-from clantonadvertiser.com-

By Brent Maze

The Chilton County Sheriff’s Department is still looking for suspects involved with a meth lab bust on County Road 61 yesterday.

Around lunchtime yesterday, police made arrests on County Road 61. At least one of the suspects escaped. Tracking dogs and helicopters were used to assist in the foot pursuit of a 34-year-old male, according to scanner reports.

According to Chilton County Sheriff Kevin Davis, no arrest were made in the drug case as of press time last night.

Details about the case were not immediately available yesterday, but officials expect to release more information later today on the case.

The Sheriff’s Department’s is investigating the case.

-from news.com.au-

TWO Zambian women have been charged with drug offences after flying into Sydney allegedly carrying pellets of heroin in their stomachs.

The pair, aged 31 and 29, arrived at Sydney airport on Christmas Day on a flight from Dubai and were interviewed by customs officers, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement.
“During questioning, customs officers became suspicious the women may have been concealing drugs internally,” the statement said.
AFP officers then took the women to a Sydney hospital for a medical examination.
“The AFP will allege in court that one of the women later passed 51 pellets believed to contain heroin… the second woman passed 58 pellets,” the spokesman said.
Forensic experts are working to confirm that the pellets contain heroin and its purity and exact quantity, the AFP said.
Both women have been charged with importing a marketable quantity of a border controlled drug, and they will appear in Sydney’s Central Local Court today.
The maximum penalty for the offence is 25 years’ jail and/or a fine of up to $550,000.

-from thetimesherald.com-

By Nicole Gerring

Four people are expected to face drug charges after a Sanilac County Drug Task Force sting.

A 35-year-old Sandusky woman, a 57-year-old Harbor Beach man, and 56- and 49-year-old men from Bad Axe were arrested Sunday. They will be arraigned on various drug charges Jan. 28 in Sanilac County District Court.

Based on tips, investigators had been conducting surveillance on the woman who officials said was selling cocaine from a Marion Street home.

On Sunday, police followed the woman to Ruth and Bay City-Forestville roads in Delaware Township where she bought crack from the Harbor Beach man.Later in the day, police arrested the Bad Axe men, who are believed to have been selling the woman cocaine, after they left the Marion Street home in a 1989 Lincoln. Inside the car, they found more than 21 grams of high-purity cocaine powder with a street value between $2,500 and $5,000, said William Gray, director of the drug task force.

The cocaine is believed to have come from Saginaw.

“Getting this amount of cocaine is significant for Sanilac County,” Gray said. “Generally, powder drugs are found in relatively smaller amounts, less than 10 grams of the stuff.”

Gray said the powder seized Sunday, which was about 80% pure, is what upper-level distributors sell to street dealers, who mix it with other substances for resale.

Gray said Sanilac County authorities have seen more cocaine than usual in the past several months. He said it’s more common for police to find people driving to Detroit to buy small amounts of marijuana.

-from canada.com-

A Vancouver man was arrested Dec. 21 in connection with an alleged cross-border drug smuggling operation.

Shortly before 10 p.m., a plainclothes Abbotsford police officer pulled over a 2007 Chrysler Sebring in the parking lot of the South Abbotsford Mennonite Church, just blocks from the U.S. border.

The driver was arrested and police say a search of the car uncovered three duffel bags of ecstasy tablets in vacuum-sealed packages. The 120,000 pills are worth approximately $1.2 million.

David Jir, 19, has been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking.

-from leadercall.com-

By Steve Sanders

Deputies with the Jones County Sheriff’s Office arrested two people in separate incidents for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. One of the arrests was made east of Ellisville following a high-speed chase.

According to Investigator Carrol Windham, deputies began chasing a vehicle driven by Allen F. Dozier, 38, 18 Charlie Dr., Ellisville, of the Currie Community. The high-speed chase began on Will Hayes Road and ended with deputies stopping the car about 10-11 miles later at Anderson Road and Ellisville-Tuckers Crossing Road.

Windham said deputies recovered approximately two pounds of marijuana from the vehicle and some which had been thrown out during the chase. Dozier is charged with felony fleeing and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. His bond will be set at a later. Deputies John Carter and Scott Gable arrested a Laurel man while conducting a safety checkpoint on Highway 588. Sheriff Larry Dykes said Charles Anthony McDonald, 27, 1862 Lindsey Ave., Laurel, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Deputies recovered approximately 10 ounces of marijuana. McDonald’s bond was set at $25,000 “I want the public to know that we’re still vigorously working narcotics at the sheriff’s office,” Dykes said. “Any time we pursue a vehicle, it is done in a manner to protect the suspect and the general public.”

-from lasvegassun.com-

Record meth bust in Gardnerville reported worth $400k MINDEN, Nev. (AP) - A record methamphetamine bust in Gardnerville has officials both pleased and concerned.

Pleased because they seized nine pounds of methamphetamine worth an estimated $400,000, but concerned because meth arrests and seizures had been declining in Douglas County before Saturday night’s record bust.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Street Enforcement Team, working in conjunction with the Tri-Net Task Force, ended a month-long investigation at a Gardnerville car wash.

Valdene Elaine Roberts, 57, of Gardnerville, Nayo Orozco-Ortiz, 28, of Carson City and Crispin Pacheco, 35, of Carson City, were arrested after investigators received several tips about an incoming shipment of methamphetamine.

-from abc.net.au-

Four people, including a 23-year-old woman from South Australia, have appeared in court over a major drug bust at the Adelaide Airport on Friday.

Lauren Cullen, Marie Dunne, Daniel Faiello and Patrick Singh faced the Magistrate’s court this afternoon.

It is alleged they were part of a joint enterprise to bring a large quantity of drugs into South Australia.

Half a kilogram of cocaine and the same amount of methamphetamine was found in luggage, allegedly belonging to the accused Cullen.

Police swooped on Cullen on Friday when she went to collect her bags after arriving from Sydney with the co-accused Dunne and Singh.

The court heard Singh was the primary seller of the drugs, and Faiello was the intended purchaser.

In opposing bail for Faiello, the prosecution said detectives had intercepted conversations between all four accused.

Magistrate Grasso ordered a home detention bail report for Faiello and remanded all in custody until January.

-from ifpress.ca-

By Sun Media

CHATHAM — He shoots, he scores . . . a bag full of pot.

Chatham-Kent police searched a hockey bag during a routine traffic stop last week and netted a haul of $100,000 worth of marijuana.

Police pulled over a red Mitsubishi Eclipse on Highway 401 south of Chatham. The vehicle was reportedly travelling at 129 km/h.

The OPP said when the officer approached, the smell of raw marijuana could be detected.

“One thing led to another,” said OPP Const. Aaron McPhail. “The driver of the vehicle actually indicated there was some drugs — a small quantity.”

A search found five kilograms of the drug, as well as $13,700 dollars in U.S. cash and $1,000 in Canadian currency.