Trump administration cut to federal drug enforcement grant program could impact Montana
WASHINGTON D.C. — Drug enforcement agencies across the nation play a crucial role in fighting the drug epidemic. The High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program is at risk of a 35% funding cut by the Trump administration. HIDTA was established by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 and provides assistance to federal, state, local, […]
Brooke County resident sentenced for meth trafficking
WHEELING – Jennifer Ann Miller, 38, of Colliers, was sentenced Wednesday for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Miller, also known as “Jennifer Reagan” and “Jenn,” sold methamphetamine on several occasions in 2022. On July 12, 2022, during a traffic stop, officers […]
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 […]