A claim of being the “biggest drug dealer in town” did not win any favors for Audrey Curtis in court. The Torrington woman has been charged with stealing thousands from two different families. According to a Register Citizen report, Curtis could not escape a maximum jail sentence.
Ghana has announced once again its dedication to fighting organized crime, especially the drug trafficking activities and money laundering that have been plaguing the country.
Most families living in suburbia hope there isn’t a drug house looming around the corner. In the case of an upscale neighborhood near Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas, federal agents kicked in the door of a home in 2008 where they found cocaine, handguns and $1,379,510 in cash bundled and waiting for a short trip to the Mexican border.
When driving through a suburban neighborhood, it is likely that the last thing most people will associate with the area is “drug house”.” Unfortunately, drug traffickers must have a place to store weapons, drugs and money in order to drive their distribution efforts. When such activities land in suburbia, many a family find that their world is not as safe as they once assumed.
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For those seeking a high in Mexico, they rely on happy cars that bring their crack cocaine with the speed and reliability of a pizza delivery. The Arizona Republic recently published an article that captured the setting in the streets of this country and the growing drug problem in Mexico.
While major drug trafficking is generally monopolized in South America, the head of the UN drugs agency (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costa has indicated Africa is an area of great concern. Widespread drug trafficking in the country is now transforming Africa into a major crime hub.
A nine-month crime spree has led to 72 charges levied against Joseph Paul Bygrave in Australia. The Herald Sun reported that Bygrave has pleaded guilty to all counts in the Supreme Court in Brisbane. His crime spree took place throughout his home town of Ipswich in 2007 and 2008.
