fentanyl
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On August 1, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a national security memorandum directing federal agencies to intensify their efforts in disrupting the supply chain of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. This order marks a significant escalation in the administration’s strategy to combat the opioid epidemic, a key focus of Biden’s Unity Agenda since taking office.…
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel leader and lead sicario, or assassin, Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as El Nini, 32, of Mexico, was extradited on May 25 from Mexico to the United States to face charges contained in two indictments. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland stated: “Today [May 28, 2024] El Nini joins the growing list…
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Rui-Siang Lin, known as “Pharoah,” was arrested for running “Incognito Market,” one of the largest dark web narcotics marketplaces. The platform facilitated over $100 million in illegal drug sales worldwide. Lin was apprehended at John F. Kennedy Airport on May 18 and will appear before a federal judge in Manhattan. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland…
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Four flight attendants found themselves in custody following an extensive investigation uncovering their involvement in a sophisticated operation to smuggle $8 million in drug money from New York to the Dominican Republic. The flight attendants facing charges include Charlie Hernandez, Sarah Valerio Pujols, Emmanuel Torres, and Jarol Fabio, with allegations ranging from operating an unlicensed…
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A major crackdown on drug trafficking has resulted in 41 individuals charged in connection with a sprawling indictment that implicates the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in smuggling operations spanning across the Houston and Galveston areas. The indictment, consisting of 50 counts, alleges the trafficking of cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine from Mexico into the…
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