Cocaine Bear

The story from 1985 reads, "A 175-pound black bear apparently died of an overdose of cocaine after discovering a batch of the drug, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said today. The cocaine was apparently dropped from a plane piloted by Andrew Thornton, a convicted drug smuggler who died Sept. 11 in Knoxville, Tenn., because he was carrying too heavy a load while parachuting. The bear was found Friday in northern Georgia among 40 opened plastic containers with traces of cocaine."

The bear was stuffed and put on display at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Georgia.

A medical examiner conducted an narcolepsy on the bear and found problems expected from a massive cocaine overdose: cerebral hemorrhaging, respiratory failure, hyperthermia, renal failure, stroke and heart failure. The cocaine in question fell from the sky. A dead parachutist, Andrew Thornton was found in the front yard of a Knoxville home on Sept. 11, 1985, surrounded by cocaine.

At one point the bear was stolen. It later resurfaced among Waylon Jennings's collection of preserved animals in Las Vegas.

Adam Jeffrey Strong - Guilty

Adam Jeffrey Strong, 48, was convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of Rori Hache, 18, and manslaughter in the murder of Kandis Fitzpatrick, 19.

The murders were sexually motivated.

Adam Jeffrey Strong, 48, was on trial for first degree murder in the grisly slayings of Rori Hache, 18, and Kandis Fitzpatrick, 19, a decade apart in Oshawa. Strong told cops at the scene: “OK, you got me, the gig’s up, it’s a body. If you want to recover the rest of her, it’s in my freezer.” Cops were said to have DNA evidence of his guilt.

Rori Hache, 18, was pregnant when she died.

Kandis Fitzpatrick was last seen in 2008 in Oshawa.

Rori Hache’s grandfather is Bernie Guindon, boss of Satan’s Choice MC and a one-time member of the Hells Angels. Guindon is and was a respected old school biker - he named his son Harley Davidson Guindon.

Nick Martin, Rebels bikie boss whacked - sniper

Perth cops have arrested a man overnight in connection with the assassination of former Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin. He is a former soldier.

Bikie boss Nick Martin was laid to rest. A single sniper gunshot killed him.

WA police have launched a taskforce and raided the clubhouses of rival bikie gangs after senior Rebels bikie Nick Martin was shot dead at a Perth drag racing event. The brazen public slaying has sparked fears of a gang war. WA cops have launched operation Rovello, a taskforce comprising more than 100 cops including gang squad and homicide detectives. “We’re taking the fight back to the gangs in Western Australia,” WA Police Assistant Commissioner Brad Royce told reporters.

Rebels boss Nick Martin, 50, has been gunned down at a family drag racing event in Perth. He was shot in front of horrified families before dying at the scene. A five-year-old boy, who was sitting on his parent's lap nearby, was injured. Martin was involved in a brawl with a Hells Angels bikie in Scarborough, on November 24.

There are now fears of an all out bikie war. Martin was a well known identity in the Perth underworld and had survived a series of attacks.

Instafamous model busted for drugs

Instagram model Mary Molloy, 25, and her ex-boyfriend were busted over their drug-trafficking ring. Court was told the happy couple broke up weeks after the bust. The arrests are linked to a raid in Brisbane when 24,000 ecstasy pills were found.

The fortunate Molloy walked after getting herself pregnant.

Martin van de Pol whacked - HA killer

Martin van de Pol was shot in the head.

Martin van de Pol, 56, was well-known in the NL underworld. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting of a Hells Angel and 3 prospects in a sex club in Haarlem in 2000.

Van de Pol was one of two men convicted in the shooting. Revenge was promised.

Riot police clashed with Ajax fans. Nov 27, 2018.

Martin was shot dead in front of his daughter,7, in a schoolyard. The criminal was an influential figure within the hard core of Ajax fc hooligans.

Miguel Hadad Facusseh

Mexican Miguel Hadad Facusseh, 37, is accused of being a leading part of a transnational network moving tens of millions of Colombian cocaine to Mexico, where it was smuggled into the U.S. One of the cocaine plots organized by Hadad ended in a fireball when the Colombian air force intercepted a plane in 2017, forced it to the ground and strafing it with machine gun fire.

He was sent to California on Jan. 27. Trial for him and a score of others is in October.

Polymer80 Glock

Want to build your own Glock, one without a serial number? If you aren't concerned with a significant jail sentence one starts with a $149 Polymer80 Glock frame.

The 80 refers to the fact the firearm is 80% complete. At 80% the ATF deems something not a firearm. The frame is prohibited in Canada. A small parts kit $29, and a Glock slide and barrel, $149 complete the required parts list. With minimal technical knowledge the gun can be completed for around $350. On the street that number is $1500.

Carfentanil dealer Nakhari Henry-Robinson

Nakhari Henry-Robinson, 22 is facing 17 charges after police recovered a gun and drugs in North York. He was also charged with purpose of trafficking schedule I substance – carfentanil.

Tetra calcium chloride banned in South America

Tetra Technologies Inc. said it has stopped selling calcium chloride in South America after it was revealed traffickers had been acquiring it in Peru and illegally smuggling it in huge quantities. Multi-ton seizures of calcium chloride packed in Tetra’s factory bags at cocaine labs was common.

Smugglers described Tetra as the brand of choice for cocaine chemists. Calcium chloride has many legal uses. It is a premium salt used for ice control, road stabilization, dust suppression, and in oilfield applications. It is an excellent desiccant for removing dissolved water in liquids. In 2013 Colombian and Bolivian cops noticed a surge in the use of the chemical in cocaine labs. Chemists use it to recycle and recover solvents that are more tightly controlled. Quimicos Goicochea, Tetra’s authorized distributor in Peru, said it has complied with the law, and has no control over how third parties use its products. The DoJ say ceasing sales is a smart corporate move. US chemical companies could be in legal jeopardy.

Shane Wilson whacked

Shane Wilson, 37, was killed in what police believe was a targeted shooting in Metchosin, Vancouver Island. Wilson had a long criminal history and ties to the HA. Last year, he was sentenced to three years in prison followed by two years of probation for his role in a violent home invasion in July 2018. The shooter remains at large.

RCMP roadblock in the 4100 block Sooke Road.

NY biker Bernard Krynicki undone

HA Bernard Krynicki, 31, of the Newwark chapter.

Krynicki was a passenger in a traffic stop. Cops spotted a knife and “Krynicki proceeded to make furtive movements while gripping items concealed in his pant pocket.” That was a loaded 9mm pistol and $7k.

Krynicki was charged with possession of a firearm, gang criminality, possession of gambling records and promoting gambling.