African held with Rs.2 crore-worth cocaine at Delhi airport
Posted on February 07, 2012 in Nike shoes
New Delhi, Jan 23: A man from Africa was arrested at the Delhi airport with 200 grams of cocaine valued around Rs.2 crore, police said Monday. The contraband was concealed in his shoes.
Cocaine dealer's fight for fortune
Posted on January 01, 2012 in Dansko shoes
WHEN cocaine kingpin Pablo Pucciarelli was arrested during a police sting, cops not only got their man but also a backpack full of cash.
3 pounds of cocaine found in NY woman's shoes
Posted on December 24, 2011 in Stiletto shoes
A 19-year-old New York woman arriving in Houston on a flight from Jamaica has been arrested after a drug dog alerted authorities to narcotics in two pairs of shoes in her luggage.
Authorities seize 51 kg of cocaine in surfboards
Posted on November 27, 2011 in Bakers shoes
It was 1993, the third season of Baywatch. In episode 14 "Strangers Among Us," a smuggler hides diamonds in surfboards belonging to Jimmy Slade (played by Kelly Slater.) That plot recently played out for real as traffickers tried smuggling 51 kilos of cocaine into the Basque Country of Spain. Basque Radio Television, Euskal Irrati Telebista is reporting that three Italian men were caught muling ...
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Drug ring brings cocaine shoes to Spain
Posted on November 05, 2011 in Create your own shoes
The shoes were dubbed by the gang as 'Manolos' and sold at $87k a pair. -AFP
Red Ribbon Week: Recovering crack addict Donnie White taking life one day at a time
Posted on October 24, 2011 in Red wing shoes
Crack cocaine controlled years of Donnie White’s life, but today he enjoys a different kind of high -- an unobstructed view of downtown Columbus near the top of the Brown Nicholson Terrace apartments.
Man arrested on cocaine possession charge
Posted on September 25, 2011 in Stiletto shoes
A man arrested following a warrant check found himself in more trouble after police said they found two baggies of cocaine in one of his shoes.
330 Pounds of Cocaine Smuggled in Ballet Shoes
Posted on September 12, 2011 in Ballet shoes
Police seized 330 pounds of cocaine hidden in ballet shoes in an eastern Paris apartment today. The drug was smuggled into France by citizens of the Dominican Republic. The ballet shoes arrived at the . . .
150kg of cocaine found in ballet shoes
Posted on September 08, 2011 in Nike running shoes
FRENCH police seized 150 kilograms of pure cocaine hidden in a shipment of ballet shoes smuggled in from the Dominican Republic.
150kg of cocaine found in ballet shoes
Posted on September 05, 2011 in Nike running shoes
FRENCH police seized 150 kilograms of pure cocaine hidden in a shipment of shoes smuggled in from the Dominican Republic.
French Police Find 150kg of Cocaine Smuggled in Ballet Shoes
Posted on September 05, 2011 in Ballet shoes
French police seized 150 kilograms of pure cocaine hidden in a shipment of ballet shoes smuggled in from the Dominican Republic, Le Parisien newspaper reported Wednesday.
A New Use For Ballet Slippers: Smuggling Cocaine
Posted on September 02, 2011 in Ballet shoes
"Police seized 330 pounds of cocaine hidden in ballet shoes in an eastern Paris apartment today. ... The ballet shoes arrived at the Charles de Gaulle airport last week, and four Dominicans were arrested on sight after receiving a tip about the shipment's arrival."
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The Professor on the Dance Floor
Posted on July 22, 2011 in Brand name shoes
There's more to the disco era than platform shoes, polyester shirts, and cocaine spoons. Hot Stuff, a new book about the phenomenon by Alice Echols, explores how the dance music genre that blossomed in the '70s shattered gender, racial, and sexual conventions.