Toomas Helin
Toomas Helin (born 24 April 1966 in Pärnu) is an Estonian drug smuggler. Police considers Helin to have been among the leaders of the so-called Linnuvabriku group of organised crime.
Drug smuggling
In 2002, when he was still under criminal investigation under suspicion of attempting to smuggle about a tonne of marijuana from Africa to Estonia, Helin gained notoriety by his bail, which was on 18 September 2002 set on 1.5 million Estonian crowns.As of 2007, it's still the largest bail set in Estonia.
In April 2005, Helin was convicted for several drug-related crimes, including the attempt to smuggle 973.46 kg of marijuana from Malawi to Estonia, and sentenced to six years and six months of imprisonment. Along with him were convicted Indrek Sürje and Märt Joller. Notably, all three were cleared of charges of membership in criminal organisation, sometimes (incorrectly) compared with the Common Law crime of criminal conspiracy.
In September 2007, he was released from prison. In April Helin was detained. On 30 April Estonian court decided to extradite him to Germany, suspected of organizing theft of luxury cars.
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by Joe Henry
Time Is A Lion
by: Joe HenryHere you go
If you fear the angels above while you sleep
Then I'll be the blood, you paint on your door
Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep
But time is a story and there will be more
Your dream is a worry that nothing will keep
But time is a story and there will be more
And death in disgrace can seduce anyone
That needs to believe there?s judgment at hand
Or God may be kind and see you like a son
But time is a lion when you are a lamb
Or God may be kind and see you like a son
But time is a lion when you are a lamb
The years see the best of intentions and greed
They come without shame, they'll leave you with some
Men become old when their hurt becomes need
But time is a lover and your time is young
Men become old when their hurt becomes need
But time is a lover and your time is young
The sun is a soldier, out crawling the hills
Setting fire to every house that?s in view
Lighting the ruin of my hope and my will
Till I?m like a shadow and I?m falling on you
Crawling on you, oh, you know how I do
So sleep here with me and I?ll keep you close
For now while I try to live up to you
You can?t see the challenge of this I suppose
But time is a dare and I?m trying to
You can?t see the challenge of this I suppose
But time is a dare and I?m trying to
Time is a dare and I?m trying to
Time is a dare and I?m trying to