Tag: Drug trafficking

Alleged drug trafficker extradited to Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities arrested an alleged international drug trafficker Friday in Los Angeles after he was extradited from France, prosecutors said. ...

Mexican president draws US into dispute over governor

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico has made little headway defusing a bizarre standoff over the possible arrest of a a sitting state governor facing charges...

Colombia rebel group claims leader ‘Jesus Santrich’ slain

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BOGOTA, Colombia — A rebel leader who abandoned the 2016 peace accord with Colombia’s government and had been at large for three years was...

White supremacist leader sentenced to 35 years in prison

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The leader of a violent white supremacist gang that began in Arkansas’ prisons was sentenced to 35 years in prison...

Kosovo police seize record cocaine shipment, arrest 7

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PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo police seized a record 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of cocaine that originated in Brazil, and arrested seven people suspected of...

Dominican official charged with drug trafficking in Florida

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MIAMI — A Dominican congressman has been arrested in South Florida on drug trafficking charges, authorities said. ...

US seeks extradition of former head of Honduras’ police

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The United States has requested the extradition of a former chief of the Honduras National Police on drug and weapons charges,...

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BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian rebel group that has been fighting against the Venezuelan army since March, said in a letter addressed to the...

8 years for dad of Saints ‘super fan’ in charity, drug case

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NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man whose seriously ill son gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team was...

Rio’s deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse

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RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...