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 […]
Two NJ Residents Charged in Narcotics Investigation
Authorities in Atlantic County announced that on Thursday the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office’s Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, Egg Harbor Township Police Department, Hamilton Township Police Department, and Northfield Police Department executed a court approved search warrant. This […]
Police Shutdown Illegal Pot Grow Operation
Local drug agents seized more than 50 pounds of marijuana during a drug aid at a residence in south Deschutes County. According to Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE): At approximately 11 p.m. on April 30th, Detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement (DCIMME) team assisted by the CODE team, executed a search warrant […]
SW Bakersfield drug bust nets over 26,000 fentanyl pills, handgun, and cash; 1 arrested
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A significant narcotics investigation by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA) culminated in a major drug bust Monday in southwest Bakersfield. The operation held on April 7, 2025, included a traffic stop and a search warrant execution in the 3100 […]
Midwest HIDTA recognizes CODE Task Force and FBI
Over a three-year period state, local and federal investigators worked together to investigate the trafficking of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl into western and central Nebraska. It culminated on January 23, 2024 with a large-scale take down operation involving 150 officers from 20 different law enforcement agencies. The code name for the investigation was “Let it Ride”. […]