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Alleged Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization Member Extradited to South Florida to Face Federal Cocaine Charges as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative

MIAMI – An alleged member of a Guatemala-based drug trafficking organization has been extradited from Guatemala to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for his role in an international cocaine trafficking conspiracy spanning four countries. According to court records, from 2012 through 2023, Mauro Ismael Morales Martinez...
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Armed Schenectady New York Drug Dealer Sentenced to 180 Months

ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Emery Moore, age 57, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a felon. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Two-Year Sentence for Distributor of Cocaine and Fentanyl in Seattle Homeless Encampments

SEATTLE – A 46-year-old Seattle man was sentenced late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that sold cocaine and fentanyl in Seattle homeless encampments and in the Chinatown International District. Sang Su has been in custody...
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Top Ecuadorian Leader of Los Choneros, a Violent Foreign Terrorist Organization, Extradited to the United States to Face International Narcotics and Firearm Charges Following Homeland Security Task Force Initiative

Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua, also known as “Churrón,” will be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo on a superseding indictment charging him with international cocaine distribution conspiracy, international cocaine distribution, and use of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Bermúdez Cagua...
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Leader of FARC Dissident Group Extradited to South Florida to Face Federal Cocaine Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

MIAMI – The leader of Frente 33, part of the FARC dissident group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People’s Army (FARC-EP), a designated foreign terrorist organization, was extradited from Colombia to the Southern District of Florida on Thursday to face federal charges stemming from an alleged international cocaine trafficking...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to 10-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking Leader and Supplier who Targeted Seattle's Chinatown International District and "The Jungle"

SEATTLE –A 39-year-old Newcastle, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for his leadership role as a supplier and distributor of methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Tommy...
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Operation Central Valley Blues Targets Drug Dealers Using Digital Platforms

Sacramento, Calif.— The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California; U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, San Francisco Field Division’s Sacramento District Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento Field Office; Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office; Sacramento Police Department; Central...
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Mexican Nationals of U.S.-Flagged Vessel Extradited to Face Maritime Narcotics Trafficking Charges Following a Homeland Security Task Force Initiative

MILWAUKEE -- Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Special Agent in Charge Todd C. Smith of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Chicago Field Division, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge John McGarry of the DEA Milwaukee District Office announced the extradition of...
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Dismantles Drug Trafficking Network in Southeast Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS – Today, U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle, along with the federal, state and local participating agencies comprising the Homeland Security Task Force – New Orleans (“HSTF”), announced the successful conclusion of a nearly four-year, extensive multi-agency narcotics investigation that dismantled multiple drug trafficking organizations operating throughout the Bayou...
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Ugandan National Extradited to the United States to Face Cocaine and Firearms Trafficking Charges in Homeland Security Task Force Case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Ugandan national Michael Katungi Mpweire, 45, made an initial appearance in federal court today on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to possess firearms, including machineguns and destructive devices, in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a...