A Mexican “crystal” meth producer identified by the nickname “Pablo Icecobar” was simply sentenced to just about 15 years in jail.
Icecobar, who is called as Pavel N. was arrested in 2021 in Germany, and subsequently extradited to the Netherlands.
The Mexican nationwide’s nickname is a mixture of the identify of the notorious Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and “ice",” which is slang for crystal meth.
Icecobar, 41, was the goal of an investigation by the Dutch police, the place he had been dwelling since no less than 2015. Authorities cracked a safe messaging telephone app typically utilized by the trafficker the place he described himself as “the most important meth producer in Europe,” in line with information stories.
Authorities within the Netherlands sentenced Pavel N. on to 14 years minus two years served on Nov. 31, near the 16 12 months most sentence attainable in that nation for drug-related crimes.
Icecobar introduced “the Mexican methodology” of cooking methamphetamine to Europe, utilizing the residues of a primary batch to cook dinner a brand new one, in line with the authorities.
Holland’s rising meth-producing trade has hyperlinks with Mexican organizations. Mexican producers have perfected a brand new step that converts the waste supplies from making this meth right into a stronger, addictive, crystalline sort of meth referred to as “d-meth.” Proof of this method was discovered in any respect the Dutch websites the place Mexican accomplices of Icecobar had been captured, enabling the export of giant crystals into the highest-paying markets, in line with authorities.
“I’m Pavel and I can do labs wherever I need. I’m dwelling la vida loca,” Icecobar wrote on the encrypted app Encrochat in 2020, in line with court docket data. The textual content included a photograph of a container of methamphetamine.
Icecobar was shopping for massive quantities of cooking pots from Ikea, which was one other tip for authorities, in line with his court docket paperwork.
Authorities say he and a Dutch man recognized as Danny Okay. and listed as a co-suspect, ran a felony group that was concerned within the manufacturing of crystal meth on a big scale. Icecobar was accountable for smuggling chemists for the drug manufacturing in Europe, whereas his co-suspect was accountable for laundering the proceeds from meth gross sales, in line with information stories.
The Mexican, alongside along with his Dutch companion, had additionally arrange a “narco-boat” they used to cook dinner methamphetamine on the sea, in line with information stories.
Two different suspects from Mexico and Ecuador who labored as laboratory technicians acquired sentenced to eight and 5 years respectively on Nov. 29. A girl from Colombia was additionally sentenced to 4 years in jail.
Icecobar has beforehand been convicted in Texas on drug fees too, in line with stories.
A 2020 VICE Information investigation revealed how Dutch and Mexican organized crime teams are teaming as much as produce and visitors prime quality meth to Asia and Australasia.
