JPRS ID: 9419 WORLDWIDE REPORT NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS

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- 28 November 1~380
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NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS QRUGS
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= 28 November 1980
WORLDWIDE REPORT
NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUGS
(FOIIO 50/80)
C~NTENTS
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AUS TRALIA
Court Hears Details of Heroin Smuggling Operation
- (ZHE AGE, 17, 18 Oct 80) ...................v................. 1
Threat to Witness ~
Travel Agent's Ztestimony
- Defendant Who lhreatened Witness Out on Bail
(ZHE AGE, 17 Oct 80) 3
Heroi~ Smuggler Sen*enced to 15 Years in Jail
{TFE WEST 6USTRALIAN, 18 Oct 80) 4
He~oin 'Business' Operators on Trial in Melbourne
(THE AGE, 16 Oct 80) 5
Briefs
Hashish Smuggling Arres ts 8
- Nugan Aand Bank T_nves tigat~ on 8
Drug-C~r Swap 9
1980 Drug Statis tics 9
E'~roba*_ion for 18-Year-0ld 9
- Drug Smugglers Jailed 9
Doctors' Bags Robbed 10
Physician Addict IO
~ Seroin, Marihuana Pusher 10
Marihuana Impotters 10
'Professional Conspiracy' Alleged 11
, BURMA
~ Briefs
Heroin Seizures in Taunggyi 12
Drug Seizure in Rangoon 12
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HONG KONG
U.S. Methadone Expert Named Antinarcotics Consultant
(SOUTH (~iINA MJItNING POST, 28 Oct 80) . . . ' 13
Officials Assert Progress Being Made in Wa~ on Drugs
(SOII~ CHIAIA MORNING POST, various dates) . . . . . . 14
Maj or Social Problem
- Addicts Nimmber 40,000
- Courier Arres ts In crF:ase, by Tommy Lewis
Small-1`ime Operators
Briefs
Overdose Death - . 1~
~ai Smuggler Jailed 17
Heroin Possession Sentence 1~
Drug Trafficking Charge 17
Serain Courier Sentenced 1~
- Narcotics Raid 18
Zhai National Charged 18
MAI,AYS IA
Narcotics Committee Recommends Stricter Penalties
(NEW STRAITS TII~S, 8 Oct 80) 19
Customs To Intensify Checks on Air Passengers, Luggage
(NEW S TRAITS TIMES, 6 Oct 80) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o . . . . . . . . . 20
Narcotics Arrests, TYials, Seatences Reported
(Various sources, various dates) 21
Kuala Lu~pur Raids
Heroin Arrest
Heroin Fine
Heroin Possession
- Life Sentence
Singapore Marihuana Seizure
- Morphine Zheft
NEPAL
Briefs
- Indian Arrested 24
NEW ZFAIAND
Police Conduc t Drug Seminars for Pacific Islands
~Z'HE EVENING POST, 15 Oct 80) .............o.................. 2~
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Briefs
Vehicle Con.fiscation 26 ~
Extradition Order 26
PARISTAN
Briefs
Charas Seized 27
~iAILAND
Opium Cultivation Fo~d in 267 Villages
(NATION REVIEW, 11 Aug Zi0) 28
Bangkok Gang Arrested With Herain
(BANGKOR POST, 1 Oct 80) 29
Zhirty Zbns of Marihuana Seized in Anc~aman Sea
- (NEW STRAITS TIMES, 15 Oct 80) 30
Briefs -
- Marihuana Seized in Phulcet =~1
CANADA
Drug Arrests in Victoria Lead to Worldwide Ring
- (ZHE VANCOUVER SUN, 14 Oct 80; THE CITIZEN, 16 Oct 80)...... 32
Routine Drug Bus t Mushrooms
' Extradition Pro ceedings
Drug Smuggling: A Hidden Talent
_ (Peter Menyasz; ~E WEIICEND SUN, 11 Oct 80) 34
~ Ms~or Vancouver-Based Drug Ring Smashed
; (~IE VANCOIJVER S~, 9 Oct 80) 37
" Smugglera' Heaven a Huge Headarhe for B.C. Drug Squad
_ (Peter Menyasz; THE WEIICEND SUN, 11 Oct 80) 39
! Police Report Says ~rug 'Head Shops' Should Be Banned
' (~E CITIZEN, 28 Aug 80) 41
i Mscretion To Be Used in ~Yials for Drugs
~ (7HE GL~BE AND MAIL, 10 Oct 80) ..............o.............. 42
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j~ Vancouver Drug Sweep 43
; Heroin Importer Jailed 43
' ~ Orient Heroin Link Broken 43
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LATIN AMERICA
BOLIVIA
Junta's Financial Connections With Drug Traffickers Reported ~
(Francoise Jodet-Gouin; LE Me~TIN MAGAZINE, 18-19 Oct 80)....
BRAZIL
y Roles of Fbur Countries in Cocaine Trade Viewe 48
(Marcos Sa Correa; VEJA, 8 Oct 80)
COLOI~ IA
Diplomat Implicated in Cocaine Iaboratory Affair
(E~ TIEI~O, 8, 9 Sep 80) 5~ -
- Laboratory Explodes in Cajica _
Venezuelan Ambassador Denies Charges -
Air Force Reacts to NCO's Arrest 60
- (EL TIEMPO, 17 Sep 80)
- Military Raids Cocaine Lab
(EL ESPECTADOR, 18 Oct 80) 61
'Kawasakis~ Seiz~d in Barranquilla ~
(Luis Rancallo Fandino; EL ESPECTADOR, 12 Sep 80)............ 62
Briefs 63
~ Cocaine Seizure in Ipiales 63 -
Hallucinogens Seized Near Barranquilla 63
Drug Investigations Failure Rate 64
Traffickers, Plane Seized 64
= Cocaine Seized at Airport
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
- MAURITANIA
Briefs 65
International Drug Traffickers Arrested _
WEST EUROPE
DENMARK .
: Briefs 66
Sentenced for Drug Smu~gling 66
Prison Drug Problem Stuuied 67
Heroin ~ddict Arrested
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FINLAND
Another Physician Charged in Falsifie~ Prescriptions Case
(HEIS~IGIN SANOMAT, 23 Oct 80) 68 _
Briefs -
Hashish Smuggling Charged 70 -
~ TURKEY
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Erbakan Drug Suit Planned 71 -
He ro in Se i zure 71
UNITED KINGDOM _
_ Diplomatic Bag Used To Smuggle Cannabis
(THE UAILY TELEGRAPIi, 16 Oct 80) .................o........... 72
Nine Jailed in Cannabis Smuggling Operation
(THE DAILY TELEGFtAPH, 23 Oct 80) .....................a....... 73 -
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Yard Detectives Investigated 74
~ Coca.ine Seized 74
Cannabis Seized on Ship 74
Heroin Iaboratory 75
Druge Seized 75 =
- Cannabis Haul 75 -
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~ Threat to Witness
Melbourne THE AGE in English 17 Oct 80 p 18
~ [Excerpts) A witness in a drug conspiracy trial said yesterday that h2 was told
: to read the newspapers to see what happer~~d to people wl~o gave evidence as a
warning to keep his mouth shut.
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The man, John Russell Nankei�vis, a butcher, of Malvern Raad, Glen Iris, said
the warning came from Tony Zampaglione, one of the men accused in the case.
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He was giving evidence in the Criminal Court trial of four men and a woman
charged with having conspired to import prohibited narcotics.
Antonio Zampaglione, 31, of Hardwicke Court, Frankston, has pleaded not guilty
" to four counts of having conspired to import prohibite~. goods. two counts of
~ having possessed prohibited goods, and a charge of having conspired to obstruct `
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His brother Salvatore Zampaglione, 25, of McKean Street, Fitzroy; has pleaded -
not ~uilty to thrPe counts of having conspired to import prohibited goods and
one of having possessed prohibitE~d goods.
'David Quentin Jewell, 37, of ~sdale St'.-eet, Nunawading, has pleaded not guilty
' to two counts uf having conspired to import prohibited goods and one count of -
~ having possessed prohibited goods.
3onn Ala~i Strike, 36, no address given, has pleaded not guilty to two counts
; of having conspired to imported grohibited goods. -
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Helen Margaret Barnacle, 36, of Mordiallac, has pleaded not guilty to three _
counts of having conspired to import prohibited goods and onp count o� having
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Mr Nankervis said he had introduced Al1an Combey, who acted as a drug courier, ~
' to Mr Tony Zampaglione.
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Mx Comoey k�as arrested at Tullamarine airport on 3 December, 1978, carryin~ `
herain c~orth $500,000 cancealed in a corset. _
Mr ~Iankervis said that Mr Zampaglione had told him: "We haven't got any money -
(we used it all buying the drugs, air fares and exp~nses." [as pubZished] _
"I asked what the deal was with Combey, Combey w~s to get $20,000 if the drugs
g~t in. If they didn't get in, he was to get nothing, he was on his own."
Travel Agent's Testimony
Melbourne THE AGE im English 18 Oct 80 p 10
[Excerpts] A travel agent who said he made bookings for a drug courier and
_ three othera to Malaysia in 1978 tdld the Criminal Court yesterday that he
feared he would be murdered if l~e disclosed the facts. -
John Christopher Watson said tha~ after the courier, Allan ~ombey, was arrested
at Tullamarine airport on 13 December 1978 wi.th heroin wrorth $500,000 concealed
on him, he was warned by AnLOnio Z~.mpaglione not to implicate him.
- Mr Watson was giving evidence in the trial of Antonio Zaiapagliman who have -
pleaded not guilty to having conspired to import prohibited goods, narcotics. ~
[as published]
Mr Watson said he had dea3.t w3th Mr Tony Zampaglione previously, and said
Mr Zampaglione had asked'him in November 1978 to handle the arrangements for
. four people to travel to South-EasC Asia. _
~ Mr Watson said he issued tickets and travellers' chequea for Mr Tony Zampaglione,
Mrs Barnacle, Mr Combey and a man named Scala. He then received a telephone call
_ from Mr Tony Zampaglione, who later called at his office.
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' DEFENDANT WHO THREATENED WITNESS OUT GN BAIL
Melbourne THE AGE in English 17 Oct 80 p 20
[Text] A man who allegedly told the police he would "fix" a witness in a drug
case was yesterday released on $10,000 bail. Police to~d the Melbourne Magis-
trate Court that Yasar Celikkaya, 45, travel agenC, of Yarack Court, Broad-
meadows, had threatened to "fix" the man who had informed on him. -
Sergeant Desmond Killmier, of the federal drug unit, said that during an inter-
view on 8 October Mr Celikkaya ran his finger across his own throat to demonatrate
- the "fix." -
Mr Celikkaya was before the court on three counts of having poasessed heroin and
one count of hav ing possesaed cannabis.
, Commonwealth Prosecutcr, Mr Graeme Cantwell, opposed bail. "There will be an
unacceptable risk that the defendant will interfere with witnesses while on -
bail," he said. He said he believed Mr Celikkaya would fail to answer bail.
Mr McAllister, SM, granted bail of $10,000 with a surety of $10,000 and remanded
Mr Celikkaya to appear on 30 OcCober. He said Mr Celikkaya muet report to the
federal drug unit offices three times a week.
I Mr Cantwell told the court an undercover agent from the Federal drug unit
bought five grams of heroin from Mr Celikksyafor $1250 on 1 September.
He said the agent paid Mr Celikkaya a further $16,000 for 19.7 grams of heroin on -
17 September and $5000 for six grams of heroin on 24 September. -
~ Mr Cantwell said in further meetings the agent and Mr Celilckaya diecussed the sale
~ of about 400 grams of heroin. He said a�ter this discuasion Mr Celikkaya was
` arrested and f ound to be carrying a small quantity of can~ciabis. -
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~ He said the purchases from Mr Celikkaya were recorded on tapes, video film,
photographs and other devises hidden at the meeting p?aces.
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~ Mr Celikl�aya's lawyer, Mr David Brustman, told the court his client would defend -
~ the charges. He said Mr Celikkaya had been in Australia for more than 10 qears,
i was well-known in the community, and had 30 character witnesses in court~ _
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HEROIN SMUGGLER SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN JAIL
Perth THE WEST AUSTRALIAN in Engliah 18 Oct 80 p 20
[Text] Sydney: A man described by a jud$e as the commander
in general of a drug ring that smuggled heroin worth more
- than $5-million into Australia was gaoled for I5-1/2 years -
yesterday. "
The man's brother, who the judge said acted as aecond in command was sentenced
to 12--1/2 years. -
= Joseph Bruscino (32), self-employed, aad Antonio Bruscino (26), contract painter,
both of Waollahra, pleaded guilty to congpiring with Sergio de Mari, Antonio
Galliani, each other and others to import heroin between March 1, 1918, and
Februar~ 28, 1979, in Sydney and other places.
Antonio Bruscino also pleaded guilty to possessing heroin in Sydney on or about -
February 9, 1979.
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Judge Redapple said that couriers working for Joseph Bruscino, tha commander,
- and his brother had brought an estimated total of 7.2 kg of heroin into Australia
over six trips.
- "The estimated street value of the hero~.n is more than $5 million," he said.
"The supplier was a man named Chiko, a Malaysian to be found in or around -
_ Penang." -
On February 9, 1979, Joseph Bruschino's flat was raided and 1.3 kg of heroin was
aeized.
Judge Redapple said that Antonio Bruschino and Sergio de Mari, who were arrested
- aC the flat, had disposed of some of the heroin while the police were breaking
in by flu.shing it down the bathroom basin.
The evidence had satisfied him that Joseph Bruschino was commander in general
_ of the operation. Joseph Bruschino was given a non-parole period to expire on _
October 6, 19~4. Antonio Bruschi~?o has a non-parole period to expire on August 8,
1983.
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HEROIN 'BUSINESS' OPERATORS ON TRIAL IN MELBOURNE
Melbourn~ THE A~E in English 16 Oct 80 p 5
[Text] The operationa of a heroin business in 1978-79 made Jamea Bond pale into
insignificance, the Criminal Court was told yesterday.
Mr E. D. Lloyd, QC, for the Crown, said that the drug business was almnst in a state
of warfare between its operators and law enforcement agencies. ~
He said there were spies and counter-spies, double agents, listening devices and
attempts to penetrate the ranks of the drug scene. _
' One importation o� heroin by the drug ring was worth $500,000 on the street,
- Mr Lloyd said. He was opening the Crown ~ase against four men and one waman, in-
volving conspiracy to import prohibited narcotics.
Anton3o Zampaglione, 31, of Hardwicke Court, Frankaton, has pleaded not guilty to
i four counts of conspiracy to import prohibited goode, two counts of poasession of -
: prohibited goods and a charge of conspiracy to obstruct the course of ~ustice. _
! His brother, Salvatore Zampaglione, 25, nf McKean Street, Fitzroy, has pleaded not
. guilty to three counts o� conspiracy to import prohibited goods and one count of
' possession.
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David Quentin Jewell, 37, of Eadale Street, Nunawading, has pleaded not guiltq to
two counts of conspiracy to imporC prohibited goods and one count of poaeession.
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~ conspiracy to import prohibited goods.
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Helen Margaret Barnacle, 36, of Mordialloc, has pleaded not guilty to three counts _
, of conspiracy to import prohibited gooda and one count of poasession.
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~ Mr. Lloyd said that two people who knew about the drug operations had received serious
; threa.ts from Tony Zampaglione about divulgi.ng information. _
; He said a travel agent named Watson ha.d organised tickets to Asia and accommodation _
_ for Tony Zampaglione, Helen Barnacle, a courier, A11an Combey, and another man -
named Scala. The agent was interviewed by narcotics agents after Combey was arrested _
' at Tullamarine in December I978, with heroin worth $SOOy000 concealed in a corset, _
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- "Bu:: Tuny Zampaglione had got chere first," Mr Llay3 said. "He made it plain to
, Watson that iz would nut be for the good of ~vatson'~ health to disclose who ~t was
wha had made those bookings and pai3 t~iis money.
� "He made it p'_ain to Wat~on that one of tr~z members of the party had been caught
carryi~ig drugs, that Zam~agl~.one didn't want to be im~licated in 3t in any way and
his invc~lvamen~ was to be concealed at al.l costs."
Another man named I~'~nlcervia, who had i..ntrod~ced CUmb~q to Touy Zampaglione, was told
to lie low and say n~th~ng or he would be igplicatEdr too, Mr. L2oyd said.
Mr Z,].oyd said tha~. th~ threats went further, to ~he point where Zampaglione made
it plain to Nanlcervi.s thr~c if he said what he knew about who or~3nised the expedition,
he would suffer physical harm.
Mr Lloyd said the jury wou~d hear a ta~e recording of a conversation between three
~f the accused and a solicitox in a nvtel, with a counter-intelligence agent present.
HQ said *he 7,ampaglianes had indicated that they had confidence in the survival of
r.;~eir. trade because no witnesses would g~ to court againet them. -
"It wa~ indicat~d the only ~urt of witneases tl-.e Growr~ would be able to find against
them *.~ouZd be junkies," Mx ~loyd said. He said it was said thatc junkiea did not
stay in the same tawn very iong and m1ghC die of an o=~es~oee.
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"Th~ final thing thac was said was td the effect that some of them would get assisted
to an overdose by Tony Zampaglione himaelf; that if he could cazch these ~unkfes who
might be coitnesses they would die of a.n overdose wizh a biti of assistaace fro~n
Tony Zamnagliane, with an ~.indil~ted, uncut ~hot of heroin in~ected straight into
the vein," he said.
Mr Ll.oyd eaid it mi~ht be for the jur~ tr~ de~ide whetYaQr this was said seriously or
as a ~oke. ~IQ rPferrrcd to ~hree impor:.ations of drugs, one allegedly by Combey, -
on~ allegedly by a man named Gordon who was now de~d and a third, which he called
the Jewell and Strike i~uportatic,n, allegesily involving drugs hid8en in a pazcel
airfr2ighted to Melbourr~e.
He said this was a trial run, organ3.sPd with a supplier in Penang, to try out a
s~st2m of importinx drugs and see wh~ether it wo-rked and whether the parcPl was
, collec~ed by someone involved with the conspiracy or police. _
"If it didn't ~et through, it would enable the peopZe who organised it to make de-
duct~one as to who ~aas a friend and who was a foe," Mr L~oyd said.
He also outlined two raisis by police, ane on a car par'~.ed a~ a Safesaay store near
- the Nepean Highway. The Zampaglione ~rothers an.d Jewell were in the car an~ tc,;o
plastic bags containing herofn were found under the car. A Ioaded pist~l kas in _
the back of the car, Mr Llvyd said.
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- I~r Lloyd said this raid took place as the men were doing a deal in bulk drugs. Police
had also raided Tony Zampaglione's Fraakston house, whexe there were two Alsatian _
doge, and found ioaded guns and a eafe cnncealed in the base of a kitchen cupboard, _
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' Mr Lloyd described ~ielen Barnacle as Tony Zampaglione's de facto wife and said she
- had also helped Sam Zampaglione in his drug business.
The trial continues today.
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- HASHISH SMliGGLING AP.ItESTS--Melbourne:--Hashish ail a3.legedly concealed in a car -
imported into Australia was worth about $2 million on the street, the City Court
- in Melbourne was told yesterday. Det-Sgt Ric~ard 0'Donavan, af the Aus tralian
federal police drug unit, said tha.t 2b.4 kg of hashish oi}. was imported into
- Auatralia. After tihe vehicle arrived in Australia, it had been drivea Co a city
car-~~rk betore going to a Tc~nplestowe address for dis~aatling. Donovan said that
four m2n were arrested on the night of OcCOber 6. I,ahoud Pfoubarak (41) , of
Eram Ra3o, Box Hi11y Peter Habchi (37), oi Calde~uood CreSCent, Bulle~, Na.bil
iCaram (32), of A13ert Street, Pre~ton, and Elias Habchi (28), of na fixed addrEes,
- appeared before Magistrate Don Iiammond. They ~aere a11 chaxged ~.t~ conspirf.ng
to impo~:t cazuiabis resin, being kn~w~ngly ~oncerned in ~Snportation of ~an~nabia ~
resin a~1d possessir~g cannabis res:.n. No pleas were entexed. Mr Hammc~nd remanded -
Elias Iia~.bchi and Karam to appea?- again on Novesaber 11. B~il wae also refused. -
He allow~~d Peter 'rIabchi and Mou}~arak bail on their own u~dertalc~ng with a$20,000
surety each. He directed that their fami.iies must remain in Victoria and ~hat
_ they nust lodge any pas~ports held and report da,iZy to palice. [Excarpts]
[Perth THE WEST AUSTRALT-AN in E~glish 15 Oct 80 p 81] -
NUGAN HA~TD BANK INVESTIGATION--Sydney--A high-ranking Canberra custams officer _
- had stapr2d an ~.nvestigatian into il~egal dealings of the Nugan Hand Bank and
other c4mpan.ies, a custcros officer's union official said yesterday. T'he Austral-
ian Cu~toms Officers' Association, New South Wal~s secretary, Mr Bob Spanswick, -
said customs officars working covertly had estabZisi~ed a link between Nugan Hand
and a company at Balmain in Sy3ney which was alZegedly involved in illegal activ- -
ities. [The Nugan Hand Bank went into provisional liquidation with liabilities -
of more than $7 million in April. Frank Nugan, 37, co-founder with Michael Jon
_ Hand, was found shot dead at Lit~gow on Janua.~y 27. A coroner�returaed a finding _
of suicide. Hand was last heard from on June 6. He is believed to have gone
into hiding in fear of his life from angry creditoXS.] Mr Spanswick said he
believed custo~s officers weuld have been in a far better position if they had
gone ahead with a proper investigation of the eampanies in 1977. "Siace laCe -
- 1976, there was evidence collated by custo~ns officers working undercover tbat
Nugan Hand banking ventures were. dealing in illic3.t businesses, including drug
trafficking," he said. [Excerpts] (Brisbane THE COURIEk
MAIL in English
16 Oct 80 p 9]
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DRUG-CAR SWAP--A suspended Queensland detective sergeant gave a man 1.8 kg or
marihuana ~n excnange fer a s~olen Gemini sedan, the Magistrate's Court was
told yesterday. Kevin Wayne Ellis, ~urrently serving a sentence in Brisbane
- .Tail, said he had been pro~ised 4.5 kg of marihuana for the deal. He said it
was the first tiDe he had become invclved in selling marihuana. Since that
time, in October, 1978, he sold between 18 kg and 22 kg of the prohibited plant.
Ellis told the court he obtained marihuana in lots of 4.5 kg from po].ice at '
Flemington police s~ation in Sydney. He said he paid money from the sale of ,
marihuana to Max Guageon and Lionel Buxnie, police officers at Flemington.
Ellis said this at the committal hearing oi charges against Neville Stanley ~
Parker, 45, suspended detective sergeant, of Fair Street, Upper Mount Gravatt,
and Neil Stanley Beer, suspended constable, of Osterley Road, Yeronga. Parker
~his week was com~itted to the N~vember lU criminal sittings of the District
Court on charges of having received a Holden Genini sedan and a Holden Commo-
dore sedan. He pleaded not guilty to both charges. [Excerpt] [BrisbanE _
THE COtJRIER-MAIL ir~ English 16 Oct 80 p 18]
1980 DRUG STATISTICS--Canbena: Drug seizures in Australia so far this year carried
an estimate~ street value of m~re than $i5 million, the Minister for A3~ninistrative
Services, Mr McLeay, said yesterday. "The combined police work of FederaZ and
State law enforcement agencies is producing dramatic results in the constant battle -
against organised cri~e;" he said. Mx MeLeay said that police agencies in Australia
were on the threshold of even more dra~tic inroads against organised crime. Sta-
tistics revealed the effectiveness of onerations conducted by the newly-formed
federal police and the successful Iiaison between Commonwealth and State autnorities
within Australi.a and with nat~onal organisations outside the country. "The pressure
- on organised crime will be further stepped up with the esrdblishment of an Australian
- Police Ministers' Council, the Australian Bureau of Cr3~ina1 IntelJ.igence and a
judicial in- [as printed] He said that drug seizure~, so far tnis year were: Heroin ~
7422.50g, cocaine 6900g, cannabis oi.l 90,631.55g and; caanabis 452,930.36g. The
federal p~lice h2d 130 operators in the drug area, s;upported by 70 intelligence `
officers and backe~ by the full resources of the 2500 members of the force. "The
ataalgamation o~ tne former Commonwealth police force and the incorporation of the
former narco~ics bureau into the new force is working well," Mr McLeay said. [Text]
_ (Perth THE ~,rST AUSTRALIAN in English 11 Oct 80 p 4]
PROBATION FOR 18-YEAIt-OLD--An Z8-year-old girl was placed on probation for two years
yesterday and ordered to do I00 hours of community work for a drug offence. Amanda
.Tulie Nurse, unemployed cashier, of Herdsman Parade, Wembley, had pleaded guilty in
the Supreme Court to selling a drug known as STP on May 9 and possession with intent
- to sell or supply. Mr Justice Bxinsden said that Miss Nurse had admitted buying
35 trips of the drug for $6 each and had sold 5-1/2 of them for $8 each a trip.
Police found her in possession of 29 squares of paper impregnated with the drug. A
Christian minister had said she was making a real effort to change her life-style.
"You mus~~t do that or I see aothing but ill tor you," Mr Justic2~Brinsden said. [Text]
[Perth THE WEST AUSTRAI.IAN in English 11 Oct 80 p 4]
~ DRUG SMUGGLERS JAILED--Melbourne: A 33-year-old man was sentenced to 15 years' gaol
~ yesterday for attempting to smuggle heroin into Australia. Judge Ogden said in the
County Court in Melbourne that Gary Ronald Rowley was invovled in a repulsive and
dii~ty trade wnich gave addicts the drugs they craved. Rawley, a male nurse, formerly
of Double Bay, Sydney, pleaded guilty ~o having unlawfully imported 351.8 grams of
� pure heroin. Judge Ogden heard that Rowley had bought the drugs in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, and wes arres~2a at Melbourne Airport on Ju1y 27 with a heroin miature
~ worth $836,000 strapged to his legs. He set a minimum term of 11 years and said: "It
seems that you feel remorse for your actions and you appear to have a chance of re-
habilitation." [ExcerptJ [Perth THE WEST AUSTRALIAN in ~nglish 7 Oct 80 p 3]
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DOCTORS' BAGS RdBBED~-~A magists~te s3i d it'..~t til.' ~aauid t$ke -~nte account an offer.~er's
youth when seni:encin; nim on drug^reZ~t~~ ch~rge~ yesterday, Noe~. Ad~m Goodchilc
_ (21) appeared in the East ~erth Couxt on ~our charges af steal~~g ar.d receivir.g, ~~o
of breaking ~n~ entzring and one of at~a~~~d bretl.king and entering. AlI charges
steimned rrom thef~5 oi dactors' bags fr~m suigeLiea and cars. rSr B. Singleton, ~or
Goodchild, to3d 'riagisL�rate J, Si~aoa tha~ h~s c7.ient had a histary of drug r~d~ :cr:~on
but had tried several times to ov~~come Qx: the '.sst occasio~ Goodcl-~i~d had
tried to gu "colci L~rkey," but in a si:ate ci d~press3an he and snather man had s~.:c'.en
several doctors' 'oags fcr drugs. M~ Single~n asked the ~gistra~e to be leia~en::
and to make any senteuce concurrent ki~h a p~ison ~erm Goa~chiid is sesvin~ ior oti:er
- drug-related affences. Go3dchild w~.s sEaLence3 trs three months' gaol on e~ch cl:~:-_~e
concurrent ~,rith his present sentence. ~r�'e~t] ~~e~rth T'rc'E 4~iES~ fi,UST~I~L~Iv ~.n Eng ~�~.s~~
4 Oct 80 p 30]
PHYSICT.~.I~ ADDICT---Sydney : A for~er We~t Austxal:iart d~cter ~aho began us~ng ~he d2�u,
pethedine wtlile treating his wife with i:.- taa~ f:~ned $]OQ in rhe Sydney Centxal t';o~~rt
yesterda}*. 3ohn Frederick Good (3~1 oi WeetaJ.ibah Roa~, Northbridge, pleaded gu~i_;.y
_ tQ posseGsi.ng pethedine, to administzring it and ta ~*riting a script without auL~~o~ity
= oiz January 11 this yea~. Det.-Sen. Cons~able j~T~rren Thom~.s Ch~mbers told ~he co;.~r~:.
~nat G~od had gone to a Cre~~rn2 oharma.cy oa 3anuazy Z1 and p~oduced a scrxpt w~~~~ten
and si~ned ~y himselz, for his wi~e, for geihedine. T:;e pharnacy s~aff had becosae
suspicious and the ~olice were adviseu. L-ood was axrested later a~ a ucotel. Chanoers
- sa~d ti~a~ earl~er that day, af t2r Goad had received 500 m:.iligrams o~ pethedine =rom
a Iiosmaz ~ha~nacy, ne had driven to a nea~dy s~treet and in~pcted. hir~self with th~
drug. 'rlrs ~olonans said that the H~ai~h Cc~ssion had been caaLerned at tha oig
- number ~f preacriptions being ~i11e~ o~t ror uetnedine a:~d ar~ an inte~iew with ::he
commigsion l~st year Good had agreed to s~rxen3er i-~ts xights to authorising pxesc:rip-
tions. I,a~er he had wri~~en a let~er ravo: