Ex-Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Pleads Guilty to Stealing FBI Funds
A former Green County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant in Arkansas pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $30,000 in FBI money that was part of a fake drug operation.
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Large Drug Bust in Colorado Targets Marijuana Grown for Out-of-State Sales
The DEA, along with local and state police, arrested 43 people as part of a major drug bust in Colorado that involves thousands of pounds of marijuana that was intended to be shipped outside of the state.
Georgia Man Accused of Shooting ATF Agent Is Indicted by Grand Jury
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Athens. Ga. man accused of shooting an ATF agent last month was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury, Online Athens reports. The suspect, 21-year-old Steven Maurice “Stevo” McKinley, is suspected of shooting the agent during a Sept. 30 undercover operation at the Airport Mini Mart. While planning to purchase narcotics…
Detroit Industrial Building Busted for Housing Pot Growers
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Known in recent years for the young artists that have taken over abandoned parts of the hulking structure, Detroit’s Russell Industrial Center was raided at 10 a.m. on Friday as a part of a federal investigation into illegal marijuana production, the Detroit News reports. Four people were arrested at the building…
FBI: Cop Tipped Off Drug Dealers
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The FBI is alleging that a Georgia cop tipped off drug dealers about an upcoming raid by the bureau, charges that the cop says are untrue, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Gabriel Hoskins III, the police officer, plead not guilty to the charges on Thursday, but was placed on supervised release…
Former Ill. FBI Agent Lied About Missing Money, Gets 5 Months Behind Bars
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent was taken into custody Tuesday after being sentenced to five months in prison followed by five months home confinement for lying to investigators about losing money seized in a major drug bust. Authorities suspect he actually stole the money. Jerry Nau, from Peoria, Ill., pleaded guilty in…
San Antonio Drug Bust Nets Cash, Cars Including Hot Pink Low Rider
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The powerful Zetas drug cartel took another blow in San Antonio, Tex., says a report from local KENS5.com. A DEA bust recovered high quality cocaine and millions of dollared allegedly linked to the Zetas, the station reported. Authorities claimed the bust crippled a powerful drug operation in San Antonio ….
DEA, ICE and Ariz. Police Bust 70 Linked to Cartel That Provides 65% of Drugs to U.S.
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A major drug bust in Arizona targeted folks linked to a Mexican cartel believed to handle 65 percent of all drugs illegally transported to the United States, and resulted in the seizure of thousands of pounds of narcotics and at least 70 arrests, reports Reuters. The raids, overseen by the DEA, Arizona…
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