San Diego Man Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Supplying Fentanyl Resulting in Young Woman’s Death
SAN DIEGO – Danny Nunez of San Diego was sentenced in federal court today to 188 months in prison for providing the fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of a 25-year-old Escondido woman in 2024. Nunez admitted in his plea agreement that he sold fentanyl to the victim, identified in court records as L.P., on […]
K-9 helps uncover nearly 1,300 pounds of cocaine in one of Texas’ largest drug seizures
BEAUMONT, Texas – This towering display of cocaine weighs nearly thirteen hundred pounds. The seizure stems from a traffic stop at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning on I-10 East near mile marker 832. Investigators say the driver, 43-year-old Kedra Parker of Florida, committed a traffic violation while driving a 15-passenger van towing a U-Haul trailer. […]
Press Release – WNTF executes large seizure, disrupts Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization
On Thursday, February 6, 2025, members of the Westside Narcotics Task Force (HIDTA) conducted an operation that resulted in the seizure of an extremely large amount of illegal narcotics, significantly impacting the Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) operating in the area. Over the last several weeks, the WNTF initiated an investigation that led to the […]
Press Release – Austin WNTF Makes Arrest and Seizure
On January 14, 2025, members of the Austin County Westside Narcotics Task Force received information of an unidentified male attempting to sell a multi kilogram amounts of crystal methamphetamine. During the investigation, WNTF partnered with Houston P.D. narcotics to conduct an undercover operation in the Houston metropolitan area. The undercover operation resulted in the seizure […]
Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History: Authorities Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Record-Shattering Operation
ALBUQUERQUE – Federal authorities have arrested 16 individuals and seized record-breaking quantities of fentanyl, cash, firearms, and vehicles across multiple states, dismantling one of the largest and most dangerous drug trafficking organizations in U.S. history. “This historic drug seizure, led by the DEA, is a significant blow against the Sinaloa Cartel that removes poison from […]
Sixteen Defendants Charged in Escondido Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network
SAN DIEGO – Two indictments were unsealed in federal court today charging 16 alleged members of an Escondido-based drug trafficking organization with distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and Adderall. In a coordinated takedown this morning, more than 150 federal, state and local law enforcement officials arrested all 16 defendants and executed 16 search […]