Drug abuse

... Missing drug dealer Mokbel jailed .gut1{background:#003366} .maincol {width:459px;} .rghtcol {width:170px;} body .schbtn{margin-top:3px} #hd_list {float:right} #hd_list a, #sch a {color:#003394;text-decoration:none} #hd_list a:hover, #sch a:hover {color:#CC0000;text-decoration:underline} #hd_list img {margin:4px 6px;vertical-align:middle} - Search: messenger hotmail NEWS HOME NATIONAL NEWS MELBOURNE Friday Mar 31 13:18 AEDT Missing drug dealer Mokbel jailedFriday Mar 31 12:20 AEDTMissing millionaire Tony Mokbel has been sentenced in absentia to 12 years in jail for drug trafficking.The 40-year-old, who has not been seen for almost two weeks, was found guilty on Tuesday of one charge of being knowingly concerned in the importation of a trafficable quantity of cocaine.He was involved in the importation of 2kg of pure cocaine from Mexico to Melbourne in late 2000.

The case was interrupted when he did not appear for the start of the seventh week of his trial on March 20.Victorian Supreme Court Justice Bill Gillard on Friday sentenced Mokbel in his absence to 12 years in jail, with a minimum sentence of nine years.Justice Gillard described Mokbel as the "brains and moving force behind the cocaine importation".He said there was "substantial and compelling" evidence against him.ba href=/drug abuse/a/b was an evil with far reaching consequences for the community, he added."The use of drugs is becoming increasingly prevalent and a source of community c...

Read more...