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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Ind. Courts - Marion attorney accused of smuggling drugs into a federal prison [Updated]

So reports WSIL TV 3, Marion. Some quotes:

Robert Drew is now in custody at an Indiana jail. Drew, 68, of Marion, is charged with possession of a controlled substance, and intent to distribute a controlled substance.

Officials say they found a package of marijuana and 52 grams of heroin taped to his body. They claim Drew was headed to a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, this past Saturday to deliver the drugs. * * *

Drew told police in Vigo County, Indiana, this past weekend that he was delivering marijuana and heroin to a federal inmate because he and his family had been threatened. That inmate is Benjamin Kramer, a king pin in a 1980s drug ring that trafficked several tons of marijuana into the U.S. through shipping ports, netting Kramer more than $60 million.

Before an Indiana judge Monday, Drew said he hid the drugs in his Mercedes, and drove to Evansville with his wife, where they spent the night at a casino. He then drove to Terre Haute Saturday morning, and stopped at a gas station so he could tape the drugs to his body.

He hid the 52 grams of heroin in two condoms. Drew said other packages had been mailed to him in the past. He then smuggled those drugs into the prison, following orders he received from anonymous callers.

Drew told News 3 recently he is retired, but still representing a few clients in ongoing court cases.

The ILB does not find his name (Robert Drew, Marion) on the Indiana Roll of Attorneys.

[Updated on 9/2/10 at 4:08 PM] Perhaps that is because he is from Marion ILLINOIS, according to this brief AP story today.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 1, 2010 11:33 AM
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