SAN DIEGO ---- U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents made a record seizure of methamphetamine over the weekend in the waters off San Diego, officials said Monday.
Agents found 144 pounds of meth ---- the largest such seizure off the San Diego coast ---- about 12:30 p.m. Sunday after they boarded a 23-foot Bayliner just outside Mission Bay upon its return from Mexico, according to the agency.
The methamphetamine was discovered in a secret compartment below the deck, along with 10 pounds of cocaine, the CBP reported. The drugs have a combined estimated street value of $3 million.
The vessel was escorted to shore and the boater, a U.S. citizen whose name was not released, was turned over to customs agents.
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/1ca94fb3-c976-53da-85f1-bf8adb5b0d43.html
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Boating Under the Influence
SAN DIEGO - Authorities arrested a man Monday after he was rescued from his stranded sailboat offshore from San Diego.
A sailboat went dangerously close the shore and ran aground on a reef at Sunset Cliffs around 4:30 p.m.
San Diego lifeguards swam out to the boat and attempted to bring the only person aboard to shore, but he refused help.
"The rudder broke, and the keel was stuck in the reef, so he needed to be removed from the boat," said San Diego lifeguard Lt. Greg Buchanan.
When lifeguards brought the man to shore, San Diego police arrested him on suspicion of being drunk while boating.
There were no reports of injuries. The boat was later towed off the reef to Mission Bay, where it was impounded by authorities.
See: http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-sunset-cliffs-boat-stuck,0,6963151.story
A sailboat went dangerously close the shore and ran aground on a reef at Sunset Cliffs around 4:30 p.m.
San Diego lifeguards swam out to the boat and attempted to bring the only person aboard to shore, but he refused help.
"The rudder broke, and the keel was stuck in the reef, so he needed to be removed from the boat," said San Diego lifeguard Lt. Greg Buchanan.
When lifeguards brought the man to shore, San Diego police arrested him on suspicion of being drunk while boating.
There were no reports of injuries. The boat was later towed off the reef to Mission Bay, where it was impounded by authorities.
See: http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-sunset-cliffs-boat-stuck,0,6963151.story
Dog Sniffs Out Meth
SAN DIEGO - A U.S. Border Patrol dog sniffed out a bundle of crystal methamphetamine at a San Diego County checkpoint on Tuesday, according to officials.
A 38-year-old man was arrested after agents discovered more than $73,000 worth of meth in the undercarriage of a Jeep Cherokee in Pine Valley.
The K-9 alerted agents, who found 4.1 pounds of narcotics hidden in the vehicle's transmission.
Agents were conducting a checkpoint at the intersection of Interstate 8 in Pine Valley.
The suspect and narcotics were later turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Story at: http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-meth-smuggler-arrested,0,5679982.story
A 38-year-old man was arrested after agents discovered more than $73,000 worth of meth in the undercarriage of a Jeep Cherokee in Pine Valley.
The K-9 alerted agents, who found 4.1 pounds of narcotics hidden in the vehicle's transmission.
Agents were conducting a checkpoint at the intersection of Interstate 8 in Pine Valley.
The suspect and narcotics were later turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Story at: http://www.fox5sandiego.com/news/kswb-meth-smuggler-arrested,0,5679982.story
THE CANDYMAN CAN
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 4:04 PM PDT
Updated: Jun 18, 2010 12:43 PM PDT
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Federal authorities say a Los Angeles police officer has been arrested for selling drugs while off duty.
The U.S. attorney's office in San Diego said Wednesday that 28-year-old Yoshio Romero was arrested at his home Monday on suspicion of selling methamphetamine.
According to the criminal complaint, Romero arranged to sell more than 100 grams of the drug to a buyer in Escondido and allegedly left the drugs in a candy box in his truck.
Romero was arraigned in federal court in Riverside on Tuesday. It was not immediately known if he had retained an attorney.
His next court date is set for June 10 in San Diego.
Story at http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12624387
Updated: Jun 18, 2010 12:43 PM PDT
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Federal authorities say a Los Angeles police officer has been arrested for selling drugs while off duty.
The U.S. attorney's office in San Diego said Wednesday that 28-year-old Yoshio Romero was arrested at his home Monday on suspicion of selling methamphetamine.
According to the criminal complaint, Romero arranged to sell more than 100 grams of the drug to a buyer in Escondido and allegedly left the drugs in a candy box in his truck.
Romero was arraigned in federal court in Riverside on Tuesday. It was not immediately known if he had retained an attorney.
His next court date is set for June 10 in San Diego.
Story at http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12624387
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Buyer Beware!
Caveat Emptor takes on a whole new meaning when undercovers sell drugs. Buyer beware!
Not only is the product bad, you get a cop in every box.
On May 23, 2008 the Key West Police Department's Special Operations Unit arrested three young men for trying to buy drugs from undercover detectives. Thomas Jenkins, 35, Jarrett Przybyszewski, 24, and Joseph Martinez, 24, were charged with solicitation to purchase cocaine after they asked undercover detectives if they could buy drugs from them. All three were transported to the Monroe County Detention Center.
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On February 5th and 6th, 2009 in Chester, Pennsylvania undercover narcotics officers arrested 30 people who came to the Crosby Street area to buy drugs. The operation filled the department’s cell blocks to capacity. The undercover officers posed as dealers selling crack, cocaine, heroin and marijuana. “Whatever they asked for, we had,” said one officer. Apparently, all of the drugs, except the marijuana, were fake. Although the oldest person arrested was 70 years old, it appears that Pennsylvania's druggies are getting old. Most of those arrested were in their forties. See article at:
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/02/10/news/doc499101098b439090036910.txt
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Rapper DMX also purchased drugs from an undercover police officer. DMX [Earl Simmons], was arrested during a narcotics sting operation, according to a police report obtained by the Miami Herald. According to reports, X asked a cop for ''30 powder and 15 weed.'' The rapper paid $30 for cocaine and $15 for marijuana. He was then arrested and booked in Miami-Dade County jail. The week prior (June 23, 2008) he was arrested in Miami for driving without a valid driver's license. He has a case pending in Arizona for 11 counts of animal cruelty and drug charges following raids on his Arizona home.
Not only is the product bad, you get a cop in every box.
On May 23, 2008 the Key West Police Department's Special Operations Unit arrested three young men for trying to buy drugs from undercover detectives. Thomas Jenkins, 35, Jarrett Przybyszewski, 24, and Joseph Martinez, 24, were charged with solicitation to purchase cocaine after they asked undercover detectives if they could buy drugs from them. All three were transported to the Monroe County Detention Center.
*****
On February 5th and 6th, 2009 in Chester, Pennsylvania undercover narcotics officers arrested 30 people who came to the Crosby Street area to buy drugs. The operation filled the department’s cell blocks to capacity. The undercover officers posed as dealers selling crack, cocaine, heroin and marijuana. “Whatever they asked for, we had,” said one officer. Apparently, all of the drugs, except the marijuana, were fake. Although the oldest person arrested was 70 years old, it appears that Pennsylvania's druggies are getting old. Most of those arrested were in their forties. See article at:
http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2009/02/10/news/doc499101098b439090036910.txt
****
Rapper DMX also purchased drugs from an undercover police officer. DMX [Earl Simmons], was arrested during a narcotics sting operation, according to a police report obtained by the Miami Herald. According to reports, X asked a cop for ''30 powder and 15 weed.'' The rapper paid $30 for cocaine and $15 for marijuana. He was then arrested and booked in Miami-Dade County jail. The week prior (June 23, 2008) he was arrested in Miami for driving without a valid driver's license. He has a case pending in Arizona for 11 counts of animal cruelty and drug charges following raids on his Arizona home.
Operation Xcellerator [sic.]
In a 21 month operation that apparently spanned from coast to coast and involved Canada and Mexico, the DEA, likely coordinating with a multitude of other state and federal agencies, arrested over 750 people on narcotics charges, and seized more than 23 tons of narcotics and over $59 million dollars.
The arrested are alleged to be Sinaloa Cartel Members.
The arrests were announced on February 25, 2009 by DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart
The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for bringing multi-ton quantities of narcotics, including cocaine and marijuana, from Mexico into the United States through an enterprise of distribution cells in the United States and Canada. Individuals indicted in the cases are charged with a variety of crimes, including: engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise by violating various felony provisions of the Controlled Substances Act; conspiracy to import controlled substances; money laundering; and possession of an unregistered firearm. More than 12,000 kilograms of cocaine, more than 16,000 pounds of marijuana, more than 1,200 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 8 kilograms of heroin, approximately 1.3 million pills of Ecstasy, more than $6.5 million in other assets, 149 vehicles, 3 aircraft, 3 maritime vessels and 169 weapons were seized.
The full article can be viewed at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2009/la022509.html
The arrested are alleged to be Sinaloa Cartel Members.
The arrests were announced on February 25, 2009 by DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart
The Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for bringing multi-ton quantities of narcotics, including cocaine and marijuana, from Mexico into the United States through an enterprise of distribution cells in the United States and Canada. Individuals indicted in the cases are charged with a variety of crimes, including: engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise by violating various felony provisions of the Controlled Substances Act; conspiracy to import controlled substances; money laundering; and possession of an unregistered firearm. More than 12,000 kilograms of cocaine, more than 16,000 pounds of marijuana, more than 1,200 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 8 kilograms of heroin, approximately 1.3 million pills of Ecstasy, more than $6.5 million in other assets, 149 vehicles, 3 aircraft, 3 maritime vessels and 169 weapons were seized.
The full article can be viewed at:
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2009/la022509.html
Friday, June 5, 2009
Operation Rock Solid Nets 31 Dealers.. including Crips?
In a joint operation between DEA’s MET, the Oceanside Police Department, the DEA, Carlsbad Police Department, Escondido Police Department, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Marshals Service, San Diego Sheriff’s Department, the Jurisdictions Unified for Drug and Gang Enforcement (JUDGE), and the San Diego County Child Protective Services, and (it appears) some very fancy pimp-style cars, officials seized, forced, and warranted. Thirty-one (31) people were arrested in the Oceanside area. Their names can be found on the following webpage:
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2009/sd022609.html
The investigation targeted drug dealers and gang members in Oceanside.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2009/sd022609.html
The investigation targeted drug dealers and gang members in Oceanside.
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