DEL RIO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized more than a half million dollars in fentanyl in a passenger vehicle. “This significant seizure of a potentially fatal hard narcotic like fentanyl underscores the reality of the drug threat our frontline officers are […]
WASHINGTON — In the shadows of Washington’s government office buildings, Gary Hayes searches for another dose of heroin, chasing a high that will last only a few hours before he wants more. “It’s hard to stop using when you are living on the streets and there’s no treatment help,” Hayes told VOA. The 28-year-old Black man, […]
ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment that was unsealed this week charging two Mexican nationals and eight U.S. citizens for their roles in a drug trafficking organization. Mexican National Rene Pompa-Villa Christopher Pompa-Villa Mexican National Victor Pompa-Villa Carolos Camacho Heydimar Marrero Kimberly Mackey Dustin Noonan Tyler Landroche Kyle Redpath Jessica […]
(Anchorage, AK) – On February 5, 2021, Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan along with the Ketchikan Police Department, Ketchikan Airport Police, and Juneau DEA conducted a joint operation to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics into Southeast, Alaska. During the operation, 27-year-old Hydaburg resident Annette Dilts was contacted at the Ketchikan International Airport by law […]