and last updated 2:32 PM, Feb 27, 2023. Example video title will go here for this video. Read Reps. Obernolte and Garcia's full letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland here. Trucker Juan Antonio Torres-Barraza, a 26-year-old Mexican national, told agents he didnt know he was hauling narcotics. New Jersey State Police detectives grabbed 88 pounds of fentanyl after observing a drug transaction in a commercialparking lot in North Bergen on June 28, 2017. They quickly arrested a man who had already spent 10 years in prison for dealing dope. Also seized was a handgun and $3,000 in cash, deputies say. San Diego County, Calif., 97 pounds. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Garland County Sheriff's Office. Police in Florida issued arrest warrants for over 100 members of a suspected drug gang on Wednesday . Several members of the organization, including Galo, were recently indicted by a federal grand jury in the Western District of Arkansas for violations related to the distribution of meth, Lawrence said. Because of the drug connection and the meth that was coming out of The Farm, which was not your Mom and Pop met lab the intelligence officer contacted ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms)., The nexus is made between all our drug intel and the Titusville gun intel, Zeybel said, dealing with the same human beings.. Previous operations included Operation Blue Sky that ended in June 2019, resulting in 32 arrests; Operation Thunderstruck, in February and March 2017, that resulted in 40 arrests; Operation 8 Ball in 2016 that resulted in 49 arrests, and Operation White Horse in 2018 that resulted in 13 arrests. or redistributed. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Two guns and drugs, he said, were seized during that raid. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Kan. (KAKE) - Nine people have been arrested in connection to a Montgomery County drug bust. This past weekend our CBP officers were able to stop an enormous amount of these deadly narcotics from hitting our streets, Nogales Area Port Director Michael Humphries said. On Friday, the drug task force searched a home on 3100 block of Albert Pike Road in Garland County. The US attorney said that the tip was a lucky break that the authorities needed, but he noted that it still takes hard work and skill to be able to take a tip and break up a major drug operation. Detectives swooped in as the fentanyl was being transferred from a tractor-trailer to the trunk of Mercedes-Benz. - Authorities announced the removal of nearly two pounds of meth and nearly 50 arrests Friday in a six-month-long sting operation. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. The truck was also carrying 395 pounds of methamphetamine. GARLAND COUNTY, Ark.- A man has been arrested after the 18th Judicial District East Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant. With all of the intelligence in hand, the Drug Task Force held a meeting with local and federal agencies over a year ago. The drug task force in Garland County along with the Hot Springs police SWAT team executed narcotics search warrants at two homes yesterday. Call Me Right Now If Youre Money was Seized or Confiscated by a Government Agency of Any Kind Over 30,000 617-472-5775, TOLL FREE 1.877.472.5775 "Several additional subjects associated to this enforcement operation are not listed, as they are under active outstanding arrest warrants and are presently at large," Lawrence said in the release. The Garland County Narcotics Unit also assisted in the investigation and execution of the search warrant. "I'm very ashamed about what I did. As part of the operation, DTF agents began purchasing meth from a second organization led by a woman identified as Laurie Lee Hooks, 50, of Hot Springs, who was suspected to have ties to members of Mexican drug cartel members in Little Rock. CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI -- Three men accused of selling cocaine and methamphetamine have been charged with seven felonies each after they were arrested Friday at a Kincheloe, Mich. restaurant . Galo was also suspected of having ties with drug cartel members in Mexico and in Little Rock. A total of 25 individuals were arrested during the round-up. Deputies with the St. Joseph County Sheriffs Office were sent to a home on S. River Road near Lambert Road to execute a search warrant. At the time, it was the nations largest seizure of pure fentanyl, officials said. The suspects are Paul. MISSOURI FENTANYL DEALER LEFT CLIENT DYING OF OVERDOSE IN CASINO BEFORE ODING IN ANOTHER: PROSECUTORS. Image of items recovered from the search warrant executed at the Bucks Meadow Apartments, Wilfredo Sanchez and Ramiro Murillo Garcia. San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department currently has 850 potential grow sites under investigation. The sheriffs office in Collin County got $68,000, and $344,000 went to the US federal asset forfeiture fund. An investigation revealed Galo's group was suspected of transporting and distributing significant amounts of meth in the Garland County area, the release said. National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers. They were recently arrested and it resulted in the cash seizure of $1.7 million, which is one of the biggest seizures ever for Texas law enforcement. Due to their near-monopoly of fentanyl trafficking in the United States, senators like Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rick Scott (R-FL), as well as Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), have sought to have the State Department designate the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations akin to the Islamic State, al-Quaeda, and Boko Haram. Legal Statement. Investigators say 40 grams of fentanyl with a street value of about $20,000 and 90 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of about $19,000 were taken off the streets. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says that at around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28 . OHIO DRUG BUST NETS ENOUGH FENTANYL TO 'KILL EVERYONE' IN THE STATE. They (federal officials) dont know that. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Some were out of jail on bond and continuing to sell narcotics in the area. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The investigation of this organization ultimately led to the arrest of Galo and numerous other suspected leaders and distributors who were members of her criminal enterprise in Garland County. During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) questioned Garland on whether he would support or oppose lawmakers seeking to classify the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting. The 25 individuals and their charges are as follows: [Some people are not pictured above]. Jones also faces additional charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. This was just a non-stop, ongoing operation. Photo shows fentanyl found in barrels of iron oxide during an inspection by Customs agents at the Port of Philadelphia. The subjects at these locations are also intimidating residents by brandishing firearms and impeding access to the areas. "Criminal charges are only allegations of the violation of law and each defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law," the release said. Two men were arrested: Jesus Carrillo-Pineda, 31, of Philadelphia and Daniel Vasquez, 28, of Somerton, Ariz.. After pleading guilty, Carrillo-Pineda was sentenced to 10 years in prison and Vasquez was sentenced to six years. Deputies said there were 12 warrants out for some of the individuals arrested. In 2021, almost 110,000 Americans died from drug overdoses and poisonings, including tiny doses of fentanyl where victims were not drug addicts and often in their early teens. The work on this cash seizure case started with a great deal of police surveillance and the case grew from that point. 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The police continue to try to break up these major drug trafficking rings so as to put a major crimp in the supply. Read the full breakdown from the San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department here. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Officials say over the course of the investigation, they were able to make numerous purchases of meth from Matone. Last month, 21 attorneys general wrote to Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging them to designate the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that Mexican drug cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), import dangerous raw materials from China, use them to produce deadly synthetic opioids at low cost, and unlawfully transport those opioids into the United States. Mugshots for, left, Jesus Carrillo-Pineda , 31, Philadelphia, Pa., and, right, Daniel Vasquez, 28, of Somerton, Ariz. (New Jersey Office of the Attorney General), Drugs seized in 6 of the largest fentanyl busts were enough to kill 229 million Americans. That kicked off a collaboration in the case among local and federal law enforcement agencies where the trail of the meth was discovered. Copyright 2023 WPVI-TV. "Fentanyl also continues to be a tremendous problem, contributing to 68,000 overdose deaths in the United States in 2018,"Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Congress in November. These six busts have led to the seizure of some 818pounds of fentanyl--enough to kill 229 million people, according to authorities. All rights reserved. (Nebraska State Patrol). Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. After stopping a rented vehicle in San Diego County on Nov. 30, 2016, DEA agents seized 33 pounds in the trunk. Investigators stated that those in the drug ring would go between Dallas and Arizona about three times each month. The federal authorities seized $685,000 in cash that day. LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) Fourteen people were arrested in a Sunday drug bust in Lockport Township. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. He said CBP's seizures of fentanyl rose by 30 percent in fiscal year 2019, totaling2,770 pounds. Federal officials allege that Carina Tucker, Titusville, and Gail Flick, Garland, would drive to Akron, Ohio two to three times per week to pick up half a pound of methamphetamine. During the execution of the search warrant, authorities arrested Matone, and found approximately half a pound of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. They had three horses that they would put into a horse trailer that also had living quarters. He said law enforcement officers in the county were put on notice of a need for backup should they conduct any traffic stops in the southwest corner of the county. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of The Sentinel-Record. The seizure of the 99 pounds drove home the scope of the problem we face in New Jersey with this highly lethal opioid, Director Elie Honig of the Division of Criminal Justice said. 'Operation 8 Ball' nets pounds of drugs, nearly 50 arrests in Garland Co. | KATV A six month long drug operation in Garland County led to 49 arrests and pounds of drugs being seized by. - A total of 21 individuals were arrested between May 28-30 in connection with methamphetamine distribution in Garland County through "Operation Blue Sky," an investigation with the 18th East Judicial District Drug Task Force and other departments that began in January. The others arrested include O.V. by Greene said federal agencies have been fantastic in all of this as well., Zeybel cited great cooperation with outside agencies and said the intelligence provided to ATF was a years worth of worth. He appreciated that ATF accepted our work and realized how valuable it was. Other agencies that participated in the execution of this operation include Arkansas Community Correction's Special Response Team agents, the Drug Enforcement Administration of Little Rock, Community Corrections Probation and Parole agents and the U.S. attorney's office for the Western District of Arkansas. Photo from news conference announcing the seizure of 254 pounds of fentanyl at the Port of Nogales border crossing in Arizona. He had no idea what his renters were doing on the ranch. The shootout broke out during a federal sting operation against the two. Authorities in Southern California have seized more than 16 tons of marijuana worth an estimated $1.19 billion, Los Angeles County Sheriff's . All three pleaded guilty and sentenced to prison. BENSALEM, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Bensalem police arrested two suspects and shut down an alleged drug operation running out of an apartment complex on Knights Road. The Garland County Sheriffs Department, Hot Springs Police Department, Arkansas Community Corrections Special Response Team, Arkansas State Police, Homeland Security Investigations, United States Marshall Service, Diplomatic Security Service, Hot Springs Police Department Special Investigations Division, Garland County Sheriffs Department Criminal Investigation Special Operations Unit, and the Garland County Detention Center were all present. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, A Nebraska State Trooper found 118 pounds of fentanyl in a hidden compartment in a tractor-trailer he stopped on I-80. Zeybel said they would return through Erie and drop to Titusville they all called Titusville T-Vegas and the meth spiderwebbed through the area to the end user. Due to their near-monopoly of fentanyl trafficking in the United States, senators like Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Rick Scott (R-FL), as well as Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), have sought to have the State Department designate the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations akin to the Islamic State, al-Quaeda, and Boko Haram. nets 65 arrests. On Monday morning, multiple agencies with a drug task force arrested five people at a home on Piney Loop in. Legal Statement. Garland told the Senate Judiciary Committee he has left the matter in the hands of U.S. Attorney David Weiss, the top federal prosecutor in Delaware, who would be empowered to expand his. New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean. . In San Bernardino County, it would take our sheriffs department three years to investigate all the countys suspected grow sites. News headlines today: May 1, 2019. Authorities say Anderson and Henderson were members of . When they drove back to Dallas, the compartment in the trailer would be stuffed with 1000 pounds of marijuana. News. As part of Operation Who's Next?, DTF agents began purchasing meth from a targeted group of individuals who were organized and led by a woman identified as Lessie Galo, 38, of Hot Springs. While executing the search warrant, suspects Ramiro Murillo Garcia and Wilfredo Sanchez were taken into custody without incident. But the intel keeps going, Zeybel said. That leads to a raid eventually, he added. Fentanyl comes from China. Copyright Post Journal | https://www.post-journal.com | PO Box 3386, Jamestown, NY 14702 | 716-487-1111, originally started with the Warren County Drug Task Force (who) had made drug buys from people that were coming from The Farm. The Farm was on our radar., The nexus is made between all our drug intel and the Titusville gun intel,, Wed try to put that back into this puzzle,, Every piece of intel went some place in there., start looking at this as a global or larger issue rather than just The Farm being the problem., All of that intel was gathered by the Drug Task Force to our knowledge,, We supplied the ATF a packet with names, connections flow charts of how this is working, all on the drug end,, Where we were valuable there, we were identifying people via face and via recognition,, They (federal officials) dont know that. The Farm doesnt cease. Six people were arrested following a drug raid in Garland County this week. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 49 Arrested in Garland County Drug Bust by: Ellen Lampe Posted: Oct 14, 2016 / 09:06 PM CDT Updated: Oct 14, 2016 / 09:45 PM CDT GARLAND COUNTY, Ark. A nine-month investigation initiated by the local drug task force and other agencies beginning in June 2019 dubbed Operation Who's Next? Arkansas Department of Community Corrections. Read Reps. Obernolte and Garcias full letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland here. 36 Two people are behind bars after the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force conducted an operation targeting illicit substances being sold in the Houston/Sugar Land area. Thomas, Dylan Hooks, Krista Graves, Paul Scaife, Casey Couch, Kenneth Traylor, Jose Galo, Terry Merriott, Joshua Tollett, Jason Finney, Michael Howell, Kenneth Garner, Steven Tucker, Derek Abernathy, Raymon Eastman, Nicholas Bland, Alfred Purifoy, Jerome Hunter, Aaron Grimmett, Brandon Stevens, Ernest Lemons, Amy Tucker, Brandon Stevens, Timothy Sheffield, Matthew Moore, Jelene Snyder, Toshia Thrasher, James Holliday, Haley Rudd, Corey Hewitt, Joshua Barnes, Nathan Reynolds, Kristen Hoff, Antone Costa, Chelsea Jackson, Tracy Steele, Darren Aringe, Bryan Thacker, Franklin Crist, Matt Cannon, Casey Bowser, Ryan Lax, David Ratchford, Cindy Williams, Evan Johnson, Rodney Whitaker, Kayla Johnston, Chris Ennis, Lee Cargile, Jerry Pierce, Joseph Morrison, Eric Davis, Keli Redden, Kevin Southworth, Cody Slyter, Jonathan B. Wilson, Buddy Harris, Nathan Tash, James Keyser, Justin Wetherington, Mandy Egge and Tyler Cable. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Over 500 local, state, and federal personnel were involved in the major bust in the Antelope Valley with over 200 warrants served. daily across California, contributing to water depletion as the state heads into what could be the worst drought in state history. Some were sentenced to five years of probation, while others were sent to federal prison with terms of 18 to 240 months. We gave them all this information.. HOT SPRINGS (KATV) A major drug trafficking operation with ties to the Aryan Brotherhood and Mexican Cartel has been taken down in Garland County. Federal involvement in the fight against dangerous illegal grow operations. During this stop, officers located and seized 404 grams (14.4 ounces) of suspected powder cocaine. 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Numerous other suspects not related to the Galo, Hooks, or Stringer organizations were also arrested in Garland County for meth and or firearms violations during this operation, Lawrence said, many of whom have previous felony convictions for narcotics sales. The 18th Judicial District East Drug Task Force, under the direction of Prosecuting Attorney, Michelle Lawrence, coordinated the event with the following agencies. Over 500 local, state, and federal personnel were involved in the major bust in the Antelope Valley with over 200 warrants served. Hot Springs Village Police Department. July 9, 2021 / 10:14 AM / CBS News. All Rights Reserved. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) - Law enforcement officials arrested seven people, and confiscated two kilograms of cocaine, 20,000 bags of heroin, $180,000 in cash, and multiple firearms as part of a large-scale, multi-agency drug bust in southeastern North Carolina. "It's the largest we've done as far as the amount of drugs off the street," Deputy Prosecutor Trent Daniels, the DTF's legal commander, said Friday. - Authorities announced the removal of nearly two pounds of meth and nearly 50 arrests Friday in a six-month-long sting operation. During that raid, local intel was invaluable.. where this operation was headquartered. Congressmen Jay Obernolte (CA-08) and Mike Garcia (CA-25) to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking that the federal government take action to address the growing crisis and prosecute illegal growers to the fullest extent of the law. Please read our Terms of Use or contact us. This was a multi-state investigation involving law enforcement agencies in both Georgia and North Carolina. Where we were valuable there, we were identifying people via face and via recognition, Zeybel said. David Nathaniel Jones, 45, Andrew Carter Ownby, 25, and Hope Dockery, 19, all from Murphy, North Carolina, each face a count of trafficking fentanyl and trafficking methamphetamine. A Border Patrol K-9 at the Nogales border crossing sniffed narcotics when an 18-wheeler transporting cucumbers from Mexico came through for inspection on Jan. 31, 2019. A US attorney from the Eastern District of Texas announced the demise of the drug ring at a recent news conference in Garland TX. Greene said the Task Force had confidential informants working at The Farm but hadnt procured enough information to justify raiding the facility. David Nathaniel Jones, 45, Andrew Carter Ownby, 25, and Hope Dockery, 19, all from Murphy, North Carolina . Illegal firearm activity, officials indicate, declined but not the flow of drugs. While executing the search warrant, suspects Ramiro Murillo Garcia and Wilfredo Sanchez were taken into custody without incident. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department currently has 850 potential grow sites under investigation. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. Bensalem police arrested two suspects and shut down an alleged drug operation running out of an apartment complex on Knights Road. We moved their case along a year in one meeting., Agents put their lives at risk and busted their rears,, They should absolutely be commended for eliminating this scourge in Grand Valley.. Inside the air conditioning unit for the trailer was all of the cash. SAN FRANCISCO SAW 150 PERCENT SPIKE IN FENTANYL-RELATED DEATHS LAST YEAR, REPORT SAYS. Federal drug agents and police raided an apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens and seized 140 pounds of fentanyl on Aug. 1, 2017, enough to kill 32 million people. They should absolutely be commended for eliminating this scourge in Grand Valley., Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. . Eight defendants ended up pleading guilty to charges of drug possession and trafficking. The 188 pounds of drugs were worth about $30 million. [Emphasis added]. When buying cowboy boots, there are a few aspects to consider, such as how far up they go on your legs and their design. According to the Dallas police, these types of drug busts do not happen every day, but they do happen fairly regularly. And an additional juvenile arrest for Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Possession of a Defaced Firearm; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Possession of Schedule IV with Purpose to Deliver. The 97 pounds of fentanyl was enough to kill 14 million people. Zeybel said he was constantly being fed intelligence on the operation. The seized opioid was hidden in a false compartment of the vehicle. Read the . A third organization led by John Rickey Stringer, 34, was identified by investigators during this operation. That made that intelligence so valuable.. Over 2,014 grams, or 4.44 pounds, of meth were seized along with 20 firearms in Hot Springs and Garland County, many of which were in possession of convicted felons prohibited by law from having firearms, Lawrence, project director for the 18th Judicial District East Drug Task Force, said in a news release. PHILADELPHIA - U.S. authorities seized 33,000 pounds, or 15,000 kilograms, of cocaine from a ship at Philadelphia's port in what they described as one of the largest drug busts in American. Winter Weather Advisory Here We Go Again! 1029 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515Email Me202-225-5861. The drug was then distributed within hours when they got back to the ranch. District Attorney Rob Greene said the case "originally started with the Warren County Drug Task Force (who) had made drug buys from people that were coming from 'The Farm.' 'The Farm' was on our radar." "The Farm" refers to the Grand Valley location at 530 Hunter School Rd. They found a large amount of methamphetamine and firearms inside the home. The fentanyl was found in a shipment of iron oxide from China. Well if this is helping, I would hate to see what not helping looks like, Graham said. The fentanyl was enough to kill 18 million people, investigators said. How to fight rising energy costs amid PGW rate hikes, Philadelphia PD search for 2 suspects after crash, assault, shooting, House panel votes to advance bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok. On Tuesday, Bensalem officers executed a search warrant on the apartment. Drug Task Force. They found meth, marijuana, firearms, a number of drug paraphernalia and even counterfeit money. 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