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Nine Arrested in Federal Drug Trafficking Investigation at New Mexico Prison

Nine people have been arrested in a federal investigation into drug trafficking at a New Mexico prison. The arrests were made as part of a raid on 13 homes across the state, mostly in Albuquerque. The investigation is believed to be connected to inmates' spouses, family members and associates. Authorities found more than 1,000 fentanyl pills, heroin and methamphetamine inside …

Federal indictment accuses 15 people of trafficking drugs from Mexico and distributing in Minnesota

BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal authorities said Tuesday they have indicted 15 people on charges of trafficking illegal drugs from Mexico and distributing them in Minnesota, including a man from that state they identified as the leader of the operation. Clinton James Ward, a 45-year-old Minnesota native, is charged with more than a dozen drug offenses as well as engaging in …

Prosecutors in the United States have charged two dozen people over an alleged money laundering scheme involving Chinese shadow bankers and Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel. Chinese underground money exchanges helped the cartel launder $50m in drug trafficking proceeds generated from the import of large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine between 2019 and 2023, the US Department of Justice said …

Feds charge 47 people linked to Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficking network in Imperial Valley

Federal agents seized a stockpile of ghost guns, ammunition and methamphetamine on June 30, 2021, that were bound for Mexico as part of an ongoing drug and firearms trafficking network. Federal agents arrested 36 people, including a U.S. Border Patrol agent, allegedly linked to a California-based drug, firearms and money laundering network tied to the Sinaloa Cartel. Federal agents learned …

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Woman charged with drug trafficking after police allegedly find $4.7m worth of meth in car on Gold Coast

In short: Queensland police allege they found 35kg of methamphetamine when they pulled over a car on a Gold Coast motorway. Police are continuing a major drug trafficking investigation known as Operation Whiskey Vivid. 'Protracted drug trafficking investigation' Detective inspector Brad Phelps said the vehicle had been pulled over on the M1 as part of a "targeted intercept". "This is …

GUWAHATI The ethnic unrest in adjoining Manipur appears to have led to a spike in the trafficking of drugs and other contraband items in Mizoram from Myanmar. But since May 3, when violence broke out in Manipur, the trafficking of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis, apart from areca nuts and foreign cigarettes, has registered a spike in Mizoram. Besides cocaine …

Mangaluru/Udupi: Continuing their crackdown on drug trafficking, police officials in Mangaluru and Udupi have arrested individuals who were allegedly trying to sell methylenedioxy methamphetamine, a banned substance. The Mangaluru CCB police, led by ACP PA Hegde, received credible information about the storage and distribution of MDMA near a house in Bagambila, Deralakatte. Acting on the tipoff, the police arrested Akshat …

Thai authorities have seized 200 kilograms of crystal meth hidden inside a replica Easter Island statue awaiting shipment to Taiwan, police said Thursday. Southeast Asia’s so-called Golden Triangle — the notorious border region of Myanmar, Laos and Thailand — has long been an infamous hotspot for drug production and trafficking. Thai drugs officers working with Taiwanese police raided a shipping …

SC Directs Bombay HC To Expeditiously Dispose Of Mamta Kulkarni's Plea For Quashing Of FIR Against Her In The Drug Trafficking Case [Read Petition]