Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced on April 22 the indictment of Luis Ronaldo Nieblas-Beltran on felony charges connected to a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Arizona. Nieblas-Beltran was arrested on March 10 while allegedly preparing to deliver many drugs, including fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills, heroin, and methamphetamine. He is charged with conspiracy, illegally conducting…
LA County Homeless Deaths Spiked During Pandemic, but Drug Overdoses Remain Top Killer: Study
April 22, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—During the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles County increased by 56 percent compared to the previous 12 months—a spike partially attributable to the virus, though drug overdoses continued to be the population’s top killer, according to a report released on April 22. According to…
Toronto Police Announce Largest Single-Day Illicit Drug Seizure in Force’s History
Toronto police say they have made the “largest single-day seizure” of illegal drugs in the service’s history. The police seized 189 kilograms of powder cocaine along with 97 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, with an estimated total street value of more than $28.5 million. “While we have made large seizures before these have occurred over several months. The…
LA County Firefighter Killed in House Fire Died of Heart Attack
April 13, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County Firefighter Jonathan Flagler died of a heart attack after running out of air while battling a house fire in Rancho Palos Verdes earlier this year, and he also had methamphetamine in his system, authorities said on April 13. Flagler, 47, was among crew members from Fire Station 83 who responded to…
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…
Texas Border Patrol Officers Seize $587K Worth of Cocaine in 3 Separate Incidents
March 23, 2022
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized cocaine worth an estimated $587,000 while conducting three separate enforcement actions at Texas’ Brownsville Port of Entry. The first seizure took place on March 17 at Veterans International Bridge where border protection officers stopped a 25-year-old Harlington, Texas, man as he was attempting to make entry into the…
Border Patrol Officers Confiscate $587K Worth of Cocaine in 3 Texas Incidents
March 23, 2022
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized cocaine valued at an estimated $587,000 while conducting three separate enforcement actions at the Brownsville Port of Entry in Texas. The first incident took place on March 17 at Veterans International Bridge, where border protection officers stopped a 25-year-old Harlington, Texas, man as he was attempting to enter…
Texas Border Patrol Officers Seize $587K Worth of Cocaine In Three Separate Incidents
March 23, 2022
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized cocaine worth an estimated $587,000 while conducting three separate enforcement actions at Texas’ Brownsville Port of Entry. The first seizure took place on March 17 at Veterans International Bridge where border protection officers stopped a 25-year-old Harlington, Texas, man as he was attempting to make entry into the…
New Zealand Police Make Huge Meth Bust at Airport, Arrest 6
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand police said Wednesday they had seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine at the border and arrested six people in one of the nation’s biggest drug busts. Police said they intercepted the shipment of 613 kilograms (1,351 pounds) of meth at Auckland Airport on Thursday and began making arrests late…
5.8 Tons of Methamphetamine Seized in Mexico
Army, National Guard, and Mexican federal prosecutors have seized more than 5.8 tons of methamphetamine in Sinaloa—the largest seizure of this drug by the current administration, which began in December 2018. A statement from the Defense Ministry on Saturday said the seizure took place two days earlier, on Jan. 27, in the northwestern state of…
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