Carmine 'The Cigar' Galante

New York patrolman Walter DeCastillia’s slaying in Brooklyn on March 15, 1930 remains unsolved. On the day of his killing, DeCastillia was sent to the Martin-Weinstein Shoe Co. on York St. His assignment was to stand guard as cash was moved from a bank to the company’s offices so employees could process the payroll, stuffing brown envelopes with cash. Four or five gunman showed up, stepping from the elevator and opening fire.

20-year-old Carmine Galante, a rising star in organized crime was arrested in August 1930. Charges were dropped against the mobster over lack of evidence. Galante wound up doing 10 years in prison after he was arrested in December 1930 for shooting and wounding an NYPD detective — and a 6-year-old girl — after another attempted payroll heist at a brewery. In 1979, then boss Galante was killed. His cigar was stuck in his mouth when he died.

"No one will ever kill me,” Galante is said to have uttered. “They wouldn't dare.”

Trafficker Rachid Ali Jalifi likely whacked in Mexico - MIA

Rachid Ali Jalifi, 36, was reported missing while on a trip to Guadalajara in July, 2019. Jalifi was busted with 3 kilos of coke on Nov, 13, 2012 in a cab in Vancouver. It's thought Jalifi's trip to Guadalajara was for another cocaine deal, but he owed another group for a previous shipment. Despite being at war, the cartels often ally to fight for the greater good. Jalifi hasn't been seen since. His name surfaced in the money laundering of Silver International.

David Bjorn Johnson (left) and Michael Reg Whieldon.

Two subjects of the Trunkline case, David Bjorn Johnson and Michael Reg Whieldon, visited Jalifi’s apartment in August 2015. No one was charged in the Truckline investigation. Richard Yen Fat Chiu was found stabbed and burned in Colombia in June 2019. Chiu, a well-known trafficker, also used Silver International to launder millions.

Cape Verde cocaine smugglers sentenced

From the extreme comfort of its newly-built five star hotels, the Cape Verde islands off Africa's west coast are like paradise. The archipelago 600 miles into the Atlantic is 'Africa's best kept little secret'. The region's other little secret is the presence of international drug cartels.

The islands lie along the Tenth Parallel – a line of latitude called 'Highway 10' because it marks the shortest route between Latin America and Africa.

Cape Verde is a place to refuel ships, warehouse product, and pass it on for the final haul to Britain and Europe. Exactly how much product is coming down Highway 10 became clear in February 2019, when 10 tonnes of cocaine were found on the Eser, a freighter docked at Cape Verde. It is the biggest haul of European-bound cocaine in history. The Russian captain and crew were found guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to jail. Captain Sergei Kotlovskii said during the trial he was forced to take the drugs aboard in the Caribbean by the ship’s owner. Kotlovskii got 12 years for international drug trafficking. The rest of the crew got 10 years for the same crime.

Rapper Solo 45 one sick puppy

Grime rapper Solo 45, (Andy Anokye) was found guilty of 30 charges in Bristol Crown court. He was convicted after a 4 month trial after he assaulted, tortured and threatened to kill four women whom he imprisoned and sexually assaulted. Prosecutors say Anokye is a violent narcissist and bully who takes pleasure in inflicting pain.

Bronx council member Mark Gjonaj subpoenaed

Mark Gjonaj is a scandal-plagued Bronx city councilman who has ties with a law firm that helped bring the Hells Angels to his district even as his staff attorney was compelled to resign over the deal. Gjonaj recently hired attorney John Parker, who represented the Hells Angels, to oppose a homeless shelter the city wants to build. Gjonaj’s staff attorney Edmond Pryor represented the HA in the $1.5m deal for the clubhouse in Throggs Neck. Following a shooting at the property and an outcry from residents, Pryor resigned from the councilman’s office.

In a bizarre twist, Gjonaj claimed Parker doesn't work for Pryor, though documents list Parker as a member of Pryor’s firm.

John “Smiley” Simonlacaj plead guilty to charges of tax fraud and wire fraud conspiracy.

Gjonaj has a long list of scandals. Gjonaj accepted thousands in donations from two affiliates of the Gambinos, cousins Mark “Chippy” Kocaj and John “Smiley” Simonlacaj. Gjonaj received a $11k donation from people related to a project he endorsed even as it was rejected by two community boards. Gjonaj paid over $20k of his office budget to businesses connected to his campaign donors. In October 2018, it was discovered that Gjonaj was using campaign funds to fund a lawsuit against the city.

The suit alleges that the Bronx borough is overburdened with homeless shelters and mental health facilities.

In July 2018, the councilman attempted to give $130k of taxpayer money to the Albanian-American Community Association which he is said to have co-founded. Mark Gjonaj also tried to do away with speed cameras. He introduced failed legislation to replace ticket-issuing city speed cameras with warning signs, probably because he had nine citations issued to his black Audi between Jan. 3, 2019, and Nov. 1, 2019 for zooming through school zones. MGjonaj@council.nyc.gov See ----->Neighbours not impressed with new NY HA Clubhouse - Shots Fired

Triad gangster dons goggles, mask and hazmat suit - sentenced to death

Triad gang leader Huang Hongfa was covered from head-to-toe to prevent any spread of coronavirus as he and his henchmen appeared before a court in Hainan Province. He was at the head of a 200-strong mafia-style organization which ruled for decades across parts of the country. Hongfa had earlier been found guilty of 17 charges. His death sentence was upheld by the court. Hongfa's gang was made up of his family members as well as close relatives from the Huang clan.

Mosow's former top cop off to jail - 'Young Shakro' case

Alexander Drymanov, the former director of Moscow's Investigative Committee, has been sentenced to 12 years and fined 196m rubles ($2.5m) for receiving a bribe from gangster Zakhary Kalashov 'Young Shakro'. Drymanov and his subordinates accepted the bribe in exchange for trying to release one of Kalashov’s henchmen, Andrey 'the Italian' Kochuikov.

The case made headlines in 2019 when cops raided the Moscow newsroom of the media outlet Rosbalt. The raid was connected to a defamation lawsuit by billionaire Alisher Usmanov, who won a different defamation case against a website that claimed he has ties to Kalashov. Alisher Usmanov has an estimated net worth of $13 billion and has intimate ties to Putin.

Maintaining his innocence, Drymanov complained during the trial that the FSB agents who searched his home mocked him during the raid and drank his cognac.

Peterborough carfentanil dealer Kyle Gozzard = 7 years

Kyle Gozzard, 27, pleaded guilty to trafficking carfentanil and cocaine in November and received a custodial sentence of seven years. Cops seized $138k in cash, nearly a kilogram of cocaine and three ounces of carfentanil. There have been 26 overdose deaths reported in Peterborough this year.

Gozzard wasn't impressed with his six months in jail for trafficking cocaine and violating his bail in 2015. Back then, while on probation, he was busted with 168 grams of cocaine and $2,744.35 in cash. A significant custodial sentence for the protection of the public ought not surprise. Rehabilitation didn't work for Gozzard and 3 ounces of carfentanil is a huge amount.

HA Pascal Facchino going to big house for 8 years

Hells Angels Pascal Facchino was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday at the Montreal courthouse. Facchino's assistants, Dany Couillard and Denis Savoie, were sentenced to 52 months and five years in penitentiary. Facchino aimed to sell three kilograms of cocaine per month. Facchino was routing $ 10,000 per month tax to fellow Trois-Rivières Hells Angels Claude Gauthier, who was the "owner" of the territory.

Pascal Facchino

Facchino, Gauthier, and six others were arrested in April 2019.

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Instafamous Oz fitness model busted

Sarah Rutherford, 29, has been charged for her alleged role in a 'dial-a-dope' operation. Cops raided Rutherford's Sydney home and found mobile phones, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.