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Irish Times
28-05-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Heroin, cocaine ‘worth €5.4 million' seized in Co Meath
Two men have been arrested in Co Meath following the seizure of drugs estimated to be worth about €5.4 million. Some 20kg of heroin and 37kg of cocaine were seized following a joint operation conducted by Revenue Customs officials and the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. The estimated value of the seizure is €5,390,000. The two men arrested, aged in their 60s, are being held at a Garda station in Meath under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice Drug Trafficking Act 1996. READ MORE A Garda spokesperson said investigations are ongoing.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Australian man could face the death penalty in Bali after allegedly smuggling more than 1.5kg of cocaine into the country
An Australian man has been arrested in Bali accused of smuggling more than 1.5kg of cocaine into Indonesia. He could face the death penalty.
CNN
13-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Relatives of El Chapo enter US as part of ‘negotiation,' Mexico's security secretary says
Several family members of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán have entered the United States as part of negotiations in a case against one of his sons, Mexico's Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch told the Mexican network Radio Fórmula on Tuesday. El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzmán López is facing drug trafficking charges in the US over his alleged role in the Sinaloa Cartel, which his father co-founded. Ovidio was extradited to the US in September 2023, several months after Mexican authorities arrested him in a large-scale operation that resulted in at least 29 deaths. Days after his extradition, he pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking charges in a US court. But last week, he reached an agreement to change his plea, according to a court document reviewed by CNN. The document did not specify details of the agreement. 'It's clear that with his family going to the United States, it's connected to this negotiation or plea deal opportunity provided by the (US) Department of Justice itself,' García Harfuch told Radio Fórmula. Several Mexican media outlets reported Tuesday that 17 of Ovidio's relatives had crossed the border into the United States. CNN has requested more information from the Mexican Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection, as well as the US Department of Justice. García Harfuch added that the relatives who left the country were not wanted by Mexican authorities. Ovidio is one of four sons of El Chapo who have been charged in the US with various crimes over their alleged roles in the Sinaloa Cartel. Collectively known as 'Los Chapitos,' the brothers are thought to have been brought into the cartel as teenagers to learn the ins and outs of the organization, according to the think tank InSight Crime. Their roles became more prominent around the mid-2010s, roughly when their father was captured and extradited to the United States. Another son of El Chapo, Joaquín Guzmán López, is also in US custody. He was arrested in July 2024 when he flew into the United States on a private plane from Mexico alongside Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, a co-founder of the cartel who the brothers had been at odds with. Joaquín had allegedly organized his arrest and that of El Mayo by luring him on the flight to examine a piece of land he thought was in Mexico, an official familiar with the operation had told CNN at the time. Instead, the plane landed in El Paso, Texas, where federal agents arrested them. Mexico Secretary of Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez said in August that Joaquín had reached an agreement with his brother Ovidio 'so that they would go to the United States to surrender.' However, an attorney for Ovidio told CNN that Rodriguez's claim was 'a complete and utter fabrication.' An attorney for El Mayo said he 'neither surrendered nor negotiated any terms with the US government' and described the flight to the US as a violent kidnapping. Two other sons of El Chapo, Ivan Archivaldo and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, are still at large. The US has accused them of leading large-scale drug trafficking operations for the cartel and has issued $10 million bounties for information leading to each of their arrests. Mexican forces had previously arrested Ovidio in a 2019 operation that ended in failure. Shortly after he was detained in October of that year, the cartel quickly mobilized dozens of gunmen to battle Mexican authorities and try to free him. Ovidio was eventually released on the orders of then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stop the violence. He then went into hiding until his second arrest and eventual extradition in 2023. This is a developing story and will be updated. CNN's Karol Suarez contributed to this report.
CNN
13-05-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Relatives of cartel boss El Chapo enter US as part of ‘negotiation,' Mexico's security secretary says
Several family members of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán have entered the United States as part of a negotiation in a case against one of his sons, Mexico's Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch confirmed in an interview with the Mexican network Radio Fórmula. El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzmán López is facing drug trafficking charges in the US over his alleged role in the Sinaloa Cartel, which his father co-founded. Ovidio was extradited to the US in September 2023, several months after Mexican authorities arrested him in a large-scale operation that resulted in at least 29 deaths. Days after his extradition, he pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking charges in a US court. But last week, he reached an agreement to change his plea, according to a court document reviewed by CNN. The document did not specify details of the agreement. 'It's clear that with his family going to the United States, it's connected to this negotiation or plea deal opportunity provided by the (US) Department of Justice itself,' García Harfuch told Radio Fórmula on Tuesday. Ovidio is one of four sons of El Chapo who have been charged in the US with various crimes over their alleged roles in the Sinaloa Cartel. Collectively known as 'Los Chapitos,' the brothers are thought to have been brought into the cartel as teenagers to learn the ins and outs of the organization, according to the think tank InSight Crime. Their roles became more prominent around the mid-2010s, roughly when their father was captured and extradited to the United States. Another son of El Chapo, Joaquín Guzmán López, is also in US custody. He was arrested in July 2024 when he flew into the United States on a private plane from Mexico alongside Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, a co-founder of the cartel who the brothers had been at odds with. Joaquín had allegedly organized his arrest and that of El Mayo by luring him on the flight to examine a piece of land he thought was in Mexico, an official familiar with the operation had told CNN at the time. Instead, the plane landed in El Paso, Texas, where federal agents arrested them. Mexico Secretary of Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez said in August that Joaquín had reached an agreement with his brother Ovidio 'so that they would go to the United States to surrender.' However, an attorney for Ovidio told CNN that Rodriguez's claim was 'a complete and utter fabrication.' An attorney for El Mayo said he 'neither surrendered nor negotiated any terms with the US government' and described the flight to the US as a violent kidnapping. Two other sons of El Chapo, Ivan Archivaldo and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, are still at large. The US has accused them of leading large-scale drug trafficking operations for the cartel and has issued $10 million bounties for information leading to each of their arrests. Mexican forces had previously arrested Ovidio in a 2019 operation that ended in failure. Shortly after he was detained in October of that year, the cartel quickly mobilized dozens of gunmen to battle Mexican authorities and try to free him. Ovidio was eventually released on the orders of then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to stop the violence. He then went into hiding until his second arrest and eventual extradition in 2023. This is a developing story and will be updated. CNN's Karol Suarez contributed to this report.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Yahoo
Two arrested on drug charges after traffic stop, 60 pounds of crystal meth found
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — On January 16, following a month-long investigation into a local Drug Trafficking Organization, many local law enforcements successfully stopped a major methamphetamine operation. During a traffic stop on Greenville Boulevard, law enforcement arrest Ulises Villela Lopez and Ismael Villela Sandoval. Officers found approximately 60 pounds of crystal meth with an estimated street value of $500,000. The two men are linked to a Mexico-based Drug Trafficking Organization are face multiple charges, including trafficking in methamphetamine. They are currently being held at the Pitt County Detention Center under a $4 million secured bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
