Tag: Gangs

Prison Cell Phone Pic Shows Inmate Beaten With A Makeshift Leash Around His Neck

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Correction officials confirmed Monday that Cortez Berry, serving 8-years on a robbery charge, is the man kneeling in this photo taken at the Burruss Correctional Training Center. Officials are investigating the situation.

Disgusting.

Barbaric.

Who cares?

Those are some of the comments surrounding what appears to be a degrading image smuggled out of the Burruss Correctional Training Center in Forsyth, Ga., of an 18-year-old prisoner. In one disturbing frame, the horrors of prison life are exposed, while also revealing the prison system’s ongoing struggle to keep them free of cell phones and other contraband.

It looks like a scene from the television show “Oz.”

Or, something out of ISIS. Continue reading “Prison Cell Phone Pic Shows Inmate Beaten With A Makeshift Leash Around His Neck”

10 Of The Most Notorious Drug Lords Ever

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The drug game is and always was a billion dollar industry. Here’s a list compiled by The Telegraph of some of the world’s most notorious kingpins to ever “move dat dope”.

Frank Lucas AKA: “Superfly”

Country of operation: USA

Downfall: His house was raided in 1975 where more than half a million dollars-worth of cash was found at the scene. Lucas was arrested and later sentenced to 70 years in prison for over 100 drug-related convictions.

The heroin dealer and organised crime boss operated in Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Renowned for buying his supplies direct from sources in the Golden Triangle Lucas stored the goods in coffins of dead American servicemen. His career was famously dramatised in the 2007 film, American Gangster. He was portrayed by Denzel Washington.

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Arizona Legislators Hope To Make ‘Spotting’ For Drug Cartels Illegal

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Lawmakers plan to increase security of US borders by making spotting illegal. Photo: Tucson Sentinel

Lawmakers in Arizona are hoping to get a bill passed that will make “spotting” for drug cartels illegal. Surprisingly, there is no laws in place that criminalize “being a lookout” and legislators say that spotters can only be charged with “conspiracy” or “illegal presence”.

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US Border Patrol – Tucson, AZ

With her first piece of legislation, introduced Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally joined with Sen. John McCain in focusing on spotters for drug cartels — who conduct covert surveillance to help smugglers dodge border agents.

The director of the Arizona High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area testified Tuesday that lookouts are “fundamental” to the success of drug cartels, but there is currently no law that specifically outlaws what border spotters do. Continue reading “Arizona Legislators Hope To Make ‘Spotting’ For Drug Cartels Illegal”