Criminology and Psychology

Ontario man was arrested in Michigan yesterday after police say they seized $1.8 million worth of cocaine from his tractor-trailer. State troopers stopped the truck in Van Buren County, about 225 km west of Detroit, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. A car that was believed to be travelling with the truck was also pulled over. Police say the truck driver, an Ontario man, allowed officers to search his cab. Inside, police say they found three large duffle bags with an estimated 63 kilograms of cocaine. The driver was taken into state custody, but has since been handed over to federal officials, who are now investigating the case. He hasn't been charged, but is likely facing drug charges, said Michigan State Police Sgt. Richard Dragomer. “With the size of the (drug) seizure, any loose ends to be tied up will be put together” before any charges are laid, Dragomer said. Four people in the car accompanying the truck were also taken into federal custody. They identified themselves as Americans, alth...

24-year-old man has been arrested after police swooped on a house in Bicester and seized suspected heroin and cocaine.Police stopped and searched a man in the street in Reedmace Road, Bure Park, shortly after 4pm on Monday.Officers then searched a home in the same street and discovered money and a large amount of class A drugs. Police arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply who was bailed until May 23.Pc Richie Iwanoff said: "This is a significant arrest as we continue to tackle drug dealers in the Bicester area. Another man was remanded earlier this month after being charged with drug offences. "Drugs and drug dealing will not be tolerated in Bicester and we will continue to pursue our intelligence-led operations."We are working closely with our partner agencies to reduce drugs and the associated anti-social behaviour. Positive action will be taken at every opportunity to reduce the supply of drugs in the area.

Mario Alexander Boconovick-Urbina, 24, was sentenced Wednesday in Tucson for possession of marijuana after 1,120 pounds was found in his vehicle. The sentence stems from an incident Aug. 26, when Border Patrol agents tried to stop Boconovick-Urbina near Ajo, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona. Boconovick-Urbina refused to comply, and the agents lost sight of him, according to court documents. Other agents in the area were advised to be on the lookout for the pickup truck. About an hour later, agents found the truck parked in a creek bed on Rasmussen Road in Ajo, court documents state. As the agents approached the truck, Boconovick-Urbina drove toward a senior patrol agent and his K-9, and almost hit the dog. After a chase, the truck stopped and Boconovick-Urbina got out and ran, documents state. He jumped into the front yard of the home of an off-duty Border Patrol agent and got into a struggle with him. Boconovick-Urbina was then taken into custody.

"The suspect, identified as IK, 44, is suspected to be an accomplice of a drug ring trying to smuggle 7.2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine into the country from Hong Kong," said head of investigation at the office, Eko Darmanto, as quoted by Tempointeraktif.com. Customs officers at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport arrested Sunday a Taiwanese passenger for the alleged involvement in a recent foiled drug smuggling attempt, an officer said Monday.The customs officers last week arrested the two passengers who had hidden the drugs worth Rp 10.8 billion (US$1.24 million) in biscuit packets. Eko said his office got the information about the suspect from immigration officers about to fly to Hong Kong. "He is suspected to be the supervisor of crystal methamphetamine distribution in Indonesia. We haven't got any evidence but the case has been handed over to the police," he said. --

Police have broken one of the largest drug-trafficking rings operating in Greece after seizing more than 4 kilos of heroin in Athens, authorities said on Saturday.Police said they arrested three men, aged 19, 22 and 23, after an undercover police officer offered to buy a kilo of heroin for 11,000 euros.When the suspects arrived at the Kifissos KTEL bus station and attempted to sell the drugs, police moved in and made the arrests, a source said.During an inspection of the suspects’ home in Vyronas, eastern Athens, police uncovered the remaining amounts of heroin, 403 grams of cocaine, electronic scales and 520 euros in cash. The gang is believed to have been smuggled narcotics into the country from Albania before selling them in Athens and Patras.

Jaime Lopez, a 49-year-old Colombian national, and seized four bottles of liquor containing liquid heroin on Saturday.CBP officers selected Mr. Lopez for a baggage exam after he had arrived on a flight from Bogota, Colombia. Mr. Lopez presented one suitcase and a box of duty free liquor for inspection. After noticing that the liquid inside the four bottles of liquor appeared unusually thick, CBP officers opened the bottles and a glue-like smell permeated from inside. The liquid in the bottles field tested positive for heroin. A total of three one-liter bottles of Irish Cream liqueur and another one-liter bottle of whiskey were seized. The heroin has a street value of over $1 million. Mr. Lopez was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for federal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey located in downtown Newark. He appeared this afternoon in front of U.S. Magistrate Madeline Cox Arleo.

Customs officers have arrested five men at the airport for smuggling cannabis and cocaine worth $1.12 million into Hong Kong.On April 25 officers stopped four men arriving from India. They found 4kg of cannabis resin worth $288,000 concealed in men's shoes.The next day they inspected a man arriving from Ethiopia and found 1.47kg of cocaine worth $830,000 inside a concealed compartment in a suitcase.The five cases bring the total drug-smuggling detections at the airport since March 26, to 13.