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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : # Jamaican nabbed as ...ing ( RJR )...</span>
The authorities in the US have smashed a major drug ring which involved the shipment of narcotics through Miami on behalf of Jamaican suppliers. Special agents, assisted by teams from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), have arrested six individuals in the US, including a Jamaican man.They have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine, heroin, and marijuana as well as conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute the narcotics.The Jamaican has been identified as 39-year-old Mickey Honeyghan.His co-accused are from Miami, Costa Rica and Panama.If convicted on all charges, they each face up to life in prison.The investigation, dubbed "Operation Gangplank", began in July 2007 after US agents and task force officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department, DEA agents, and officers at Miami Seaport uncovered that persons were actively involved in an international conspiracy.It involved the importation of multiple kilograms and millions of dollars worth of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana through the Port of Miami and Port Everglades for suppliers located in Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Panama.The narcotics were often placed in cargo containers and other hiding places on ships.The conspiracy allegedly ended in January this year during which time security personnel in Miami seized narcotics with a street value of more than US$6 million.Other seizures during the three years comprised 72 kilograms of cocaine, 2.5 kilograms of heroin, and 3,625 pounds of marijuana.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : # Jamaican nabbed as ...ing ( RJR )...</span>
The authorities in the US have smashed a major drug ring which involved the shipment of narcotics through Miami on behalf of Jamaican suppliers. Special agents, assisted by teams from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), have arrested six individuals in the US, including a Jamaican man.They have been charged with conspiracy to import cocaine, heroin, and marijuana as well as conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute the narcotics.The Jamaican has been identified as 39-year-old Mickey Honeyghan.His co-accused are from Miami, Costa Rica and Panama.If convicted on all charges, they each face up to life in prison.The investigation, dubbed "Operation Gangplank", began in July 2007 after US agents and task force officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department, DEA agents, and officers at Miami Seaport uncovered that persons were actively involved in an international conspiracy.It involved the importation of multiple kilograms and millions of dollars worth of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana through the Port of Miami and Port Everglades for suppliers located in Jamaica, Costa Rica, and Panama.The narcotics were often placed in cargo containers and other hiding places on ships.The conspiracy allegedly ended in January this year during which time security personnel in Miami seized narcotics with a street value of more than US$6 million.Other seizures during the three years comprised 72 kilograms of cocaine, 2.5 kilograms of heroin, and 3,625 pounds of marijuana.