An Anchorage man, actively engaged in drug trafficking, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by Senior District Judge Ralph R. Beistline on Monday, acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Tuesday. 36-year-old Bernard Yamura White waws sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking, money laundering, and firearms offenses. He was additionally sentenced to three […]
SAN DIEGO – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Waesche offloaded approximately 18 tons of cocaine in San Diego, Thursday. Several U.S. Coast Guard cutters seized the cocaine in 18 interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from March 2017 through June 2017. “Our nation faces significant threats posed by transnational organized crime networks […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two male Canadian nationals are in custody facing federal drug charges Thursday after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed the pair allegedly attempted to transport nearly 300 pounds of suspected cocaine in a Canada-bound Piper Navajo twin-engine aircraft. Sylvain […]
U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler of the U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that an Anchorage husband and wife, 41-year-old Arnold Flowers and his wife, 31-year-old Miranda May Flowers, were indicted by a Grand Jury on 14 counts of wire fraud and scheming to defraud. The Justice Department also announced the A. Flowers was also […]