$38m drug haul found in sex toys

Another day at the office for Australian Federal Police resulted in 40kg of meth and 18kg of cocaine in a shipment of sex toys. The shipment was sent to Melbourne from the UK via Singapore.

Cops made the discovery after X-raying the consignment.

Mob boss Christy ‘Dapper Don’ Kinahan - update

Raids involved 750 police officers across Ireland, the UK and Spain, as well as follow-up raids in Belgium, Cyprus, Dubai, South Africa and Brazil.

It has been revealed that the catalogue of failures by Spanish authorities that gave the Kinahan gang free rein was no accident. The mob was always one step ahead of the Spanish cops and knew when they were moving in. The answer lies in the €5,000 a month paid to two senior Spanish officers. The multinational operation in 2010 that saw around 30 cartel associates arrested in Spain, Ireland and the UK in 2010 left the boss and his sons eventually untouched. The number of dropped charges, after being dragged out for years, is mountainous.

Daniel Kinahan

The boss's use a fraudulent passport came back to haunt him last week after he was charged with passport fraud by Spanish police. It was a common tactic to use the identities of homeless people to obtain passports. Cops suspect Kinahan used it for a few months before obtaining another. The man who once ran a €1b drug empire before passing control to his eldest son Daniel is now an ageing gangster who is largely retired. At present, the ‘Dapper Don’ remains in Dubai with his two sons, although many gangsters are said to be abandoning Dubai, including the Kinahans.

Instafamous pretty boy Josh Blottin busted for steroids

Australian Joshua Luke Blottin, 31, is currently plugging his e-book which provides a step-by-step guide to “get the body you want while juggling full-time work and a family.” It turns out his look comes from vials of testosterone and steroid tablets, which he was busted with.

Josh Blottin: “Be Yourself.”

US offers $5m bounty on Samark López

$5m is offered for info leading to the arrest of former Venezuelan official Samark López. López served as the frontman for Tareck El Aissami, ally of President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. has a $15m bounty for him. There are rewards of $10m for Diosdado Cabello, Hugo Carvajal, and El Aissmai.

In May 2019, the Dominican Republic raided an $18m mansion owned by López and El Aissami. Cops seized $25k and 18k euros along with three SUVs, luxury watches and jewelry.

Carlos Almada Castrillo - El Pollo

Carlos Almada Castrillo was head of Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación operations in Guadalajara, and could have been a key witness for U.S. prosecutors. But he was found hanging in a Mexican jail cell in March. Experts say the 27-year-old's death is likely a murder to prevent him from testifying in the U.S. "El Chicken" is one of three high-ranking members of CJNG to die before officials could secure their extraditions to the U.S. CJNG has an estimated 5,000 members and is operating in at least 35 states and Puerto Rico.

Rubén Oseguera González -'Menchito'

Almada grew up with the cartel leader's son, Rubén Oseguera González, and remained part of his inner circle. Menchito stood to inherit control of the cartel but was arrested in Mexico in 2017 and sits in a U.S. jail cell awaiting trial. Mexican officials announced Almada's arrest, but they have said nothing of his death. It remains 'under investigation'. Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, is thought to have ordered the killing. Eleno Madrigal Virrueta, "El 20," was found dead in August 2019 inside a Mexican jail cell, sharing the fate of Adrián Gómez Meza.

Salvatore Ponzo - Costa Rica cocaine

In publicity photos Salvatore Ponzo wears polo shirts and baseball caps emblazoned with the logo of his company. It was a different look from Ponzo when he was executed in May 2018.

Ponzo's "Tierra Nuestra Latina" exported pineapples and other fruit and vegetables to Europe. Salvatore Ponzo was also a major cocaine trafficker, and his murder resulted from a drug deal gone bad. An Italian court convicted Ponzo’s father and business partner of using their fruit company to traffick cocaine. The killing was payback for a missing shipment Ponzo’s partners suspected him of stealing.

See ----->5 tonne cocaine seizure causing angst in Costa Rica

Mohammad Shakil Khan - Operation Riverbank

After time served he has six years to go.

Mohammad Shakil Khan, 39, is an IS member who joined the Wolfpack gang alliance after it formed in 2010. Project Riverbank resulted in the arrest of 13 who all faced multiple drug trafficking and possession charges.

Kingpin Khan was sentenced to nine years in prison.

His "right-hand man" Mason Burg landed a 78 month sentence, with time served he has 42 months left.
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UK gangster Stephen Dunford jailed for life over shooting of 12-year-old bystander

Gangster Stephen Dunford has spent 261 days in custody since his arrest but he woke up today knowing he will spend the next 19 years behind bars. He fired a gun with the intention of killing another man over a drug war in Sheffield on January 12. The child survived. Dunford penned a gloating rap about the shooting, reciting it in a phone call from prison. The judge wasn't impressed. "I have not the slightest doubt that you are an exceptionally dangerous man."

Co-accused Brandon Bailey, 26, was jailed for 126 months.

Hitman Ahmed Ismail tries to kill man carrying baby - Fail

Ahmed Ismail was charged with attempted murder after a brazen daylight shooting in Vancouver that targeted a man carrying a baby. He was hit and injured, the infant unharmed. Ismail is on the run from a first degree murder charge in Toronto. Ezekiel Agyemang, 16, died June 30.

Kelowna HA Christiansen found dead - Update

Cops are looking for the owner of a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run crash last month that killed HA Mike 'Speedy' Christiansen. His body and wrecked motorcycle was found at the side of the road on Sept. 21. Investigators believe that Christiansen was hit during the afternoon hours of Sept. 18. He was struck by a pickup truck which fled the scene. The RCMP says they recovered the pickup believed to be involved and want to speak with the registered owner.

Michael “Speedy” Christiansen was found dead on Monday morning (Sept. 21) near Ruby Creek on Highway 7. Investigators believe a collision occurred sometime over the weekend between Sept. 18 and Sept. 20. Christiansen was one of the founding member of the Kelowna chapter.