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Border Patrol Agents Seize Approximately 4,300 Pounds of Marijuana During the Holiday Weekend
Border Patrol agents seized approximately 4,300 pounds of marijuana, valued at more than $2.1 million, in four separate incidents during the holiday weekend.
Military Operations Begin on Venezuela’s Western Border to Fight Drug Trafficking
Venezuela has announced the expansion of military operations along its western border in order to fight drug trafficking and protect a recently discovered reserve of coltan from illegal mining. In what is titled Operation Blue Gold, 15,000 Air Force,...
32 Doctors And Health Care Executives Indicted on Charges Related to $16 Million in Alleged False Billing in Houston
32 people have been indicted for schemes to submit more than $16 million in false Medicare claims in the continuing operation of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in Houston. The Strike Force in Houston is the fourth phase of a targeted criminal, civil...
Rite Aid Corporation And Subsidiaries Agree to Pay $5 Million in Civil Penalties
Rite Aid Corporation (Rite Aid) and nine of its subsidiaries in eight states have agreed to pay $5 million in civil penalties to settle allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Department of Justice announced today.
Member of Afghan Taliban Sentenced to Life in Prison in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
A member of an Afghan Taliban cell has been sentenced in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to two terms of life in prison on drug and narco-terrorism charges.
Afghan Drug Lord Charged With Financing Taliban Terrorist Insurgency
An Afghan drug trafficker charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics with intent to support a terrorist organization has been arrested. Haji Juma Khan, 54, a/k/a Abdullah or Haji Juma Khan Mohammadhasni, is among the first defendants to be prosecuted...
Leader of Norte Valle Colombian Drug Cartel Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
Luis Hernando Gomez-Bustamante, a/k/a “Rasguno,” one of the leaders of the Norte Valle Colombian Drug Cartel, pleaded guilty this week to charges of leading a racketeering enterprise that engaged in murder, narcotics trafficking, money laundering...
Cocaine Cartel Leader Extradited to Face Charges in the United States
Juan Carlos Ramirez-Abadia, a/k/a “Chupeta,” one of the leaders of Colombia’s most powerful cartel, known as the “Norte Valle Cartel” (NVC), was extradited this week to face federal charges in the Eastern District of New...
