A rookie mistake? Hardly. By The Newark Star-Ledger Staff NEWARK –– A federal immigration agent suspected of robbing drug dealers was arrested yesterday during a pre-dawn sting at a Newark warehouse where he allegedly tried to steal what he believed was a shipment of cocaine, authorities said. Valentino Johnson, a 25-year-old rookie agent, was surrounded…
Did the Appeals Court in N.Y. rule properly by allowing evidence from a questionable wiretap? It’s certainly questionable. The lower court said investigators did not do enough to prove a wiretap was warranted. By David Kravets Wired Despite refusing to “endorse” the government’s tactics in securing a warrant for a wiretap, a federal appeals court…
It’s pretty simple: If you round up violent drug traffickers, lock them up and then let them go, it doesn’t do a lot of good. Mexico and the U.S. need to work more closely to deal with this issue. By MARC LACEY New York Times MEXICO CITY – The surveillance cameras captured it all: guards…
Understandably the drug violence in Mexico is making some people rethink the way that nation is fighting the drug war. But not offering an alternative is unacceptable. Plus, the U.S. still has to do more to help — particularly considering the most lucrative market for drugs is in the U.S. There have been more than…
Joaquin Guzman Loera has become a narco folk hero in Mexico. He has also helped contribute to the growing violence in Mexico. Will he ever get caught or remain a free man like Bin Laden? By DAVID LUHNOW and JOSE DE CORDOBA The Wall Street Journal BADIRAGUATO, Mexico — As a child, Joaquín Guzmán Loera…
Money transfers have long been the lifeline for drug traffickers and others involved in illegal activity. Authorities in Arizona say Western Union is smack in the middle of it all and hasn’t cooperated enough. Western Union calls the allegations “erroneous and inflammatory”. By Josh Meyer Los Angeles Times PHOENIX — The bleeding body of Mexican…
Some drug dealers use fake identities. But Adarus Mazio Black was a little more creative and was willing to travel thousands of miles to throw the feds off track. By Paul Egan The Detroit News DETROIT — Adarus Mazio Black made so many millions from the cocaine he sold and so feared detection of murders…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A former Border Patrol agent, who showed drug traffickers how to smuggle 20 kilos of cocaine through Zapata County, Tex., was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Authorities say Leon Morales, 30, of Zapata County, showed traffickers how to avoid sensors and drew a map of the best routes to smuggle…
