Penthouse Pet Simone Farrow seized in drug raid on Gold Coast

DETAINED: Fugitive Simone Farrow arrives at Sydney's domestic airport in police custody. Source: The Sunday Telegraph

PENTHOUSE Pet and alleged boss of a global drugs ring Simone Farrow was nabbed by police after a dramatic raid on the Gold Coast. 
 
On the run for almost a month, the blonde swimsuit model was extradited to Sydney on Wednesday night after her arrest at a cheap hotel on the Gold Coast Highway. She is wanted for fleeing $150,000 bail.

Accused of trafficking "ice" in bags of bath salts from a plush Hollywood high-rise, an emotional Farrow broke down and pleaded her innocence on arrival at Sydney airport.

 

Flanked by two federal police officers, Farrow, 37, who has at least 19 aliases and a long-lost teenage daughter, claimed she went into hiding in fear for her life.

The accused drug trafficker said: "The only reason I've done this is because someone was trying to murder me."

She told The Sunday Mail: "I've been in ... relationships with numerous underworld figures, or whatever you want to call them, and I feel that maybe they feel threatened by my situation.

 

"I wasn't trying to flee the country at all; I was trying to protect myself from being killed or harmed."

Farrow, dressed in a white tracksuit, was in tears for most of the flight back to Sydney and hung her head and kept her eyes closed as she was led off the plane at 7pm.

"It's either a person or an organisation," she said. "I will bring (details) to light during the next couple of weeks."

Asked why she left NSW, Farrow said: "I had nowhere else to go - I tried to go from friend's house to friend's house to try and save my life.

 

"Basically I just did what anyone would do - try to protect my life."

Farrow has now been remanded in custody on the alleged 2009 drug charges, much to the relief of a Sydney barrister and a flamboyant doctor who had pledged her $150,000 bail sureties.

Court documents tendered at one of Farrow's bail hearings in February revealed the former Ed Hardy beach babe had legally changed her surname to Lawson in November.

Police suspected this was a ruse to allow her to flee the country.

Farrow is charged with importing "ice" into Australia and police allege she was the brains behind an "ongoing criminal enterprise that involved at least seven people".

Court documents tendered at the bail hearing said Farrow allegedly asked about having bikies pursue a Victorian man over a five-figure drug debt.

 

The documents said the alleged enterprise was run from Farrow's apartment, located off Sunset Blvd, Surfers Paradise.

Police claim Farrow organised for high-grade crystal methylamphetamine, which was often piled up on desks in the apartment, to be mailed to NSW and Victoria hidden in parcels containing "bath products", pants or "small fountain kits".

More than $580,000 was put into her account between February 2009 and October 2010, court documents reveal.

The AFP investigated Farrow after Customs intercepted seven Fed-Ex and United Postal Service packages that contained "ice" or chemicals used as a cutting agent for the drug.

Police allege that the packages were posted to five people in Victoria and NSW.

According to AFP documents, a further 39 "consignments" were sent to Australian recipients "under similar circumstances" but were not detected.

Fabrice Muamba excels both on and off the pitch

Fabrice Muamba lies in a coronary unity at London's Royal Chest Hospital, critically ill, fighting to extend a brief but exceptional life.

He must have thought he overcame the biggest obstacle in his life after his family escaped civil war and fled what was called Zaire and is now called the Democratic Republic of Congo because his father, Marcel, worked for the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko, who was overthrown as president in 1997.

When rebels rose against the regime, Muamba's uncle, Ilunga, was murdered.

His father, fearing the same fate, fled to London, claiming asylum. He woke the young Fabrice one morning to say he was going out, without saying where.

It was three years before father and son were reunited when Marcel Muamba was finally permitted to stay in England indefinitely. Fabrice and his mother Gertrude arrived at Heathrow Airport in December 1999 on the coldest day he had ever experienced.

Reflecting on his troubled upbringing, Muamba said last year: "It's Africa, isn't it? That's the type of continent it is. There are always dramas, wars and stuff."

Muamba's life was not simply changed but, like millions of others, endangered by the bloody civil war in his homeland.

The Muambas moved to Walthamstow in East London, no longer hearing the sound of gunfire as they lay in bed. Fabrice, who had played football on the streets of Kinshasa, asked Arsenal for a trial and, partly because of his pleasant, persuasive manner, they accepted. He was taken on.

 

To talk to them, however, the immigrant had needed to adapt. He did so swiftly. Despite not speaking English when he arrived in the United Kingdom at the age of 11, he excelled academically. Muamba passed 10 GCSEs, followed by A-Levels in French, his mother tongue, English and maths. His decision to start an Open University degree in accountancy last year highlighted a quest for knowledge and a fondness for numbers.

Sizeable sums were spent acquiring his services. Muamba only made two appearances for Arsenal before joining Birmingham City, initially on loan and then, in 2008, for a £4 million fee. Steve Bruce, the manager, was an admirer, comparing him to another African-born enforcer, Patrick Vieira. In 2009, Bolton Wanderers bought him for £5 million.

While the Premier League is often deemed surreal or a soap opera, it has brought stability, structure and safety to the Bolton midfielder.

"Some people look at footballers and think it is about the cars and lifestyle, but don't understand how it was for some of us who changed life from Africa," he said last year.

"This is my adopted country. People have helped me, welcomed me with open arms and given me this opportunity. I'm earning a more than decent living and leading a comfortable life. I'm very appreciative of that. When I hear the anthem, I just think about how far I have come."

 

Blessed with reserves of energy and considerable physical power, seeming capable of running from penalty box to penalty box for 90 minutes, the 23 year old is an England youth international with an unselfish brand of commitment whose self-sacrificing efforts made teammates and supporters appreciate his rare goals all the more.

He is approaching 150 games for Bolton, as well as representing England at five different age levels. He won 33 caps for the Under 21s, standing in as captain and resisting approaches from Congo to play for their senior side.

A committed Christian, he became engaged to fiance Shauna on Valentine's Day and is the father of toddler Joshua. Yesterday, fans left flowers, Muamba shirts and scarves at Bolton's Reebok Stadium close to the players' entrance. A popular figure wherever he has been, Muamba was visited in hospital by the Arsenal defender Johan Djourou and is particularly close to Justin Hoyte, the Middlesbrough right-back and another former Gunner.

"I seriously hope my best friend in football is OK," Hoyte tweeted. "Stay strong bro please please stay strong."

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Agua Bendita Swimwear Spring-Summer 2010

We often advise not to combine patterns, especially if they aren’t neutral like stripes. But Agua Bendita company took their chances and created swimwear by combining richly patterned fabrics. And, you know, I like the collection!

The range includes several styles: bikinis, tankinis, one-piece suits, bandeau swimwear, cutaways, etc. Fabrics are multicolored and feature different prints: flowers, birds, butterflies, strawberries – all bright and lively!

I love high-waisted panties, frills, lace, cutaways – everything looks so pretty and feminine!

Accessories are given special attention. They are very unusual. Bags come made of the same highly-patterned materials, braceles are knitted or made of glass beads, necklaces come with plastic or beaded pieces – look like handmade.

The gorgeous model you see here is Candice Swanepoel who has recently become Victoria’s Secret Angel.

And one more thing to mention here… All the photos have been retouched and added more color. I think there are more than enough colors in the swimwear itself!
Do you like Agua Bendita swimwear?

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