US police use Facebook to track down drug dealer

A DRUG dealer who evaded US authorities is facing 105 years in jail after police used Facebook to track him down in Britain.

US police use Facebook to track down drug dealer
Sat, 18 Apr, 2009 - 01:00

Emmanuel Ganpot was due to be sentenced in Florida in 2003 but instead fled his million-dollar bail and went to the UK.

Police eventually traced him to Oxted, Surrey, using social networking websites.

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CourtsCrimePlace: USPlace: BritainPlace: FloridaPlace: UKPlace: Oxted, SurreyPlace: SurreyPlace: OxtedPerson: Emmanuel GanpotPerson: GanpotPerson: Jose NegronPerson: Neo MasuroPerson: Bill BurgessPerson: neoPerson: BurgessPerson: JudgePerson: Deanna FarnellOrganisation: FacebookOrganisation: SunOrganisation: MySpace
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