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Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Jan-27-2009 18:11:

Windsor student sent to jail for drug trafficking

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Windsor student sent to jail for drug trafficking

By Sarah Sacheli, The Windsor StarJanuary 26, 2009

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A 22-year-old college student was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for his role in an ecstasy trafficking ring involving conspirators in Windsor, Toronto and Detroit.

Maher Amrou of Windsor tried to have his sentencing delayed, telling the judge between coughing fits that he has bronchitis and is supposed to see his family doctor to get the results of a chest x-ray.

Superior Court Justice Terry Patterson said any such illness “can be dealt with at the county jail” where Amrou will be housed pending transfer to a federal penitentiary.

“You broke the law in a very serious way,” Patterson told the man. The judge, calling the five-year sentence put forward in a joint submission by the Crown and defence “fair,” said he needed to send a message to others who might be enticed to get involved in drug trafficking. “People who get involved in this kind of activity will know that they will go to jail for a very long time. They will go to the penitentiary.”

Amrou, who had no criminal record, was arrested in an RCMP investigation into a Windsor family at the centre of a drug trafficking ring.

Mazin Odish, 32, and younger brother Steven, 21, were the “key targets” of wire taps and surveillance in 2006, federal prosecutor Richard Pollock told the court.

Mazin Odish was making calls from Windsor Jail where he was serving time for drug and weapons offences. Steven was making arrangements on the outside for couriers to get drugs from Toronto contacts to other contacts in Detroit. “Amrou served as one of these couriers,” Pollock said. “The accused was a trusted confidant and organizer on behalf of Main and Steven Odish.”

Amrou took part in three transactions involving more than a dozen people moving $1.32 million worth of ecstasy tablets.

Mazin Odish pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy and was sentenced to another 61⁄2 years in prison in addition to the 81⁄2-year sentence he was already serving. Steven Odish was sentenced to 51⁄2 years in a federal penitentiary.

Their parents, mother Suad and father Adil, as well as co-accused Ahmed Habhab and Kemel Hazime, will stand trial in September.

Amrou pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to traffic in ecstasy and two counts of conspiracy to export ecstasy. “I know what I did was very wrong,” Amrou told the judge. Taking issue with some of the facts read into court he said, “ I don’t snitch on people.”

Moments earlier, his lawyer, Daniel Topp, told the court Amrou admitted to the “essential elements” of the crimes.

Amrou’s mother sobbed throughout the proceeding, collapsing outside the courtroom after kissing her son goodbye. Amrou’s father confronted Pollock in the courtroom after the hearing, accusing the prosecutor of punishing a “hardworking, immigrant family.”

Pointing his finger at Pollock and raising his voice he said, “My son is a victim, you know my son is a victim.”
© Copyright (c) The Windsor Star

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Posted by Prometheus Xex on Jan-27-2009 18:47:

Looks like E prices might go up... LOL! Get em while you can. :P

Posted by MarkT on Jan-27-2009 19:34:

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Amrou’s mother sobbed throughout the proceeding, collapsing outside the courtroom after kissing her son goodbye. Amrou’s father confronted Pollock in the courtroom after the hearing, accusing the prosecutor of punishing a “hardworking, immigrant family.”

wrong...but a typical response from a parent who has no idea what their kid really does on a day-to-day basis.

Posted by activate on Jan-27-2009 19:47:

Re: Windsor student sent to jail for drug trafficking

that's a bit harsh considering he was the courier and had no priors.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
Amrou took part in three transactions involving more than a dozen people moving $1.32 million worth of ecstasy tablets.

knowing the way the police come up with their numbers, this probably means he had 1000 pills with a street value of $1320 per pill ;

Posted by exstasie on Jan-27-2009 19:54:

..so they aren't deporting him?

Posted by Prometheus Xex on Jan-27-2009 20:16:

Re: Re: Windsor student sent to jail for drug trafficking

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Originally posted by activate
... knowing the way the police come up with their numbers, this probably means he had 1000 pills with a street value of $1320 per pill ;

Dam... so the prices went up already!

Posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* on Jan-27-2009 20:40:

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Originally posted by MarkT
wrong...but a typical response from a parent who has no idea what their kid really does on a day-to-day basis.

I also laughed when the mother said that her son was a victim.

Posted by Prometheus Xex on Jan-27-2009 21:23:

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I also laughed when the mother said that her son was a victim.

His ass will be in prison!

Posted by VERTiG0 on Jan-27-2009 22:36:

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I also laughed when the mother said that her son was a victim.

Of course, just like the guys in Toronto that are shot dead in gang stuff.

"OH HE WAS SUCH A NICE BOY, HE'D NEVER HURT ANYBODY, HE WAS ALWAYS UP ON HIS SCHOOLWORK AND HELPED OLD PEOPLE"

Fuck that, he was probably a piece of shit

Posted by StereoPrincess on Jan-27-2009 22:50:

I like how the brothers that he was working with were Mazin and Steven. Like totally two different ethnicity names.

I would expect like Dave and Steven or Mazin and Jumit.

Posted by Abercrombie on Jan-27-2009 23:13:

original article from 2006

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Police Stop Ecstasy Trafficking Ring

(Windsor, Ontario - October 12, 2006) - On Wednesday October 11, 2006 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Drug Section executed search warrants on two residences in Windsor and arrested ten persons.

The search warrants were a result of a six month joint investigation conducted by the RCMP and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Michigan. Canada Border Services Agency and the Sterling Heights Police Department also assisted in the investigation.

The investigation identified a criminal organization that was allegedly distributing Ecstasy tablets from the Greater Toronto Area to Windsor. Once the tablets were in Windsor, couriers would export the tablets across the border into the U.S. Personal vehicles and concealment methods were used.
Law enforcement officials intercepted approximately 55,000 Ecstasy tablets during the course of the investigation. Analysis of the tablets seized revealed that the Ecstasy tablets contained both Ecstasy and Methamphetamine.

“Cooperation has made it possible for the police and law enforcement to work quickly and effectively on trans-border cases such as this,” stated Staff Sargent Joe Kispal, the officer in Charge of the RCMP Windsor Detachment Drug Section. “ The results speak for themselves when we are able to seize illegal commodities on both sides of the border.”

During the investigations police identified an alleged conspiracy between two Windsor residents and three Toronto area residents to traffic in Cannabis Marihuana.

One Windsor man and one Toronto man arrested as a result of the investigation were also charged with conspiracy to traffic in firearms.

Charged are:

1) Mazin ODISH (Age 29)
Windsor Ontario

2) Jimis ODISH (Age 24)
Lauzon Parkway Windsor Ontario

3) Steven ODISH (Age 21)
Funaro Crt. Windsor Ontario

4) Adil ODISH (Age 51)
Funaro Crt. Windsor Ontario

5) Suad ODISH (Age 44)
Funaro Crt. Windsor Ontario

6) Ahmad HABHAB (Age 19)
Towers Rd, Scarborough Ontario

7) Kemel HAZIME (Age 20)
Victoria Park Ave, North York Ontario

8) Jason KIM (Age 19)
Beveridge Drive, Toronto Ontario

9) Maher AMROU (Age 19)
MaGuire Street, Windsor Ontario

10) Ahmad AMROU (Age 21)
MaGuire Street, Windsor Ontario

11) Ibrahim ALAWIEH (Age 19)
Hall Avenue, Windsor Ontario

12) Rabih OSMAN (Age 30)
Cabana Road, Windsor Ontario

13) Adam Wanklin (Age 22)
Drouillard Road, Windsor Ontario

14) Carlos DIAZ (Age 19)
Nadine Court, Windsor Ontario

15) Matthew THOMAS (Age 21)
Arras Street, Windsor Ontario

16) Mohamed HACHEM (Age 18)
Marion Avenue, Windsor Ontario

Also Charged are 9 Citizens of the United States.

1) Jeny MAQI (Age 30)
Woodward Heights, Hazel Park Michigan

2) Kimberly HUGHES (Age 39)
West Montana Street, Detroit Michigan

3) Alexandros HUGHES (Age 23)
West Montana Street, Detroit Michigan

4) Theodore HUKE (Age 21)
Plainview, Detroit Michigan

5) Wasem PETRUS (Age 25)
Michael Street, Sterling Heights Michigan

6) Maher SIKLAWI (Age 21)
Theisen Street, Dearborn Michigan

7) Donzell WILLIAMS (Age 67)
Rivard, Detroit Michigan

8) Allan ESTER (Age 64)
Fleming Street, Detroit Michigan

9) Sanan ATOU (Age 23)
Belcher Street, Sterling Heights Michigan

-30-

RCMP Contact:
Cst. Annette Bernardon
Windsor Detachment
(519) 948-5287

also;
Seniors and kids used as mules : http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/n...0a-2377ccfcb4a5

Posted by King_Mack on Jan-28-2009 03:01:

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Originally posted by Abercrombie
original article from 2006

also;
Seniors and kids used as mules : http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/n...0a-2377ccfcb4a5

Maybe HBO can spoof this story as The Wire season 6

Posted by Prometheus Xex on Jan-28-2009 03:18:

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Originally posted by Abercrombie ...
Seniors and kids used as mules : http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/n...0a-2377ccfcb4a5

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Originally posted by VERTiG0
Fuck that, he was probably a piece of shit

I prefer "Entrepreneur".

Posted by StereoPrincess on Jan-28-2009 05:09:

1) Mazin ODISH (Age 29)
Windsor Ontario

2) Jimis ODISH (Age 24)
Lauzon Parkway Windsor Ontario

3) Steven ODISH (Age 21)
Funaro Crt. Windsor Ontario

4) Adil ODISH (Age 51)
Funaro Crt. Windsor Ontario

5) Suad ODISH (Age 44)
Funaro Crt. Windsor Ontario

lol, these names are really bothering me. the steve just doesnt fit!

Posted by The Highroller on Jan-28-2009 05:35:

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Originally posted by VERTiG0
Of course, just like the guys in Toronto that are shot dead in gang stuff.

"OH HE WAS SUCH A NICE BOY, HE'D NEVER HURT ANYBODY, HE WAS ALWAYS UP ON HIS SCHOOLWORK AND HELPED OLD PEOPLE"

Fuck that, he was probably a piece of shit

Posted by Mach X on Jan-28-2009 06:12:

I love how they put down the street address of the ones who were charged! HA!

Oct 11th huh... I think I remember that time...

Posted by Jben on Jan-28-2009 09:05:

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess
I like how the brothers that he was working with were Mazin and Steven. Like totally two different ethnicity names.

I would expect like Dave and Steven or Mazin and Jumit.

wtf does their ethnicity have to do with anything, a criminals a criminal they come in all ethnicities and they have one thing in common the love of money.

Posted by TheVrk on Jan-28-2009 14:07:

Glad i got outta the business when i did

Posted by StereoPrincess on Jan-28-2009 15:04:

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Originally posted by Jben
wtf does their ethnicity have to do with anything, a criminals a criminal they come in all ethnicities and they have one thing in common the love of money.

lol. obviously you misunderstood me. i wasn't talking about them being a certain ethnicity and commiting crime. i just don't think the brothers names match together.

Posted by VDub on Jan-28-2009 15:56:

Posted by exstasie on Jan-28-2009 16:01:

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess
lol. obviously you misunderstood me. i wasn't talking about them being a certain ethnicity and commiting crime. i just don't think the brothers names match together.

+1 lol

When I red the list of the people I LoLed at Steven...so random compared to the rest lol

He must be the black sheep!

Posted by Jben on Jan-28-2009 16:46:

Posted by UmmiE on Jan-28-2009 16:57:

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess
lol. obviously you misunderstood me. i wasn't talking about them being a certain ethnicity and commiting crime. i just don't think the brothers names match together.

There are so many arabic/middle eastern christians out there some even living there very common these days.

Posted by FunkyCrew on Jan-28-2009 18:14:

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Originally posted by UmmiE
There are so many arabic/middle eastern christians out there some even living there very common these days.

how about all those asians - Vincent, Edward, Richard, Marlon (you don't get many of those in white families, lol)

Posted by MarkT on Jan-28-2009 21:56:

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew
how about all those asians - Vincent, Edward, Richard, Marlon (you don't get many of those in white families, lol)

to take this random tangent even further...

Is there any kind of tradition or reasoning behind how Asian people 'pick' a western name after moving to an English speaking country or do they literally pick whatever name they like?

some of the names seem 'dated'. I've had clients (young ones) end up with names like "Constance", "Dorothy", "Arthur", etc. and I wonder how they chose them. Nothing at all wrong with those names, of course...just a little odd and I wonder how they come by them.

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