Tag: Drug trafficking
Alleged drug trafficker extradited to Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities arrested an alleged international drug trafficker Friday in Los Angeles after he was extradited from France, prosecutors said.
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Mexican president draws US into dispute over governor
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
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
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
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
MIAMI — A Dominican congressman has been arrested in South Florida on drug trafficking charges, authorities said.
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US seeks extradition of former head of Honduras’ police
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The United States has requested the extradition of a former chief of the Honduras National Police on drug and weapons charges,...
8 years for dad of Saints ‘super fan’ in charity, drug case
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
RIO DE JANEIRO — A bloody, hourslong gunbattle in a Rio de Janeiro slum echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission successfully...