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Lebanon: Security Forces arrest 85 suspects for multiple criminal charges

moe — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:50:32 +0000

On April 112013, Lebanon24.com reported that the Lebanese Security Forces succeeded to arrest 85 citizen for involvement in different criminal acts on all the Lebanese territories. Read Article

New York /Pennsylvania: 49 arrested including Manhattan doctor in painkiller-smuggling operation

moe — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:16:09 +0000

According to Washingtonpost.com a New York City doctor was charged with running an interstate smuggling ring that trafficked $10 million worth of Oxycodone across several states, including Pennsylvania, where the investigation resulted in the largest prescription drug-related mass arrest in the state’s history, authorities said Thursday. Read Article

Mexico City airport: Colombian man arrested for trying to smuggle Cocaine

moe — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:22:00 +0000

According to Globalpost.com, a Colombian man who was trying to smuggle four packages containing a white powder presumed to be cocaine was arrested on drug charges at the Mexico City International Airport by Federal Police officers, the Government Secretariat said. Read Article

Beirut: Lebanese airport security thwart attempts to smuggle drugs, counterfeit money

moe — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:18:55 +0000

As reported by Shanghaidaily.com Lebanese security services at the Rafic Hariri Beirut International Airport on Thursday thwarted two smuggling attempts from Lebanon to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, respectively. Read Article

Georgetown, Guyana: authorities bust largest Cocaine shipment set to the Netherlands

moe — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:06:48 +0000

According to Caribbeannewsnow.com the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) made the largest drug bust in the history of Guyana, when a total of 359.8kg was discovered in a shipment of lumber destined for the Netherlands. Read Article

Ohio: Loudonville tobacco shop owner jailed for selling Marijuana from his store

moe — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:20:39 +0000

As reported by Times-gazette.com, the owner of Loudonville Tobacco Shop was ordered Monday to serve three years in prison for selling synthetic marijuana from his store. Larry E. Bays was sentenced on 10 counts in connection with buys made by police informants at his shop at 633 Ohio 39. Read Article

Bulgaria: 7 kg of heroin seized at Romanian border

alin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:32:48 +0000

Two Bulgarian citizens were arrested for drug trafficking at Vidin border crossing point on April 1, 2012. Border patrol found seven kilos of heroin hidden in their car battery, drugs destined for Germany. Read Article

Romania: Illegal drugs seized in a sex-shop

alin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:09:48 +0000

Over two hundred packages of “Blind Heat” and “Special Gold” substances were seized from one of Constanta’s sex shops by the organized crime agents. According to evz.ro substances were sold in 0.25 g packages for 15-20 RON each. Read Article

Transnational crime syndicate on trial transporting drugs from Iran through Europe and destined for Japan

alin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:02:47 +0000

Five Romanian citizens, members of a drug trafficking network were sent to trial on March 28, 2012 according to romanialibera.ro. The defendants were arrested with 65 kilos of methamphetamines with a value of 6.600.000 euros, drugs that were supposed to sell in Japan and were transported on the route Iran-Turkey-Bulgaria-Romania-Japan. Read Article