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NT drug trial no-show A man facing charges over a $2 million drug business failed to appear at the Supreme Court in Darwin yesterday. Marshall Nicholas "Nick'' Haritos, 26, disappeared in July. Rumours are rife that he has been murdered. Haritos' father Marshall Sr last night refused to comment on the court matter. But a family friend said: "The word is that he (Nick) had a connection to bikies.'' A source told media that Nick Haritos had allegedly borrowed heavily from West Australian-based outlaw club the Coffin Cheaters to fund an illegal amphetamine laboratory. The lab was raided by police and amphetamines were seized. Haritos is listed by police as miss…
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Rollin'Thunder BikersUnitedAgainstChildAbuse associated with BraveHearts Queensland presents RollinThunder Convoy for kids October3rd 2004 **************** Convoy assemble's GoldCoast Council car park Bundall Rd Carpark Bundall 10 am then we leave for archerfield speedway 11 am in a convoy that will raise the awareness that our kids need to beprotected Bikers represent our lifestyle and show your care for kids ....Hetty Johnston is running as a independant in the upcoming election and her main mission is to force the powers to be to hold a royal commision into child abuse and those that allow it..... donate a couple of hours and join in and send a strong message within ou…
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A Kinder Surprise toy egg may retail for a couple of dollars, but when adapted for an illicit purpose, the plastic novelties can sell for up to $1000, the High Court at Palmerston North was told yesterday. Detective Sergeant Sean Hansen, a former undercover drug officer and current organised crime unit detective, said the Kinder Surprise eggs were popular with drug manufacturers, who used them to store and sell cannabis or cannabis oil. A "cannabis surprise" egg usually ranged in price from $500 to $600, but could fetch a price as high as $1000, he said. Mr Hansen was giving evidence in the trial of Jason Andre Hikaka, who faces drug-related charges including, pr…
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NEW MJ MOVIE 1 2
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I was just watching Tv and I saw an advertisement for a movie called the crop thats comming out on thursday, looks to be an Aussie movie about growers ( kinda like homegrown ) regardless I will get more info on it and let ya know if it's worth a watch just good to see a movie like that come out of OZ
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Secret military courts have handed out more than 300 drug convictions to defence personnel over a three-year period, Australian Defence Force documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws reveal. In 2003 alone, the ADF launched almost 1000 separate investigations into drug abuse by serving members, the documents reveal. The documents also warn the ADF's anti-drugs policy could fall into disrepute because civil authorities may fail to prosecute personnel who are caught with less than a "traffickable quantity of illegal drugs". Most investigations involve soldiers or sailors, with only a tiny fraction ultimately referred to civilian police, the documents show. …
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Two Southern California high school students were arrested for allegedly giving a marijuana-laced cookie to a Chino Hills teacher who collapsed in class, officials said. The boys, both 17, were arrested Thursday at Ayala High School after the 53-year-old U.S. history teacher ate the cookie and collapsed during class May 28. They face felony charges related to poisoning, authorities said Friday. The teacher, identified as Frank Palminteri, spent several days in the hospital but has since been discharged and is recovering at home, said Julie Gobin, spokeswoman for Chino Valley Unified School District. Palminteri declined to comment. The two high school seniors were…
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CHIFLEY Local Area Command er Superintendent Martin Wookey said he believes the cannabis seized on Thursday was destined for distribution in the local area., Supt Wookey said the seizure and subsequent arrest was the result of an ongoing operation and that further arrests were likely., "It's certainly an outstanding result, and I believe we have smashed a major drug distribution ring in the Bathurst and Lithgow areas,” he said, adding the investigation was part of an ongoing focus in the Chifley Local Area Command targeting the distribution of illegal drugs in the area. Author: Western Advocate Date: 05/06/04 Source: Western Advocate Copyright: Western Advocate
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A French secondary-school student was taken into custody by police after giving his German teacher and several students a cake laced with cannabis, police sources in the city of Meaux said on Thursday. The teacher and the students who tasted the so-called "space cake" last week became lightly intoxicated and had to be treated in hospital. The 17-year-old student who baked the cake was questioned early on Thursday. Administering harmful substances is a misdemeanour punishable by up to three years in prison. Author: Sapa-dpa Date: 06/06/04 Source: IOL Copyright: IOL
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Stockholm: A Swedish art exhibit featuring cannabis plants may have to be cancelled after police confiscated the plants in a drugs bust. The exhibition was to open on Saturday in the university town of Lund and titled Counterclockwise Circumambulation, was partially destroyed when police cut the plants to take them away as evidence, artist Sture Johannesson said. The plant is grown in the region for its fibres and Swedish media said Johannesson's hemp was not the type used by smokers. He could replace the plants, but said they had already begun to grow back. "They will have to come back on a regular basis to prune," he said. By TMVS Date: 07/05/04 Source: ST…
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http://www.rense.com/general53/cirtua.htm By Daniel Terdiman Wired News 5-25-4 The world of massively multiplayer online games is often a dangerous place, what with constant threats from bloodthirsty monsters and murderous non-player characters. But now players have even more peril to contend with: addictive drugs that can incapacitate or kill their characters. The designers of Achaea, one of the biggest online text-based games, have recently introduced a virtual addictive drug -- known as gleam -- as part of a story line in which a crime ring has been attempting to infiltrate the game's cities. And some players can't take it fast enough. "What we wanted to do w…
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Busted: Drug ring cracked, 12 arrested during raids Saturday, 22 May 2004 POLICE believe they have cracked another major Bendigo drug trafficking ring, with 12 people arrested during raids on city properties yesterday. Thousands of dollars in cash, three cars, mobile phones, illegal drugs and stolen property were seized during raids conducted by 37 police officers and the Melbourne-based dog squad. Partygoers at a house in Golden Square stood handcuffed along a fence, sat cross-legged on the front porch and perched in deck chairs while police searched the property early yesterday morning. The raids continued on houses in Kennington and Flora Hill, where the parents of…
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More than 25 people have been arrested after a two-day multi-agency sweep marking the second anniversary of police Operation Vikings. The campaign, conducted in inner, northern and western Sydney, the Tweed and Byron Bay in northern NSW and in Albury, in the state's south, targeted drugs, concealed weapons, anti-social behaviour, street crime and violence. The Vikings unit, highway patrol, dog squad, mounted police and local area commands were joined by officers from the Roads and Traffic Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, the adolescent unit of the Community Services department, Naval police and Sydney City Council parking rangers. NSW officers were also a…
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http://www.rense.com/general52/scanner.htm By Marie Woolf Chief Political Correspondent The Independent - UK 5-9-4 It may sound like a gadget from a futuristic film but the full body scanner, which sees straight through people's clothing, is coming soon to airports in the UK. A hi-tech security screening system, designed to detect guns and other offensive weapons concealed on the body, will be unveiled this month by the defence technology firm Qinetiq, which is part-owned by the Government. The scanners, expected to be deployed within a year as part of Britain's armoury against terror, capture the naked image of a traveller even if he or she is wearing several …
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German police have arrested a green-fingered pensioner harvesting cannabis plants in her Hamburg home after someone tipped them off to a strong smell, authorities say In a dawn raid of the 68-year-old's flat, police found marijuana plants in her bathroom, bedroom and living room. "Police discovered a plantation of approximately 170 cannabis plants as well as a special lighting and ventilation system," said a police spokesman. "It was very professional." Five kg (11 lb) of cannabis, freshly harvested and already packaged, were also discovered in the woman's home, which she shares with her 39-year-old son. "The woman was tending to the plants and watering them b…
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A number of cannabis plants were seized during a search of a house in Geelong earlier this morning along with a one metre long alligator found in a child's wading pool. The alligator is the first to be seized in Victoria and was taken to Melbourne Zoo while the Department of Sustainability and Environment continue their investigations.
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