Ranjeet Rana - 'Cheetah'

Punjab police said Ranjeet Rana, 'Cheetah', who was wanted in the 532-kg heroin haul from Attari on the Indo-Pakistan border in June last year, has been arrested. Rana, the kingpin of the racket, and his brother Gagandeep were arrested from their hideout at Begu village in Sirsa. Rana had links with the Hizbul Mujahideen and was involved in terror funding. He is considered one of the top traffickers in India.

Ranjeet smuggled heroin and other drugs from Pakistan. He camouflaged rock salt consignments.

Ranjeet Rana - 'Cheetah'

Punjab police said Ranjeet Rana, 'Cheetah', who was wanted in the 532-kg heroin haul from Attari on the Indo-Pakistan border in June last year, has been arrested. Rana, the kingpin of the racket, and his brother Gagandeep were arrested from their hideout at Begu village in Sirsa. Rana had links with the Hizbul Mujahideen and was involved in terror funding. He is considered one of the top traffickers in India.

Ranjeet smuggled heroin and other drugs from Pakistan. He camouflaged rock salt consignments.

Ranjeet Rana - 'Cheetah'

Punjab police said Ranjeet Rana, 'Cheetah', who was wanted in the 532-kg heroin haul from Attari on the Indo-Pakistan border in June last year, has been arrested. Rana, the kingpin of the racket, and his brother Gagandeep were arrested from their hideout at Begu village in Sirsa. Rana had links with the Hizbul Mujahideen and was involved in terror funding. He is considered one of the top traffickers in India.

Ranjeet smuggled heroin and other drugs from Pakistan. He camouflaged rock salt consignments.

Ranjeet Rana - 'Cheetah'

Punjab police said Ranjeet Rana, 'Cheetah', who was wanted in the 532-kg heroin haul from Attari on the Indo-Pakistan border in June last year, has been arrested. Rana, the kingpin of the racket, and his brother Gagandeep were arrested from their hideout at Begu village in Sirsa. Rana had links with the Hizbul Mujahideen and was involved in terror funding. He is considered one of the top traffickers in India.

Ranjeet smuggled heroin and other drugs from Pakistan. He camouflaged rock salt consignments.

360 kg of cocaine seized in Sofia, Bulgaria

Some cocaine was of high purity over 75%, with the rest cut to 65-70%.

Bulgarian police have seized more than 360kg of cocaine in the capital. The cocaine haul was made in the apartment of 33-year old Nikolay Petrov, after police had found 40kg during a routine traffic stop.

Cops say the haul is worth $50m with most of the drugs meant for shipment to western Euurope. Bulgaria lies on a drug route from the Middle East to Western Europe, and Bulgarians have long been active in the cocaine trade. Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev 'Brendo', was sentenced to 20 years in 2012.

360 kg of cocaine seized in Sofia, Bulgaria

Some cocaine was of high purity over 75%, with the rest cut to 65-70%.

Bulgarian police have seized more than 360kg of cocaine in the capital. The cocaine haul was made in the apartment of 33-year old Nikolay Petrov, after police had found 40kg during a routine traffic stop.

Cops say the haul is worth $50m with most of the drugs meant for shipment to western Euurope. Bulgaria lies on a drug route from the Middle East to Western Europe, and Bulgarians have long been active in the cocaine trade. Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev 'Brendo', was sentenced to 20 years in 2012.

360 kg of cocaine seized in Sofia, Bulgaria

Some cocaine was of high purity over 75%, with the rest cut to 65-70%.

Bulgarian police have seized more than 360kg of cocaine in the capital. The cocaine haul was made in the apartment of 33-year old Nikolay Petrov, after police had found 40kg during a routine traffic stop.

Cops say the haul is worth $50m with most of the drugs meant for shipment to western Euurope. Bulgaria lies on a drug route from the Middle East to Western Europe, and Bulgarians have long been active in the cocaine trade. Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev 'Brendo', was sentenced to 20 years in 2012.

360 kg of cocaine seized in Sofia, Bulgaria

Some cocaine was of high purity over 75%, with the rest cut to 65-70%.

Bulgarian police have seized more than 360kg of cocaine in the capital. The cocaine haul was made in the apartment of 33-year old Nikolay Petrov, after police had found 40kg during a routine traffic stop.

Cops say the haul is worth $50m with most of the drugs meant for shipment to western Euurope. Bulgaria lies on a drug route from the Middle East to Western Europe, and Bulgarians have long been active in the cocaine trade. Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev 'Brendo', was sentenced to 20 years in 2012.

Tow truck industry nailed in GTA, again

York cops have arrested 20 and brought hundreds of charges, including murder, in the often violent turf war between tow-truck criminals. Dubbed 'Project Platinum,' cops say towing companies colluded with repair shops, physiotherapy clinics and car rental companies to grossly inflate bills, with each group taking a slice.

Cops say some were involved in staged collisions to rip off insurance companies.

Project Platinum began in February and has resulted in the seizure of $1.5m in cash, fentanyl, and cocaine. Cops confiscated 40 firearms, including handguns, rifles, and a machine gun. 11 tow trucks were also seized. The operation produced two first-degree murder charges in the death of tow truck driver Soheil Rafipour in 2018.

Alexander Vinogradsky, 35, ran Paramount Towing and one of the cartels, along with Omer Zahawi, 36, and Filippo Genova, 22. They face a mountain of charges. The raid comes nearly a year after another major police operation targeting the tow truck industry, Project Kraken. More than 70 – including seven drivers were nailed in that operation.

See ----->Toronto east end vehicle fires tied to tow truck turf war?

Tow truck industry nailed in GTA, again

York cops have arrested 20 and brought hundreds of charges, including murder, in the often violent turf war between tow-truck criminals. Dubbed 'Project Platinum,' cops say towing companies colluded with repair shops, physiotherapy clinics and car rental companies to grossly inflate bills, with each group taking a slice.

Cops say some were involved in staged collisions to rip off insurance companies.

Project Platinum began in February and has resulted in the seizure of $1.5m in cash, fentanyl, and cocaine. Cops confiscated 40 firearms, including handguns, rifles, and a machine gun. 11 tow trucks were also seized. The operation produced two first-degree murder charges in the death of tow truck driver Soheil Rafipour in 2018.

Alexander Vinogradsky, 35, ran Paramount Towing and one of the cartels, along with Omer Zahawi, 36, and Filippo Genova, 22. They face a mountain of charges. The raid comes nearly a year after another major police operation targeting the tow truck industry, Project Kraken. More than 70 – including seven drivers were nailed in that operation.

See ----->Toronto east end vehicle fires tied to tow truck turf war?

Tow truck industry nailed in GTA, again

York cops have arrested 20 and brought hundreds of charges, including murder, in the often violent turf war between tow-truck criminals. Dubbed 'Project Platinum,' cops say towing companies colluded with repair shops, physiotherapy clinics and car rental companies to grossly inflate bills, with each group taking a slice.

Cops say some were involved in staged collisions to rip off insurance companies.

Project Platinum began in February and has resulted in the seizure of $1.5m in cash, fentanyl, and cocaine. Cops confiscated 40 firearms, including handguns, rifles, and a machine gun. 11 tow trucks were also seized. The operation produced two first-degree murder charges in the death of tow truck driver Soheil Rafipour in 2018.

Alexander Vinogradsky, 35, ran Paramount Towing and one of the cartels, along with Omer Zahawi, 36, and Filippo Genova, 22. They face a mountain of charges. The raid comes nearly a year after another major police operation targeting the tow truck industry, Project Kraken. More than 70 – including seven drivers were nailed in that operation.

See ----->Toronto east end vehicle fires tied to tow truck turf war?

Tow truck industry nailed in GTA, again

York cops have arrested 20 and brought hundreds of charges, including murder, in the often violent turf war between tow-truck criminals. Dubbed 'Project Platinum,' cops say towing companies colluded with repair shops, physiotherapy clinics and car rental companies to grossly inflate bills, with each group taking a slice.

Cops say some were involved in staged collisions to rip off insurance companies.

Project Platinum began in February and has resulted in the seizure of $1.5m in cash, fentanyl, and cocaine. Cops confiscated 40 firearms, including handguns, rifles, and a machine gun. 11 tow trucks were also seized. The operation produced two first-degree murder charges in the death of tow truck driver Soheil Rafipour in 2018.

Alexander Vinogradsky, 35, ran Paramount Towing and one of the cartels, along with Omer Zahawi, 36, and Filippo Genova, 22. They face a mountain of charges. The raid comes nearly a year after another major police operation targeting the tow truck industry, Project Kraken. More than 70 – including seven drivers were nailed in that operation.

See ----->Toronto east end vehicle fires tied to tow truck turf war?

Cocaine bust in Hong Kong - aircraft engine

Hong Kong customs agents discovered 217 kg of cocaine stashed inside an aircraft engine shipped from Ecuador. The engine arrived in March in a shipping container. Customs officers were suspicious as jet engines are rarely shipped from South America, and the receiver didn't collect the presumed expensive cargo.

An X-ray revealed the stash and the engine was disassembled.

After inspection it was found the engine was old, not airworthy, and not serviceable. It was rusty, but the outer shell of the combustion chamber had been spray painted to make it look new. This is the largest seaborne cocaine trafficking bust in Hong Kong since 2012 and is among the largest cocaine seizures so far this year from a shipping container.