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A Colombian customs worker entered a surprise guilty plea this week, admitting he took bribes and funneled more than $1 million in drug money. The plea came on the second day of the trial before anticipated information about corrupt activities between U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their informants could be uncovered. Authorities received information…

Nearly 50 migrants, many with ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, are in custody following a drug enforcement agency raid in Colorado. This came as President Donald Trump began his enforcement on immigration. The raid happened early Sunday, Jan. 26, near Denver in Adams County at what DEA officials called a makeshift night…

A 44-year-old man, alleged to be a leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited from Mexico to San Diego to face federal drug trafficking charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Octavio Leal-Hernandez, from Tijuana, is accused of trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and marijuana from Mexico into the United States. Leal-Hernandez landed on U.S.…

Canadian authorities have seized a record 835 kilograms (1,840 pounds) of cocaine in Toronto, marking the largest drug bust in the city’s history. The cocaine, worth an estimated $83 million, is believed to be linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a prolific Mexican drug organization. Months-long investigation leads to record seizure In a press…

President Donald Trump continued his wave of pardons on Tuesday, Jan. 21, following through on a campaign promise. The president pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering in 2015. “I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her…

President Donald Trump followed through on another campaign promise Tuesday, Jan. 21, when he pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. The 40-year-old was serving two life sentences plus 40 years without parole for his ties to the infamous dark web marketplace. In a post on his social media site, Truth Social, Trump said he spoke…

While freshly inaugurated President Donald Trump largely focused on illegal immigration at the United States’ southern border on Monday, Jan. 20, a deadly incident near the United States northern border unfolded. A death on the same day as Trump’s inauguration caused roads to close as officials started an investigation. What happened? A gunman shot and…

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 individuals convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, setting a new record for individual clemency actions by a U.S. president. The announcement came just three days before the end of his term, underscoring his focus on addressing disparities in the criminal justice system. The clemency actions targeted sentencing…

House Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to grant more pardons and commutations before his administration ends Monday, Jan. 20. The lawmakers said the president should focus on nonviolent drug offenders, women who committed crimes against abusers and those with sentencing disparities for similar crimes, like powder and crack cocaine offenses. “Every single pardon,…

An FBI raid of a Virginia home uncovered a stockpile of more than 150 homemade explosive devices, the largest the agency has encountered in its history. Federal prosecutors are now asking that the alleged owner of the explosives, Brad Spafford, remain in custody following a search of his home. Spafford was arrested on Dec. 17…
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