Two people are in custody after a Border Patrol search of their vehicle Thursday near Quartzsite yielded 42 pounds of cocaine, the patrol said.The seizure came at the Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 95 near Quartzsite after a drug-sniffing dog alerted patrol agents to the possible presence of drugs in the 2000 Chevrolet Venture minivan, the patrol said.The cocaine, wrapped in 17 packages, was found in a false compartment in the roof of the minivan, according to the patrol.The dog alerted agents to the drugs after the van had been referred to a secondary inspection area so agents could determine the occupants' immigration status, the patrol said.The unidentified driver is a legal resident of the United States while the passenger is a U.S. citizen, according to the patrol.Both were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the patrol said.
Daniel Bailey has been told to pay up £194,370 by a court. If he fails to hand over the money within six months, he will face a three-year jail term.
Daniel Bailey (35) avoided prison when he received a 26-week suspended sentence after pleading guilty to producing cannabis. But following a separate investigation into his finances by police, he has been told to pay up £194,370 by a court. If he fails to hand over the money within six months, he will face a three-year jail term.During a hearing brought by police under the Proceeds of Crime Act, Lincoln Crown Court was told officers swooped on Bailey's home, near Spalding, on August 5, 2005. They searched the property and found 22 cannabis plants growing among the flowers in his back garden.More cannabis seedlings were discovered in a shed, and two small lumps of the drug were seized in the house.Bailey was subsequently convicted of production of cannabis, which triggered the probe into his financial affairs.The further enquiries showed that in the six years before his arrest, Bailey had claimed incapacity benefit and income support to the tune of more than £21,000, to which he was...
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