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Irish Examiner
4 days ago
- Irish Examiner
Cork driver fleeing gardaí collided with car after going through stop sign
A motorist sped off from gardaí while going through a stop sign and crashed into another car. When he was eventually arrested weeks later he spat at the member of An Garda Síochána and pulled at his stab vest. Stephen McCarthy of Bay 10, Spring Lane halting site, Cork, pleaded guilty to multiple offences arising out of the driving, drug possession, and his violent resistance of the garda. Sergeant Gearóid Davis said: 'On July 7, Garda Eoghan O'Mahony observed a white Ford Focus driving erratically. 'Gardaí indicated for this vehicle to stop but it failed to do so. 'At the junction of Mount Eden Road and Cathedral Road, Gurranabraher it went through a stop sign at speed and collided with a Toyota Corolla on Cathedral Road. 'This collision happened in full view of Garda O'Mahony. Two males alighted from the Ford Focus and fled. Garda O'Mahony recognised the driver as Stephen McCarthy — who was known to him. 'Stephen McCarthy discarded a white box as he exited the vehicle. He fled and gardaí were unable to locate him on the night. The box contained Alprazolam tablets and a phone registered to the defendant. 'He was arrested on October 10 and taken to Gurranabraher garda station for questioning. It is alleged he threw a cigarette at gardaí and attempted to walk out a door of the station. He had to be restrained and he actively resisted and grabbed Garda O'Mahony by his stab vest, pulled him with force towards him, raising his hand in a clenched fist.' Arising out of that latter confrontation, Stephen McCarthy pleaded guilty to resisting or obstructing the garda. He admitted several offences out of the driving escapade, including dangerous driving, failing to remain at the scene of a collision, and being in possession of drugs. Judge Mary Dorgan imposed several sentences, the longest being six months and some were consecutive to each other at Cork District Court but they will not increase the sentence already being served by the same man which was imposed a month ago. He was sentenced to four and a half years in prison with the last year suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after he addmitted a number of charges including that on Sunday, September 1 2024, at Murphy's Rock, Ballincollie Rd, Dublin Hill, Cork, he committed arson in that he damaged by fire property, namely doors, windows, blinds, and exterior and interior paint, intending damage or being reckless as to whether it would be damaged.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- The Hindu
Adulterated toddy racket exposed
A narcotics racket involving the supply of Alprazolam-laced toddy has been unearthed by the Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau (TGANB) following a coordinated crackdown across Kamareddy, Sangareddy and Nizamabad districts. The operation was triggered by back-to-back hospitalisations in early April, where over 95 people in Kamareddy district fell seriously ill after consuming spiked toddy, said Director of TGANB, Sandeep Shandilya. On April 8, more than 75 individuals from Nasrullabad mandal were hospitalised. A day later, another 20 from Gandhari mandal faced similar symptoms. 'Tests on their blood and urine samples confirmed the presence of benzodiazepines, including Alprazolam and Diazepam. These substances, typically used for treating anxiety and sleep disorders, are dangerously addictive and were being mixed into locally sold toddy,' explained the officer. In response, the TGANB and local police launched raids on toddy shops. Two criminal cases were filed and four people were arrested. Around 1,087 grams of Alprazolam were seized, and field kits confirmed adulteration in the toddy samples. Investigations revealed that the accused only held licences for toddy tapping, not for compounding or distribution. In Zaheerabad, based on surveillance, police arrested three individuals and seized 770 grams of Alprazolam along with ₹7.5 lakh in cash. The drugs were manufactured in an illegal lab located in Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra. The TGANB passed on the intelligence, leading to a raid by Maharashtra's Srirampur policemen, who uncovered a massive factory. They seized 69.76 kg of Alprazolam valued at ₹17.44 crore and 338 kg of raw materials worth ₹6.76 crore. Further leads brought the operation to Bodhan in Nizamabad district. On May 16, four suspects from Maharashtra were caught while delivering Alprazolam to a local contact. A total of 2.5 kg of the drug, a car, ₹2.5 lakh in cash and eight mobile phones were seized. Three other accused persons were identified but remain absconding. On May 27, another 30 kg of Alprazolam was seized from National Highway 65 near Omerga in Maharashtra, along with a four-wheeler. The bureau urged people to report any suspicious toddy adulteration through the toll-free number 1908 or email tsnabho-hyd@ Informants will be protected and rewarded appropriately.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Dallas man sentenced 18 years for running violent drug ring at local hotel
The Brief A Dallas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for running a violent drug-trafficking operation out of a local hotel. The operation, based at the BuZen Suites Hotel, distributed various drugs including fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine 24/7. Violent acts, including beatings and assaults, were common occurrences within the drug conspiracy. DALLAS - A Dallas man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison today for his role in a violent drug-trafficking conspiracy operated from a local Dallas hotel. Local perspective Kenneth Ray Peters, 44, of Dallas and multiple codefendants utilized rooms at the BuZen Suites Hotel located at 2030 W. Northwest Highway, Dallas, Texas to distribute quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, and other drugs. In January 2025, Peters pled guilty to his role in the conspiracy, and today, he was sentenced to 216 months' imprisonment by Senior U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn. The drug conspiracy continued throughout 2022 and into March 2023. Court records revealed that Peters and other coconspirators utilized a serving station inside multiple hotel rooms that held quantities of various drugs, drug paraphernalia and digital scales to distribute drugs to customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According to court documents, a security camera was installed in the corner of the rooms that recorded the events each day. Other coconspirators inside the rooms were paid to fill capsules with powdered fentanyl and cut and prepare other drugs for distribution. Photographs were introduced during court hearings that captured cash, drugs, and other drug trade tools. Peters admitted in court documents that violent acts committed by members of the conspiracy were common at the hotel, including multiple beatings, the pistol whipping of a customer, and the use of a lighter to burn the foot of a female customer who had passed out on the hotel room floor after ingesting drugs she had purchased in the room. Court records show that on April 19, 2023, law enforcement agents executed multiple search warrants at the hotel. Agents recovered distribution quantities of methamphetamine, powder and crack cocaine, heroin, powdered fentanyl, and counterfeit M30 pills that contained fentanyl, morphine, hydrocodone, Alprazolam and multiple kilograms of marijuana. Officers also recovered multiple handguns, one AK-47 rifle, one AR-15 rifle, body armor, multiple digital scales, syringes, and other items consistent with drug distribution. Dig deeper Other codefendants charged in Peters' indictment have already been sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Lynn. In December 2024, codefendant Derrick Alan Richardson was sentenced to 54 months in prison. In January 2025, codefendant Antoine Marquin Thompson-Stevens was sentenced to 108 months in prison. In March 2025, codefendants Keenan Bernard Allen a.k.a. "King" and Glenn Malcolm Blair a.k.a. "Slim" were sentenced to 240 months in prison. On May 8, 2025, Allen's younger brother, Corey Lanard Allen, Jr., was sentenced to 192 months in prison. The case was investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Dallas Police Department's Narcotics Unit. The Source Information in this article was provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Texas.
India Gazette
7 days ago
- India Gazette
Delhi Police bust interstate pharma drug cartel, 5 arrested with tramadol, alprazolam worth over Rs 5 lakh
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): In a series of operations across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh, Delhi's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) busted an interstate pharmaceutical drug cartel, arresting five alleged traffickers and seizing Alprazolam, Nitrazepam tablets, and Tramadol capsules worth over Rs 5 lakh. According to an official statement, the operation began with the arrest of 20-year-old Vikas, from whom 28 boxes of capsules containing Dicyclomine HCI and Tramadol HCI (totalling 336 grams and 6,720 capsules) were recovered. Another accused, Sudhir (43), a medical store owner, was arrested following a raid in the presence of Sanjay Kumar, Drug Inspector from the Department of Drug Control, Delhi. During the search, officials recovered 505 Alprazolam (0.5 mg) tablets and 664 Tramadol (50 mg) capsules from Sudhir's medical store. The police identified the source of the contraband from Sunil Kumar Bharadwaj, calling him a key figure in a pharmaceutical trafficking operation. 'As part of these ongoing efforts, sustained attempts were made to apprehend the source of the contraband, namely Sunil Kumar Bhardwaj, a key figure and mastermind in the pharmaceutical trafficking & his other accomplices,' the statement said. According to the police, the accused persons are partners in the medical store, with Vikas procuring medicines on March 8 from the house of Sunil, adding, 'A raid was conducted at the instance of the accused at the address of Sunil who was found absconding and NBW was issued against him by the Court on April 1, who was then arrested on April 5. 'He disclosed that he has been working with the accused Sudhir for 6-7 years. Both the medical stores are being run by them in partnership,' the statement read. The accused, Sunil, disclosed that the recovered contraband was purchased from one Jeetu during the investigation on April 7, at the instance of the accused. A raid was conducted at the house of the source/accused Ajeet in Sangam Vihar, Delhi, but he was not found there with his phone switched off. In the presence of police staff and family members, two white plastic sacks containing 18000 tablets of tramadol (1.8 Kg) & 7400 tablets of Nitrazepam Tablets IP 10 mg (Elza-10) were recovered from Ajeet's ground-floor room. On April 8, the accused person Ajeet, 32, was apprehended from the Tilak Marg, New Delhi area. After being interrogated in detail, he was arrested in this case. During the search, cash worth Rs 69,500 was also recovered from him. 'During interrogation, he disclosed that he had procured the recovered tramadol tablets and capsules from one Pandey (Shivam Medicos, Gorakhpur, UP). He procured the recovered tablets, Nitrazepam, from one Vijay Goel, one year ago,' the statement read. It has also been disclosed that the above-mentioned Vijay Goel is in Agra jail in an NDPS case. The accused was taken to Gorakhpur, UP, during Police Remand, but the source of the case, Ambar Agrahari, could not be traced in Gorakhpur. However, on April 13, the alleged source of contraband, Ambar Agrahari, 43, was arrested from a hotel in Delhi, and Rs 1,16,000 was recovered from him. Police officials said that Ambar disclosed that he is running this cartel with the help of his partner, Surender Nath Pandey, the proprietor of two medical stores. 'They used to purchase these pharmaceutical drugs like Tramadol, Alprazolam, etc. through bills from a supplier situated in Gorakhpur, UP, and in order to earn huge money, further used to sell in Delhi through Ajeet Kumar at high prices,' the statement added. Police officials also found that the medicines were in Gorakhpur by the Pharmaceutical Companies. (ANI)
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Ludhiana police conduct targeted operation in EWS colony, arrest eight drug peddlers.
Ludhiana: In a fresh escalation of its anti-drug campaign, Ludhiana Police on Friday arrested eight alleged drug peddlers and registered five criminal cases following a targeted pre-dawn raid in the EWS Colony on Tajpur Road. Acting on specific intelligence, the commissionerate launched a coordinated cordon and search operation (CASO) around the colony, known as a drug trafficking hub, focusing on the residences of 10 suspected traffickers. According to officials, more than 40 prior cases had been registered collectively against the suspects. Police commissioner Swapan Sharma said the crackdown was part of the Punjab government's ongoing "Yudh Nasheya Virudh" (War On Drugs) campaign. "Rather than conducting random checks, we are conducting intelligence-led operations against repeat offenders," Sharma said. Among those arrested were Ajay alias Sunny and Deepak of Jawahar Nagar, from whom police seized 27 grams of heroin. In another case, Sneha alias Beetu of EWS Colony was found in possession of pharmaceutical drugs, including 70 Alprazolam tablets, 450 Snospas tablets, and empty strips of Prega and Brufen. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like [Click Here] 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software Esseps Learn More Undo She was taken into custody and booked under relevant charges. Mohammad Sabir, a resident of Baba Namdev Colony in the Tibba area, was arrested with 30 grams of heroin. Jatinder Kumar of Ram Nagar in Bhamian Kalan was also held, with police recovering 0.20 grams of heroin from his possession. "This is not a one-off action," Sharma said. "We have arrested habitual offenders before, and we will continue to dismantle drug networks operating in Ludhiana." Authorities said the operation marks another step in tightening surveillance and enforcement in areas notorious for drug activity. Further arrests are expected as investigations continue. MSID:: 121365886 413 | Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Brother's Day wishes , messages and quotes !
