Johnston police arrest 2 in drug, weapons raid
JOHNSTON, RI — Two Johnston men were arrested on drug and weapons charges following an early morning raid at a residence on Harding Avenue. Nicolas Pacheco, 35, and Francis Meseck, 36, both of 33 Harding Avenue, were taken into custody at approximately 5 a.m. Friday, May 23, by members of the Rhode Island State Police […]
Twenty-two Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Violent Drug Trafficking Organization Linked to Beltran Leyva Cartel
EL CENTRO – Twenty-two alleged members of a sophisticated transnational drug trafficking organization with ties to the Sinaloa-based Beltran Leyva Cartel were indicted by a federal grand jury for importing and distributing more than a ton of methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine into the United States, laundering the illicit proceeds, and attempting to export firearms from […]
Five Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Money Launderers Charged
SAN DIEGO – Two federal grand jury indictments were unsealed in San Diego today against five alleged Sinaloa Cartel money launderers, including Alberto David Benguiat Jimenez, Israel Daniel Paez Vargas, Salvador Diaz Rodriguez, Christopher Ortega-Lomeli, and Christian Noe Amador Valenzuela. The indictments, returned in September and October 2022, charge the defendants with multiple drug trafficking […]
Sixteen Charged in Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network
SAN DIEGO – Four indictments were unsealed in federal court charging 16 individuals throughout San Diego County with distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin and laundering drug-trafficking proceeds. In a coordinated takedown yesterday, more than 115 federal, state and local law enforcement officials arrested 10 defendants and executed three search warrants in the […]
Albanian National convicted of running vast international drug conspiracy
DETROIT – After a trial that took parts of twelve weeks in federal court, a federal jury convicted Ylli Didani, 43, an Albanian national, of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, United States Attorney Jerome […]
Man Charged Following Madison County Drug Task Force Investigation
On April 24, 2025, the Appalachia HIDTA Madison County Drug Task Force (MCDTF), in collaboration with the Appalachia HIDTA Central Kentucky Interdiction Team (CKIT), executed a search warrant at a residence in Fayette County. The search warrant was a result of a month’s long drug trafficking investigation by MCDTF Detectives. The search led to the […]