Among the 29 cartel bosses extradited from Mexico to the United States on Thursday was Northern District of Texas defendant Jose Rodolfo Villarreal Hernandez, aka “El Gato,” announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham. Mr. Villarreal Hernandez, a Mexican national who held a high-level position in the Beltran-Leyva Organization (BLO) […]

Jamaican-born British woman was freed in the St James Parish Court on Tuesday after she was found not guilty of cocaine charges. Anatalie Duncan-John, a 45-year-old engineer from Manchester, England, had been on trial for possession of, dealing in, attempting to export and conspiracy to export 10 pounds of cocaine. She was represented by attorney-at-law […]

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh ordered strict action to be taken against government employees found to be involved in illegal activities related to the drug trade | Photo Credit: PTI In a bid to curb the prevailing drug menace in the State, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday (March 1, 2025) directed […]

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MIGUEL ACEVEDO, 42, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for cocaine trafficking offenses. According to court documents and statements made in […]

WASHINGTON — Dusan Dimic, 41, of Reston, Virginia., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation that used Zipcars, rental cars, and privately owned vehicles to deliver cocaine to customers throughout the Northwest. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Edward R. […]

A former Maryland state trooper pleaded guilty on Monday to federal drug and bribery charges stemming from his role as part of a police team investigating drug and gun trafficking in western Maryland. According to the plea agreement, Justin Riggs engaged in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, used a fictitious Facebook account to […]