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Police Take Down ‘Super Cartel' Cocaine Ring in Europe
Europol says law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a “super cartel” of drugs traffickers
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Former Boxer Charged With Trafficking $1B Worth of Cocaine Through US Ports
Goran Gogic, 43, was arrested in Miami and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for trafficking in 22 tons of cocaine through U.S. ports.
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8 Charged With Drug, Money Laundering Operation in Boston's Chinatown
Eight people from Massachusetts and New Hampshire have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged roles in an elaborate money laundering operation in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood.
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Mass. Mother and Son Who Ran Drug Ring Get Lengthy Prison Terms
A Massachusetts mother and son who ran a large-scale drug ring that made and distributed hundreds of thousands of counterfeit pills containing the powerful opioid fentanyl to the region north of Boston have both received lengthy prison terms. Vincent Caruso, 27, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison, while his mother, Laurie Caruso, 52, was sentenced to nine…
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$31M Cash Seized and 150 People Arrested in US-Europe Darknet Drug Trafficking Investigation
Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet
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Treasury Sanctions Colombian Drug Trafficking Queen ‘La Patrona'
The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Zulma Maria Musso Torres, aka ‘La Patrona,’ the woman in charge of a drug trafficking empire based in Colombia.
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Cocaine Disguised as a Cake Part of $200K Drug Bust, Officials Say
The cocaine was wrapped in plastic with coffee grounds sprinkled on top, a tactic used by drug traffickers to hide the scent of the drug from K-9 dogs.
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Investigation Into Meth Trafficking Ring Leads to 8 Arrests
Eight people have been arrested in connection with what federal authorities are calling a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking ring operating between California and New England. “Traffickers are bringing massive shipments of methamphetamine to New England, and that creates a new and especially dangerous threat,” acting U.S. Attorney for Boston Nathaniel Mendell said in a statement Friday. “Meth is exceptionally destructive,...
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Drugs Found in McDonald's Happy Meal in Maine, 2 Employees Arrested
An 11-year-old boy’s Happy Meal from a McDonald’s in Maine contained something that certainly wasn’t a part of his order last week, according to police. Packets of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction, were discovered by the boy’s mother after she picked up the order at the McDonald’s on Center Street in Auburn on Wednesday, June...
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Man Charged in Plot to Bring Cocaine to Vermont From Peru
A 39-year-old Montreal man is facing a cocaine trafficking charge that was part of a broader effort to transport 1,500 kilos (3,300 pounds) of the drug from Peru to Vermont, federal court documents say. The court documents do not say what the ultimate destination of the cocaine was, but a number of people involved in the deal were from Canada….
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Dozens Facing Charges After 18-Month Drug, Guns Investigation in Vt., Mass.
Up to 82 people are facing charges related to drug trafficking, unlawful gun possession and other federal violations after an 18-month multi-agency investigation targeting illegal trafficking of guns and drugs between Vermont and western Massachusetts, federal prosecutors said. Law enforcement seized 128 firearms and 7,511 rounds of ammunition during the investigation from October 2018 to February of 2020, according to…
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Separate Mass. Drug Busts Lead to Arrests of 5 and Seizure of 6.5 Kilos of Fentanyl
Separate drug busts by Massachusetts authorities over a period of 48 hours last week resulted in the seizure of 6.5 kilograms of fentanyl, numerous pills, $13,000 in cash, a firearm and the arrests of at least five people, state police announced Monday. State police were joined by Homeland Security and Brockton and East Bridgewater police to announce what they called…
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5 Arrested in Separate Drug Trafficking Organizations
Separate drug busts by state and local police as well as Homeland Security dealt “crushing blows” to two major fentanyl trafficking organizations, authorities said Monday.
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4 Arrested With 5 Types of Drugs in Worcester, Prosecutors Say
Four men were charged with trafficking drugs this month after they were arrested with five types of drugs, over $10,000 and a loaded gun, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Arrest in Gardner Turns Up 60 Grams of Fentanyl
Gardner police arrested a man on drug trafficking charges Saturday night, according to a news release. Thomas M. LaFrance, 28, of Webster, faces nine different charges after a run-in with officers. He’s charged with possessing 60 grams of Fentanyl. The incident started when an officer tried to pull him over for driving a 2013 Chevrolet Impala with a suspended registration,…
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Rhode Island Man Gets 5 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl
A Rhode Island man is getting five years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut.
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Rhode Island Man Gets 5 Years for Trafficking Fentanyl
A Rhode Island man is getting five years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl in Connecticut.
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El Chapo, the Fashionista?
A convicted drug lord and his wife have stylish future plans: Creating clothing with the brand name “El Chapo.” The New York Daily News reports that 61-year-old Joaquin Guzman and his 29-year-old wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, are working together on the project.
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El Chapo, the Fashionista?
A convicted drug lord and his wife have stylish future plans: Creating clothing with the brand name “El Chapo.” The New York Daily News reports that 61-year-old Joaquin Guzman and his 29-year-old wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, are working together on the project.
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Mexican Attorney General Charged With Drug Trafficking at San Diego Border
An attorney general from one of the Mexican states was arrested at the San Diego border for smuggling and trying to distribute drugs, charges filed by the state of New York in early March.