International Business News - Bust http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Morocco's state news agency says police have seized more than 10 tons of drugs during raids in the north of the country and along its coasts. The MAP news agency says police caught two speedboats loaded with 7.7 tons of hashish as they were about to leave the northern Moroccan area of Larache to cross the Straits of Gibraltar toward Spain. Police then raided a nearby house and found three tons of cannabis leaves. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/10-tons-of-drugs-seized-in-morocco.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:20:44 EDT Coalition warships seized 30 tons of narcotics over the past five months on Gulf patrols, cutting off possible funds for insurgents in Afghanistan, the U.S. Navy said in a statement Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/91835-mideast-gulf-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/us-navy-30-tons-of-drugs-seized-in-gulf.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080715/us-navy-30-tons-of-drugs-seized-in-gulf.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:28:07 EDT The pastor of a Kentucky church that handles snakes in religious rites was among 10 people arrested by wildlife officers in a crackdown on the venomous snake trade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/pastor-among-suspects-in-illegal-snake-bust.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:11:43 EDT The pastor of a Kentucky church that handles snakes in religious rites was among 10 people arrested by wildlife officers in a crackdown on the venomous snake trade. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/pastor-among-suspects-in-illegal-snake-bust.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:41:16 EDT Afghan counternarcotics officials said Wednesday that they uncovered 260 tons of hashish hidden in 6-foot-deep trenches in southern Afghanistan in what one DEA official said appears to be the world's biggest drug bust. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/69097-afghanistan-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/afghans-say-they-uncover-236-tons-of-marijuana.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/afghans-say-they-uncover-236-tons-of-marijuana.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:37:01 EDT A couple ran a cocaine smuggling ring from their fortress-like multimillion-dollar home and amassed so many luxury goods that the wife needed photos to keep track of her 100 pairs of Prada shoes, authorities said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/nj-husband-wife-team-accused-of-leading-drug-ring.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:40:28 EDT Federal authorities say a Florida man has been sentenced to six months in prison for distributing anabolic steroids over the Internet. Prosecutors say 30-year-old Brian Tompkins, of Deltona, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Hartford. Tompkins pleaded guilty to the offense last September. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/florida-man-sentenced-for-selling-steroids-online.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:35:44 EDT Nearly 30 people face state or federal drug charges in a sting operation that uncovered evidence of drug sales at Fort Leonard Wood, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/drug-suspects-arrested-near-fort-leonard-wood-mo.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 17:05:17 EDT A herd of wild boars has thwarted a suspected car thief's getaway in northern Germany. Police in Schwerin say the 18-year-old abandoned a stolen SUV he was driving Thursday after failing to shake off a chasing patrol car by driving into a field. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/boars-help-german-cops-capture-auto-theft-suspect.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 09:26:44 EDT Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46041-france-cesar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/divers-find-caesar-bust-that-may-date-to-46-b-c.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/divers-find-caesar-bust-that-may-date-to-46-b-c.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 20:56:24 EDT The suspected leader of a drug trafficking ring was among seven students who pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an undercover operation at San Diego State University that netted more than 100 arrests. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44945-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/san-diego-state-students-plead-not-guilty-in-major-drug-bust.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/san-diego-state-students-plead-not-guilty-in-major-drug-bust.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 21:45:10 EDT Frank Zappa's widow is on board with plans for a bust of the eccentric rocker in his hometown of Baltimore. Gail Zappa tells The Associated Press that she supports the project, which was spearheaded by Zappa fans from Lithuania. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44794-zappa-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/frank-zappas-widow-supports-plans-for-baltimore-bust.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/frank-zappas-widow-supports-plans-for-baltimore-bust.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 09:32:41 EDT Frank Zappa, who sang about "Plastic People," has been cast in bronze. Again. In 1995, a quirky bunch of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals managed to erect a bust of the eccentric rocker in downtown Vilnius, the capital of the former Soviet republic. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44685-zappa-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/bust-of-frank-zappa-to-be-erected-in-hometown-of-baltimore.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/bust-of-frank-zappa-to-be-erected-in-hometown-of-baltimore.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 19:38:23 EDT Undercover agents who posed as college students to bust more than 100 suspected drug dealers at San Diego State University never had to crack a book to gain acceptance on campus. All it took was cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44683-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/feds-penetrated-drug-culture-easily-at-san-diego-state.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/feds-penetrated-drug-culture-easily-at-san-diego-state.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 18:51:03 EDT Frank Zappa, who sang about "Plastic People," has been cast in bronze. Again. In 1995, a quirky bunch of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals managed to erect a bust of the eccentric rocker in downtown Vilnius, the capital of the former Soviet republic. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44611-zappa-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/baltimore-offered-native-frank-zappa-bust-will-they-accept.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/baltimore-offered-native-frank-zappa-bust-will-they-accept.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 14:19:16 EDT San Diego State University has suspended six fraternities after a sweeping drug investigation that landed members of three fraternities in jail on suspicion of openly dealing drugs on campus. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44493-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/6-fraternities-suspended-in-drug-probe-at-san-diego-state-u.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/6-fraternities-suspended-in-drug-probe-at-san-diego-state-u.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 05:44:37 EDT The arrest of a gun shop owner on Tuesday broke up a suspected firearms trafficking operation that supplied violent Mexican drug cartels, authorities said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/officials-phoenix-gun-dealer-sold-to-mexican-drug-cartels.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 21:11:25 EDT Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44348-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-state-university-drug-bust.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-state-university-drug-bust.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 16:55:13 EDT Dozens of San Diego State University students were arrested after a sweeping drug investigation found that some fraternity members openly dealt drugs and one even sent a mass text message advertising cocaine, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44317-college-drug-bust.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-university-drug-bust.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/75-students-arrested-in-san-diego-university-drug-bust.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 15:38:01 EDT Nearly 100 people, most of them students, were arrested in an undercover drug investigation at San Diego State University that began after a student's fatal cocaine overdose last spring, authorities said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/nearly-100-arrested-in-drug-investigation-at-san-diego-state.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 14:36:45 EDT