NEW YORK—A Honduran accountant testified Tuesday that he fled Honduras because he felt his life was in danger after witnessing two meetings in which an alleged drug trafficker paid bribes to now-President Juan Orlando Hernández in 2013. In both meetings, the subject was “protection and receiving drugs,” said José Sánchez, a pseudonym used for his…
40 Indicted in Drug Trafficking Ring Accused of Operating Out of Day Care Centers
Forty people have been indicted for their involvement in a massive drug trafficking ring that operated on Long Island, following an 18-month long takedown dubbed by Nassau County, New York officials as “Operation Honeycomb.” Authorities said Monday that the major narcotic trafficking ring operated in the Hempstead area including out of illegal daycare centers. Nassau…
Wife of Mexican Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
The wife of the notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera was arrested on Monday for her alleged role in international drug trafficking, the Justice Department (DOJ) announced. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, a dual U.S.-Mexican citizen, was arrested at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the department said. Coronel Aispuro has been accused of participating…
Alberta Man Facing Drug Trafficking Charges Gets Bail in NB Court
An Alberta man facing drug trafficking charges was granted bail after a show cause hearing in North Battleford Provincial Court Jan. 15. Lowen Diehl, 36, will be released after he pays $10,000 cash bail and a $10,000 surety to the court. In addition, he must remain at his home in Alberta on 24-hour house arrest….
Orange County Sheriff Talks 2020’s Major Rise in Crime
In what is likely to be his last address to the community for 2020, Sheriff Don Barnes of Orange County, California, emphasized the rise in crime this past year. There has been a resurgence of drug trafficking this year, including methamphetamine and cocaine, Barnes said during a Facebook live address on Dec. 30. “Our street…
Video: Exclusive: An Inside Look at Border Trafficking Tunnels
We’ve often heard stories about tunnels used for human trafficking and drug trafficking, and about the various types of trafficking operations run by drug cartels and coyotes. Behind it is a business, wrought with a disregard for American law and for human life. To learn more about these operations we contacted the San Diego Border…
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