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ECUADOR 🇪🇨 (Guayaquil) : impiden la salida de 6.000 kilos de cocaína hacia Valencia
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USA 🇺🇲 : Central California drug, gun bust linked to year-long Mexican cartel
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – For more than a year, authorities say they’ve been investigating Sinaloa Cartel members in California’s Central Valley. On Friday, they announced that 13 people were arrested and took « a major step in disrupting cartel operations in California. »
The investigation started back in April 2023, saying they were investigating members of the Sinaloa Cartel who were responsible for large-scale methamphetamine, fentanyl, and firearms trafficking in the Central Valley and other areas.
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ATLANTIQUE (DEA 🇺🇲) : interception du « Gloria Figueroa », battant pavillon panaméen, lesté avec environ 4 tonnes de cocaïne
Suite au suivi par la DEA et aux infos précises transmises à l’Udyco 🇪🇦, les forces espagnoles y compris l’Armada ont intercepté un bateau de pêche lesté d’environ 4 000 kilos de cocaïne.
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TUNISIE 🇹🇳 (La Manouba) : un réseau de dealers démantelé et saisie de stups dans la Cité Khaled Ibn Walid
Trois membres d’un réseau de distribution de drogues ont été arrêtés; 1 kilo de cocaïne et environ 3 000 comprimés de drogue ont été saisis, mardi dernier.
Du cannabis et de l’héroïne ont, également, été saisis par les unités de lutte contre les stupéfiants de la Garde nationale.
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ATLANTIQUE (Udyco 🇪🇦) : interception d’un bateau de pêche lesté avec environ 4 tonnes de cocaïne
Bien rencardé par la DEA, l’Udyco à utilisé toutes les forces espagnoles y compris l’Armada pour intercepter un bateau de pêche.
Battant pavillon panaméen, il a été intercepté mardi à 500 milles nautiques (920 kilomètres) à l’ouest des Canaries,
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USA 🇺🇲 (Texas) : over $30 million worth of meth found in peppers by Border Patrol agents
CBP says that on Sunday a total of $31,169,000 of methamphetamine weighing more than 2,100 pounds was hidden in a shipment of Serrano peppers.
The bust occurred at the Pharr International Bridge in Pharr Texas at the border.
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SANTO DOMINGO 🇩🇴 (Aéroport de Las Americas) : les citrons en céramique contenaient de la coke
C’est la DNCD (Direction Nationale de Contrôle des Drogues) qui équipée d’un scanner et aidée par des chiens renifleurs a mis au jour 162 faux citrons verts.
Les fruits factices, d’apparence très réalistes et mêlés à des agrumes bien réels, étaient fabriqués en céramique et renfermaient des boulettes de cocaïne.
Ce sont 10 kilos de cocaïne destinés à Anvers en Belgique, via Madrid, qui ont été saisis.
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CANADA 🇨🇦 (Colombie-Britannique) : des arrestations liées à des cartels mexicains de la drogue
La Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) dit avoir arrêté trois hommes à Surrey, en Colombie-Britannique, qui seraient liés à un groupe criminel transnational ayant des contacts avec des cartels de la drogue au Mexique.
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FRANCE 🇨🇵 (Politiques contre le trafic de drogue) : « Il est carrément faux d’affirmer qu’il y aurait toujours plus de morts »
Le chercheur Yann Bisiou fustige les résultats désastreux de l’approche prohibitionniste en France. D’autres pistes existent pour lutter contre le narcotrafic et protéger la santé publique. Celle de la légalisation, sous certaines conditions, lui semble la plus
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COSTA RICA 🇨🇷 (Pacific Ocean) : Cracks Down on Drug Trafficking with 1.5 tons of cocaine seizure
Costa Rican authorities have successfully seized over 1.5 tons of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean and apprehended five individuals involved in drug trafficking, as reported by the Ministry of Public Security on Sunday.
In the first phase of the operation, authorities intercepted a high-speed boat approximately 250 kilometers from the southern town of Golfito. Onboard were two Ecuadorian nationals transporting around one ton of cocaine, packed in 50 bundles. This interception marks a substantial blow to drug trafficking networks, which rely on these rapid, hard-to-detect vessels to transport illegal substances across international waters.
Simultaneously, a second vessel was targeted and intercepted near the coastal city of Quepos. Three Colombian nationals were apprehended on this boat, which was found carrying 570 kilograms of cocaine and an additional 349 kilograms of marijuana. The Ministry of Public Security noted that both operations were supported by U.S. aerial surveillance, underscoring the cooperative efforts between Costa Rica and the United States in combating narcotics trafficking in Central America.
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POLAND 🇵🇱 : Polish police bust drug lab, seize tonne of narcotics
The operation saw investigators confiscate nearly 1,000 kilogrammes of synthetic drugs « in the form of clophedrone, mephedrone and marijuana, » along with chemicals used to produce these narcotics, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported on Tuesday.
Two suspects were detained during the crackdown near the central towns of Maków Mazowiecki and Wyszków, law enforcers said.
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UNITED KINGDOM 🏴 (Scotland) : Businessman who gave drug suppliers “professional customer service” is jailed
A businessman who used his specialist knowledge to help criminals produce thousands of dangerous illegal drugs has been jailed for 13 years, following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.
Sebastiano Sorrenti, 35, of Swindon was known to criminal associates as “Machine Guy” because he gave them industrial pill presses.
He also sold associates large batches of Class A and C drugs.
The NCA began its enquiries in 2021 following the conviction of Kyle Byrne, 33, of Paisley, for drug offences investigated by Police Scotland.
In 2020, Police Scotland recovered pill presses which Byrne’s organised crime group used to produce Etizolam, a Class C drug which in the same year was a factor in more than 800 drug-related deaths in Scotland.
It was evident from WhatsApp messages on Byrne’s phone that the equipment had been provided by a contact saved under the name “Machine Guy”.
NCA officers were able to attribute the number for « Machine Guy » to Sorrenti, who ran a company that supplied equipment to legitimate pharmaceutical businesses.
In June 2022, NCA officers, assisted by Wiltshire Police, arrested Sorrenti at his home. They recovered pill press stamps, Scottish banknotes and tablets containing Etizolam and MDMA.
The stamps helped prove Sorrenti provided Byrne’s group with equipment because their designs – imitations of the WhatsApp and Snapchat logos – matched branding on pills recovered by Police Scotland.
Sorrenti also sent Byrne messages discussing delivery of equipment and advice on fixing a malfunctioning press.
His service to the organised crime group extended to giving guidance on making Etizolam pills, including sending Byrne a recipe to make 140,000 tablets.
Photos shared by the co-conspirators indicate the group’s criminal dealings were lucrative.
NCA drugs experts assessed a single haul of MDMA in one picture to be worth more than £600,000. In another exchange, Byrne sent Sorrenti a picture of a quad bike which was to be part payment for drugs.
Among more than 4,000 messages examined by investigators, Sorrenti discussed evading police detection, little realising that his communications would ultimately lead the NCA to him.
Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Sorrenti denied supplying drugs to criminals in Scotland. He claimed his phone number had been spoofed, however a forensic examination of the phone by NCA officers found no evidence of spoofing.
Furthermore, cell site data retrieved by the investigation team proved Sorrenti had made numerous trips to Scotland on dates correlating with messages arranging collection and delivery of illicit goods.
Subsequently, Sorrenti today (1 November) pleaded guilty to all the charges against him and was sentenced immediately afterwards.
NCA Lead Investigator Rory Duffin said:
“The NCA investigation found Sorrenti was providing criminals with professional-standard customer service, supplying equipment, ingredients and instructions to create hundreds of thousands of potentially fatal drugs, and troubleshooting problems that arose.
“Working with Police Scotland, we’ve ensured that Sorrenti, who played a critical role for a number of organised criminals, is now in jail.”
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ROYAUME UNI 🇬🇧 : les plus recherchés par la NCA
Jack Mayle
Wanted in suspicion of the supply of MDMA, methylphenidate (a pharmaceutical drug) and diazepam.
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Asim Naveed
Allegedly had a leading role in a highly organised crime group that trafficked Class A drugs.
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John James Jones
Wanted for wounding with intent.
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Callum Michael Allan
Twelve alleged offences including possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.
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Daniel Dugic
Suspected of being involved in a conspiracy to import 255 kilos of cocaine
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Derek McGraw Ferguson
Wanted in connection with a murder in Glasgow in 2007
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Allan Foster
Wanted in connection with murder in South Shields and conspiracy to supply controlled drugs
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Kevin Thomas Parle
Wanted in connection with two murders in Liverpool in 2004 and 2005
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Fatah Benlaredj
Wanted for the rape of a 7 year old girl
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Shashi Dhar Sahnan
Accused of being involved in the importation of heroin
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John Barton
Convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for conspiring to import heroin
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Rezgar Zengana
Convicted of the rape of a 25 year old woman
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Osman Aydeniz
wanted in connection with conspiracy to supply diamorphine
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Ozgur Demir
Wanted in connection with conspiracy to supply diamorphine
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Ersin Mustafa
Believed to have been involved in insider dealing
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Christakis Philippou
Wanted in connection with travel agency scam that defrauded an estimated 20,000 people
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Timur Mehmet
Convicted of fraud and sentenced to eight years
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Mehmet Salih
Accused of being involved in a conspiracy to supply cocaine
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Shazad Ghafoor
Wanted on suspicions of fraud, dangerous driving, possession of criminal property, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, failure to surrender to bail
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Jonathon Kelly
Wanted by Police Scotland on recall to prison to serve remaining sentence for a number of serious assaults
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ÉTATS-UNIS 🇺🇸 (DEA) : les dernières ‘narco-news’ au 11 novembre 2024
Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
November 08, 2024
SEATTLE – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 pounds of unused medications at 4,600 locations nationwide. This effort to empty medicine cabinets helps to prevent drug misuse before it starts. Since its inception, DEA’s National Prescription Take Back Day has removed nearly 19.2…
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Two Orlando Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine
November 08, 2024
Orlando, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Patrick Hugh Mitchell, 57, of Orlando, to 10 years in federal prison and Kyle Jay Hunter Baronville, 37, Orlando, to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for their roles in distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine. Baronville pleaded…
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine
November 08, 2024
Orlando, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Gerit William Naber, 39, Palm Bay, Fla., to 11 years and 8 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. Naber entered a guilty plea on June 24, 2024. According to the plea agreement, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the…
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Communities Nationwide Turn in Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
November 08, 2024
WASHINGTON – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 pounds of unused medications at 4,600 locations nationwide. This effort to empty medicine cabinets helps to prevent drug misuse before it starts. Since its inception, DEA’s National Prescription Take Back Day has removed nearly 19.2…
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USA 🇺🇲 (California) : Police seize enough fentanyl to ‘kill a quarter of the population of California’
In total, more than 66lb of 330,000 pills were confiscated
In a statement released on Friday, CHP officers in Stockton, about 50 miles south of the capital city of Sacramento, said that last month, while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 5 highway near Airport Boulevard, officers uncovered “an alarming amount of fentanyl-laced pills” after a police dog signaled the scent of narcotics.
Officers discovered two duffel bags and a shopping bag filled with counterfeit oxycodone, or M30, pills. In total, more than 66lb of 330,000 pills were confiscated. The driver, who was registered to Washington, was arrested and booked into Yolo county jail.
“For perspective, the DEA [Drug Enforcement Administration] reports it only takes a few milligrams of fentanyl to be deadly. With enough pills in this seizure to create between 10-15m lethal doses, it’s an amount that could kill a quarter of the population of California,” CHP officers said.
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ROYAUME UNI 🇬🇧 (Côtes du Kent) : quatre hommes arrêtés pour une saisie de 400 kilos de cocaïne
Les agents du NCA (National Crime Agency) ont arrêté quatre hommes et saisi environ 400 kilos de cocaïne après qu’un bateau de pêche a été arrêté en mer au large des côtes du Kent
Les agents de la Border Force ont intercepté le navire ce dimanche matin 10 novembre et ont trouvé la cargaison de drogue. Trois hommes à bord, âgés de 64, 45 et 25 ans, ont été arrêtés et transférés en garde à vue pour être interrogés par les enquêteurs de la NCA.
Un quatrième homme de 36 ans a été arrêté à Rainham, dans l’est de Londres.
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MEXIQUE 🇲🇽 (Océan Pacifique) : le semi-submersible venait de livrer 3 tonnes 600 de cocaïne
La marine mexicaine a réussi à saisir quelque 3 600 kilogrammes de cocaïne , ainsi qu’à arrêter neuf trafiquants de drogue, le tout dans le cadre d’une opération menée à environ 133 milles marins (246 kilomètres). au sud-est d’Acapulco, dans l’État de Guerrero.
La cargaison venait d’être déchargée sur un bateau local depuis un semi-submersible.
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SANTO DOMINGO 🇩🇴 (Puerto Multimodal Caucedo) : saisie de 2.200 kilos de cocaïne en route pour Anvers
Le conteneur d’articles de sport arrivait de Colombie, via Panama.
Sa destination finale était Anvers en Belgique.
Il était lesté de 2 tonne 200 de cocaïne.
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FRANCE 🇨🇵 (Marseille) : 1 kilo de cocaïne et 30 kilos de cannabis saisis dans les quartiers sud
Lors d’une perquisition, les services de police ont découvert 30 kilos de cannabis conditionnés ainsi qu’un kilo de cocaïne mais aussi environ 15 000 euros en numéraire. Deux hommes, âgés de 46 et 43 ans ont également été interpellés.
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IRAN 🇮🇷 : Police seize 2.400 kilograms of methamphetamine
The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran conducted a complex operation to uncover and dismantle an active international drug trafficking team in the northern part of Sistan and Baluchestan province.
They seized over 2,400 kilograms of methamphetamine, making it the largest haul of this type of industrial drug in the country’s southeastern region in terms of both weight and type.
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