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Los Angeles
fromCalifornia Post
15 hours ago

'Lying' LA Mayor Karen Bass accused of gaslighting to 'protect' gangbangers after FBI MacArthur Park raid

LA Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism for downplaying gang violence at MacArthur Park after federal agents arrested 12 members of the 18th Street gang involved in drug trafficking.
Law
fromQNS
20 hours ago

Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma's black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana - QNS

A Flushing man was extradited to Oklahoma to face 18 felony counts for leading a fraudulent medical marijuana licensing scheme that distributed approximately 1 million pounds of marijuana worth $1.5 billion from 2021 to 2025.
Cannabis
fromIndependent
1 day ago

US College basketball player jailed after Dublin Airport drugs haul

A Division One college basketball player from Nevada was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for importing €381,000 worth of cannabis into Ireland.
Los Angeles
fromReadWrite
1 day ago

MacArthur Park 18th Street gang gambling crackdown arrests

Federal authorities arrested 12 alleged 18th Street gang members operating a criminal network in MacArthur Park involving drug trafficking, illegal gambling, extortion, and violence.
fromCalifornia Post
1 day ago

Exclusive | 'Queen' of LA's deadliest 'supergang' is snared as secret orders from Mexican Mafia kingpin are revealed: feds

The 59-year-old is accused of running the notorious 18th Street Gang on behalf of her Mexican Mafia husband, who rots in a state prison. She allegedly ran the organization's criminal operations - collecting rent, taxes and dishing out brutal discipline - on behalf of her husband Jorge Gonzales and three other Mexican Mafia leaders in prison.
Los Angeles
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Feds say 18th Street boss 'Moms' led gang for imprisoned Mexican Mafia member

Seven alleged gang members were charged with racketeering for operating under orders from a Mexican Mafia member in California state prison, with a high-ranking female member overseeing criminal activities including drug trafficking, extortion, and murder.
Los Angeles
fromCalifornia Post
2 days ago

FBI launches massive raid on 18th Street Gang across Los Angeles - see their huge haul

Federal agents arrested multiple 18th Street Gang members and associates in Los Angeles, seizing narcotics, cash, and evidence during coordinated raids.
#police-corruption
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago
Toronto

Man charged in Toronto police corruption probe ordered not to contact Ryan Wedding's co-accused | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 days ago
Canada news

Brian Da Costa, alleged drug trafficker accused of bribing Toronto cops, gets $1.5M bail | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago
Toronto

Man charged in Toronto police corruption probe ordered not to contact Ryan Wedding's co-accused | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
3 days ago
Canada news

Brian Da Costa, alleged drug trafficker accused of bribing Toronto cops, gets $1.5M bail | CBC News

World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Trump WH Gives Update Day After Launching Another New Military Operation

U.S. and Ecuadorian military forces launched joint operations on March 3rd against designated terrorist organizations engaged in narcoterrorism across the region.
World news
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
3 days ago

US and Ecuador launch military operation against organized crime groups

Ecuador and the United States launched joint military operations against organized crime and designated terrorist organizations amid Ecuador's escalating violence from drug trafficking and illegal mining.
SOMA, SF
fromThe Mercury News
3 days ago

Honduran national convicted of drug-trafficking in Bay Area

A 29-year-old Honduran national was convicted of drug trafficking after police found over two kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl stored in his Oakland apartment where children were present.
World news
fromAxios
3 days ago

U.S., Ecuadorian forces target "narco-terrorists" in Ecuador military operations

The U.S. military has conducted over 40 strikes against drug trafficking in the Caribbean and Pacific in six months, with joint operations expanding in Ecuador and regional allies targeting narco-terrorism.
California
fromSFGATE
3 days ago

Calif. man accused of hauling 242 pounds of cocaine on Nebraska highway

Nebraska State Patrol arrested a California driver with 242 pounds of cocaine on Interstate 80, marking the second major drug seizure from a California driver in two months.
London politics
fromIndependent
4 days ago

Gardener who told gardai he was in fear when he agreed to hold nearly 90,000 of drugs jailed

A landscape gardener was sentenced to three years in prison for holding nearly €90,000 worth of drugs including cannabis, cocaine, and cannabis jellies found during a Churchtown search.
Social justice
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'I was trapped': Modern slavery rises across London

Modern slavery through criminal exploitation, including cuckooing and forced drug smuggling, has increased by nearly 10% in London, with vulnerable individuals targeted through manipulation and coercion.
#sinaloa-cartel
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
US news

Former Olympic snowboarder accused of trafficking drugs through Calif. arrested

fromSFGATE
1 month ago
US news

Former Olympic snowboarder accused of trafficking drugs through Calif. arrested

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

7 people charged in drug-trafficking investigation: OPP | CBC News

OPP and Durham Region police executed search warrants at homes in Whitby and Napanee, where they say they found drugs and cash. Police say they found 16 grams of suspected fentanyl, one kilogram of suspected cocaine, Percocet tablets, a fully loaded handgun and ammunition, along with about $20,000 in Canadian and U.S. currency.
Canada news
#el-mencho
#mexican-cartels
#fentanyl
US news
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 week ago

Stepson of El Mencho' the powerful drug lord killed in Mexico was born in California

Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, a stepson of deceased cartel leader El Mencho, was born in Santa Ana and served as an alleged leader of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, facing a $5 million bounty for drug trafficking and organized violence.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Lessons learned from Pablo Escobar to the fall of El Mencho

El Mencho's capture represents a pivotal moment for Mexico comparable to Pablo Escobar's death for Colombia, potentially marking a turning point in the drug trafficking fight through coordinated institutional action and political will.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Following the trail of El Mencho's last battle in Tapalpa

Mexican army killed El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, at a luxury cabin complex in Tapalpa after a firefight where he fled into the forest and was mortally wounded.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Mexico and US strengthen collaboration with high-level meeting two days after capture of El Mencho

Mexico and the United States held a high-level bilateral meeting to demonstrate cooperation progress, strengthened by the recent death of El Mencho, the leader of the CJNG cartel.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Teacher who agreed to take 20,000 cannabis delivery banned from classroom

During an interview with the force, Mr Allen admitted that he had agreed to allow the package, the contents of which West Mercia Police estimated would have a street value of 20,000, to be delivered, having been asked to do so by a drug dealer. He told the school about it but offered a misleading explanation about the matter, saying he had agreed to receive the parcel but had no knowledge of what it would contain.
UK news
#organized-crime
fromWIRED
1 week ago
US news

How Mexico's 'CJNG' Drug Cartel Embraced AI, Drones, and Social Media

fromSnowBrains
1 month ago
Snowboarding

Ex-Olympic Snowboarder Turned FBI Most-Wanted Fugitive Is Detained by U.S. Authorities - SnowBrains

fromWIRED
1 week ago
US news

How Mexico's 'CJNG' Drug Cartel Embraced AI, Drones, and Social Media

fromSnowBrains
1 month ago
Snowboarding

Ex-Olympic Snowboarder Turned FBI Most-Wanted Fugitive Is Detained by U.S. Authorities - SnowBrains

#jalisco-new-generation-cartel
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

El Mencho, the discreet drug lord who revolutionized Mexico's criminal landscape

Nemesio El Mencho led the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, expanding crimes beyond drugs into extortion, trafficking, and violence before dying in a police operation.
#cjng
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Mexican security forces reportedly kill drug cartel boss El Mencho'

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (El Mencho), leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was reportedly killed by Mexican security forces, triggering violent unrest across multiple states.
World news
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

'Narco-Submarine' Carrying 4 Tons of Cocaine Captured by Mexico's Navy

Mexican Navy seized a semi-submersible with nearly four tons of cocaine, arrested three suspects, and disrupted a larger Pacific drug-smuggling network.
#us-military-strikes
#money-laundering
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Dublin man (48) charged with directing activities of criminal organisation involved in drug importation and money laundering

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Dublin man (48) charged with directing activities of criminal organisation involved in drug importation and money laundering

US news
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

7 members of 'Harvard Street Gang' face drug and firearms charges, authorities say

Eight alleged members and affiliates of the Brockton-based Harvard Street Gang were arrested after seizures of 25 firearms, multiple kilograms of drugs, and substantial cash.
fromHoodline
2 weeks ago

Brooklyn Worker Pleads Guilty In Jury Bribe Plot

In a turn that feels more like a crime thriller than a routine court date, a Staten Island restaurant worker pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, to obstructing justice after federal prosecutors said he helped try to bribe a juror in the Brooklyn federal trial of heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic. The plea, entered in Brooklyn federal court, followed an FBI probe that intercepted a series of meetings and phone calls tied to an alleged payoff plan. The revelation has frozen Gogic's trial in place and tossed a new legal wrench into an already sprawling drug trafficking case.
Law
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

White House steps up pressure on Colombia over Serbian drug lord Antun Mrdeza

A meeting between two drug traffickers in the Amazon jungle region of Putumayo has become a new lever of pressure for Donald Trump on the governments of Colombia and Venezuela. A U.S. intelligence report reveals that Giovanny Andres Rojas aka Arana, the top leader of the Border Commandos and currently imprisoned in La Picota prison in Bogota, is making illegal deals with the Serbian kingpin Antun Mrdeza, who has been held in Venezuela since 2025.
World news
#fbi-informant
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago
US news

An FBI 'Asset' Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

The inside story of Ryan Wedding's 'right-hand man' who helped take him down | CBC Accessibility

fromWIRED
2 weeks ago
US news

An FBI 'Asset' Helped Run a Dark Web Site That Sold Fentanyl-Laced Drugs for Years

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Canada news

The inside story of Ryan Wedding's 'right-hand man' who helped take him down | CBC Accessibility

#organised-crime
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Gang boss suspected of directing weapons shipments and drug violence from cell in Ireland's high-security prison arrested

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Leader of Ireland's largest drugs gang 'The Family' due to appear in court after top-secret arrest operation

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Gang boss suspected of directing weapons shipments and drug violence from cell in Ireland's high-security prison arrested

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Miscellaneous

Leader of Ireland's largest drugs gang 'The Family' due to appear in court after top-secret arrest operation

Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Advocate calls on Ontario government to address 'crisis' of missing Black boys | CBC News

Missing Black boys in Ontario are being groomed into drug trafficking gangs and are falling through systemic gaps in police communication and jurisdictional coordination.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

New accusations outline how cocaine lawyer' helped alleged Ryan Wedding drug ring | CBC News

Deepak Paradkar allegedly advised associates to kill an FBI informant and used his law practice to facilitate drug-trafficking, facing U.S. extradition and severe charges.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Ryan Wedding hired Pablo Escobar-linked group to kill witness, track cell phones in Canada, documents say | CBC News

Ryan Wedding hired a Colombian cartel linked to Pablo Escobar to track phones, order kidnapping, torture and a $5 million bounty leading to U.S. charges.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Colombia to resume peace talks with ECG after temporary suspension

Colombia's government has announced it will resume peace talks with the powerful Gulf Clan, also known as the Gaitanist Self-Defence Forces (ECG), after the criminal group expressed concern about a recent deal with the United States. Tuesday's announcement addresses a temporary suspension the Gulf Clan announced earlier this month, in the wake of a meeting between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart, Donald Trump.
World news
Brooklyn
fromQNS
2 weeks ago

Brooklyn men charged with murder in 2021 fatal drive-by shooting at Glendale intersection: Feds - QNS

Two Brooklyn men were federally arrested and charged with murder for a 2021 Glendale drive-by shooting that killed Akil Kornegay over a drug debt dispute.
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

US strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3

The United States military said on Friday that it had struck another vessel suspected of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean, killing three people. The US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) posted an 11-second clip on social media platform X that showed a boat wading through waters before being hit by what the military called "a lethal kinetic strike" and exploding. The vessel "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the statement from SOUTHCOM said.
US politics
#presidential-pardon
US news
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

From 'The Lord of the Skies' to drones over El Paso, Mexican cartels have a long history of airborne drug fleets | Fortune

Criminal groups use drones to modernize operations—smuggle fentanyl, coordinate migrant crossings, surveil territory, and fight rival cartels and Mexican authorities along the U.S. southern border.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Colombian President Petro says escaped being killed' in assassination plot

Colombian President Gustavo Petro narrowly avoided an alleged assassination when his helicopter could not land amid reported shooting threats and security concerns.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Home Alone-inspired drug dealer booby-trapped house with pipe bombs

Ian Claughton rigged his home, in the former pit village of Grimethorpe in South Yorkshire, with tripwires and home-made pipe bombs in order to protect his drugs business from would-be intruders. About 100 houses had to be evacuated in May 2024 as police searched three neighbouring houses connected to Claughton and his ex-wife Lesley Claughton. They found a series of traps as well as a home-made flamethrower, large quantities of cannabis, amphetamines and cash.
UK news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

US kills two people in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, one survivor

Two narco-terrorists were killed and one survived the strike. Following the engagement, US SOUTHCOM immediately notified U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the survivor, the military said. Last week, the US claimed responsibility for killing two people in an earlier attack in the eastern Pacific, bringing to three the number of attacks Washington has ordered on vessels since its forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a bloody nighttime raid on the capital, Caracas, in early January.
World news
Travel
fromTravel + Leisure
3 weeks ago

These Countries Are Updating Guidance About Travel to the U.S.-What to Know

Several governments updated travel guidance for the U.S., warning of violent clashes, political demonstrations, border tensions, and event-related risks such as the FIFA World Cup.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Trump hosts Honduras's new president Asfura at Mar-a-Lago in US

The US and Honduras strengthen security cooperation to combat drug trafficking, irregular migration, and deportation, backed by personal ties between Donald Trump and Nasry Asfura.
Canada news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

China overturns death sentence of Canadian in sign of diplomatic thaw

China's supreme court overturned Robert Lloyd Schellenberg's death sentence and ordered a retrial, signaling a possible diplomatic thaw with Canada.
US news
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

'Incognito' operator sentenced to 30 years for running a dark web drug market

Rui-Siang Lin was sentenced to 30 years for operating Incognito Market, facilitating over $105 million in drug sales and stealing/extorting users.
#us-colombia-relations
Public health
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

On a paradise island in the Pacific, meth and HIV epidemics rage

Methamphetamine trafficking and local injection use in Fiji have devastated communities, driven youth addiction, and sparked an escalating HIV and social-health crisis.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Trump-Petro meeting: Just how icy are US-Colombia relations?

Gustavo Petro will meet Donald Trump on February 3 amid intense tensions over drug trafficking, diplomatic strains, and recent US military actions in the region.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Fernandez wins Costa Rican presidency, steering Latin America further right

With 94% of polling stations counted, the political heir of outgoing president, Rodrigo Chaves, had captured 48.3% of the vote, compared with Ramos's 33.4%, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). As soon as the first results were announced, members of Fernandez's Sovereign People's party erupted in celebrations around the country, waving blue, red and white-striped Costa Rican flags. Viva Rodrigo Chaves, some cheered, in a nod to Fernandez's mentor.
World news
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

China: Four more people executed in Myanmar scam crackdown

China executed multiple alleged leaders of Myanmar-based telecom fraud and drug-smuggling syndicates tied to cryptocurrency investment scams as part of a cross-border crackdown.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Police seize $11,827 in Hayward drug bust

A 29-year-old Hayward man was charged with six felonies and a misdemeanor after police in Union City identified him as a local drug dealer with a diverse menu for sale, court records show. The unidentified man was charged on Jan. 22 with selling cocaine, methamphetamine, ketamine, psilocybin mushrooms and MDMA, court records show. He also faces a misdemeanor count for allegedly selling marijuana.
California
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Corrupt ex-cop pleads guilty to charges in drug trafficking scheme amNewYork

According to his eight-count indictment, the ex-cop took more than $30,000 in exchange for transporting drugs, including approximately eight kilograms of cocaine; providing unauthorized armed protection for a drug trafficking enterprise; and submitting false reports to the NYPD to help a co-conspirator avoid repayment of a drug-trafficking-related debt. Nguyen entered a guilty plea to three of the indictment's eight counts bribery and narcotics distribution conspiracy, and a firearm charge before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres Thursday.
US news
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Father of boy killed in Offaly firebombing described as 'main driver' of local drugs trade as he's jailed

Aaron Holt was jailed seven years for a €33,000 heroin seizure after his four-year-old son died in a suspected petrolbomb attack.
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympian accused of running drug ring, pleads not guilty in California

Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder now accused of running a multinational drug-trafficking ring and orchestrating the killing of a federal witness, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Santa Ana during a brief hearing on Monday, Jan. 26, days after his headline-grabbing capture. His attorney strongly denied reports that Wedding surrendered to authorities in Mexico, but didn't immediately challenge the government's request to keep him in custody before trial. Wedding, wearing a jail jumpsuit, appeared
East Bay (California)
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Canadian ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to 17 felonies including drug trafficking

Ryan Wedding, former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, is charged with leading a Sinaloa-linked cocaine trafficking network and orchestrating multiple drug-related murders and money laundering.
#fugitive-arrest
fromFortune
1 month ago
Canada news

Olympic snowboarder turned FBI most wanted drug lord arrested in Mexico, extradited to U.S. | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Canada news

Olympic snowboarder turned FBI most wanted drug lord arrested in Mexico, extradited to U.S. | Fortune

Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Ryan Wedding's journey from Olympic snowboarder to alleged cocaine kingpin

Ryan Wedding transitioned from Olympic snowboarder to alleged leader of a billion-dollar cocaine trafficking ring, accused of ordering murders and recently captured by US authorities.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Ryan Wedding, the precocious Olympic snowboarder turned king' of cocaine in Mexico

Wedding is an enigma to sociology departments worldwide. A precocious snowboarder, he joined the Canadian national team at 15 and, at 21, competed in the parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Known by the aliases King and James Conrad, after a character in the 2017 film Kong: Skull Island, Wedding comes from a well-to-do middle-class family in British Columbia. After the Olympics, he began studying at a university in the Vancouver metropolitan area,
US news
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

A Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin is arrested in Mexico

Ryan Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was arrested in Mexico on charges of leading a multinational drug trafficking operation and orchestrating killings.
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