Talk about a drug ring… Chicago police seized a Super Bowl XLV ring in a drug bust with connections to a Mexican drug cartel. Agents seized 20 kilograms of heroin, $1.4 million in cash and 18 firearms. The Super Bowl ring was apraised at $9,999, but it is not known how the drug traffickers came into possession of the ring belonging to a Packers executive.
The Chicago Drug Enforcement Administration was able to arrest six of the seven targets in the bust after using electronic surveillance in a six month investigation.
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Race conditions at the Detroit Grand Prix drove drivers up the wall. Over the weekend, the Grand Prix was stopped mid race because a piece of the track crumbled causing pot holes and asphalt to fly. The race was postponed for two hours and shortened from 90 laps to 60, while crews repaired the road.
Driver Scott Dixon won the shortened race, which was the first event the Belle Isle track had hosted since 2008. “We have to focus on the positives,” Dixon said. The same could not be said for driver James Hinchcliffe could not. Hinchcliffe crashed into the wall from the bad road conditions.
Hinchcliffe who finished 21st said, “I have never seen anything like it. We had these big pieces of tar just sort of ripping up from Lap 5. The debris was out there. It was tough to drive around it.” The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle was positioned to be Detroit’s homecoming racing event. The race and two hour delay were broadcasted on national television.
Bill Maher is now owner of the NY Mets. The comedian purchased a minority stake in the team.
“First of all, I think it’s a great investment,” Maher said. ”People sometimes forget that there’s only one National League franchise in New York City and they’re not making anymore. I’m a Met fan all my life and I think it would be a great place.”
The purchase comes after the team fell into financial struggles in the wake of the Bernie Madoff investment scandal. The team was sued by the trustee seeking to recover money from the victims of the Ponzi scheme. In September, the team called off a $200 m minority sale of the team, instead opting to sell limited partner shares.
“It happened months ago,” Maher said. ”It’s the first time I’ve been in New York, so we didn’t say anything. But I read about it in the paper in December saying the Mets were available— that you could buy these limited partnerships.”
Maher was at the Mets game on Sunday for an on the field ceremony at Citi Field. Though the Mets did not say how much Maher owned of the team, in March the team announced that 12 minority stakes were sold for $240 million.
“I’m just a fan,” Maher said. “I’m not going to get involved. I think my role is going to be bringing luck to the team— they didn’t have a no-hitter for 50 years, I buy in and I come to town and there’s a no hitter. Draw your own conclusions.”
