Posts Tagged ‘Gangs’
Gangster Larry Hoover’s Federal Sentence Is Commuted, But His Time in Prison Isn’t Over
Gangster Larry Hoover’s Federal Sentence Is Commuted, But His Time in Prison Isn’t Over Latest News: Larry Hoover Gets Commutation from President TrumpPresident Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, but the 74-year-old notorious gang leader isn’t leaving prison anytime soon.The commutation applies to Hoover’s federal conviction in 1997 on 40…
Read MoreEight Mexican soldiers killed by improvised explosive device
Eight Mexican soldiers have died after triggering an improvised explosive device (IED) in the state of Michoacán, underlining the rising use of mines by organised crime factions. The soldiers were on patrol in an armoured vehicle in the municipality of Los Reyes, near the border with the state of Jalisco, when the mine detonated on…
Read MoreDrugs on the Darknet
In Operation RapTor, participating law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Europe, South America, and Asia arrested 270 darknet vendors, buyers, and administrators. (The darknet is a portion of the internet that is not indexed by traditional search engines and is only accessible through specialized software.) The results of the operation were announced today. More than…
Read More2 security consultants, one who worked for U.S., killed in apparent cartel ambush at restaurant in Mexico
A Mexican security consultant who recently did contract work for the U.S. State Department has been shot and killed in what appears to have been a cartel ambush at a restaurant in Guadalajara. The brazen killing took place Friday after 9 p.m. as the man, César Guzman, was dining with two fellow instructors with whom…
Read MoreMexican National and Alleged Alien Smuggler Indicted on First Material Support of Terrorism Charges Against CJNG Member
An indictment unsealed today in the Western District of Texas is the first in the nation to charge a Mexican national with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization based on her involvement with the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), including providing the cartel with grenades and engaging in alien smuggling, firearms…
Read MoreICE arrests previously removed MS-13 gang member in Maryland
Posted on May 16, 2025 by News DeskBALTIMORE, MD—A Salvadoran national, who is an illegal immigrant and MS-13 gang member, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maryland this week. Nelson Vladimir Amaya-Benitez, a 26-year-old Salvadoran national, was arrested in Gaithersburg on Monday, May 12, 2925 by ICE after he was convicted of…
Read More3 corrections officers stabbed by MS-13 gang members in prison: Officials A total of five officers were injured in the attack.
Three corrections officers at Wallens Ridge State Prison were stabbed by inmates in a “premeditated” attack Friday, according to the Virginia Department of Corrections. A total of five officers were injured at the prison in western Virginia during the attack, according to the department. The officers were transported for medical care outside the facility. Three…
Read MoreSinaloa Cartel Leaders Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Material Support of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking
An indictment unsealed today is the first in the nation to charge alleged leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States. Pedro Inzunza Noriega and his son, Pedro Inzunza Coronel, are charged with narco-terrorism, drug…
Read More1 student killed, 2 hurt in stabbing outside their high school; suspects at large
One student was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing outside their Southern California high school, authorities said. The students were attacked in front of Santa Ana High School at about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after dismissal, according to school officials and police in Santa Ana, which is about 30 miles southeast of…
Read MoreSinaloa cartel leader among 16 arrested in historic U.S. fentanyl bust
Sixteen people have been arrested and three million pills laced with fentanyl were seized in what federal prosecutors said Tuesday was the “largest fentanyl bust in DEA history.” The operation, which spanned several states along in the West, “marks the most significant victory in our nation’s fight against fentanyl and drug trafficking to date,” Attorney…
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