Hamilton, OH

Latin Times

SEATTLE - Twenty years after being charged with first-degree murder, a U.S. fugitive known as "El Diablo" (The Devil) was captured in Mexico. Antonio Riaño was returned to the United States on Aug. 1 after authorities found him in the small town of Zapotitlán Palmas, in Oaxaca, where they say he had been working as a local police officer. Riaño was wanted for a deadly shooting outside an Ohio bar 20 years ago.

U.S. fugitive known as 'The Devil' captured working as Mexico policeman 20 years after alleged murder

Violence continues to ramp up in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, with new killings of civilians amid cartel turf wars. The latest episode involved two families, whose members were killed in the town of Yuriria. There were six victims, three people from one family and three from another, and included a teenager and a woman, according to state prosecutors.

More families are getting killed in Mexico amid escalating cartel turf wars

SEATTLE - Following the recent arrest of two high-profile Mexican drug lords, a Virginia-based private security firm is urging Americans traveling to Mexico in the next few days to be cautious and monitor trusted sources to avoid any getting caught up in a violent flare-up. Mexican government officials at the border state of Chihuahua also raised concerns over possible violence and are preparing for a "worst-case scenario," said Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya on July 29. "Why prepare? Because it is not clear what happened. There could be a different response from criminal groups if it was a surrender or a betrayal between cells of the same cartel," Loya added.

Americans urged caution when travelling to Mexico as arrest of high-profile drug lords could lead to flare-up

New Mexico State

10 migrants were taken to shelters in Mexico after police found them aimlessly wandering along a highway close to the U.S. border. They had been released by kidnappers after a ransom was paid for them. The migrants are from Morocco and Sudan, and none of them spoke Spanish. They told...

Migrants found wandering in highway near the border after being tortured and held for ransom

Seattle, WA

SEATTLE - The head of business chambers' federation in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas was killed just hours after giving television interviews complaining about drug cartel extortion. Julio Almanza was shot to death outside his offices in the city of Matamoros, just across the border city of Brownsville, Texas. "We...

Mexican business leader is killed in border town after complaining about cartel extorsions on TV

Minnesota State

SEATTLE - Federal authorities announced the indictment of 15 people drug-trafficking charges, claiming they brought them from Mexico and distributed them in Minnesota. The alleged leader of the operation was included in the group. Clinton James Ward, a 45-year-old Minnesota native, was charged with more than a dozen drug offenses...

Minnesota man charged with "kingpin statute" for allegedly running a Mexican drug trafficking ring

Monroe County, FL

SEATTLE - A Florida cop was arrested and is facing 19 felony charges as she stands accused of feeding information about the whereabouts of police officers and impending drug raids to her drug dealer boyfriend. Deputy Jennifer Ketcham, 40, was arrested on July 31 after an investigation led Monroe County...

Florida police officer arrested for interfering with investigation on drug-dealer boyfriend

South Carolina State

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Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

El Paso, TX

A man named Roberto Esquivel from El Paso, Texas, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for the attempted murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a routine immigration stop in New Mexico. The court documents mentioned that on Jan. 5, 2023, 25-year-old Esquivel was stopped by...

El Paso Man Sentenced To 19 Years For Attempted Murder Of Border Patrol Agent

Savannah, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

San Diego, CA

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has gotten involved in the public health crisis affecting San Diego as a result from toxic sewage from Tijuana spilling into the area. As the amount of illnesses increase, the CDC Director Many Cohen said the body's Agency for Toxic Substances and...

Tijuana River's sewage crisis finally lands in CDC's crosshairs

Ocilla, GA

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

Los Angeles, CA

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Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

Officials in Mexico have destroyed 50 "monster trucks" used by cartels in their gun battles. The vehicles, which are also referred to as "Frankenstein trucks" because of the modifications made to them - such as adding gun turrets and armoured plates - were seized by the security forces. They belonged...

Seized Mexican cartel 'monster trucks' destroyed

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Tampa, FL

Three men and a woman have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Jones , a Jacksonville rapper known as Julio Foolio,” outside a hotel in Tampa.

4 arrested in slaying of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio

Kaysville, UT

A missing Utah teen and her two cousins have been found safe, nearly two weeks after they disappeared in Mexico, the FBI said in a statement to ABC News. Elizabeth Gonzalez, 14, and her two cousins, Sofia Mailen Moreno Zamora, 6, and Regina Moreno Zamora, 4, disappeared on June 30, while Gonzalez was in Mexico City visiting family, authorities said.

American teen, 2 cousins missing in Mexico found safe

Florida State

Over $1 million worth of cocaine has washed ashore in the Florida Keys as a result of the strong winds that rocked parts of the state after Hurricane Debby made landfall on Monday, Customs and Border Patrol informed. Concretely, U.S. Border Patrol acting chief patrol Agent Samuel Briggs II said...

Good Samaritan turns in $1 million worth of cocaine found on Florida beach in aftermath of Hurricane Debby

The Independent

 Mexico’s president took the unusual step Monday of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week's detention of top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily press briefing that he trusted that drug traffickers knew they would only suffer if they stepped up the internal wars that already plague the Sinaloa cartel. “Those who are engaged in these illegal activities know they resolve nothing with confrontations,” López Obrador said, adding “they would go out and risk the lives of...

Mexican president issues public appeal to drug cartels not to fight after detention of drug lord

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Mexicali police find human torso, mutilated legs floating in canal near water plant

Police in the Mexican city of Mexicali have reported the finding of mutilated body parts in a canal next to the city's water plant, local media...

Mexicali police find human torso, mutilated legs floating in canal near water plant

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