Thanks Cindy.
June 6, 2008
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http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/seattle060608.html
Leaders of Canadian Drug Ring Arrested
Kingpin with Hells Angels Ties Arrested in Drug Sting
JUN 6 — (Seattle, WA) – DEA Special Agent in Charge Arnold R. Moorin and United States Attorney for Western District of Washington Jeffrey Sullivan announced that two Canadian citizens Robert L. Shannon, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia and Devron D. Quast, of Abbotsford, British Columbia were arrested June 5, 2008 in Ferndale, Washington for marijuana and cocaine charges. The three year investigation resulted in the seizure of 1,300 pounds of cocaine, 7,000 pounds of British Columbia marijuana and approximately 3.5 million dollars. To date, 38 subjects have been charged, twelve of which are Canadian Nationals.
According to the indictment, Shannon was responsible for the distribution and smuggling of the drugs on behalf of the Hells Angels Outlaw Motorcycle Club and others. The drugs were concealed inside hollowed out logs on trucks, within the false walls of cargo containers and vehicles, within loads of commercial lumber and beauty bark, inside large PVC pipes, and within the interior of a propane tanker. Additionally, drugs were transported by smugglers on foot between the Canada and the United States. QUAST oversaw daily operations of the drug transportation, which included providing assurance to the Canadian suppliers that the drugs would be successfully smuggled into the United States.
On June 5, 2008, Shannon, Quast and two others were arrested after they attempted to smuggle British Columbia into the United States. Additionally, law enforcement seized $50,000 in United States Currency and hundreds of pounds of British Columbia marijuana.
This investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration Customs Enforcement and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
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They were IN THE U.S.A.:
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http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/080606buffalo.htm
June 6, 2008
ICE removes 83 individuals from United States, more than half criminals, to Nigeria and Albania
Crimes included cocaine possession, sexual assault on children, and counterfeiting
BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed 77 Nigerian nationals to Lagos, Nigeria, and six Albanian nationals to Tirana, Albania, on June 4, 2008. The majority of those removed had criminal histories and convictions in the United States, including sex crimes, felony drug possession and trafficking, fraud, and assault with a deadly weapon.
The flight, contracted by the Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) Flight Operations Unit, carried a total of 83 individuals ordered removed from the United States by immigration courts. Those removed had been held at various detention facilities around the country, and were staged at the Batavia, N.Y., Federal Detention Facility shortly before the flight, which departed from Niagara Falls International Airport.
“The mission of the ICE Office of Detention and Removal is to protect national security and public safety by removing foreign nationals with criminal records from the country,” said Charles Mule, acting Field Office Director for ICE detention and removal operations in Buffalo. “ICE prioritizes the arrest and removal of criminal aliens who victimize innocent people, and as a result, our communities are safer and more secure.”
In fiscal year 2007, ICE removed more than 284,000 aliens from the country including over 41,000 who returned voluntarily to their country of nationality, a record for the agency. More than 93,000 had criminal histories. All of the individuals removed were provided due process through U.S. criminal and immigration courts and ICE worked closely with the foreign governments to make the return to their home countries possible.
ICE manages alien transportation and repatriation flights using government-leased and chartered aircraft. Among those removed on yesterday’s flight were:
A Nigerian man convicted of sexual assault of a child and robbery. In addition, he has convictions for multiple misdemeanor offenses.
An Albanian national who is a multiple drug offender. He was convicted of possession with intent to sell a controlled substance and has a conviction for conspiracy to traffic cocaine.
A Nigerian man convicted of fraud and conspiracy. Total losses incurred by his victims totaled nearly $1 million.
— ICE —
Thanks Cindy.