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Free Malaysia Today
3 days ago
- Free Malaysia Today
4 drug dealers nabbed in raid on private party in Subang Jaya
Subang Jaya police chief Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said 12 of those arrested tested positive for drug use. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : A police raid on a private party by college and university students at a bungalow in Subang Jaya early this morning saw the arrests of four drug dealers. Subang Jaya police chief Wan Azlan Wan Mamat said police checked 38 people – 25 Malaysians and 13 foreigners – in the 12.30am raid. 'The majority of them were between 18 and 27 years old and were college and university students,' Kosmo reported him as saying. He said police arrested four men between 21 and 25 years, all Malaysians, for suspected involvement in drug distribution. 'Also seized were 6.5g of marijuana and 1.7g of ketamine,' he said. Wan Azlan said all those arrested were brought to the Subang Jaya police headquarters for urine tests, and 12 of them – nine Malaysians and three foreigners – tested positive for drug use. 'They have all been detained for further investigation,' he said.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Daily Mail
Hammer of justice! Drug dealers watch in bewilderment as police dressed in superhero costumes smash down door and shut down narcotics operation
This is the moment Peruvian police officers in superhero costumes arrive at house being used to run a drug-dealing operation and smash down the entrance using a sledgehammer. The caped crusaders then force their way into the building and seize packages of cocaine and marijuana, as the suspects watch on in bewilderment. Click above to watch the video in full.
CBC
6 days ago
- CBC
Cambridge Bay RCMP charge 4 men in connection with violent assault
RCMP in Cambridge Bay have charged four men in connection with a serious assault in the Nunavut community. RCMP said two men were assaulted with weapons early Tuesday morning by two other individuals who they knew. Police said both men were seriously injured and flown out of the territory to receive further medical treatment. On Friday, RCMP said in a news release they had charged three men, ranging in age from 18 to 22, with aggravated assault, forcible confinement, robbery with a firearm and drug trafficking, among other charges. None of the men facing these charges are from the territory. One is from British Columbia and the other two are from Alberta. A fourth man, a 19-year-old from Cambridge Bay, was charged with assault. These charges come as people in Cambridge Bay are calling for more action against drug dealers and drug-related violence in the community. 'These drugs are very, very scary' A woman, who said her son was one of the two victims of the alleged assault, wrote on Facebook on Tuesday that her son had been badly beaten, and provided graphic details. CBC is not naming the mother to protect the identity of the victim. The woman told CBC in an interview that since April, she has seen an increase in issues related to drugs in the community. She's become "very, very scared," and has noticed that people in the community are "scared to go out." She said community members have even been locking their doors, something they didn't used to do. "This never ever happens in Cambridge Bay," she said. "These drugs are very, very scary to take and it ruins your life and family." George Henrie, a Nunavut RCMP spokesperson, said there has been a rise in people reporting drug-related crimes and an increase in the number of drug-related arrests in Cambridge Bay. He said that people in the community have been "forthcoming" with information, which has allowed the RCMP to help deal with these types of crimes. Drug activity comes into the hamlet in waves, said Wayne Gregory, the hamlet's mayor, and a lot of it comes from outside of the community. "What we've been finding is that there's been an influx of people that are not from the community that have been bringing in different things," he said. "We would definitely like to send the message out that we do not need this in our community. We don't need this in the territory." The rise of drugs in Cambridge Bay has also been registered by the hamlet's MLA, Pamela Gross. She said that many community members have reached out to her in light of the recent assault to voice their own concerns. People are calling for increased security measures, particularly at the Yellowknife airport, including drug-sniffing dogs, to stop the movement of drugs into the community, she said. Community members also suggested holding meetings that would bring parents and youth together. Gross said she understands that there "is a lot of worry and frustration" in the community, and that she has been working with the Nunavut Department of Justice and the RCMP since the recent assault.
CTV News
15-07-2025
- CTV News
Court rejects drug dealers' claim that house full of drugs, cash and weapons wasn't theirs
Adrian Myles Puentes-Reed and Khalid Yousuf were arrested by Thunder Bay Police after they were found sleeping in a residence full of drugs, weapons and $750,000 in cash. (File) An appeals court has rejected claims by two drug dealers that they didn't own a large amount of drugs, weapons and $750,000 in cash found in a Thunder Bay, Ont., home where the two were sleeping. The appeal detailed how drug dealers are drawn to northern Ontario because of the massive profits to be made. Previous cases have shown dealers often use two locations when selling drugs. One site, the 'trap house,' is where the drugs are actually sold, often the home of an addict who is provided drugs in exchange for the use of their residence. Dealers have minimal money and drugs on hand at the trap house. That way, they minimize their risk in case they are robbed or if they are busted by police. As their supply runs low, they return to the 'safe house' to resupply and to drop off the cash they received selling drugs, before returning to the trap house. 'Expert evidence was led at trial suggesting that Thunder Bay had become somewhat of a hub for drug trafficking, a place where various drugs were sold at higher-than-average prices,' the appeals court decision said. 'The expert testified that drug dealers from outside of Thunder Bay were known to have taken over residential premises in Thunder Bay and were using them in two ways.' 'Expert evidence was led at trial suggesting that Thunder Bay had become somewhat of a hub for drug trafficking, a place where various drugs were sold at higher-than-average prices.' — Court of Appeal for Ontario While trap houses are relatively accessible, the court said access to safe houses is 'limited to other mid-level and higher-level drug traffickers that were doing business at the homes.' The two dealers in this case -- Adrian Myles Puentes-Reed and Khalid Yousuf – were convicted on Feb. 24, 2023, of eight counts of drug trafficking, as well as weapons offences and possession of the proceeds of crime. Puentes-Reed received a nine-year sentence and Yousuf eight years. Both appealed their convictions. Police discovered the safe house thanks to the landlord, who entered to make a repair and found firearms in plain view. 'When the police entered the residence, they found it bursting with drugs and drug paraphernalia, cash and firearms,' the court said. Officers saw crack and cannabis on a kitchen counter, alongside a Glock firearm and $90,000 in cash. Another $27,000 in cash was in a bag in the kitchen. Another Glock was on a living room table, alongside a Brevete handgun and a .380 calibre Browning handgun. They found 800 grams of cocaine in a bag on a couch, $400,000 in cash in a duffle bag in a closet and more than $75,000 in cash stored in shoe boxes. Handguns on the living room table 'There were also scales, hydromorphone pills and over 800 oxycodone pills discovered in the residence, along with a money counter and envelopes of cash,' the court said. When all the cash was counted, it totalled about three-quarters of a million dollars. After entering the house, police eventually moved up to the third floor, where they found the two men asleep 'in a drug-induced state.' 'The critical issue at this judge-alone trial was whether the appellants were in possession of the proceeds of crime, drugs and firearms,' the decision said. 'The trial judge concluded that they were and entered convictions.' In his appeal, Puentes-Reed insisted he was in Thunder Bay not to sell drugs, but with the goal of building and operating a hip-hop studio. 'He tried to distance himself from the safe house, claiming that it was not his intention to build his hip-hop business from there,' the court said. 'Indeed, he claimed that he was not even staying in the home on this visit to Thunder Bay.' Was just a 'coincidence' He claimed that a third person had brought him and Yousef to the house 'in a drug-induced state,' and he had no recollection of how he got there. The fact that he was sleeping in a bedroom with more than $450,000 in the closet was pure 'coincidence.' The trial judge rejected that testimony as 'entirely incapable of belief,' and pointed to the fact that his passport was found in a drawer, along with Canada Revenue Agency documents in his name. Plus, a jacket hanging in the closet had a credit card in his name in the pocket. The appeals court ruled the trial judge had 'ample evidence' upon which to base a guilty verdict. The case against Yousef, however, was less obvious. In his appeal, he claimed that there was evidence only that he 'was found in a residence containing a significant amount of contraband' and nothing else. However, the trial judge reasoned that 'only individuals involved in the drug operation would be left unsupervised in the safe house.' With such a large quantity of drugs, cash and weapons in plain view, it is something that Yousef would have had to notice as he passed through the house on his way to the third floor to sleep, 'even someone in an inebriated state.' 'In my view, Mr. Yousuf's proximity to these items, having to pass them on the way up the stairs, contributes to my finding that he had those items together with Mr. Puentes-Reed in their constructive possession or custody,' the trial judge wrote. 'Further, the fact that he was one of two people found in the residence leads to the only logical conclusion he was in occupation of the residence for the use or benefit of himself and of Mr. Puentes-Reed.' The residence had only one purpose: to be a safe house and it was 'bursting at the seams with contraband,' the trial judge said. Only two people were inside when police arrived. The appeals court concluded that the trial judge had enough evidence to logically conclude that Yousef was 'in constructive possession' of the contraband and was guilty of trafficking and the other offences. Read the full decision here.
CTV News
09-07-2025
- CTV News
Police arrest group selling drugs in a Sudbury alleyway, seize firearm, stun gun
Sudbury police seized $42,000 in illegal drugs Tuesday morning, along with a firearm and a stun gun. Four people from Greater Sudbury have been charged after police responded to a complaint Tuesday morning about drug dealers on Notre Dame Avenue. Police eventually arrested the group and seized a gun, a stun gun and $42,000 in illegal drugs. Sudbury drugs2 (Sudbury police photo) A call came in at 9:05 a.m. Tuesday regarding suspects in and around a vehicle at Notre Dame Avenue and King Street. 'The complainant stated that there was a group of individuals in the laneway, who were believed to be selling drugs and armed with a firearm,' Sudbury police said in a news release Wednesday. 'Officers were provided with a description of the vehicle and individuals believed to be involved.' Police arrived near the laneway and spotted a vehicle matching the description they received. Fled when they saw police 'When the driver and occupants saw the marked police cruiser, the driver immediately drove out of the parking lot,' police said. 'Officers conducted a traffic stop on Notre Dame Avenue where it was confirmed that the individuals inside the vehicle matched the descriptions of those believed to be selling drugs and armed with a gun.' Suspecting a weapon was present, police placed the four 'under investigative detention.' 'Upon searching the occupants, officers located a large quantity of illicit drugs and cash,' police said. 'Subsequently, officers searched the vehicle incident to arrest and located additional cash, drugs, a firearm and a conductive energy weapon.' The drugs are worth an estimated $42,450 and $8,000 in cash was seized. Four people from Sudbury – a 32-year-old woman and three men ages 33, 36 and 43 – have been charged with drug trafficking and weapons offences. One man was charged with violating probation and another with obstructing police. All four were held in custody overnight ahead of bail court on Wednesday.
