WASHINGTON (AP) — A close ally of fugitive Jalisco New Generation boss known as “El Mencho” for years orchestrated a prolific drug trafficking operation, using a semi-submersible and other methods to avoid detection, and provided weapons to one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, prosecutors say. On Friday, José González Valencia, was sentenced in Washington’s federal […]
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Bodies hanged from highway overpass in Juarez
Authorities in Juarez, Mexico, are trying to make sense of an overnight spate of violence that left seven people dead and exposed motorists to bodies hanging from an overpass.
House passes bill to to combat fentanyl trafficking, sending it to Trump’s desk
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation Thursday that would solidify federal policies cracking down on the synthetic opioid fentanyl and its analogs in a bid by lawmakers to combat the nation’s opioid epidemic. The HALT Fentanyl Act makes permanent a 2018 emergency rule that classifies knockoffs of fentanyl as Schedule I controlled […]
Pinellas Park Florida man arrested after arranging ride-share for teens to travel across Florida to meet him: police
A Pinellas Park Florida man was arrested after police said he arranged a ride-share for two teenage girls to travel across the state to meet him.
Polk deputy shoots at fleeing gang member who crashed into multiple vehicles: sheriff
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting that happened Monday as officials said they were trying to arrest a “documented gang member.”
Deputies find drugs in Florida Florida man’s bag labeled ‘definitely not a bag full of drugs’: sheriff
A Florida Florida man carrying a bag labeled “definitely not a bag full of drugs” was arrested after deputies searched it.
Deputies find drugs in Florida Florida man’s bag labeled ‘definitely not a bag full of drugs’: sheriff
A Florida Florida man carrying a bag labeled “definitely not a bag full of drugs” was arrested after deputies searched it.
2 arrested after traffic stop for stolen vehicle, drug possession, and child neglect: FHP
2 people were arrested for a stolen vehicle, drug possession, and child neglect in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol announced.
2 arrested after traffic stop for stolen vehicle, drug possession, and child neglect: FHP
2 people were arrested for a stolen vehicle, drug possession, and child neglect in Polk County, the Florida Highway Patrol announced.
UN drug experts say opium production has leveled off in Myanmar, but instability may trigger a rise
BANGKOK (AP) — There has been a slight drop in the production of opium in Myanmar, the world’s biggest source of the illicit drug from which heroin is derived, experts from the United Nations said Thursday, while warning of strong prospects for future expansion of the deadly trade. The Myanmar Opium Survey 2024 issued by […]