Cocaine, meth and pot prices skyrocket in Miami

Six months after coronavirus restrictions began, the prices of illegal drugs have soared thanks to lower supplies. Prices of cocaine, heroin and meth have increased between 20 and 50%. Cops point to restrictions on the U.S.-Mexico border. Reduced air travel between South Florida and South America has also affected supplies, as has the complete shutdown of the state’s cruise industry. The “supply side shock” is being felt in cocaine prices where it now costs $25k to $28k per kilo, up more than 20%.

Cartels have been forced to rely on different tactics. They used to send a steady flow of smaller shipments, but because of restrictions, they’re relying on bigger shipments. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, there were 37,380 seizures of cocaine in the first 11 months of the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. That’s far from the 89,207 seizures of cocaine in the previous year. Seizures at U.S. airports and seaports are also down.

In Florida in the past three months alone, there have been 20 cases of cocaine or pot washing up on shore.

Indian Gangster Santosh Shahikant Ambekar in chit again

Santosh Shahikant Ambekar

Dreaded gangster Santosh Shahikant Ambekar and five of his cronies have been booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act for land fraud. Several properties of Santosh Ambekar have been razed to the ground. A four-storey building located at Darodkar Square off Central Avenue, a hot property market of the city, was pulled down. The building was constructed in violation of building by-laws.

Ambaker is dubbed the largest don of Nagpur. The notorious gangster has had many charges filed. Most recently he dodged murder charges.

HA Martin Robert loses driver's license

Martin Robert, one of the most influential members of the HA in Quebec, has lost his driver’s license for a week after being caught for the third time on a cell phone while driving. He faces $1,500 in fines and 5 demerit points. The HA boss was northbound on Highway 15 near Mirabel when the Sûreté du Québec intercepted him. He was alone in the white Volvo registered in the name of his spouse, Annie Arbic. Martin Robert is one of the rare Quebec Hells Angels to hold the special status of 'World' member.

The senior biker also had to find a way to get home as cops had the Volvo towed away.

During Operation SharQc he dodged the cops in Mexico. He was captured nine months later in a Cancun nightclub.

Slain Omar Sadiq poses with suspected killers

A photo shows murdered Scot gangster Omar Sadiq enjoying a night out with the man suspected of killing him – and the getaway driver. A source said: “Just shows, you can be sitting with your murderer and not even know it. You really can’t trust anyone.” Sadiq was found in a pool of blood on September 15 and died in hospital.

Sadiq was a well known gangster with links to some of Scotland’s most notorious criminals.

Omar Sadiq was targeted as he sat in his Audi. Friends of Sadiq have posted a £25,000 reward online alongside a picture of an Asian man they say is the killer. "Police ain't doing something. Let's get together and do it!"

Cocaine importer Matthew Ross Lambert pulls 16 years

Matthew Ross Lambert

Matthew Ross Lambert has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in the importation of 157kg of cocaine found hidden on the bottom of a container ship in June 2018. Lambert also pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to rob drug dealers in B.C. and Ontario. Police charged Lambert after intercepting phone calls between him and other men after he got bail on the importation charges. Lambert bought an additional two years in prison for the robbery conspiracy, for an overall sentence of 16 years.

His net time is 12 years and 204 days. Lambert, 36, was found guilty in July. He was sentenced last week.

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Outlaws JoJo Noe tastes freedom

Joseph 'JoJo' Noe rolled out of Fall River Superior Court Friday after posting $50k bail. Members of the Outlaws MC greeted him as he emerged from the courthouse. Noe is accused in the shooting death of Eric Voshell, who was a member of the rival Sidewinders, a farm club of the Hell’s Angels.

Eric Voshell

Video evidence from outside JC’s Cafe in Fall River where the altercation between the rival gangs played out was a chaotic scene. Noe's lawyer successfully argued that Noe was defending his uncle who was being beaten by members of the Sidewinders.

Michael Graham Cudmore found dead in Mexico - No Angel

Michael Graham Cudmore's career began as a founding member of an aggressive Hamilton street gang. It evolved into close ties with the Hells Angels and the Mafia. He was an early member of a street gang known as the North End Crew. NEC became a training ground for the Hamilton HA. The last time he was placed in prison he beat up three inmates before his intake assessment. Cudmore began that sentence in maximum security and finished it in maximum security.

During one of his many prison stints Cudmore met Daniele Ranieri, a ruthless mob enforcer with ties to the Montreal Rizzutos. Cudmore and Ranieri had much in common and hit it off.

Michael Graham Cudmore is one of three men in the killings of mobster Angelo Musitano and Mila Barberi. He was found dead in Mexico at the end of June. Cops say Cudmore went to Mexico with Daniele Carlo Ranieri, head of the Rizzuto crime family's Toronto operations. Ranieri’s body was found in a ditch in Cancun in March 2018.

Ranieri was bound and executed.

Two others are suspected in the killings of Barberi and Musitano. Jabirl Abdalla was committed to trial after a preliminary hearing. Daniel Tomassetti is still wanted for both murders and his arrest warrant remains on file with Interpol. He fled to Mexico in January 2018 and at last report was said to be still alive.

Cologne Bandidos boss Aykut Öztuna going to big house for 30 months

Aykut Öztuna, Cologne president of the Bandidos MC was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for illegally carrying a firearm. He was convicted for exchanging gunfire with a rival Hells Angel in January 2019 in downtown Cologne. North Rhine-Westphalia, the state in which Cologne is located, is a stronghold of the Bandidos.

'Freeway' Rick Ross

'Freeway' Ricky Ross rose to power in the 80s as the most notorious crack cocaine dealer in United States history. At the height of his empire he was making $3m per day. His nickname Freeway came from Ross owning properties along Los Angeles' Interstate 110. He sold tons of cocaine in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, and made more than $500m between 1983 and 1984. He was sentenced to life in prison, though the sentence was shortened on appeal. Ross spent much of his time behind bars studying law. He discovered a legal loophole that would lead to his release in 2009. The appeal found that the three-strikes law had been applied incorrectly and reduced his sentence to 20 years.

Ross was arrested in October 2015 when police discovered $100k in his possession during a traffic stop. Charges were ultimately dropped. Most recently Freeway Rick Ross announced his partnership with a Los Angeles based pot producer. They launched a brand that delivers a "quality, safe, and consistent cannabis experience."

Spaniard sentenced to death in Thailand

Artur Segarra, 38, was convicted of kidnapping and killing David Bernat. A Thai court sentenced him to death for the murder of a fellow Spaniard whose body parts were found in Bangkok's main river.

When he arrived at court he held his hand up to show the words "Luke 23:34" written in ink on his palm. The Bible citation is a reference to Jesus's final words on the cross. Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." While death sentences are still on the statute books in Thailand it is rare for prisoners to be executed. The last execution was in 2009.