Tony Mokbel legal team was still deciding whether to proceed with a possible appeal to the European Court of Human Rights,

Tony Mokbel has hired the lawyer who advised accused war criminal Ratko Mladic - the so-called "Butcher of Bosnia" - to fight his extradition from Greece.High-profile international lawyer Alexander Lykourezos will represent Mokbel, 42, at a final appeal hearing in the Supreme Court...

William Hooten, Leeanne Bednaro, his girlfriend, with three counts each of possession with intent to deliver and possession of a controlled substa

Police announced details of the drug bust at a news conference Friday. Police seized the drugs Wednesday in a search that grew out of the investigation of a domestic dispute.Along with the 599 bags of heroin, police found 10 grams of bulk heroin, 80 grams of powdered cocaine and 100 grams of crack cocaine in the house. The total street value of all the drugs was $52,000, police said.Altogether, the bagged and bulk heroin had a street value of $34,000...

Stanley Chimezie ,Francis Obasi convicted of hiding cocaine in paintings and smuggling them into Cumbria.

Stanley Chimezie and Francis Obasi were caught trying to bring in half a kilo of the Class A drug – with a street value of £39,000 – from South America.They were sentenced to a total of 12 years behind bars at Carlisle Crown Court and their conviction has sparked a stark warning from police to those involved in peddling lethal drugs.Detective Chief Inspector Paul Duhig said: “This marks the culmination of a thorough investigation by Cumbria police...

Fortitude Valley nightclub owner Todd Sean Filippa aka Mr T is facing a possible 12 to 16 years' jail

Fortitude Valley nightclub owner Todd Sean Filippa, 44, is facing a possible 12 to 16 years' jail after pleading guilty in January to drug trafficking over a two-year period in 2003-04.In a "contested hearing" that has so far run for several weeks, Filippa is challenging the Crown's assertion that he was the co-ordinator and financier of the syndicate.He also has been accused of being personally involved in the "cooking" of large quantities of methylamphetamine...

Kai Ming Fung,Ka Wah Chan, Patrick Dan Chang ,Tik Sheun Dison Ngai guilty.

50-year-old Kai Ming Fung, 47-year-old Ka Wah Chan, 34-year-old Patrick Dan Chang and 32-year-old Tik Sheun Dison Ngai - guilty.The four have now been given heavy sentences.Chang, who was found guilty of two counts each of production of a controlled substance and possession for the purpose of trafficking, along with one count of conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, has been in custody since his arrest.He got an eight-year jail sentence, with...

Mexican national and alleged gang member was arrested carrying large bags of marijuana

Mexican national and alleged gang member was arrested Tuesday near the Ysleta port of entry after Border Patrol agents observed him allegedly crossing the country carrying large bags of marijuana, officials said.Agents said that they saw two people crossing the Rio Grande about a half-mile west of the Ysleta bridge. While pursuing the two people, agents saw one drop a large bag and run back into Mexico.The second person also dropped a bag while climbing...

Bobby Brown ex-hubby of pop superstar Whitney Houston doing community service instead of going to jail for cocaine possession

Former golden boy and snappy dresser Bobby Brown doesn't look so hot these days.. Bobby Brown, the Grammy Award-winning ex-hubby of pop superstar Whitney Houston, will be doing community service instead of going to jail for cocaine possession - but not everyone is happy about it,...

Rev. Charles Lanier died of a heroin overdose

San Diego clergyman found dead inside his rented Tijuana apartment Wednesday had marijuana in his system in addition to heroin, the Baja California Attorney General's Office said Friday night. Dr. Maria Guadalupe Licea, who oversees investigations in Tijuana, said an autopsy had determined that the Rev. Charles Lanier died of a heroin overdose that caused the blockage of a pulmonary artery, with heart failure listed as a secondary cause. Lanier had...

Vu Pham pleaded guilty to being concerned in producing a class C drug

Vu Pham (27) was arrested by police in an early morning raid on a drugs factory in Peterborough during the Making A Difference week in Millfield on January 29.He had arrived in Peterborough from Vietnam in November last year as an illegal immigrant, after being promised a job and...

Ting Fai Lau was flown out of Calgary earlier this week.

Ting Fai Lau, 26, was serving a three-year jail sentence for trafficking cocaine in Calgary last year but had his parole accelerated to speed up his deportation. He was flown out of Calgary earlier this week.Lau had criminal ties to Minh Tri Truong, a known figure in the violent world of organized crime who was gunned down in front of his Calgary home June 1, 2007.Lau denied being a gang member to the National Parole Board, but admitted to making...