was used to manufacture and sell drugs, Ciamillo said.The arrests were the result of a monthlong undercover investigation that culminated when a search warrant was served at the address at 3 p.m., according to Ciamillo.
Also seized were a supply of powder blue glycine bags used to package the heroin, as well as the rubber stamps and ink pads used to mark the bags with “think happy thoughts” for branded street sale. Officials also confiscated sifters and grinders used to turn the drug into powder form, and dark blue balloons used to store and transport heroin.Misenheimer is being held under $325,000 bond. Jones, Parker and Esquire are each being held under $225,000 bonds.
More arrests are pending, Ciamillo said. Heroin has been a serious problem in New Hanover County, he said, and the squad has been working to put a “substantial dent” in its manufacture and sale.

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Dancehall artiste Munga Honourable, whose given name is Damion Rhoden, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana

Dancehall artiste Munga Honourable, whose given name is Damion Rhoden, pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Rhoden appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown.The court was told that on the day in question, the police searched Rhoden and a small quantity of ganja found. Rhoden was sentenced to pay $200 or serve seven days in jail.The deejay is known for such hits as Wine Pan It and Bad From Mi Born.

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