Ricky Smith, Thomas John French, and Thomas Yates found guilty of smuggling nearly 4kg of powder containing cocaine into Britain

Ricky Smith, 22-year-old roofer Thomas John French, and Thomas Yates, a 26-year-old carpenter, were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court The three were found guilty of smuggling nearly 4kg of powder containing cocaine into Britain through the UK-controlled zone in Coquelles, France. The seized drugs had an estimated street value of £542,000 and were found to contain 2.95kgs of 100 per cent pure cocaine, according to investigators.The court heard that...

Miami-Dade police officer Michael Anthony King, 42,charged with aiding and abetting the distribution of powder and crack cocaine.

Miami-Dade police officer Michael Anthony King, 42, was charged by the state with illegal gambling and charged by the feds for aiding and abetting the distribution of powder and crack cocaine. King is a 19-year veteran officer.Police also arrested 27-year veteran Antonio L. Roberts.In a two-year joint federal and state investigation, police collected hard evidence against the accused. Police said in the end they were able to arrest 36 individuals...

Officer Clay Adams and his wife are accused of operating a marijuana grow house

Officer Clay Adams, a nine-year veteran and former member of the department's drug task force, was arrested by DEA and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents when he went to work Monday night. Adams and his wife are accused of operating a marijuana grow house that supplied...

Rodrigo Fiuza, a Brazilian national of Mile End Road, was arrested following an intelligence-led operation.

Rodrigo Fiuza, a Brazilian national of Mile End Road, was arrested following an intelligence-led operation.He was charged in relation to a Class A controlled drug and being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of goods.Fiuza was found guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 15 July.He has also been recommended for deportation on completion of his sentence.The estimated street value of the Class A drug found...

James Munro, a border guard employed by the Canadian Border Services Agency who worked at Quebec's Lacolle border crossing arrested

James Munro was the only CBSA employee arrested in an investigation that centred on an attempt by people based in Montreal and New Brunswick to smuggle 500 kilograms of Colombian cocaine into Canada. Munro appeared in court Friday in St. Jean sur Richelieu, Que., for a bail hearing....