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An 80-year-old retiree won 2.7 million euros in the lottery and invested it in something unexpected: creating a drug trafficking network

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That a chemistry professor sick with cancer becomes one of the largest manufacturers of methamphetamine is something that gave us hours of entertainment with Breaking Bad. What we didn’t see coming is that a retiree from the United Kingdom could serve as inspiration for a sequel to the popular series. As detailed police sourcesan 80-year-old man won a small fortune in the lottery and, instead of investing it in Nvidia stock either in Hermès bags, He displayed an unexpected entrepreneurial spirit by setting up a fake pill factory that generated hundreds of millions of euros. The stroke of luck that changed everything. John Eric Spiby, from Wigan in Greater Manchester, won €2.77 million in the British Lotto in 2010. With that money he bought a rural property in Astley (west of Manchester) and started his new business venture there: manufacturing pills. The detail is that the pills he was manufacturing were etizolama thienodiazepine six to ten times more powerful than diazepam, and mixed it with other ingredients to make perfect imitations of legal anxiolytics. In Xataka Millions of Spaniards consume benzodiazepines to sleep at night. They don’t know it’s poisoned candy The Retiree’s Band. John’s son, John Colin Spiby, 37, was responsible for managing daily production in a rented container next to the house. A friend, Callum Dorian, was responsible for distributing the pills through encrypted chats on platforms such as EncroChat. For his part, Lee Ryan Drury, 45, helped with logistics. Each member of the band had an assigned role so that the entire production and distribution infrastructure functioned on an industrial scale. They sold the pills to 65 pence each (the equivalent of 75 cents) but the total estimated value reached 332 million euros on the black market. The raid that uncovered him. Spiby’s “pharmaceutical” scheme was uncovered in April 2022. Police stopped a vehicle at a hotel in Manchester and found 2.5 million fake pills valued at 77 million euros. The investigation took them to the Spiby farm, where they found hydraulic presses, automatic packaging machines, firearms, ammunition and enough equipment to produce million pills a month. The etizolam they manufactured reached a magnitude that, in the previous months, 58% of the opioid-related deaths in 2021 in Scotland, they were because of pills like those manufactured by Spiby. Dorian, the distribution manager, boasted in messages comparing Spiby’s business to drug trafficking empires, while the gang armed its distributors to protect the companies. key distribution routes. {“videoId”:”x8px49v”,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”ANTIBIOTICS are CEASING TO BE EFFECTIVE and the PROBLEM is SUPERBACTERIA”, “tag”:”Webedia-prod”, “duration”:”327″} The judge has just sentenced the band. The case came to Bolton court in November 2025. According to published The Timesduring the trial Spiby denied any knowledge of the organization that manufactured etizolam pills, claiming that he only rented his property to make some extra money. However, the chats, bank transfers and machinery pointed to him as the main financier, in addition to having found a Lotus and a Porsche that he had hidden in his garage next to the pill manufacturing machines, and the testimony of some neighbors who claimed to have seen him driving around in a Lamborghini, as he collected the BBC. The judge sentenced Spiby and his henchmen in January 2026. “Despite winning the lottery, he decided to continue a life dedicated to crime, far from what would have been normal years of retirement,” the court noted in its ruling. John Eric Spiby was sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison; his son at 9 years old. Drury, the logistics manager, was sentenced to 9 years in prison and Dorian, who already had a 12-year sentence pending, received more time. In total, 47 years in prison for the retiree’s gang. In Xataka | 13% of Spaniards have tried cocaine once in their lives. If we ask the dogs of Madrid the percentage will be higher Image | AMC, Unsplash (Candace Mathers) (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news An 80-year-old retiree won 2.7 million euros in the lottery and invested it in something unexpected: creating a drug trafficking network was originally published in Xataka by Ruben Andres .

The US is targeting Venezuela with the alibi of drug traffickers

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In recent months, the Caribbean has returned to sound like war. American B-52 bombers they have crossed the sky off the coast of Venezuela, helicopters Special operations forces have flown over the Gulf of Paria and a flotilla of Aegis destroyers patrols the waters where several vessels accused of transporting drugs have sunk. It happens that, under the guise of an intensification of the war on drug trafficking, Washington has woven a military device and intelligence that recalls the preludes to past interventions in the region. Yesterday is not today. Unlike 2019, when Trump openly proclaimed his desire to overthrow Nicolás Maduro, his second term has opted, at least until now, for a strategy more ambiguous and sophisticated: present the Venezuelan leader not as a political adversary, but as a narcoterrorist and, therefore, a legitimate objective within a global anti-narcotics operation. Lethal diplomacy. The change in focus is significant. In his first term, Trump tried to overthrow Maduro with sanctions, diplomatic isolation and the recognition of the opposition Juan Guaidó, without successyes indeed. This time, the discourse of regime change has dissolved into a campaign judicial and military focused on organized crime: rewards up to 50 million of dollars for the capture of the Venezuelan president, accusations of drug trafficking or lethal attacks against boats. Plus, and perhaps the “core” of it all: an authorization secret presidential finding (the so-called presidential finding) that allows the CIA to carry out covert operations and lethal actions within Venezuela. The measure, revealed by senior officials and confirmed by Trump himself, marks a qualitative leap: For the first time in decades, Washington formally enables its intelligence agency to intervene directly in a Latin American country, even without the cover of a declared conflict. The base reopened by the United States in Puerto Rico, the former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads The militarization of the Caribbean. The truth is that the device around Venezuela is already considerable magnitude. More than ten thousand American soldiers are concentrated in bases in Puerto Rico and on amphibious ships; The Navy maintains eight surface ships and one submarine in the region, and the Army has deployed helicopters assault fighters of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the famous “Night Stalkers”next to B-52 strategic bombers on deterrence flights near Caracas. Officially, these are maneuvers and training exercises, but the accumulation of forcesunited with the maritime attacks against vessels suspected of trafficking, has been interpreted by international observers as a clear warning. Each new air or naval mission reinforces the feeling that the United States is rehearsingif not a total invasion, then at least the ability to execute fast and selective operations against Venezuelan targets. Hybrid Warfare Laboratory. The current strategy combine components of military, psychological and political pressure. The public revelation of the CIA’s covert operations, an unprecedented fact in itself, seems aimed at generating fear and distrust within Maduro’s circle of power. Intelligence analysts describe this campaign as a hybrid war examplewhere open threats are intertwined with disinformation operations, sabotage and stimulation of internal fractures in the regime. According to Washington sourcesthe immediate objective would be to push the Venezuelan military commanders to withdraw their support for Maduro, reproducing the model of internal decomposition that preceded the overthrow of Manuel Noriega in Panama in 1989. However, Venezuela is a more complex scenario, with a cohesive security apparatus, the presence of Russian and Iranian advisors and paramilitary groups that act as territorial control networks. Ripe The pretext: drugs. Trump and his advisors have presented the entire offensive under the umbrella of the fight against drug trafficking. They have accused the regime of being a drug stateto use Aragua Train group as an operational arm and to flood the United States with drugs. The narrative seeks internal legitimacy and support from public opinion, but the facts contradict it: the majority of opioids and fentanyl that devastate American society come from Mexiconot from Venezuela. However, the discourse of the drug enemy serves the White House to avoid the debate on direct intervention and reconfigure military action as a simple extension of a global war against organized crime. The parallelism with the justification used in the case of Noriega It is very powerful. No negotiated exit. I was counting a few hours ago AP exclusively that, in the face of growing pressure, the Venezuelan government would have tried to offer a political solution: a plan that contemplated the progressive resignation of Maduro within a period of three years and the transfer of power to his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, without subsequent re-election. The White House rejected the proposal immediately, arguing that he did not recognize the legitimacy of Maduro or his cabinet and that the country was a narco-state run by terrorists. The frustrated gesture illustrates, a priori, the point of no return: Washington is no longer seeking negotiation, but capitulation. Since then, Caracas has reacted with gestures of fear and defiance at the same time: irregular movements by Maduro, television broadcasts from undisclosed locations, deployments of anti-aircraft missiles and the use of civilians as a symbolic shield against a possible attack. The dilemma: invasion. The great unknown, therefore, seems clear: if Trump is willing to cross the threshold of a open military action. Its political base, with a strong isolationist component, is suspicious of any prolonged foreign war, but the narrative of the fight against narcoterrorism offers an entrance door for a limited operation: a precision attack or perhaps a raid aimed at a single objective: the Maduro himself. This type of action, presented as a measure of international justice More than an invasion, it could please both the nationalist electorate and the neoconservative sectors of his cabinet. However, such a move would entail an enormous risk: the possibility of a regional warthe breakdown of alliances and a large-scale humanitarian crisis. The shadow of history. The Latin American precedent it is unavoidable. From Guatemala in 1954 until Panama in 1989passing through Chile and Nicaraguacovert operations and coups endorsed by Washington left a … Read more

The popular hair drug hides a big problem behind depression

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Finasteride has long been a popular solution for the treatment of androgenic baldnesswhich has long been a very popular solution to stop hair loss. However, behind its apparent cosmetic success hides an alarming reality that has taken more than twenty years to receive greater attention: a significant association with depressionanxiety and suicide. The analysis. Published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry by Professor Mayer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, systematically reviews the accumulated evidence and exposes what he describes as “a systemic failure of pharmacovigilance.” The study concludes that both the drug’s manufacturer, Merck, and regulatory bodies, such as the US FDA, failed to take relevant action despite growing danger signals about serious health problems. The evidence. Although concerns about depression associated with finasteride arose as early as 2002, it was not until the last decade that the evidence became overwhelming following studies done after the product was marketed. Brezis’ analysis is based on eight large independent studies published between 2017 and 2023, which used two main methods: disproportionality analysis in adverse event reporting systems and analysis of massive health registry databases. The results. The study carried out in countries such as Sweden, Canada and Israel points to very consistent results: the use of finasteride is associated with a significantly higher risk of developing depression, anxiety and suicidal behavior. All of this with a good statistical significance that shows that it is not due to chance. The human cost of this two-decade delay is devastating. The report estimates that, globally, “hundreds of thousands of people may have suffered from depression, and hundreds, or even thousands, may have died by suicide.” The data. One of the main reasons why it took so long to react was the massive under-reporting of cases. In 2010, the FDA was already discussing internally the possibility of including depression as a side effect, but noted that reported suicides were lower than expected in such a large user population. Brezis’ analysis puts figures on this discrepancy: For 2011, with a base of 4.6 million users worldwide, between 6,440 and 12,880 suicides were expected over a period of 10 to 20 years. However, only 18 cases had been reported to the FDA system (FAERS). By 2024, reported suicides amounted to 320, compared to the 19,320 that would be expected over a 30-year period. FDA inaction. The report is especially critical of the manufacturer and the regulator. Despite suspicions, none of the eight studies analyzed were conducted by Merck or requested by the FDA. This is striking, since Merck itself had validated in 2006 the usefulness of the pharmacovigilance tools used in these investigations, concluding that they had “sufficient sensitivity and specificity.” For its part, the FDA was disconcertingly slow. In 2011 it recognized depression as an adverse effect and in 2022 it added suicidal ideation, but not as a formal warning on the label. It took the agency five years to respond to a citizen petition requesting the drug be removed from the market. Internal FDA documents from 2010 show entire sections redacted as “confidential,” hiding key data about the drug’s safety. The case in Europe. In addition to the report issued by the FDA, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has also launched an alert following its research on this same medication and suicidal tendencies. This is something that the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has collected on its website, pointing out that from now on the packages of finasteride 1 mg will include a patient information card with the aim of reinforcing these warnings. In France they wanted be much more critical with the recommendations made by the EMA to confront this serious problem. Specifically, they have pointed out that the introduction of this alert card or the dissemination of a letter to professionals is not enough. Especially considering that the latest recommendations made by the regulator have not reduced the incidence of suicidal ideation in treated patients. Because. The relationship between finasteride and mood disorders is not a simple correlation, but has a plausible biological basis. The drug inhibits the enzyme 5α-reductase, reducing the conversion of testosterone. This process also decreases the synthesis of brain neurosteroids, such as allopregnanolone, which are crucial for mood regulation. For some users, the effects do not go away when they stop treatment. The so-called “post-finasteride syndrome” describes severe neuropsychiatric symptoms that persist for months or years after stopping the drug. Call to action. Brezis emphasizes that, as it is a medicine for a cosmetic indication, the balance between benefit and risk is radically different. “It wasn’t about a life-or-death medical need. It was about the hair,” he emphasizes. Images | Nik Shuliahin 💛💙 In Xataka | A natural, safe and already approved sweetener for consumption: the new and unexpected solution against baldness

If you are looking for a Ferrari the cheapest way to get it is bidding for a requisitioned to a drug boss: it costs 150 euros

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Not every day One can bid For a Ferrari FF or a Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG Second hand. But much less common is that these luxury cars can be achieved by a departure price of just 150 euros. However, there is a reason for weight behind: these high -end cars are goods confiscated to drug trafficking or seized to those responsible for those crimes after firm judicial sentences. A Ferrari FF and a Mercedes G 63 at a symbolic price As surreal that seems, the departure price for both cars is only 150 euros. We do not lack any zero in the amount. The main inconvenience is that both cars have been affected by floods in the judicial deposits in which they were kept. He Ferrari FF in Madridwhile the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG was affected by the Dana of Valencia that flooded the facilities of the judicial deposit in Cheste. The auction is based on a symbolic figure, far from the real value in the Spanish second -hand market, in which a similar FF FF, with 660 hp V12 engine and registration around 2012, can be found in concessionaires or platforms specialized by about 145,000 euros. This Support is a real red bullet capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and reaching 335 km/h that in its original sale price did not fall from 280,000 euros. For its part, the Mercedes-Benz G. 63 AMG with 5.5 -liter v8 biturbo engine, it is a luxury SUV whose 2014 to 2016 version is around a price of between 75,000 and 95,000 euros In the occasion market, also part of those 150 euros in the public auction. Both models are considered objects of desire both by collectors and by conductors that seek exclusivity and power. Auctioned to reverse the damage caused Once requisitioned, the seized assets, such as the Ferrari FF and the Mercedes-Benz G 63 to which we referred to, become managed by the Ministry of Health through the Government Delegation to finance the National Drug Plan. The “low cost” sale of these jewels on wheels responds to an auction policy that seeks to convert the money and resources of illegal activities into prevention and social help projects. According to Memory of the National Drug Plan, in 2024 1,881 seizures were registered from which some were obtained income of 28.35 million euros from Background of goods seized for illicit drug trafficking and other related crimes. Only in this electronic auction format, the seized goods fund obtained 3.22 million euros for several lots of machinery, vehicles, jewelry, boats, etc. As indicated in the report, 70% of the income obtained by the auction of goods seized to drug trafficking is used to reduce demand (prevention and attention to drug dependence), while the remaining 30% finances police and judicial projects for Fight drug trafficking and related crimes. The auction process is already open in the Escrapalia portal and will end on September 25. To be able to participate, those interested should register, present their documentation and pay a refundable bond that supports you in the bids. In addition, vehicles can be visited face -to -face on September 24 in Coslada (Madrid). In Xataka | Social security has entered the housing market. He is auctioning seized houses and floors from 10,000 euros Image | Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz

In 1995, NASA began to drug spiders with amphetamines, marijuana and the most devastating: caffeine

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We carry decades experimenting with animals. Despite the Ethical issueand that we see more and more vegan products that imply that there has been no experimentation in animals, until Large technological ones resort to this method. And in 1995, NASA made one of the more curious experiments To measure the drug toxicity. And they did it drugs. Measuring toxicity. It is not that someone woke up one day and wondered what would happen if we die LSD to spiders. Or well, exactly that is what happened, but for a good reason and not for fun. In 1948, the researcher Peter N. Witt He wanted to help his colleague HM Peters, a zoologist who wanted to modify the schedule in which his laboratory spiders began to weave the nets. To do this, he administered substances such as LSD, Mescalina (hallucinogen), amphetamines, caffeine and strychnine (stimulating such as cocaine) To the arthropods and discovered something: the schedule did not change the least, but the patterns of the cobwebs. Depending on the drug Administered, the pattern changed, and that revelation served as an economic model to prove the neurological impact of drugs and toxic on living systems. Why spiders? The problem is that the nervous system of arthropods is different from ours, so it is useless to draw conclusions when we want to try effects on humans, but it is interesting to know how these psychoactive substances influence their organism. In 1995, NASA, inspired by Witt’s experiment, chose spiders for new research, but also did it for An ethical issue. They wanted to measure the toxic effect of different compounds, but without resorting to mammals or “higher organisms.” They needed a sensitive and reliable organism, but not controversial. In addition, spiders are perfect because their cobwebs follow fixed and instinctive patterns that, as Witt already demonstrated, was extremely sensitive to chemical alterations. The experiment. Baptized as “Using Spider-Web Patterns to Determine Toxicity“, he experiment It consisted of exposing different European garden spiders to different drugs. To do this, they dissolved a certain amount of drugs in sugary water and administered it directly to the spider through the mouth or by means of flies previously fed with the solution. Once administered, they let each spider weave their air and, later, photographed the web that had been fabric, comparing that creation with cobwebs photographs that those same spiders had made before applying the drug. If you get drugs, don’t tile. The results They speak for themselves: In addition, the methodology was stricter than the one carried out by Witt half a century earlier when using statistical tools to measure changes in the number of complete sides of the ‘cells’ of each web and the general regularity of the design. In other words: high doses of caffeine, for example, and because it is the one that produces the most chaotic result, generated disorganized and incomplete patterns. Until the lowest doses they already allowed irregularities to be observed in the web that allowed researchers to correlate toxicity with tissue morphology. Consequences. We must not be a genius for this, but the greater the toxicity, the more incomplete and chaotic the web was. But the most important thing is that this thorough methodology of NASA converted the experiment In an alternative to traditional toxicity tests, especially in a scenario that, as we said, had less tolerance to tests with other types of animals. They were biological evidence, yes, and chemicals were also administered to living beings, but in a little invasive way and without losing rigor. And, precisely, the visibility of this work helped the debate on animal ethics to increase even more, evidencing that alternative, but economic methods could be used, with rigorous and replicable results, being more ethical than other models that were made -and they continue to do. Like Witt’s, NASA’s experiment provided very valuable information, but not applicable to humansdue to the differences between the nervous system of a human and other animals … and that of arthropods. For example, caffeine causes total chaos in spiders, but in humans, although It is not good if we want to make certain decisionsIt does not produce the same effects. Image | Das Morton In Xataka | If the question is “how much caffeine each cup of coffee or tea has”, this graph offers revealing responses

We have found the first narcosubmarino with Starlink. It is a new step in drug logistics

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The drug trafficking industry It has an important challenge that does not go through producing the drug, but to distribute it. Of conventional networks infiltrating the product in commercial vehicles or using ‘mules‘, the drug traffickers have controlled huge fleets of submarines. These craft vehicles baptized as ‘Narcosubmarino’ have experienced a boom In recent years, and the striking thing is that they are updating in terms of technology. So much that a narcosubmarino without a crew that is controlled at a distance, thanks to StarlinkElon Musk’s satellite Internet network. And, obviously, it is a new headache for Maritime authorities. Short. It was a few days ago when Colombia’s Navy reported On a strange finding that made the first week of April: a narcosubmarino ‘stuck’ to a boat that had the capacity to transport ton and average drug. Neither by size nor by capacity was a ship that caught attention, since in recent years the capacity of this type of boats has increased to transport more drugs. What was striking was the antenna in the front. In that area He was A Starlink antenna, Elon Musk’s Internet service for which every time More satellites are displayed To increase global coverage, and we can imagine the usefulness of such a system in the operations that a narcosubmarino can perform. Advanced remote control. No crew was found, so it is speculated that this connection with Starlink would allow new generation drug traffickers operate semi -autonomous. That is, someone on land would perform the functions of remote controller, assuming a huge advantage if the authorities intercept the ship because they would be carried out with the cargo, yes, but not with human operators. Now, apart from logistics advantage and facilities when navigating any type of water thanks to that global satellite connection, the authorities estimate that this technology represents a major challenge for anti -drug forces because it will make them more difficult to track. Narcosubmarine are not real submarines in many cases, but semi -submersible that can escape the ‘vision’ of radars, and without humans inside, they can also go more unnoticed to tracking systems. In addition to the Starlink system, the ship has two cameras, an internal to monitor both the transmission and the engine and an external one for the vision of the trajectory and that the operator can avoid obstacles. Of all sizes. Having caught a narcosubmarino for remote control thanks to Starlink supposes One more step in the drug trafficking network and demonstrates how their vehicles are adapting thanks to the latest technology in order to be more efficient. Because the one seized by the Colombian Navy was empty and estimate that it was a proof unit, but that there is already something like that, surely, it implies that there is more on their way. Because if something is clear, they are investing in the construction of these ships. It is estimated that, in 2009 there were about eight vehicles of this style, a figure that reached the 180 estimated in 2020. Obviously, there are many gray in all this because they are estimates. World Network. Many of those narcosubmarinos are usually precarious ships with a short useful life, but also There are more sophisticated And in recent years we have seen semi -submersible Greater and sophisticatedsome reaching 30 meters long with designs very, very similar to the submarines used by world armies. In fact, a few months ago Colombia’s Navy intercepted A ship that had the Australian or Neozelands coasts as an objective, implying that there is no country that escapes Colombian drug trafficking networks, consolidated as the heart of cocaine world imposing increase in production These last years. As much as it may be, and although it has only been a test, that a narcosubmarino has already caught with Starlink assumes that the drug traffickers are already ‘Armando’ with vehicles capable of operating remotely, even in areas to which the traditional coverage does not reach, with all that it implies. And compared to the first vehicles in the early 90s, It is a huge step and a great challenge for the authorities. Image | Wikideas1 In Xataka | The cartels have a vehicle that seems taken from Mad Max: it is called “Narcotanque” and is a nightmare in Mexico

Years ago the main “drug” against depression was sold massively in supermarkets: 7up

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It is a more or less known fact that The origin of the Coca-Cola is in the development of Medicinal tonic by the American pharmacist John Pemberton. However, this drink is not the only soda in having an origin linked to the world of pharmacy. Nor are we talking about the tonic, but of 7up. The history of this drink is prior to its name and its current formula and begins in 1929. The soda began to be marketed with the name of BIB-LABEL LITHIATED LEMON-LIME SODAbefore being renamed as 7 UP LITIED LEMON SODAand, finally, 7up. However, it is not the change of name of the soda what most usually attracts the attention of its history, but the change in its formula. And, as these names already pointed out, the original formula of this soda contained no less than lithium (Li), The third element of the periodic table. Before the alarms jump, it should be clarified that it was not elementary lithium (remember that this is a very reactive alkaline metal), but Lithium citratean organic compound, salt of lithium and citric acid. To understand the reason, we must know what is the use of this compound. For decades, lithium citrate has been used as Drug in psychiatric treatments. It is a compound considered a mood stabilizer and is used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, depression and mania. The soda would have been marketed in origin not as a drug against these problems but as a kind of tonic, a remedy for hangover To settle your stomach. It is unknown what is the origin of the name 7 UP but, among the various theories, one points out that It is a reference to lithium. The reason is that, although the atomic number of this element is the three, its atomic mass is approximately seven (6.94 to be more precise). As we indicated at the beginning of the article, this It is not the only soda whose history has a close link with the pharmacy. Coca-Cola also has An origin as a reconstituent tonic. In this case it is also an ingredient already disappeared from its formula (cocaine) the one that most usually calls attention to the history of the soda. The contemporary tonic still counts in its formula with the “active substance” that made it a treatment, the quinineused among other uses for Malaria treatment. Of course, the current content we can find in this soda It is very scarceso again we cannot talk about therapeutic properties in the soda we find today in supermarkets. In Xataka | Monster has conquered a generation. And along the way it has become one of the most profitable brands in the world Image | Mike Mozart, CC by 2.0

They arrested the player Radja Nainggolan of course drug trafficking

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The midfielder of Belgium and star of the It would be from Italy at the time, Radja Nainggolan He was arrested last Friday in his country for allegedly being linked to drug trafficking. The incident occurred on Friday, but he finished knowing and massifying media this Monday. The prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Julien Moinil The arrest confirmed to the Belgian media HEURE DERNIER. According to justice, Nainggolan It is involved in a drug trafficking network that imports cocaine from South America until Europe. “Research refers to alleged acts of cocaine importation from South America toward Europethrough the port of Antwerp, and its redistribution in Belgium”, The prosecutor said Heure. In this regard, the judicial officer explained that on Monday, 30 records were carried out in the areas of Antwerp and Brussels. ANDSto, as part of an operation against organized crime. The player’s lawyer, Omar SouidiHe did not want to issue the press, although he highlighted the right of presumption of innocence of Nainggolan. “No more comments will be made at this time,” he told the media present. Nainggolan He debuted with goal last Friday, the same day of his arrest, with the Lakeren-TemseTeam of the Second Division of Belgium. Through a statement on its website, the team confirmed that the midfielder was absent in training. “Since the investigation is still ongoing, police services cannot and do not want to make more comments. They respect the principle of presumption of innocence. As a club we agree with this. We can only confirm that the player was absent from training this morning, ”they said. Nainggolan and his bond with drugs The player undertook a company called ‘The Aviation Factory Rad Lab’the company is dedicated to renting luxury villages and private planes to international soccer players and DJs. Where is the problem? In its partners. One of the partners in the business was involved in cocaine traffic. In 2016 he was convicted in USA After the terrorist organization Hezbollah He will order 1,100 kilos of cocaine from the airport of Deurne Rad Nainggolan and his controversial career Radja Nainggolan He was born on May 4 in Antwerp, Belgium. The midfielder became famous for his dynamic game style and his ability to hit the area. Also for its tattoos and extravagant hairstyles. His career sponen in the A series of Italy. Initially played in clubs like Piacenza and Cagliari. In Rome and Inter from Milan It was where he showed his best version and obtained the highest price. However, his career has been full of controversies and controversial episodes. In 2018, it was fined and excluded from the team of Rome by publications in Instagram while I was drunk during the New Year’s Eve. In 2022, while playing for Royal Antwerphe was suspended for smoking an electronic cigarette on the substitute bench. Continue reading:· Radical fans starred violent fight in Rome (video)· Chelsea to the American Naomi Girma for a record of $ 1.1 million.· Attach Pachuca fan in full interview at the stadium (video)

Sheinbaum pointed out that “it doesn’t help” that Trump declares Mexican drug traffickers terrorists

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The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumsaid this Friday that “it does not help” that the president of the United States, donald trumpdeclared the Mexican drug trafficking cartels terrorists and revealed that a team of Government lawyers is already analyzing the implications of this measure. “On this issue of classifying a criminal group as terrorist, we consider that it does not help, but rather that what helps would be coordination and joint collaboration, and we have a comprehensive strategy,” declared the president in her morning conference. The Mexican ruler questioned the usefulness of Trump’s orderwho on his first day in office set a two-week deadline for the US government to define which Mexican cartels, which he accuses of causing the death of between 250,000 and 300,000 Americans a year, will be considered terrorist groups. This could involve the use of US troops to combat cartels, covert operations in Mexico and the use of drones to bomb Mexican territory, as Trump has admitted in several media interviews. But Sheinbaum argued that there must be collaboration with “respect for sovereignty” to “reduce violence in Mexico, prevent arms trafficking from the United States to Mexico and at the same time prevent this drug (fentanyl) from reaching the United States.” “We are fighting these criminal groups and what we want is collaboration and coordination. Unilateral decisions do not help, what helps is collaboration,” he remarked. The president also explained that the Government has formed “a team of lawyers that is carrying out the analysis of the various implications that Trump’s order could have,” who has warned of 25% tariffs on Mexican products due to the flow of migrants and drugs. , particularly fentanyl. “So what we are doing is a legal analysis of what implications it would have for various organizations that are not linked (to drug trafficking) and that could, with this decision, generate an economic problem and, in any case, make a proposal to the United States” , he mentioned. The president insisted that The United States must also work to reduce drug use and arms trafficking to Mexico. “The issue of fentanyl consumption is not only a matter of criminal groups, it is also a matter of public health and attention to the causes. “Why is there fentanyl consumption in the United States and not here at those levels?” he questioned. Keep reading:– Sheinbaum promises to defend Mexico’s sovereignty and support Mexicans against Trump’s decrees.– Sheinbaum sends a message to Trump and highlights migrant work for the US economy.

New England Patriots star Jabrill Peppers pleads guilty to drug possession

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This Thursday it was known that the safety of New England Patriots, Jabrill Peppersattended court in Massachusetts and ended up pleading guilty to one charge. Specifically drug possession. To the player of the NFL He could be seen in videos inside the room, a hearing he attended dressed in a blue suit and white shirt. Peppers admitted guilt over white powder found in his wallet following domestic violence arrest in October. However, the star denied the charges of assault and strangulation. For this reason, Peppers He still faces three other charges of strangulation, assault and battery. Jabrill Peppershas faced problems with the law since October 2024 when he was arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. According to the couple’s testimony, the safety strangled her, attacked her and tried to throw her down the stairs. Once arrested, the police found drugs in his wallet. Charge to which he finally pleaded guilty today. Jabrill Peppers Jabrill Peppers began his career in University of Michiganwhere he became a star of the Michigan Wolverines. There he was named Unanimous All-American in 2016 and won the Paul Hornung Award. He was also chosen as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year. This led him to be a first round selection of draft of the NFL in 2017 by Cleveland Browns. As a rookie he played 13 games in which he recorded 54 tackles and three interceptions. For the 2018 season, he increased his quota and played 16 games, accumulating 75 tackles and one interception. Jabrill Peppers of the New England Patriots NFL football team.Credit: AP | AP In 2019 he left for New York Giants. In his debut season he participated in 11 games and left a record of 69 tackles and five interceptions. By 2020 he was in 15 games, recording 87 tackles and 2.5 sacks. In his last campaign in New York He drastically reduced his presence on the field. Only six games played. The following year he was changed to New England Patriots. In 2022 he played 17 games and had 49 tackles. In 2023, he increased his stats to 78 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass deflections. In 2024 he played six games and left a mark of 40 tackles. This, before the legal mishap that keeps him away from the grounds. Keep reading:· Four Chileans arrested in Ohio for robbery at Joe Burrow’s mansion· They reveal video of the arrest of Chileans in Ohio suspected of robbing Joe Burrow’s house· Driver rams police car outside stadium during Playoffs between Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams

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