Author Archive: MLi
New Orleans rapper BTY YoungN’s troubled past, promising career ended by gunfire in Hollygrove
BTY Yougin
At 27-years-old, New Orleans rapper BTY Yougin appeared on the rise amid a troubled life. He had been in and out of court and jails over the years, including once on a second-degree murder charge, but record labels were calling, a deal appeared ready to be inked and his life seemed ripe for a change, friends said.
Hip-hop producer masterminded drug heists to brew potent ‘lean’ drink, police say
A Miami music producer who dubbed himself Cuban Harry is a fixture on the international hip-hop scene, jet-setting with big-name stars, driving exotic cars and posing with bundles of cash on social media.
Bricks of cocaine stashed in the nose of an American Airlines plane
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Seven bricks of cocaine were found in the nose of an American Airlines plane at Tulsa International Airport Sunday.
2 Sentenced In Threatening Rap Video Case
PITTSBURGH – About a dozen Pittsburgh Police officers were in the courtroom Thursday as two men accused of threatening police by way of a music video were sentenced to jail.
Cops nab drug dealers who operated out of Cape Cod house owned by Kennedy Shriver family
A drug-dealing crew used a Cape Cod area home owned by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver family as their headquarters, police said Thursday.
Month-long investigation results in nearly $2 million drug bust
Derrick Felton
ALEXANDRIA, LA – After a month long investigation, nearly two million dollars worth of drugs are off the streets of Central Louisiana, according to state police.
‘Money, drugs and violence’: Federal gang trial begins in New Orleans
Magnolia Shorty, a local rapper who federal prosecutors say was gunned down by reputed members of the 39ers gang in December 2010, is one of several victims whose murder feds have linked to some of the 10 defendants’ whose racketeering trial started in New Orleans.
$9 million of marijuana seized in Atlanta’s biggest trafficking bust
ATLANTA – It could possibly be the biggest marijuana bust in Atlanta history, according to narcotics officers with decades of experience of fighting drugs on the streets.
Movie producer found dead surrounded by heroin, cocaine in SoHo apartment
A movie producer died inside a SoHo apartment surrounded by heroin and cocaine, police sources said Wednesday.
I-12 driver caught with $411,000 in cocaine, police say
David Spearman
A 48-year-old Georgia man was booked with possession of about 30 pounds of cocaine after a traffic stop on Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish. Louisiana