Trucker who imported 30kg of cocaine pulls 10 years - appeal quashed

A trucker who helped himself to product as he hauled a multi-million cocaine shipment was sentenced in Windsor to a 10-year prison term. His appeal was dismissed. Manpreet Dhatt might have received a shorter bit were it not for the fact he was high on coke while he drove his commercial rig on the highway. CBSA officers discovered 30.2 kg of 94% pure cocaine mixed in with a load of California oranges after Dhatt crossed the Ambassador Bridge into Canada on Dec. 27, 2016. Cops say the load could have been worth $4.8m.

Like 99.9% of truckers that get busted, Dhatt argued that he had been threatened with death. There was no evidence. Dhatt was left with seven years and 321 days. He will likely be deported back to India when his sentence expires.

Harpreet Singh Uppal, 11 year old son whacked in Edmonton - update

Police release video of suspects and vehicle in southside shooting: EPS is releasing video and images of the suspects and their vehicle in hopes of generating additional information related to the shooting deaths of a father and son last Thursday.https://t.co/Guh50ivlcH pic.twitter.com/6Luka7qdgz — Edmonton Police (@edmontonpolice) November 13, 2023

Cops have released video and images of suspects linked to the killing of Harpreet Singh Uppal and his son. They call the killings "sick and twisted." An 11-year-old boy slain with his father in a targeted shooting in Edmonton was intentionally killed say cops. Harpreet Singh Uppal, 41, and his son were gunned down outside a gas station. Uppal was a high level drug dealer and a prominent Brothers Keepers associate. He survived an attempted hit in 2021.

Return to Nature Funeral Home

The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were busted after the decaying remains of at least 189 people were recently found at their facility. Jon and Carrie Hallford were arrested on suspicion of four felonies — abuse of a corpse, theft, money laundering and forgery. They allowed the remains of the dead to rot away while they sent families fake ashes.

The remains were found Oct. 4 by cops responding to a report of an “abhorrent smell” inside the company’s decrepit building. Officials estimated there were 115 bodies inside, but the number rose to 189.

Spanked by BCSC's Dougie Muir - revisited 'rewards'

Latest and greatest to hit securities in British Columbia is news of cash rewards for ratting out crooks. Before citizens figure they have hit the bonanza jackpot with the THOUSANDS of open criminals operating in Vancouver they best consider they are being played for fools. This citizen has, over the decades, laid out a dozen scams of various sizes, including 'BridgeMark'. How many did the BCSC 'do' anything about? Nada one. Dougie Muir was forced to do something with BridgeMark after journalist Graeme Wood blew the scheme wide open.

"The more valuable your information is, the more we may pay you,” Brenda Leong, chair and CEO said.

So citizens. This man is UBER bigshot Dougie Muir, head of pee pee pulling or something or other at the BCSC. Did he e-mail to congratulate me for doing virtually all the 'investigating' into the massive large BridgeMark scam that occurred for years under his fully incompetent nose? Not exactly ... "Your emails to the BCSC over the past few days have been aggressive and abusive towards staff, and you have not provided any useful or relevant information." I think I'm gonna cry. Soooo unappreciated, sniff. Sadly none of these overcompensated dopes, including puller/stroker Dougie, will reveal their 'retention bonuses.' Grrrrr my doodle. DBMuir@bcsc.bc.ca

One wishes Dougie and his overpaid peons could find the time to bust the open securities criminals scamming folks in the clear open instead of harassing bloggers doing their fukkin jobs for them.

Crooktard Martin Shkreli - 'Pharma Bro'

"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli described his time locked up in a federal prison like it was straight out of "Goodfellas." Shkreli served more than four years at a low-security Pennsylvania prison after he was convicted of securities fraud in 2017. The pup did well in mimimum, rubbing shoulders with old gangsters at the end of their sentences. "It was fun," Shkreli said. Perhaps this goofus should try a real federal prison next time.

Destroying cocaine

In September, Ireland made it's largest ever drug seizure. Over two tonnes of cocaine was recovered after cops stormed a cargo ship off the County Cork coast. About 30% of the cocaine has been incinerated so far. Cocaine burns poorly and has toxic elements. Antwerp’s position as the top destination for cocaine produced in South America resulted in authorities there being unable to destroy their large and growing stockpiles fast enough. Customs officials at the port of Antwerp seized about 110 tonnes of cocaine in 2022, another record.

So much cocaine was seized in Ecuador in 2021 the government requested aid from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. They advised a method called encapsulation. "Cocaine, cement, sand and water are mixed. During setting, the cement reacts chemically with the other material present and forms a stable, hard and impenetrable matrix."

Driver in D'Onofrio hit pulls 13 years non-parole

Embaba Ndutu Lufiau, 35, was the driver in the botched hit of bystander Angelo D'Onofrio in 2016. He will serve 13 years in prison without parole. Gunman Joubens Jeff Theus was supposed to shoot Antonio Vanelli, a man tied to the Rizzuto organization. Theus was found guilty of first-degree murder in October and is caged without parole for 25 years. Angelo D'Onofrio was reading a newspaper when he was killed.

See ----->Pair charged with 1st-degree murder in shooting death of Angelo D'Onofrio

Irish gangsters hit the streets

Former members of the Kinahan cartel, including an enforcer for Mr. Flashy, have been released from prison. Scott Capper, 28, was a right-hand man for Glen Ward, 'Mr Flashy'. He was granted early release after a 30 month sentence for stealing a £43,272 cash box from a security guard and a 40 month sentence for two brutal assaults. Capper and failed hitman Andrew O'Keeffe have been freed from Dublin's Mountjoy Prison. Liam Brannigan, a cousin of mobsters 'Fat' Freddie Thompson and Liam Byrne was also freed. Another Kinahan cartel henchman, Dean Howe, is also set to be freed from prison within days.

See ---->Mr Flashy

Scottish gangster James White made £126m from crime

James White, 46, earned £126,241,001.29 heading a gang run by brothers James and Barry Gillespie. Prosecutors launched a proceeds of crime claim and found assets worth .001% of that amount to confiscate; £118,649.50. White was extradited from Brazil and jailed for almost 10 years in August, a bargain sentence. Cops say the Gillespie brothers were killed while on the run. White, who is fluent in Spanish, rose to operate on an "international scale" in countries including Italy, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Brazil.

James and Barry Gillespie were likely killed in Brazil.

The gang's reach was global with high purity cocaine sourced directly from cartels in Brazil. The High Court in Glasgow heard a narrative which featured the brutal torture of a man over an unpaid drug debt to White that led to the discovery of an arsenal of weapons.

1 dead, 5 wounded in Denver biker shoot out

A man is dead and six others in hospitals after an early morning shootout in central Denver. The shooting happened outside of a Hells Lovers bar. Hells Lovers is an OMG founded in Chicago in 1967. The club was founded by Frank "Claim-Jumper" Rios, who was denied entry into traditional biker clubs because he was Mexican.

A "0%" diamond is worn in place of the traditional "1%" to signify being 0% law abiding.