Police departments
Bangor police stopped a vehicle on Monday night near the intersection of Hammond and Union streets, leading to the arrest of passenger Thomas Pope, 48, on charges of aggravated drug trafficking and violating his conditions of release. According to Sgt. Jason McAmbley, Pope was under bail conditions that prohibited him
Youth
Three vulnerable teenagers, used as drug runners, were exploited by Saqib Mehmood, Waqar Khan, and Tony Spencer in an "undoubtedly profitable" conspiracy to supply Class A drugs worth up to £150,000. The operation, known as the "Marcus" line, used teenagers as runners and was active
Murder
Two men, George Sansom and Coleman Mulkerrins, were sentenced to 30 years in jail for a £125 million cocaine smuggling operation, marking the longest sentence for the offence in a British court. The sentence exceeded those for most murders and matched the penalty for IRA bomb attacks. The men were
