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  1. Been waiting to see if they caught up with these guys.. For being as smart as they were they made some dumbass mistakes..

     

    $80-million mystery solved? Brothers held in pharmaceutical heist

    May 03, 2012|By Michael Muskal

     

    Two brothers from Cuba have been arrested in the $80-million heist of pharmaceutical drugs from a Connecticut warehouse, solving what was one of the largest -- and most daring -- such robberies in U.S. history, officials said Thursday.

     

    Some of the drugs believed stolen in the March 2010 robbery of the Enfield, Conn., building were recovered in a storage facility in Florida, officials said at a news conference from New Haven, Conn. At least 11 people were arrested Thursday in Florida, accused of possessing and selling stolen goods -- including some from the Connecticut warehouse.

     

     

    An errant water bottle played a role in identifying the suspects, officials said.

     

    Amaury Villa, 37, and Amed Villa, 46, citizens of Cuba who have been living in Miami, were arrested in connection with the Connecticut robbery. During the heist, thieves scaled a wall of the Eli Lilly & Co. warehouse, cut a hole in the roof, then lowered themselves with ropes into the interior, officials said. Once inside, the suspects disabled the security system and loaded dozens of pallets of costly anti-depressants and other drugs onto a truck.

     

    The Villa brothers were charged in an indictment unsealed Thursday with conspiracy and theft of interstate shipment, according to U.S. Atty. David B. Fein.

     

    “The charges announced today are the result of a sustained and thorough investigation by the FBI and the Enfield Police Department,” Fein said. “As a result of their efforts, and our counterparts in Florida and across the country, we believe that a prolific cargo theft ring has been dismantled.”

     

    At the televised news conference, Enfield Police Chief Carl Sferrazza praised the spirit of cooperation that led to the arrests; the heist was the biggest in the state’s history and one of the largest thefts of legal drugs in the nation.

     

    “I am extremely happy that the alleged perpetrators in this case have been identified and arrested,” Sferrazza said. “I believe this case shows that collaborative efforts between federal law enforcement officers and local law enforcement officers can yield successful results.”

     

    The robbery reads like the plot of a “Mission Impossible,” movie, complete with an unexpected twist.

     

    According to the indictment emailed to reporters, Amaury Villa flew from Miami to LaGuardia Airport in January 2010, rented a car and drove to Windsor, Conn., where he checked into a hotel. The following day, Eli Lilly surveillance video captured an individual looking through the front door of the warehouse in Enfield.

     

    On the day before the robbery, two individuals purchased a “particular combination of tools” at a Home Depot in Flushing, N.Y., officials allege.

     

    Just before the heist, Amaury Villa again flew from Miami to LaGuardia Airport, arriving in the early morning hours of March 13, according to the indictment. Villa rented a car and, later that morning, checked into a hotel in Windsor, Conn.

     

    Between 10:22 p.m. and 10:32 p.m. on the night of March 13, 2010, surveillance video recorded individuals at the scene. After 10:30 p.m., the individuals using the tools purchased at Home Depot cut a hole in the roof of the warehouse and disabled parts of the facility’s security system, authorities say.

     

     

     

    Over the next five hours, Amed Villa and others used a forklift inside the warehouse to load numerous boxes of drugs, including the schizophrenia drug Zyprexa, the antidepressant Prozac and the chemotherapy drug Gemzar, into a tractor-trailer truck, officials charge. During that time, they say, Amed Villa touched a water bottle that had been stored within the warehouse; he reportedly left that bottle inside the warehouse when he departed.

     

    Officials did not give further details about the evidence, saying they were waiting for the trial to present it

     

    The tractor-trailer carrying the stolen drugs was on the road by 3:40 a.m. on March 14.

     

    Later that morning, Amaury Villa checked out of the hotel room, and his rental car is logged going through a southbound toll station on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge at approximately 11:35 a.m. On March 15, he flew from LaGuardia Airport to Miami, according to the charges.

     

    In Connecticut, Amaury Villa and Amed Villa are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit theft from an interstate shipment; that charge carries a maximum penalty of five years. They also face four counts of theft from an interstate shipment; each of those counts could bring 10 years in prison.

     

    In Florida, 11 people -- including Amaury Villa -- face a variety of charges, including attempting to sell some of the medications taken from Enfield. A storage facility in Florida was searched in October 2011, and some of the drugs from Connecticut were recovered, officials said.

     

    As part of the overall investigation, Amed Villa has been charged with the theft of more than 3,500 cases of cigarettes valued at more than $8 million from a warehouse in Tazewell County, Ill., near Peoria, on Jan. 24, 2010, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday in Illinois.

    $75 million in drugs stolen from Connecticut warehouse

    March 16, 2010

     

    Eli Lilly

    Heist

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    Also, I would Imagine that they also did this one even though it hasn't been said yet.. BEST ROBBERY I'VE EVER SEEN.. Winning lotto ticket shit...

     

    Actavis opiate shipment hit by cargo thieves in USA

    Phil Taylor

    21-Oct-2011

     

    Generic drugmaker Actavis suffered a full truckload (FTL) cargo theft on October 19, losing more than 30 pallets of opioid analgesics, benzodiazepines and epilepsy drugs.

     

    The thieves made off with 14 pallets of oxycodone HCl tablets (around 70,000 units), six pallets of anxiety drug alprazolam (around 24,000 units) and nine pallets of the epilepsy drug gabapentin (about 5,000 units). The estimated value of the haul has not yet been released.

     

    The shipment was taken at a truck stop in Washington County, Pennsylvania, whilst en route from a facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to a warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, according to an alert from the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Consortium (PCSC).

     

    The carrier was GSI Trucking and both trailer and tractor were taken after the driver left the vehicle running while he went inside the truck stop to purchase cigarettes. While the truck had a GPS tracker installed the alarm was not raised immediately because the legitimate driver was thought to be behind the wheel.

     

    The tractor was recovered by Pennsylvania State Police but the trailer and its contents remain unaccounted for.

     

    A quarterly update on North American cargo theft trends by Chubb Insurance notes that there were 16 pharmaceutical and over-the-counter medicines thefts in the third quarter of 2011, around 7 per cent of the total of 216 recorded in the period.

     

    Pharmaceuticals were the fourth most common target for the thieves, after food and non-alcoholic beverages (42 losses), consumer electronics (23) and building materials (21). Clothing also featured highly with 15 incidents, followed by metals (14) and alcoholic drinks (12).

     

    Also, I look up drug bust's when bored at work and came across this..

     

    The following is a Press Release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office:

    On May 18, at approximately 6 a.m., Combined Anti-Drug Task Force (C.A.T. Team) Detective Cpl. Kevin Hoover conducted a stop on a car for a traffic violation near mile marker 14 eastbound on I-10.

    When Cpl. Hoover spoke with the driver, Sharon M. Leblanc, 44, of Lafayette, she began to act suspiciously.

     

    Cpl. Hoover received permission from Leblanc to search the car, and with his K-9 “Mako” located an area where the front passenger side airbag cover had been tampered with. After further investigation Cpl. Hoover located an electronic hidden compartment in the airbag area.

    Once the compartment was opened Cpl. Hoover recovered eight clear zip lock bags, containing a total of 7,684 pills identified as (Alprazolam / Xanax), with an estimated street value of $80,000.

    Leblanc was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with possession with intent to distribute CDS IV. Leblanc’s bond was set at $15,000 by Judge Savoie.+

     

    I'm not sure there's many people out there that are able to get a hold of 8,000 Xanax at a time.. Would imagine she might have gotten them from one of the guys involved with the truck robbery.. All happened within the same time period.. Who knows, maybe they snitched on her after they got busted..I'm sure the feds were trying their hardest to locate 70,000 bottles of 30mg Oxy's.. WOW WTF that's awesome...

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    And not that crazy of a story but kind of funny.. Nothing like stealing 3 keys and dying of OD...Lawls

    Man tied to heroin theft from evidence locker died with opiates in body

    Drugs were stolen from Will County evidence container

     

    March 29, 2012|By Steve Schmadeke, Chicago Tribune reporter

    A man authorities say was involved in the theft of 3 kilos of heroin from a Will County sheriff's evidence container died of heart disease with opiates in his system within days of the break-in, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

     

    Police sources said heroin was the drug found in his system.

     

    The sources said the man, whose name was not released, discovered last year that police were storing seized drugs in an outdoor evidence container at the Laraway Road substation near Joliet after he was asked to go there to identify recovered items that may have been stolen from him.

     

    Deputy Chief Ken Kaupas, a sheriff's department spokesman, confirmed that several items were returned to the man before the heroin theft.

     

    The man smelled marijuana in the shipping container, police sources said, and he decided to return to steal it with help from two others Oct. 12. He died Oct. 22, said Charles Colburn of the Illinois state's attorney appellate prosecutor's office.

     

    Colburn said that he was told the man died of heart disease and that opiates were found in his system, but he did not have the autopsy report on hand and did not know which county investigated the death. Police sources described the death as involving a possible heroin overdose. It's not clear whether the heroin was the same that was taken from the sheriff's evidence container.

     

    Prosecutors have charged Midlothian resident Terry Jenkins, 43, and another man with burglary in connection with the break-in. Jenkins is being held on $150,000 bail.

     

    The other man's name hasn't been released because he remains wanted on a $50,000 warrant, said Colburn, who was appointed to handle the cases to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

     

    Sheriff's police discovered the heroin was missing Oct. 14 when someone noticed the door to the outdoor evidence container was ajar. A food delivery truck blocked a lone surveillance camera covering the trailer during the burglary, a prosecutor has said.

     

    Police have said the narcotics never should have been stored in the outdoor container. Kaupas said drugs are no longer stored outside and security has been tightened since the theft.

     

    The heroin was seized from a semi allegedly driven by Jose Zamago-Mena and had been tested at the state crime lab months before it was stolen. A Will County judge hasn't yet ruled on whether the felony drug case against Zamago-Mena will go forward.

     

    Hope they throw his case out..And I like how the Dog up there alerted to a part of the car that had been tampered with... Didn't know dogs could do that.. They can't smell pills, so to me it sounds like there was a tattle tale and that was said to cover the snitch..And Riiiight. She acted suspiciously...WTF does that mean anyway???

  2. Saul is the best

    Feels like years since this has been on

    And agreed Saul probably ran the Us part of whatever network.. Theres someone else, hopefully its some related to tuco, who acts just like him

  3. Les go Devils

     

    Dominik Hasek considering NHL return at 47 years old

    DETROIT RED WINGS, DOMINIK HASEK, NHL, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING, UNCATEGORIZED | COMMENTS

     

    Considered one of the NHL’s greatest-ever goalkeepers, 47-year-old Dominik Hasek is considering another return to the ice. (Bill Wippert, Getty Images)

     

    At 47 years old, Dominik Hasek is considering coming out of retirement according to a report from NHL.com.

     

    The future hall of fame goalkeeper first retired in 2003 with the Detroit Red Wings, but has resurfaced several times since then in the NHL and overseas. Hasek came back to play for the Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators after a one season break before retiring again and making another comeback in his native Czech Republic.

     

    According to the report, Hasek could make his latest comeback with the Red Wings or the Tampa Bay Lightning.

  4. i hedged it.

    never saw this going seven.

    if rangers win ill be up nice.

    if they loose im at even...

    lunky needs to stand on his head...

    and people calling flyers cup, it's a bit premature, they have a good shot, but im not convinced we have the goaltending to get there, look at anderson/lunky other goalies have pitched multiple shutouts in this playoffs, BRYZ is far from a shutout, far...

     

    Fuck it why not???

    4,8,8,5,2

    Think thats how many goals were scored by philly.. Just a guess anyway

    But if they can keep that pace up, its going to be hard to stop them-they're clicking better than any of the other teams so far imo..

  5. I'm watching this caps bruins gm 7, but I haven't seen much of this series. Did chara block multiple shots with his face or something?

     

    I think he's busted up above his nose from that "accidental" stick from Ovi on sundays game. Looked like it opened up pretty decent..Drew blood/pen called---He's got plenty of time to recover

     

    If Ottawa can pull it off, Flyers most likely to finals, and win it Imo

    Dont see them having many probs with NJD or Fla

  6. ^

    You're not the only one.

    It was ridiculous at times. Couple that with some of the decisions Shanahan was making and nobody had any idea what was going on. Too many times this year the refs were turning their head to shit and ignoring obvious infractions. Or suspension worthy stuff that was ignored, or just plain soft. Like Weber's 2500 fine for slamming Z's head into the glass.

     

    Also more than one coach in the NHL was fined big dollars this year for criticizing the refs. As much as I hate Burrows and most of Van's squad, there was that incident two years ago with a ref "getting back" at Burrows for an obvious dive where he made him look stupid by giving a 5 minute major.

     

    Think sayword already said what I was going to say.. Anyway, I haven't seen Q that mad, EVER..

    These fines crack me up.. 10k for pretty much telling the refs they suck.. 2500 for slamming someones head off the glass.. LOL you think that will really hurt their pockets?? What a joke..

    I think they got 1 right so far. Torres'- And I would imagine when he ends someones career or paralyzes somebody next year, they'll double his last suspension. Instead of kicking that piece of shit out of the league for good. He is top 3 in the league as far as "prior history" or whatever. Doesn't seem to learn, thats obvious.

    And I say that non-biased, even though he took out Hossa.

    Raffi's not just a goon. He can actually play decent 3-4th line on most teams.. He CHOOSES to be the piece of shit he is...

  7. I didn't want to say anything earlier, but this is the first year I thought that the refs in the nhl might be on the "take." Obvious blown/non calls, missed offsides that wasn't even close, one after another from refs that have a good history.. Sad to see.. Thought hockey was immune to that for the most part. Gotta be one of the hardest games to fix.

  8. Ya me too.. Couldn't put one in on him.. Ah well.. Nash shouldn't have too many problems getting past them.. Hope Boston pulls it out.. And the Rags also..

    Phi vs the winner of bos/nyr? Phi wins vs. Winner of Nash/Stl goes 7 with stl pulling it out im guessing

     

    Philly wins

     

    The Rangers are playing in NYC tom right?? Think you gotta ride it out and go down with the ship Ralph..HAHA.. Nah, I don't know how much you got out there, but I like the Rags to win. Fuck the hedge..

     

    McLellan and Vignealt should be the first to be fired..

     

    Edmonton gonna be SICK in a few years... Just gotta pick up someone to play D

     

     

    Edit.. Ralph: what did you win on the philly series.. Had to get pretty good series odds right??

  9. Seabrook- Someone said it was a year ago today- Not sure if thats true or not.. And Shaw getting 3 games for that garbage embellishment is ridiculous.. Pussy shit.. Ref's were drunk tonight also. Canucks fans over at hf loving hossa's injured... Gotta love the van fans... Hopefully they burn the city down this time

     

    Edit- Forgot to say that it would be nice to see the hawks play with some emotion.. They seem heartless out there.. Stalberg sucks balls, and I've been saying for a while now Kane would get hit like that one of these days..

    Saad coming up with hos injured

  10. Luongo isn't even the problem this year though, Canucks are completely gutless.

    How bad is all the flopping and diving in this Kings/Canucks series though. Seriously embarrassed for both of those teams.

     

    He will always be the problem in the playoffs... He's a machine most of the reg season..I think you meant he hasn't been the problem , YET.. Playoffs come, and he starts hearing voices... Theyre stuck with him anyway.. Canucks need to invest in some guys that actually have HEART... You can't put a price on that... Almost all of the canucks should try out for the olympic team, and not for hockey...

    Dustin Brown is becoming my favorite player, really fast....Playoffs have been awesome so far..Only going to get better...

  11. Pretty sure Malk wasn't involved in any of that shit, right?? Thats the only thing I like about pit at this point..Schneider starting game 3 tonight in LA :lol: :lol: :lol:

    5 Million/Year Backup Goaltender LOOL Fuck all them nurgas-

    Edit,,,, They should have done that from the start.. How many times can you start him, and watch him fuck up and end up losing the series for you before you get fired???? Vigneault has to get canned if they don't win the cup this year, right?????

  12. Think the nash series comes down to who has home ice- nashville does, and det isnt great on the road.. Home,yes/

    Might go 7

    Ill take pekka though

     

    The sports writers in chi been saying toews coming back for the past month- if he does, great- just hope phx doesnt put a 3/4th liner out to take him out dirty etc

  13. Wasn't able to watch the canucks game. But hear theyre already taking dives :lol: :lol: :lol: OH BOY they're the biggest bunch of pussies that ever played hockey..Anyone see it?

     

    Gotta love the announcers.. He was almost sideways.. Kind of hard to leave your feet to hit someone at that angle imo..LEGIT

  14. LOL @ THE BURGH...SMH.

     

    THAT CANNUCKS L.A GAME WAS PRETTY GOOD TOO..QUICK #UMAD

     

     

    NASHVILLE BOUT TO UPSET THE REDWINGS...LOL

     

     

     

    Serious question, but why do you think the Preds are underrated/ not favored??? Just curious

     

     

    And METRO-What do you do for edm if youre the gm in the spot theyre in???

  15. Havent been around in a min-Best time of the year

    HAHA would love to see van get knocked out 1st Round .... Poor Lou LOL-That would be EPIC

     

    San Jo is out quick. STL is serious this year.. Think they make the finals..

    Hawks lose to nashville who plays STL

     

    Pitt makes it on the other side...Philly series should be awesome..Malkin is a BOSS

    Aren't the rags 1-3 against sens/reg season this year???

     

    PLAYOFFS----LOVE IT

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