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Coast Guard offloads 2 suspected drug smugglers, $8.5 million in seized cocaine in Puerto Rico
By FOX 13 News Staff
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Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Two suspected drug smugglers and $8.5 million in seized cocaine were transferred to federal agents at a Coast Guard base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea.
The bust took place on Jan. 24, 2021, after the aircrew of a maritime patrol aircraft detected a suspicious 25-foot go-fast vessel, approximately 200 nautical miles south of the Dominican Republic. This successful interdiction is a reflection of the seamless teamwork and the unwavering resolve between the Coast Guard, our federal law enforcement and Department of Defense partners to protect the nation’s southernmost maritime border against narcotrafficking threats, said Cmdr. James L. Jarnac, Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk commanding officer. The strength of our jo
Eight people accused of being involved in a drug organization in Gainesville have now been sentenced.
Members of the drug ring were selling methamphetamine and were uncovered after a lengthy investigation. Operation Night Train, a long-term Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, discovered the conspiracy and arrested the individuals, who also face charges for drug possession and money laundering.
One of the suspects, Lesli Arroyo Alvarado, 24, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, is still on the run.
According to WDEF in Chattanooga, where one of the members of the organization was arrested, the other suspects were all caught over the span of several months in 2019. They say that, according to the FBI, the meth ring was trafficking drugs in Atlanta, the North Georgia mountains, North Carolina and Florida.
A Presque Isle man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, said U.S.
Member of white supremacist prison gang pleads guilty to violent crime in aid of racketeering
Eastern District of Texas
A Texas man has pleaded guilty to violent gang-related activities in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting United States Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei and Nicholas L. McQuaid, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
Glynnwood Derrick, 46, pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury in aid of racketeering today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Zack Hawthorn.
“Gang violence has no place in our community,” said Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Ganjei. “The men and women of the Department of Justice, and our law enforcement partners, will do whatever it takes to safeguard our citizens from the predations of organized criminal gangs.”