Two of Mr. Guzmns other sons by a different wife Ivn Archivaldo Guzmn Salazar and Jess Alfredo Guzmn Salazar were named on Friday in two separate indictments in Chicago and Manhattan. Richmond County Sheriff's. A lock ( Several guns, narcotics and cash were seized during the investigation. Letitia Ann Stevens, 47, 130 Market St., faces possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility and other charges, detectives said. Adewale Adediran, the alleged leader of the conspiracy, was also . Gildardo Ramirez Garcia, 40, and Luis Felipe. AUSTIN (KXAN) Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 13 individuals Thursday, including current and former University of Texas at Austin students, charged in connection with. . The conspiracy has been ongoing since as early as 2018 and was orchestrated from within the Tennessee State Prison system by Humberto Morales, aka Pelon, 29, of Columbia, Tennessee, who has been incarcerated since 2014. The charges, in five related cases, offered a panoramic view of how the deadly drug was created, transported and ultimately sold by the Sinaloa cartel on American streets. FRESNO, Calif. An indictment, brought on Feb. 16, 2023, has been unsealed, charging four defendants in a scheme to use drones to deliver drugs and other contraband into state prisons, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The Chicago indictment says the brothers were involved in the Battle of Culiacan in the Sinaloa cartels stronghold in Mexico, where on Oct. 17, 2019 about 700 armed cartel members attacked government and military targets, thwarting the capture of Ovidio Guzman Lopez. In addition to the fentanyl and methamphetamine, police also seized one kilogram of valeryl fentanyl, 400 grams of cocaine (about 14 ounces), one semi-automatic rifleand four semi-automatic pistols. Some 30 people among authorities and suspected gunmen died in the operation, which unleashed hours of shootouts shutting down the city's airport. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Thirteen people have been arrested on drug charges in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine as the result of a multi-month drug trafficking investigation among. Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Charges Against 13 Alleged Members of a Tucson-Area Drug Trafficking Organization TUCSON, Ariz. - A federal grand jury in Tucson, Arizona, returned a 19-count indictment on November 10, 2022, against 10 current or former southern Arizona residents, including: Alberto Gabriel Aranda-Ramon, 31, of Tucson, Arizona The indictments, taken together, provided a panoramic view of how fentanyl was created, transported and ultimately sold on the street in cities from New York to Nashville to Los Angeles. The Justice Department is attacking every aspect of the cartels operations, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said at a news conference in Washington on Friday. The indictment alleges that, beginning in September 2021, the 10 defendants participated in a conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, or 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Ovidio Guzmn Lpez and another brother, Joaqun Guzmn Lpez, allegedly helped move the Sinaloa cartel hard into methamphetamines, producing prodigious quantities in large labs. The result is a comforting, deeply flavored chili, tinged with smoke and fragrant with spice. The U.S. government is currently awaiting the younger Guzmn's extradition. Adediran was arrested in California and was ordered detained in the custody of the U.S. At about 4:50 p.m. a B Published: Apr. They were previously also charged in the U.S. in Chicago and San Diego. Most of the fentanyl trafficked in the United States comes from the Sinaloa cartel, the Drug Enforcement Administration says. At least 13 people died in that battle. ", "It's my privilege to recognize the efforts performed by agents from the DEA and our partner agencies in our crusade to rid the public of these dangerous individuals that do nothing but harm our society," said Denise Foster, Special Agent in Charge of DEA, Caribbean Division. Morales is alleged to have been the leader of the organization and routinely obtained contraband cell phones which were smuggled into the prison facilities where he was housed. SYOSSET, N.Y. (1010 WINS) -- A Bronx man found driving with kilos of drugs was arrested on Long Island earlier this week on drug possession charges, authorities announced Friday. The profits from fentanyl sales have been astronomical, according to the feds. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. A Molino, Fla. man was arrested April 13 on drug charges, according to the Atmore Police Department. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Convicted Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Years for Trafficking Nearly 150 Pounds of Drugs, Including Heroin, Fentanyl, and Marijuana April 3, 2023 Read More Press Release Southwest Georgia Man. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said the men took their fathers cartel and made it more ruthless, more violent, more deadly. Mr. Garland said the defendants named in the five separate indictments included suppliers in China who sold so-called precursor chemicals used in manufacturing fentanyl; a broker based in Guatemala who bought the chemicals on behalf of the Chapitos; operators of clandestine fentanyl labs in Mexico; and a weapons supplier who provided the cartel with weapons smuggled into Mexico from the United States. Friday's indictments were filed in New York, Illinois, and Washington, D.C. Police said the search of his apartment and several other homes in the city yielded 16.6 kilograms more than 35 pounds of fentanyl, along with almost 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and other drugs. serving life in prison in the United States, the growing footprint of the countrys armed forces, investigating the fire as a homicide case, vulnerable to a toxic metal that poses severe health risks, conviction in Federal District Court in Brooklyn. 13 of the 21 were arrested on drug. U.S. government officials are pressing Chinese officials to do more to stem the shipment of those chemicals. Norton was indicted on the following charges: One count of illegal use of minor In nudity-oriented material or performance, One count of illegal conveyance Into detention facility. In 2017, for instance, they kidnapped two Mexican federal police officers, fatally shooting one and torturing the other before killing that officer, too. The United States Attorneys Office, District of Arizona, Tucson, is handling the prosecution. The charges noted that the fentanyl business earned the cartel millions of dollars while causing as many as 200 deaths in the United States each day. Both are currently believed to be in Mexico. A Selma, Alabama man has been arrested on drug charges after leading Troup County deputies on a high-speed chase off of Interstate 85 and into West Point. Counts 53 to 59 charge defendant Carlos . Several New York indictments unsealed Friday said the brothers are also fentanyl traffickers. Zambada had been rumored to be be in poor health and isolated in the mountains leading the sons to try to assert a stronger role to keep the cartel together. TOP (Left to right): Travon Hard, Destiny Jones, Thomas Mauney and Shakeem Hunt MIDDLE (Left to right): Richard . Hyshaw, Floyd, Blankenship, McClanahan, Clifford Stafford, Tucker, Blackwell and Riley allegedly stored the drugs at multiple residences in the Akron area. The complaint alleges that in September 2021, Grijalva, Lopez-Lozoya and Lozoya-Portillo conspired to distribute methamphetamine, the news release said. Aranda-Ramon, Oller, Nelson, Maxwell and Holmes were indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute drugs and drug distribution. Police: Man charged with 15-year-old's death gave also gave drugs to a 13-year-old girl. Anthony G. Frank, 53, was indicted by a Butler County Grand Jury for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), his second such offense, according to WXBC.com. Incident involved a domestic disturbance involving man with a knife, authorities say. As part of the drug investigation, a search warrant for Nortons phone was issued and child exploitation materials were found, said OMalley. Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart praised the tremendous efforts of the law enforcement agencies involved in this extensive investigation and noted the unparalleled cooperation between the agencies and the significant resources contributed by the Tennessee Department of Correction and its desire to reduce criminal activity by its inmates. HIAWATHA (KSNT) - The Brown County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on charges of human trafficking and aggravated child endangerment west of Hiawatha on Saturday. Updated: Sep 7, 2022 / 09:13 AM . The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) previously sought the assistance of federal law enforcement to address criminal activity occurring within the prison system. Four Sons of El Chapo Face Sweeping New Charges in Fentanyl Indictments, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/politics/el-chapo-sons-fentanyl-charges.html. Joe Fisher. To fully understand this crime, it helps to break it into two parts: (1) the possession of the drugs, and (2) the intent to distribute them. The crash, which involved a male cyclist and a San Carlos EMS ambulance, happened at the 2600 block of North Craycroft Road. The new indictments painted Mr. Guzmns sons in a similar light. Border officials talk about the rise in fentanyl smuggling and what the agency is doing to counteract the problem. According to court documents, beginning no later than March 2020, the defendants conspired and agreed with each other to conduct over $5 million in financial transactions involving proceeds from drug trafficking. In the federal jurisdiction of the Northern District of Illinois, narcotics, money laundering, and firearms charges were unsealed against four of the "Chapitos.". Montana Gracey Lamma, 25, of Keokuk was arrested Monday by the Keokuk Police Department for an outstanding warrant that was issued by the Lee County Narcotics Task Force, according to a media. RELEASE NUMBER: 2022-229_Aranda-Ramon, et al. Marshals Service, and the U.S. Nathan Canary was charged with firearms-related offenses. Ruiz was indicted on charges of conspiracy to launder. Detectives determined that the bicyclist was riding his gas-powered bicycle east, through the parking lot of a medical center, when he exited . Other charges resulting from this investigation include kidnapping, money laundering, making threats by electronic communication, and firearms violations. Norton is scheduled to return to court on May 2. May 20, 2022 A federal grand jury has indicted fifteen people on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Fifteen . Sharing deatils about the case, Chrisann's family said that . INDIANAPOLISA federal grand jury has indicted fifteen people on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. Within weeks, President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador of Mexico shot back with baseless claims that his country had nothing to do with the drug. Also charged areAlexander Prieto, 41, of Cleveland, andTravis Blankenship, 31, and Jessica McClanahan, 31, of Charleston, West Virginia. 19) Kendon "Keno" DaWayne Baker, 34, of Stephenville, Texas. Ivn was already facing charges filed in 2014 in San Diego, and Jess Alfredo had been charged in 2015 in Chicago. david.boling2@usdoj.gov, Middle District of Tennessee A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Defendant Carlos Javier Ruiz-Patio is an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Regional Priority Organizational Target (RPOT). The indictment accuses him of distributing oxycodone pills for nearly five years, from January of 2018 to December of 2022. Earling's daughter, Samantha Kile, was just 22 and seven months pregnant when she and the baby boy, named Jaxsen, lost their lives to a fentanyl overdose in 2018. First published on April 14, 2023 / 10:59 AM. . U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee, 37 Charged in Multi-Year Investigation After TDOC Sought Federal Assistance, Reign Of Violence And Drug Distribution Orchestrated From Tennessee Prison Results In Federal Indictments, Air National Guardsman Charged In Murder-For-Hire Scheme, Lengthy Prison Sentences For Three Nashville Drug Dealers, Last Of Gangster Disciples Sentenced In Racketeering & Drug Trafficking Conspiracy. Authorities have seized over three tons of marijuana and THC-containing products, valued at over $10 million, along with over a dozen firearms. You have permission to edit this article. A Franklin County grand jury charged Cheyenne M. Avery, 21, of New York City and Anthony C. Ellis, 52, of Wilton with felony aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, namely fentanyl powder, and felony unlawful trafficking in a . The Sinaloa Cartel began making fentanyl in a modest home in Culiacan in 2014. Anyone can read what you share. Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual joined Garland for the announcement in Washington, D.C. Copyright 2023 WOIO. "We will never forget those who bear responsibility for this tragedy. During this incident, the woman was kidnapped, driven around Nashville, and then a hatchet was used to chop off one of her hands, before leaving her lying on the street. Vaughn, Johnstone, Floyd, Blackwell and Stewart are accused of distributing the drugs from the residences. Postal Inspection Service; FBI; Tennessee Department of Corrections-Office of Investigations & Compliance; and others. Chrisann Pereira was arrested on drug charges almost two weeks ago and has been locked yo in Sharjah Central jail, United Arab Emirates. CASE NUMBER: 22-CR-02454-TUC-RCC-MSA Often derided in the Mexican news media as playboys and unworthy successors to the family patriarch, they nonetheless created a thriving trade in fentanyl, U.S. law enforcement officials say, while navigating the treacherous relations with other top cartel figures, including Mr. Guzmns brother, Aurelio, and his longtime business partner, Ismael Zambada Garca. 14FARMINGTON A New York woman and a Wilton man were indicted Thursday on charges of trafficking in fentanyl and crack cocaine in October 2022 in Wilton. A Manhattan doctor was indicted over a drug-dealing scheme in which he allegedly wrote prescriptions for pills including opioids and Adderall that were then sold on the street, prosecutors. Police said they found Damien Stafford at his Weathervane Lane apartment wearing latex gloves and a mask and foundmultiple bags of drugsthat were later confirmed to contain fentanyl on the bathroom floor and inside the toilet. Court documents also allege that this well-orchestrated conspiracy is linked to at least one murder, horrific assaults, and multiple other crimes of violence. An indictment and a complaint are simply methods by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raise no inference of guilt. Jesus Alfredo Guzman-Salazar, one of the Chapitos. The indictment says they shipped 20 kilograms of heroin to Chicago on Nov. 13, 2008, but doesnt provide details. Henry Murphy Jr., 35, was charged with trafficking marijuana, fleeing/attempting to elude (felony), obstruction of an officer, and following too closely, according to a press [] In addition to the drug and gun seizures, authorities have seized or restrained cash and bank accounts totaling over $8 million; a private jet valued at $900,000; numerous luxury automobiles, including two Rolls-Royces, two Bentleys, a Ford GT, and a Lamborghini, valued at $2 million; high-end jewelry valued at over $8 million; numerous pieces of artwork and collectible items valued at $850,000; and nine pieces of real estate with a total value of $10 million. SCOTTSVILLE, Ky. (WBKO) - The Allen County-Scottsville Crime Task Force pulled a car over on New Gallatin Road just off Old Buck Creek Road Wednesday. If convicted, most defendants face a minimum of 10 years in prison and many face up to life in prison. They tipped off authorities about the shipment, sources say. At the time of her arrest, four kilograms of fentanyl, and a kilogram of heroin were discovered in Montejos luggage. Federal officials announced a flurry of charges on Friday against the four sons of the notorious Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, saying the men were leading . April 14, 2023, 2:30 p.m. Keep reading with a digital access subscription. The 376-count indictment charges the defendants with various counts of criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy in the second degree, which are all. CHICAGO (CBS/AP) The sons of convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera are among 28 members of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa cartel who have been . Someare also charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, maintaining a drug premises and using a communication facility to facilitate a drug offense. 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