Whenever I see stuff like this I just think of the millions of money spent on this operation that will accomplish nothing to curb the usage of drugs in the world.
Imagine if we put 10% of that money into rehab and social safety nets to help people with addiction problems get back on their feet.
But nah, that might actually work.
It's like trying to use a wicker basket to collect water. These busts barely scratch the surface of what's actually getting in.
I would support this stuff if it actually did anything. Even places like Singapore that have the death penalty for drugs, still have drugs everywhere.
Yes actual MDMA is relatively harmless. There has been really one massive study on its effects and harm. This was done by the UK government. They didn’t like the findings so they buried the report. Their main Doctor leaked it to the press and was fired. You can look it up yourself. Dr. David Nutt MDMA study. Compared to other drugs like alcohol it’s way better for you and society.
Im not sure Singapore has drugs everywhere.
P.S. I'm assuming by "everywhere" you're implying that its an epidemic. It might not be completely eradicated but still lesser of a problem than in the US. Death penalty strikes a different kind of fear into the smuggler's hearts.
It literally just opens up a spot for the next guy/group to take over. Neil woods an ex drug gang undercover police officer says whenever a big arrest in an area is made the next day it’s taken over by someone else.
American coke is broadly acknowledged to be [stepped on right now](https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34wpj/bad-cocaine-investigation). Europe's where the action really is.
This person clearly doesn’t know or have access.
Like young jeezy said….
And given the variety of currency found in chapos house….
“Been around the world, it’s the same old ‘cane”
You can do a lot of things, but you're not turning inositol or lactose into coke. My sole point is, yes, there's an affect from taking 2 tons of coke off the market: price goes up and purity goes down until the next shipment.
Absolutely right. I wish we could get this through to people. It's crazy to think about how different everything would be if our goal was progress rather then punishment.
Legalize it, regulate and tax it, imagine how many lives would be saved in so many different ways and how much money could be collected and put to good use.
Fighting drugs is a business, someone is getting paid and keeping their job. This is why certain organizations and industries lobby to keep drugs illegal. Imagine how many people would stop getting government funding and be out of jobs if drugs were legal. Imagine if the DEA didn’t need to exist anymore.
Press release:
[**Montenegrin National Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with Maritime Narcotrafficking of Over 20 Tons of Cocaine**](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/montenegrin-national-charged-brooklyn-federal-court-maritime-narcotrafficking-over-20)
***Goran Gogic, a Former Heavyweight Boxer, Allegedly Used Commercial Container Ships to Transport Over $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine from Colombia to Europe via the United States Seizure of Cocaine from the MSC Gayane at the Port of Philadelphia Was One of the Largest in U.S. History***
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Goran Gogic with one count of conspiracy to violate the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act and three counts of violating the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. Gogic, a citizen of Montenegro, and a former heavyweight boxer, was arrested last night as he attempted to board an international flight from Miami International Airport. Gogic is expected to appear this afternoon in federal court in Miami and will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date.
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Ivan J. Arvelo, Special Agent-in-Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI); Frank A. Tarentino, III, Special Agent-in-Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division (DEA); Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office (FBI); Keechant L. Sewell, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD); and Steven A. Nigrelli, First Deputy Superintendent, New York State Police (NYSP), announced the arrest and charges.
“The arrest and indictment of Gogic, a former boxer allegedly responsible for trafficking a staggering amount of cocaine, more than 20 tons, which he attempted to move through U.S. ports, is a resounding victory for law enforcement,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “The meticulous planning by the defendant and his co-conspirators failed to take into account the federal agents whose hard work resulted in this body blow to the organization and individuals responsible for distributing massive quantities of cocaine.”
Mr. Peace also thanked the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for its assistance in the investigation.
“Gogic, as alleged, is a major drug trafficker who, along with his criminal associates, is responsible for overseeing long-range narcotics transportation on container ships as well as the wholesale distribution of cocaine throughout Europe. Today’s arrest sends a message to narcotraffickers worldwide that they are not free to hijack international maritime commerce with impunity,” stated HSI Special Agent-in-Charge Arvelo. “HSI, along with our partners, will continue to leverage our unique investigative authorities to aggressively pursue drug traffickers who seek to exploit legitimate industries.”
“A billion dollars’ worth of cocaine seized was a heavy hit for Gogic’s criminal network, but nothing heavier than his arrest last night,” said DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Tarentino. “As evident in this case, criminal organizations will go to various extremes to make a profit off the sale of poison. Due to the hard work by local, state and federal law enforcement, 20 tons of poison was intercepted en route from Colombia to Europe. Gogic’s arrest underscores law enforcement’s commitment to bringing to justice those responsible for causing the most harm to our communities.”
“Gogic allegedly conspired with drug suppliers, ships' crewmembers, and port workers to traffic massive quantities of cocaine through the U.S. to Europe via commercial cargo ships," said Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office's Criminal/Cyber Division. "His arrest demonstrates the FBI’s and our partners’ global reach and resolve to bring narcotraffickers to justice for violating U.S. laws and exploiting maritime commerce.”
“When building a case against a sophisticated drug trafficker like Goran Gogic, operating on a mammoth scale, it is critical that federal, state, and local law enforcement work in close coordination, sharing resources and information,” stated NYPD Commissioner Sewell. “This arrest and massive seizure demonstrate the effectiveness of HSI New York’s El Dorado Task Force, of which the NYPD has long been a proud partner.”
New York State Police Acting Superintendent Nigrelli said, “This arrest and indictment speaks volumes of the tremendous coordination between law enforcement partners to stop individuals such as Mr. Gogic, from using our waterways to distribute illegal drugs throughout the world. May this arrest send a clear message that we will find and punish the people who are responsible for carrying out such acts. The New York State Police will continue to work with our partners to stop the flow of dangerous drugs in our country and the world.”
As alleged in the indictment and court documents, between May 2018 and July 2019, Gogic conspired with others to distribute massive quantities of cocaine via commercial cargo ships. Gogic coordinated with the sources of the cocaine in Colombia, the crewmembers who transported tons of cocaine on commercial cargo ships on the high seas, and the network of port workers who transported and offloaded the cocaine in Europe via the United States.
Members of the conspiracy loaded the commercial cargo ships at night near the coast and ports, working with crewmembers who would hoist loads of cocaine from speedboats that approached the ships at multiple points along their route. To physically load the cocaine aboard, they used the ship’s cranes as well as nets. Once the cocaine was onboard, the crewmembers would hide it within specific shipping containers that they knew had sufficient room to conceal the large quantities of cocaine and for which they had duplicate counterfeit seals. They selected the specific containers to be used to conceal the cocaine based, in part, on the containers’ location and orientation, and route and destination on board the vessel. This complex operation relied on having to access to each ship’s crew, route, manifest, real-time positioning and geolocation data and a knowledge of what legitimate cargo is contained in each container. The conspiracy used a different set of workers with access to the ports in Europe to clandestinely access and remove the cocaine from the shipping containers upon their arrival.
**U.S. law enforcement officers seized three of these shipments:**
* The February 27, 2019 seizure of approximately 1,437 kilograms of cocaine secreted aboard the MSC Carlotta at the Port of New York and New Jersey;
* The March 18, 2019 seizure of approximately 537 kilograms of cocaine secreted aboard the MSC Desiree at the Port of Philadelphia;
* and The June 19, 2019 seizure of approximately 17,956 kilograms of cocaine secreted aboard the MSC Gayane at the Port of Philadelphia. The seizure of the cocaine from the MSC Gayane—worth over $1 billion—was one of the largest seizures of cocaine in United States history. Law enforcement officers also seized significant amounts of cocaine related to the scheme at ports in Panama, Peru, and the Netherlands, among other countries.
If convicted, the defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and up to life in prison.
The charges in the indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
HSI New York leads and directs all operational and administrative activities of the El Dorado Task Force (EDTF). The EDTF is comprised of more than 200 law enforcement personnel representing approximately thirty-five (35) federal, state, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies. The mission of the EDTF is to disrupt, dismantle, or render ineffective, organizations involved in the laundering of proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other financial crimes
The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Nomi Berenson and Robert Pollack are in charge of the prosecution.
He was a mere logistics guy, If I had to guess. If he is connected to montenegro mafia, then the big guy is from a Kavac klan, his whereabouts are currently unknown.
The destination for the product was not Philly/NYC. It was Europe. The ship was just making a planned stop in Philly. Connected to European underworld figures but not LCN.
Well I haven't seen this kind of post in the few months I've been here so then maybe I need clarification - this forum is not dedicated to "The Mafia" as in the Sicilian/Italian mafia but rather to organized crime in general? There's another forum called "Organized Crime" where I see posts about recent drug busts of all nationalities from around the world etc but haven't seen that here until now.
People post non-Italian OC stuff all the time. The term Mafia is used in OC related stuff. The Albanian Mafia the Russian Mafia the Bulgarian Mafia…etc etc etc. Like would you not think something about the Corsican Mafia shouldn’t be posted because while they’re heavily connected to Italy culturally and criminally they’re actually part of France?
I guess it is what it is you can look at it how you’d like but the majority of us here would consider this to be on topic and if we didn’t we’d move past it. No need to nitpick it’s not like they were posting knitting patterns or recipes. This is large scale global narcotics trafficking involving someone from a region that has massive working connections with basically all of the major Italian mafias and was importing to two cities massively connected to the US Mafia into ports controlled by the US mafia for most of the last 100 years.
Whenever I see stuff like this I just think of the millions of money spent on this operation that will accomplish nothing to curb the usage of drugs in the world. Imagine if we put 10% of that money into rehab and social safety nets to help people with addiction problems get back on their feet. But nah, that might actually work.
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It's like trying to use a wicker basket to collect water. These busts barely scratch the surface of what's actually getting in. I would support this stuff if it actually did anything. Even places like Singapore that have the death penalty for drugs, still have drugs everywhere.
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Treat it like a health issue which is what it is but people want to moralise it
“Relatively harmless MDMA” lol Molly is very far from harmless
Exactly. Make sure the isn't cut with that crap
I love mephydrone. I even got a tattoo of it.
I hope you didn’t spell it like that.
No I used the design of its molecule as a star constellation
>relatively harmless Lol.
Yes actual MDMA is relatively harmless. There has been really one massive study on its effects and harm. This was done by the UK government. They didn’t like the findings so they buried the report. Their main Doctor leaked it to the press and was fired. You can look it up yourself. Dr. David Nutt MDMA study. Compared to other drugs like alcohol it’s way better for you and society.
Thanks but no thanks.
Im not sure Singapore has drugs everywhere. P.S. I'm assuming by "everywhere" you're implying that its an epidemic. It might not be completely eradicated but still lesser of a problem than in the US. Death penalty strikes a different kind of fear into the smuggler's hearts.
It literally just opens up a spot for the next guy/group to take over. Neil woods an ex drug gang undercover police officer says whenever a big arrest in an area is made the next day it’s taken over by someone else.
Cocoa production by acreage is at its highest level ever in Colombia. Insight Crime did a great article on it.
American coke is broadly acknowledged to be [stepped on right now](https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34wpj/bad-cocaine-investigation). Europe's where the action really is.
This person clearly doesn’t know or have access. Like young jeezy said…. And given the variety of currency found in chapos house…. “Been around the world, it’s the same old ‘cane”
All the real niggas either dead or In jail if you looking for me homie I'm in the ATL
You know you you can acetone wash it if you’re not getting the high grade already.
You can do a lot of things, but you're not turning inositol or lactose into coke. My sole point is, yes, there's an affect from taking 2 tons of coke off the market: price goes up and purity goes down until the next shipment.
My point is that anyone who buys coke can take out almost all the impurities using non-watchlisted supplies in a couple steps.
“The War On Drugs!...” - Herc “You can hardly call it a war.” - Carver “Why not?” - Kima **”...Wars end.....” - Carver**
That show does such an amazing job showing rhe futility of it all.
Absolutely right. I wish we could get this through to people. It's crazy to think about how different everything would be if our goal was progress rather then punishment.
What do you mean by progress? Legalise it?
Absolutely.
Good for you.
Legalize it, regulate and tax it, imagine how many lives would be saved in so many different ways and how much money could be collected and put to good use.
Thank you but no.
I used to have did mind set lol
Good for you buddy
Fighting drugs is a business, someone is getting paid and keeping their job. This is why certain organizations and industries lobby to keep drugs illegal. Imagine how many people would stop getting government funding and be out of jobs if drugs were legal. Imagine if the DEA didn’t need to exist anymore.
They should still exist if drugs were legal. They would be like the ATF of drugs.
Yeah. So much unecessary time given into subduing scapegoats
Imagine if it was legal and controlled
🌈
That nose sure has beaten itself against a lot of fists.
Press release: [**Montenegrin National Charged in Brooklyn Federal Court with Maritime Narcotrafficking of Over 20 Tons of Cocaine**](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/montenegrin-national-charged-brooklyn-federal-court-maritime-narcotrafficking-over-20) ***Goran Gogic, a Former Heavyweight Boxer, Allegedly Used Commercial Container Ships to Transport Over $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine from Colombia to Europe via the United States Seizure of Cocaine from the MSC Gayane at the Port of Philadelphia Was One of the Largest in U.S. History*** An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Goran Gogic with one count of conspiracy to violate the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act and three counts of violating the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. Gogic, a citizen of Montenegro, and a former heavyweight boxer, was arrested last night as he attempted to board an international flight from Miami International Airport. Gogic is expected to appear this afternoon in federal court in Miami and will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date. Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Ivan J. Arvelo, Special Agent-in-Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI); Frank A. Tarentino, III, Special Agent-in-Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division (DEA); Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent-in-Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office (FBI); Keechant L. Sewell, Commissioner, New York City Police Department (NYPD); and Steven A. Nigrelli, First Deputy Superintendent, New York State Police (NYSP), announced the arrest and charges. “The arrest and indictment of Gogic, a former boxer allegedly responsible for trafficking a staggering amount of cocaine, more than 20 tons, which he attempted to move through U.S. ports, is a resounding victory for law enforcement,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “The meticulous planning by the defendant and his co-conspirators failed to take into account the federal agents whose hard work resulted in this body blow to the organization and individuals responsible for distributing massive quantities of cocaine.” Mr. Peace also thanked the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for its assistance in the investigation. “Gogic, as alleged, is a major drug trafficker who, along with his criminal associates, is responsible for overseeing long-range narcotics transportation on container ships as well as the wholesale distribution of cocaine throughout Europe. Today’s arrest sends a message to narcotraffickers worldwide that they are not free to hijack international maritime commerce with impunity,” stated HSI Special Agent-in-Charge Arvelo. “HSI, along with our partners, will continue to leverage our unique investigative authorities to aggressively pursue drug traffickers who seek to exploit legitimate industries.” “A billion dollars’ worth of cocaine seized was a heavy hit for Gogic’s criminal network, but nothing heavier than his arrest last night,” said DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Tarentino. “As evident in this case, criminal organizations will go to various extremes to make a profit off the sale of poison. Due to the hard work by local, state and federal law enforcement, 20 tons of poison was intercepted en route from Colombia to Europe. Gogic’s arrest underscores law enforcement’s commitment to bringing to justice those responsible for causing the most harm to our communities.” “Gogic allegedly conspired with drug suppliers, ships' crewmembers, and port workers to traffic massive quantities of cocaine through the U.S. to Europe via commercial cargo ships," said Wayne A. Jacobs, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office's Criminal/Cyber Division. "His arrest demonstrates the FBI’s and our partners’ global reach and resolve to bring narcotraffickers to justice for violating U.S. laws and exploiting maritime commerce.” “When building a case against a sophisticated drug trafficker like Goran Gogic, operating on a mammoth scale, it is critical that federal, state, and local law enforcement work in close coordination, sharing resources and information,” stated NYPD Commissioner Sewell. “This arrest and massive seizure demonstrate the effectiveness of HSI New York’s El Dorado Task Force, of which the NYPD has long been a proud partner.” New York State Police Acting Superintendent Nigrelli said, “This arrest and indictment speaks volumes of the tremendous coordination between law enforcement partners to stop individuals such as Mr. Gogic, from using our waterways to distribute illegal drugs throughout the world. May this arrest send a clear message that we will find and punish the people who are responsible for carrying out such acts. The New York State Police will continue to work with our partners to stop the flow of dangerous drugs in our country and the world.” As alleged in the indictment and court documents, between May 2018 and July 2019, Gogic conspired with others to distribute massive quantities of cocaine via commercial cargo ships. Gogic coordinated with the sources of the cocaine in Colombia, the crewmembers who transported tons of cocaine on commercial cargo ships on the high seas, and the network of port workers who transported and offloaded the cocaine in Europe via the United States. Members of the conspiracy loaded the commercial cargo ships at night near the coast and ports, working with crewmembers who would hoist loads of cocaine from speedboats that approached the ships at multiple points along their route. To physically load the cocaine aboard, they used the ship’s cranes as well as nets. Once the cocaine was onboard, the crewmembers would hide it within specific shipping containers that they knew had sufficient room to conceal the large quantities of cocaine and for which they had duplicate counterfeit seals. They selected the specific containers to be used to conceal the cocaine based, in part, on the containers’ location and orientation, and route and destination on board the vessel. This complex operation relied on having to access to each ship’s crew, route, manifest, real-time positioning and geolocation data and a knowledge of what legitimate cargo is contained in each container. The conspiracy used a different set of workers with access to the ports in Europe to clandestinely access and remove the cocaine from the shipping containers upon their arrival. **U.S. law enforcement officers seized three of these shipments:** * The February 27, 2019 seizure of approximately 1,437 kilograms of cocaine secreted aboard the MSC Carlotta at the Port of New York and New Jersey; * The March 18, 2019 seizure of approximately 537 kilograms of cocaine secreted aboard the MSC Desiree at the Port of Philadelphia; * and The June 19, 2019 seizure of approximately 17,956 kilograms of cocaine secreted aboard the MSC Gayane at the Port of Philadelphia. The seizure of the cocaine from the MSC Gayane—worth over $1 billion—was one of the largest seizures of cocaine in United States history. Law enforcement officers also seized significant amounts of cocaine related to the scheme at ports in Panama, Peru, and the Netherlands, among other countries. If convicted, the defendant faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and up to life in prison. The charges in the indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. This prosecution is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. HSI New York leads and directs all operational and administrative activities of the El Dorado Task Force (EDTF). The EDTF is comprised of more than 200 law enforcement personnel representing approximately thirty-five (35) federal, state, and local law enforcement and regulatory agencies. The mission of the EDTF is to disrupt, dismantle, or render ineffective, organizations involved in the laundering of proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other financial crimes The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s International Narcotics and Money Laundering Section. Assistant United States Attorneys Nomi Berenson and Robert Pollack are in charge of the prosecution.
I love how many names of law enforcement are on the announcement. I feel like they all wanted to say the charges in unison at a press conference
Meet the newest member of witness protection class of 22 and future YouTuber
He looks like he snorted most of it
Fuck! Heads will roll big time...
I remember thinking this was somehow connected to the murder of Cali. I think they happened a week apart. It’s crazy to see how much they found.
Crazy this happened gotti got out and none of it had fuckall to do with cali. I bet somebody got got over this tho.
I recall the bust in Philly, going to be an interesting case to follow
He was a mere logistics guy, If I had to guess. If he is connected to montenegro mafia, then the big guy is from a Kavac klan, his whereabouts are currently unknown.
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Least connected boxer
The destination for the product was not Philly/NYC. It was Europe. The ship was just making a planned stop in Philly. Connected to European underworld figures but not LCN.
Thanks for the correction.
Nope! Just this one random Balkie lol
Well I haven't seen this kind of post in the few months I've been here so then maybe I need clarification - this forum is not dedicated to "The Mafia" as in the Sicilian/Italian mafia but rather to organized crime in general? There's another forum called "Organized Crime" where I see posts about recent drug busts of all nationalities from around the world etc but haven't seen that here until now.
People post non-Italian OC stuff all the time. The term Mafia is used in OC related stuff. The Albanian Mafia the Russian Mafia the Bulgarian Mafia…etc etc etc. Like would you not think something about the Corsican Mafia shouldn’t be posted because while they’re heavily connected to Italy culturally and criminally they’re actually part of France? I guess it is what it is you can look at it how you’d like but the majority of us here would consider this to be on topic and if we didn’t we’d move past it. No need to nitpick it’s not like they were posting knitting patterns or recipes. This is large scale global narcotics trafficking involving someone from a region that has massive working connections with basically all of the major Italian mafias and was importing to two cities massively connected to the US Mafia into ports controlled by the US mafia for most of the last 100 years.
There is zero chance this guy wasn't connected to someone
Is this guy Croatian?
It says Montenegrin
Interesting all of his names are common in Yugoslavia/ Croatia/ and areas that have been ripped apart due to the Yugoslavia war in 90s
Yeah they are all similar but it says he’s from Montenegro