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The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
Police officer dressed as cartoon hero seizes marijuana and cocaine in drugs raid
Dressed as the iconic TV character El Chapulín Colorado (The Red Grasshopper), a Peruvian police officer helped carry out a surprise drug raid in Lima, arresting five suspects and seizing marijuana and cocaine. Wearing the red costume of the beloved slapstick antihero popular across the Spanish -speaking world, the officer used a sledgehammer to break down a door during the Thursday (17 July) operation, while fellow agents moved in undetected. Colonel Pedro Rojas of the Green Squadron said the disguise allowed the unit to approach unnoticed, using the character's familiarity to blend in — catching suspects off guard with the unusual police tactic.
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.
CNA
15-07-2025
- CNA
Trial underway for two men arrested in police drug raid on Sentosa hotel party
SINGAPORE: Two men who were arrested in a drug raid on a party at a Sentosa hotel villa in 2023 went on trial on Tuesday (Jul 15) to fight charges of consuming MDMA. Rayson Lee Rui Sheng, 35, and Tan Li Ming, 28, are each contesting a single charge of consuming a controlled drug on or before Aug 9, 2023. The offence carries between one and 10 years' jail, and a fine of up to S$10,000 (US$7,800). A total of 49 men were arrested at the party, which was believed to have been organised through a closed chat group. Substances including ecstasy and ketamine and drug paraphernalia were seized in the raid. MDMA is also known as ecstasy. The court heard that Lee and Tan attended the party at Sofitel SG Sentosa Resort & Spa between 8pm on Aug 8, 2023 and the early hours of Aug 9. They had various drinks at the gathering. At about 5.40am on Aug 9, 2023, police officers raided the hotel villa after receiving information about drug-related activity taking place there. The party attendees were arrested at about 10.15am. Lee and Tan each provided two urine samples and one hair sample. Under analysis by the Health Sciences Authority, all the samples were found to contain MDMA. The hair samples also contained ketamine. The legal effect of this is that each man is presumed to have consumed MDMA "until the contrary is proved", said Deputy Public Prosecutors Jocelyn Teo and Dhiraj G Chainani in their opening statement. They noted that Lee and Tan did not challenge that their urine samples were obtained according to regulations, and found to contain MDMA. "Given the statutory presumption in section 22 of the Misuse of Drugs Act, the burden of proof rests upon Mr Tan and Dr Lee to rebut the presumption on a balance of probabilities," they said.
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Yahoo
St. Johns County drug bust leads to two arrests, rattles community
A major drug bust in St. Johns County leaves two people arrested and a neighborhood rattled. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, SWAT, and other specialized units raided a West Augustine home for drugs on June 5th. Investigators told Action News Jax that the amount of drugs they found has the potential to kill thousands of people. The Sheriff's Office says they seized: 4 ounces of Methamphetamine 17.5 grams Fentanyl 2.2 grams of suspected Ketamine 7 Firearms Ammunition Drug paraphernalia [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Baron Long (left) and Steven Jones (right) were arrested and are both facing several charges. 'I've seen frequent people coming in and out, but not knowing the nature of what was on,' said West Augustine community mentor Mark James. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] James has been living in West Augustine his entire life. He says he's not surprised by the scale of the raid. 'I am happy that the SWAT team came in and is trying to help clean it up through the sheriff's office,' said James. 'I think those efforts are needed in our community.' You can watch the full raid by clicking here. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
CTV News
03-07-2025
- CTV News
Sudbury police raid downtown shop selling magic mushrooms
Police in Greater Sudbury raided a store in downtown Sudbury that was selling psilocybin, better known as magic mushrooms. Two people have been arrested and drugs and cash seized after Greater Sudbury Police raided a store downtown that was selling psilocybin, better known as magic mushrooms. In a news release Thursday, police said the store was linked to an illegal operation that opened in November 2024. Mushrooms2 Police seized $18,000 in cash and $16,500 in psilocybin, better known as magic mushrooms (Sudbury police photo) 'Psilocybin is a controlled drug under Schedule III of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and selling psilocybin carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison,' the release said. When the store – known as Shroomyz -- opened in November on Elm Street, police said they visited with the employees, who 'voluntarily shutdown the store and enforcement was not pursued.' However, in April of this year, the store moved across the street and was preparing to reopen. From education to enforcement Police then 'transitioned the approach from education to enforcement and a drug investigation was initiated.' Detectives raided the store July 2 and two employees who were selling psilocybin products were arrested. Police seized more than 300 packages of psilocybin products including dry psilocybin, psilocybin edibles and psilocybin capsules worth $16,500. 'Also seized was $18,000 in cash from the sale of psilocybin,' police said. Charges for the two employees include several counts of drug trafficking and possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000. Both suspects have since been released with a future court date to answer to the charges. 'We would like to remind our community that selling and possessing psilocybin is still illegal and officers will continue with enforcement,' police said.
