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• On March 9, Eric Dion Warren, 50, was sentenced to federal prison in Lubbock, Texas, after pleading guilty to robbing a bank and using a BMW he was test-driving as his getaway car.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that, according to court documents, Warren drove to the AIM Bank in Wolfforth on June 7, 2019, handed the teller a note demanding $10,000 in small bills and showed what appeared to be a handgun.
The teller complied, and Warren headed back to the dealership where he pulled out $3,000 as the down payment on the car he had been driving.
As Warren finalized the deal, the dealership received a call about the bank robbery and the connection was made.
Warren was given the maximum sentence of 20 years. [Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3/10/2021]
• Police in Spain announced on March 12 they had foiled the plans of drug smugglers who were building a narco-submarine capable of carrying over 2 tons of cargo, the Associated Press reported.
In February, police in Malaga discovered the 30-foot-long, light blue craft made of fiberglass and plywood, which they suspect was meant to "go into the high seas to meet another ship (to) take on board the drugs," said Rafael Perez, head of the Spanish police.
It was powered by two 200-horsepower engines but had never sailed.
Fifty-two people were arrested in the international smuggling scheme, and hundreds of pounds of cocaine, hashish and marijuana were seized. [Associated Press, 3/12/2020]