
BC gang bought planes to smuggle drugs: court By: ctvbc.ca Date: Thursday Aug. 7, 2008 6:06 PM PT New details have surfaced about Clayton Roueche and his notorious BC gang's alleged operations, including allegations it bought planes to transport drugs as far away as Australia. According to an indictment filed in a Seattle court, gang members spent $350000 to buy two aircraft that were then used to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of cocaine across the Canada-US border. "It was all part of the conspiracy that Clay Roueche, who founded the UN Gang in May 1997, used his organization, its members and associates in obtaining, possessing, transporting, distributing, and attempting to distribute cocaine," the indictment says. "As part of the conspiracy the cocaine was possessed for distribution and was distributed in Canada, Australia, and elsewhere," it says. Roueche, who appeared Thursday in a Seattle courtroom, pleaded not guilty to the drug-related charges he faces, and also pleaded guilty to a new firearms charge. The gang leader faced other legal challenges as he is no longer represented by his lawyer, Irwin H. Schwartz, on the grounds Schwartz didn't want to risk being paid with drug money. "Although he and Mr. Roueche's family expect that they will be able to demonstrate that their funds are free of any "taint," that has not yet been accomplished," wrote Schwartz in a filing on August 4, 2008. Now, saying he is without telephone access to call a new lawyer, Roueche has <b>...</b>
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