Canal trawled as hunt for missing Kenny is linked to 'Guinea Pig' - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie

Canal trawled as hunt for missing Kenny is linked to 'Guinea Pig' - National News, Frontpage - Herald.ie: "WATERWAY believed to be a dumping ground used by 'Canal Butcher' Mark Desmond has been trawled in the James Kenny McDonagh search.
The Garda Water Unit trawled the Grand Canal at Hazelhatch searching for suspected gangland murder victim Kenny McDonagh this week, following ground searches in the same area of west Dublin last week.
The same waterway is where Kenny McDonagh's enemy Desmond is suspected of dumping two men's bodies in 2000.
Gardai painstakingly searched an area of the canal at Hazelhatch last Tuesday -- a mile from where the missing man's burnt-out car was found.
Mark Desmond -- known by his gangland nickname 'Guinea Pig' -- is known to stay at a property in the nearby Celbridge area.
Officers from the Water Unit called off the search after it became apparent that no trace of the missing man was to be found. But more searches in the west of the city are planned."

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300 crowd border club after fleeing Zetas drug gang | World | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

300 crowd border club after fleeing drug gang | World | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "300 men, women and children from the colonial ranching town of Ciudad Mier, a 10-minute drive from Texas, have taken refuge in the Lion's Club in this small city on the Rio Grande — fleeing for their lives from the gangland killers called the Zetas.
The refugees deserted Mier en masse during the past week after Zetas attacked in force to wrest it back from rival thugs of the so-called Gulf Cartel narcotics smuggling organization. Businesses and houses were burned, refugees say, and innocents murdered. Government forces have not yet reacted, they say.
'Either the government doesn't want to act or they are waiting until the bands kill off one another,' said a refugee, who spoke on the condition his name not be used out of fear of the gunmen.
The Zetas began attacking Mier just hours after the killing by Mexican marines last Friday of Gulf Cartel boss Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas-Guillen, known everywhere as Tony Tormenta, or Tony Storm. Officials on both sides of the border have warned that Tony Tormenta's demise is all but certain to unleash havoc as rivals fight to replace him.
Events in Ciudad Mier suggest that the already vicious conflict of the past nine months between the Zetas and Gulf Cartel, who were allies for more than a dozen years, seems ready to tip into scorched-earth war."

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El Ponchis, the sadistic executioner who is terrorising Mexico.... at the age of 12 | Mail Online

El Ponchis, the sadistic executioner who is terrorising Mexico.... at the age of 12 | Mail Online: "He works alongside a posse of women dubbed the Chavelas, who are responsible for dumping the bodies of his victims. Some of them are believed to be his sisters.A Mexican Army spokesman said: 'We understand El Ponchis works under the command of Julio Jesus Radilla. Sadistic: The hitman favours cutting his victim's throats'El Ponchis was identified as the paid executioner of Radilla's enemies.'These victims were tortured, their throats cut and bodies dumped at roadsides.'Gruesome videos of El Ponchis torturing and executing his enemies have been circulated online.His favoured technique is to slit the throats of his victims using a cutting technique which leaves the head hanging by a thread.The killer has also posed for photographs wielding a rifle and standing beside a body.El Ponchis works for the South Pacific Cartel (SPC) which operates in Morelos, Mexico, and is headed by Radilla.Most of its members are between 12 and 23. They are behind a number of brutal massacres and Radilla and El Ponchis reportedly escaped when the Mexican army raided an SPC base in the town of Tejalpa last month."

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13 Arrested in Garda Gangland Swoop | 98FM: Thunders, Live Music Radio, Entertainment, News, Concerts, Events, Gigs & Competitions.

13 Arrested in Garda Gangland Swoop | 98FM: Thunders, Live Music Radio, Entertainment, News, Concerts, Events, Gigs & Competitions.: "Thirteen men have been arrested in dawn raids by Gardai.
The searches, focusing mostly in the North Inner City, targeted those involved in organised crime and drug trafficking.
300 Gardai swooped on houses, business premises and other properties in the Sherrif Street and Oriel Street areas this morning.
The dawn raids – which kicked-off at 4AM – also targetted areas across Cork, Wexford, Kildare and Cavan.
It’s all part of an on-going intelligence led Garda investigation into drug trafficking, mainly in Dublin’s North inner city
CAB, the riot sqaud, the garda helicopter and garda dogs all helped in this morning raids.
A total of thirteen men – aged between 17 and 61 – have been arrested.
Two have since been released without charge .
The remaining 11 are still being held at Garda stations here in Dublin, in Cork and Wexford"

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Suspect arrested in gangland shooting

Suspect arrested in gangland shooting: "Police arrested alleged underworld figure Eyal Sofer on Wednesday on suspicion of attempting to kill alleged crime figure Charlie Abutbul in Netanya two months ago.

In the September 7 attack, Abutbul was shot at by unknown gunmen riding a motorcycle in Netanya as he sat in a parked car with his son near the Carmel Hotel. No one was wounded in the shooting."

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formally identified as Lee Wallace

The London Daily News: "murder inquiry is underway following a shooting in Islington. Police were called at approximately 04:30hrs on Tuesday, 9 November, following reports of a shooting outside Strang House, Britannia Row, N1.
Officers, ambulance service (LAS) and air ambulance (HEMS) attended and discovered two men suffering from gunshot wounds.

Victim 1 was pronounced dead at the scene at 05:07hrs. He has been formally identified as Lee Wallace (aged 25, 27/5/85) of Broadway, Loughton. A post-mortem will took place at St Pancras mortuary and gave the cause of death as gunshot wounds.

Victim 2 was taken to an east London hospital and subsequently died in the early hours of Wednesday, 10 November. He has been formally identified as Jayson Hassan (aged 28, 8/10/82) of Horatio Street, Bethnal Green. A post mortem at St Pancras mortuary and gave cause of death as gunshot wounds.

Next of kin have been informed."

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$300k hit on Scots gangster in Sydney - Herald Scotland | News | Crime & Courts

Rival fingered for $300k hit on Scots gangster in Sydney - Herald Scotland | News | Crime & Courts: "Now the latest episode of “Sopranos on the Harbour”, as some have called it, is riveting Australians, following the arrest of McGurk’s former business associate, Ron Medich.
A multi-millionaire property developer who had been in dispute with McGurk, Medich has been charged with masterminding the murder. A Sydney court heard that shortly after McGurk was shot at close range in his driveway in front of his nine-year-old son, Luc, a text message stating “Job done” was received by a friend of Medich’s, Lucky Gattellari. Medich was allegedly with him.
The murder, in a well-heeled area, shone a light on a murky side of Sydney society. As well as being involved in property deals, McGurk, 57, had been a loan shark and debt collector with a violent reputation. The father of four had once been charged with firebombing a house. There were allegations of blackmail and corruption involving politicians."

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Gym members called on over gangland hit - Herald Scotland | News | Crime & Courts

Gym members called on over gangland hit - Herald Scotland | News | Crime & Courts: "Detectives have contacted more than 3000 members of a gym as part of the hunt for a gunman who shot a businessman in the back outside the busy leisure complex.
Three weeks after Robert Kelbie, 27, was shot in the back in the suspected gangland hit, Lothian and Borders Police renewed their call for people to come forward.
He stumbled into Bannatyne’s car park in Newcraighall in Edinburgh on Wednesday, October 20, before driving himself to hospital.
He discharged himself from the city’s Royal Infirmary later the same day.
Police said they were following specific avenues of investigation but have urged the public to come forward with any information they have in relation to the shooting or a Vauxhall Vectra that was stolen in Glasgow some weeks earlier and found burned out in West Bryson Road the same night."

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18 members or associates of the Nine Trey Headbustas set

Indictment charges alleged Bloods trio with 2008 New Brunsick slaying | mycentraljersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com: "the leader and 18 members or associates of the Nine Trey Headbustas set with racketeering and a host of drug and weapons offenses, the state Attorney General's Office said.Three of the suspects are charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of alleged gang member Devin Thompson, a 19-year-old South River man, on June 2, 2008, near Rutgers' Cook-Douglass Campus.Syree Hakins, 38, of West Orange; Davon Parker, 22, of Edison; and Tyrane Mathis, 34, of Edison have been charged with Thompson's murder. The charges are in the fifth count in Thursday's 63-page indictment, which supersedes a prior indictment related to the murder.The men are also charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting Thompson's friend, Christopher Whitsett, in the back, Attorney General Paula Dow said."

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Drug bust drains Bronx's Hunts Point of 32 in Satan's Bloods gang; it's a relief to residents

Drug bust drains Bronx's Hunts Point of 32 in Satan's Bloods gang; it's a relief to residents: "Thirty-two members of a Hunts Point drug syndicate known as 'Satan's Bloods' were either arrested in morning raids by law-enforcement, were already jailed or being sought, authorities said.
The members ranged in age from 19 to 52 years old, and have street nicknames such as 'Skinny,' 'Macho,' 'Biscuit,' 'Shorts' and 'Hat Boy.'
The gang dealt powder cocaine, crack and heroin 'seven days a week, 24 hours a day,' along Manida and Irving Sts., according to the federal charges.
'This is in the top-10 bad places I've ever lived - and I've lived in some bad places,' said Thomas Gibson, a resident of Manida St. 'It's the slum of slums, but maybe they did some good out here today.'
The arrests come after a five-month joint investigation by the FBI and NYPD that began in March, with undercover cops making more than 100 drug buys, authorities said."

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