-from uticaod.com-

UTICA – Two city residents face drug charges after the Oneida County Task Force recently concluded a three-week investigation into the possession, sale and distribution of marijuana and cocaine, said Lt. Nicholas LoConte. Police executed a no-knock search warrant at the second floor apartment of 522 Milgate St., LoConte said, and they seized 31 individual bags of marijuana, one-half ounce of cocaine, $895 in cash, packaging materials and a bottle of Inositol powder, which is used as a cutting agent. Lydia Geigel, 25, and Jamal Cochran, 28, were charged with third-degree possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree possession of a controlled substance, seventh-degree possession of a controlled substance, fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, and two counts of second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, LoConte said. A parole warrant was also lodged against Cochran, who is currently on parole, LoConte said.

-from owensoundsuntimes.com-

City police arrested three people after an early-morning raid at an east side home Thursday.

About $1,100 worth of cocaine, marijuana and oxycodone were seized.

A 50-year-old Owen Sound man has been charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of oxycodone for the purpose of trafficking and possession of marijuana. A 24-year-old woman and 38-year-old man have also been charged with possession of cocaine.

-from siskiyoudaily.com-

By Brad Smith

MCCLOUD — Wearing bulletproof vests and with guns drawn, state narcotics agents and Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office deputies lined up in front of an apartment door. One of the agents knocked.

“Sheriff’s office — we’re here to serve a warrant,” the agent shouted. “Open up!”
There was no answer. Using a key given to them by the apartment manager, the agent unlocked the door and law enforcement officers filed inside, moving room to room, looking for suspects.

“It’s cleared,” SCSO Capt. Jim Betts said. “No one’s home.” At approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday, a convoy of marked and unmarked vehicles rolled into the McCloud River Apartments’ parking lot at 110 Water Street in McCloud. Deputies and officers from various law enforcement agencies piled out of the vehicles and headed for their designated apartments.

“We’re serving three search warrants and seven arrest warrants,” Betts reported. He added that a few probation searches would be conducted.

Special Agent Dave Dunwoody of the Siskiyou Countywide Interagency Narcotics Task Force said the operation was the result of a three-month-long undercover investigation conducted at the apartments.

“We’ve received a lot of calls about this place (the apartments),” Dunwoody stated. “A lot of people in McCloud told us that there was a bad drug problem here.”
In March, SCINTF placed agents at the apartment complex, posing as renters. Dunwoody said that agents observed a number of people living at the apartments selling narcotics.

“The agents themselves were able to purchase narcotics as well,” he said.

Based on the undercover investigation’s result, Dunwoody was able to get the warrants and conduct the operation.

Seven arrests were made during the operation:

• Daniel Cruz, on the charge of sale of a controlled substance and an arrest warrant issued by the Siskiyou County Superior Court; • Warren Greenstreet, for an arrest warrant issued by the Siskiyou County Superior Court;

• Lucee Sabus, on the charges of child endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia, and sales of a controlled substance;

• Robin Hall, for a Violation of Probation warrant;

• Bobby Southard, on the charges of sale of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance;

• Nathan Tarwater, on the charge of sale of a controlled substance; and

• Sheila Markinson, on the charge of sale of a controlled substance.

Dunwoody reported that 8 children ages 3 to 12 years old living in the apartments had been taken into protective custody by Child Protective Services.

Along with the SCSO and members of the task force, agencies taking part in the operation were: Siskiyou County Probation Department, Siskiyou County District Attorney’s Office, Siskiyou County Child Protective Services, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI.

-from abc.net.au-

New South Wales police have seized more than $1.8 million worth of ecstasy and charged three men near Wyong on the state’s central coast.

The three men were pulled over on the F3 freeway by police yesterday afternoon.

It is alleged officers also found a large amount of cash and several pistols in the men’s car.

One of the accused is alleged to be the ringleader of a major drug supply network operating in Sydney’s north-west.

The men are facing a number of charges including possessing illicit substances and unregistered firearms.

They are due to appear in Gosford Local Court later today.

-from 24heures.ch-

A massive police operation in Yverdon-les-Bains leads to the arrest of 41 people, including 13 dope dealers.
Vaud’s cantonal drug squad has uncovered a major cocaine dealing network in Yverdon-les-Bains. Police officers arrested 41 men as part of a major anti-drug operation that involved raids this week of a downtown area and an asylum-seekers’ residence. Those detained included 13 drug dealers, aged 19 to 45, one of whom was transferred to the canton of Argau. The men are all natives of Africa and nine of them are asylum seekers.

Police launched the first raid on Wednesday in downtown Yverdon, where they took in several suspects for questioning. The second raid took place early Thursday morning in a building housing asylum seekers. Police searched 12 apartments. An investigation established that the building was used by drug traffickers to sell cocaine.

Jean-Christophe Sauterel, cantonal police spokesman, said dealers have become more circumspect. “It is difficult to catch them in the act,” he said. “At the risk of their lives, they carry cocaine in the stomach, bowels or genitals.”

Over 70 police officers were involved in the drug bust. No cocaine has yet been seized but medical checks indicate 10 dealers hid the drug either by swallowing it in bags or otherwise secreting it in their bodies. Authorities said the men would be taken to the local hospital where the cocaine would be removed.

-from wsfa.com-

During a routine traffic stop, state troopers seized about 8 kilos of cocaine, with an estimated street value of 800-thousand dollars.

Troopers stopped an SUV just south of Montgomery on Tuesday, after clocking the vehicle going 70 in a 55 mile per hour zone. A drug detection dog found the stash hidden in a utility trailer the SUV was towing.

Two Texas residents are under arrest for trafficking cocaine, a 17-year-old was placed in the custody of federal authorities.

-from thesnaponline.com-

By Jay Almond

A multi-agency operation led to four arrests on drug related and violent offenses on Claymon Road in Oakboro.

A joint investigation with the Oakboro Police Department (OPD) and Stanly County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrests.

Darryl Kluttz, 44, of 579 Claymon Road, faces multiple drug-related charges including one count of intent to sell and deliver crack cocaine, one count of delivering crack cocaine and one count of intent to sell and deliver a controlled substance.

Kluttz, who OPD Chief D.E. Whitley said was a repeat offender, remains in the Stanly County Jail under a $6,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 30.

Jeffrey Lane Smith, 44, of Barbee Road, Stanfield, was also arrested on drug charges after officers stopped him while traveling on Claymon Road.

He is charged with possession of a controlled substance, crack cocaine and is expected in court July 31.

Additional investigations conducted by OPD led to charges against Earl Wayne Kluttz, 62, and Emma Eugenia Bennett, 42, of 579 Claymon Road, for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and for communicating threats.

The charges stem from what Whitley called “a vicious assault on Tamara Barbee Bowers,” of Reed Mine Road, Midland.

Both suspects were arrested and placed under $5,000 secured bond each.

They are due in court July 31.

Aspects of the investigations are ongoing and additional charges may be pending on the suspects.

-from winnipegsun.com-

Seven people were arrested in a drug bust this morning and may face a variety of charges, Brandon police said.

The bust happened at 130 First St. in Brandon shortly after 2 a.m. today. Officers seized undisclosed amounts of ecstasy, marijuana and crack cocaine, and cash.

Police arrested one male adult and one male youth from Winnipeg, and two male youths, a female youth, and two female adults from Brandon.

Police continue to investigate.