Tag: drug trafficking

On the Front Lines of the Tearing of Our Social Fabric

Commentary PITTSBURGH—When the Hampton Battery was dedicated here in 1871 to a young Civil War soldier who lost his life protecting the Union at Chancellorsville, Virginia, the granite monument was a point of pride for residents of this neighborhood. They would stroll along the trails of the lush park filled with trees located across the…


Colombia Extradites Feared Head of Gulf Clan to US

Colombia extradited the alleged head of the feared Gulf Clan to the United States Wednesday where he faces indictments in three federal courts. Dairo Antonio Úsuga David had been the country’s most-wanted drug trafficker before his capture in October 2021. Colombian President Iván Duque said he is “comparable only to Pablo Escobar,” referring to the…


British Virgin Islands Premier, Managing Director of Ports Arrested in Miami on Drug Trafficking Charges

The premier of the British Virgin Islands and Managing Director of BVI Ports were arrested in Miami on April 28 on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) confirmed. Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie and Oleanvine Maynard, as well as Maynard’s son, Kadeem, were arrested by DEA agents at Miami-Opa-Locka Executive Airport and charged…


Capitol Report (April 22): D.C. On Edge After Shooting in Broad Daylight

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is testifying in court. When asked if Joe Biden lost the presidential election, she said, “Well, yes.” As pandemic-related restrictions continue to be rolled back, the aftermath of lockdowns is starting to show. We take a look at some of the collateral damage and speak to psychiatrist Carole Lieberman to…


Up From Rock Bottom: Recovery From a National Overdose Epidemic

Commentary WILLS, Pennsylvania—Andrew Ayers is busy working on loading and unloading several machines at Guy Chemical—a massive, 30,000-square-foot industrial facility that sits tucked along the border of a tiny unincorporated town in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. People call Ayers one of the lucky ones for surviving his addiction to both heroin and methamphetamine, but he says…


Sydney Freight Worker Charged Over Meth Import

A Sydney freight worker will face court accused of involvement in the attempted importation of 100 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside a dough mixer. Australian Federal Police will allege the 39-year-old from Beecroft used his role at a freight forwarding company to facilitate importing the drugs from Canada. He is the third Sydney man charged…


California Lawmakers Pushing for Tougher Sentencing on Fentanyl Trafficking

SACRAMENTO—As more young people succumb to the fatal effects of fentanyl, California’s lawmakers are proposing harsher penalties on fentanyl trafficking to combat the worsening opioid epidemic. “The scourge of fentanyl is poisoning our communities, killing our kids, and wreaking havoc all across the state of California,” Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Irvine) said in a Zoom press…


Over $1M Worth of Drugs, Cash Seized in Alberta Drug Bust

Over $1 million in drugs, guns, and cash have been seized during a drug bust in Edmonton, Alberta. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said in a statement on March 16 that the seizure was part of a drug trafficking investigation that began in late 2021. A 43-year-old man was arrested after ALERT Edmonton’s organized crime team…


The Border Crisis Reaches Your Child’s Middle School

Commentary Think you live too far from the Mexican border to be hurt by the chaos there? Bloomfield is a picturesque village in central Connecticut, 3,500 miles from the Mexican border. But illegal drugs flowing across that border nearly killed a 16-year-old student at Bloomfield High School two weeks ago. He tried marijuana, not knowing…


US Offers $35 Million Prize to Aid Capture of Drugmakers From China, Mexico

The U.S. State Department is offering up to $35 million for information that could lead to the arrests of seven drug dealers from China and Mexico, in an effort to curb fentanyl and other illicit drugs from flooding into the United States. The announcement came right after President Joe Biden on Dec. 15 signed two…