drug trafficking

The gang used dating apps to connect with individuals in search of prostitutes, and offered them drugs secretly laced with fentanyl before robbing them.

‘We believe this syndicate was well connected with the global supply chain of prohibited drugs.’

Along with Julia Lorenzana-Cordon, her siblings and father have also been hit with lengthy prison sentences for importing cocaine into the United States.

The Dominican Republic’s strategic location in the Caribbean makes it a crucial link in the international drug trade.

The former peace officer claimed to a federal jury that he was authorized to commit the crimes as part of his role conducting undercover investigations.

Ten suspects are in custody but seven remain fugitives and are believed to be in Mexico.

Mizraim Berumen Gascon, 36, who was a member of the Baja California Citizen Security Force, was arrested last fall by San Diego County sheriff’s deputies.

Burma has surpassed Afghanistan to become the world’s largest producer of opium.

Concern for the trafficking of fentanyl has made it onto the campaign promise lists of many Republican politicians, but some of their solutions are misguided.

Three “foot soldiers” of the local chapter of the Mexican Mafia were convicted Oct. 13 of killing a Costa Mesa-based drug dealer in 2017.