United States of Europe

Scots drugs gang jailed Scotland STV News : "Seven men, including five Scots, have been jailed for a total of 106 years for their part in a major drugs and firearms conspiracy spanning the UK, Europe and South America. Martin Graham, of Methil, Fife, Edward McIntosh and Lucasz Litwinski, of Arbroath, Angus, James Boyle, of Kirkcaldy, and Leslie Graham of Dundee appeared at Liverpool Crown Court for sentence on Tuesday. They, along with Karol Siejda and Jason Bowley, had previously pleaded guilty to drugs offences in relation to Lancashire Constabulary’s Operation Greengage. Officers from the force’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit began the operation in November 2006, the main subject of which at this time was Ivan Hue, of Robin Street, Preston. The investigation identified that Hue was using a network of couriers, which included close family members and friends, to transport funds to Amsterdam to pay for controlled drugs that would be subsequently imported into the UK."

Guns stolen from gun range operated by Harvey police :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime : "20 weapons have been stolen from a gun range operated by south suburban Harvey’s police department — and the State Police and federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting in the efforts to recover them, officials said today. Harvey authorities have told federal and state investigators that 21 firearms were stolen at about 9 a.m. Monday from a trailer at the range, said Tom Ahern, a spokesman for ATF."

The Shower Posse, which the U.S. government says holds influence with Jamaica’s governing Labour Party and is responsible for more than 1,400 drug-related killings The Shower Posse, which the U.S. government says holds influence with Jamaica’s governing Labour Party and is responsible for more than 1,400 drug-related killings, is an international organized crime syndicate that police say funnelled drugs through the Caribbean to GTA street-level gangs such as the Falstaff Crips and the Five Point Generals. On Tuesday morning, more than 1,000 police officers from forces across Ontario executed 105 search warrants in the GTA and Ottawa, resulting in 79 arrests and the seizure of $30,000 in cash, $10,500 in casino cheques, 19 firearms, diamonds, cocaine, body armour, vehicles and more than 10,000 ecstasy pills. The arrests signal the first time police have been able to establish a link to the infamously violent Jamaican drug cartel, which one expert says has been operating in the GTA f

Teen dies, 3 hurt in gang shooting - MassLive.com : "Springfield teen was killed Saturday night in a gang-related shooting that also injured an 8-year-old boy and two others. Rafael Montanez, 16, of Alderman Street, was shot near 57 Allendale St. after a gunfight broke out at about 8:15 p.m., said Sgt. John M. Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet. When police responded to calls for help at the corner of Allendale and Dwight streets in the city's North End, they found four male victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One was shot in the shoulder, one had a wound in his leg and the 8-year-old boy was shot in the foot. Three were transported to Baystate Medical Center"

Man with ties to Bacon brothers arrested in Abbotsford : "Lance Wust, a former associate of the Bacon brothers, was arrested Friday by the Abbotsford Police Department's new Gang Suppression Unit. Wust was stopped in a black Ford pickup near a residence in the 36000-block of Old Yale Road with another man. Const. Ian MacDonald said in a news release that the men were connected to the house where the Abbotsford gang squad, backed by members of the Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team, executed a warrant. 'The search of the residence resulted in the seizure of a loaded .40-calibre semi-automatic handgun, ammunition, two bulletproof vests, cash and OxyContin,' MacDonald said. Wust, 35, now faces three firearms charges, as well as one charge of possession for the purposes of trafficking."