Man suspected of being part of so-called 'Hippie Mafia' arrested in Calif. in drug caseSeptember 30th, 2009 Suspected LSD ring fugitive arrested in Calif.SAN FRANCISCO — A suspected member of an LSD distribution ring has been arrested in California after nearly four decades on the lam. San Francisco police Lt.
1,300 police, feds stage raids targeting LA-area gang suspected of deputy's killingSeptember 22nd, 2009 LA-area street gang targeted by massive raidsLOS ANGELES — More than 1,000 federal and local law enforcement officials are carrying out raids around the Los Angeles area Tuesday, targeting a street gang accused of everything from drug dealing to murder. About 1,300 officers and agents began going door to door before dawn.
US arrests American Airlines workers on suspicion of drug smuggling at Puerto Rican airportSeptember 15th, 2009 US targets drug smugglers at Puerto Rican airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Several employees of American Airlines are among those under arrest in a U.S. raid targeting a drug-smuggling ring based out of Puerto Rico's largest airport.
31 police officers arrested in central Mexico for allegedly protecting drug cartel hit menSeptember 14th, 2009 31 Mexican police arrested for alleged drug tiesMEXICO CITY — Thirty-one police officers have been arrested in a central Mexican state on suspicion of collaborating with a gang of drug cartel hit men. The Public Safety Department says the officers were arrested as part of a months-long investigation into alleged ties between police and the Zetas in Hidalgo, a state north of Mexico City.
Three men arrested with 2 kg heroin in DelhiSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Three members of a drug peddlers' gang were arrested from the national capital with 2 kg of heroin, police said Monday. A team from Delhi Police's Narcotics Cell arrested the three men Sunday from Wazirabad area in north Delhi, a police officer said.
Alleged check casher for ID theft ring arrested in Fla.; Fed chair's wife among ring's victimsSeptember 1st, 2009 Check casher for ID theft ring arrested in MiamiMIAMI — A woman accused of being the check casher for an identity theft ring that targeted the wife of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is awaiting a court hearing in Miami. Shonya Michelle Young, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday afternoon.
Feds seize heroin worth $17 million, indict 21 in Mexico, California drug ringJuly 30th, 2009 Feds seize heroin worth $17 million in CaliforniaSACRAMENTO, Calif. — Authorities say federal drug agents have broken up a narcotics ring responsible for importing heroin valued at $17.5 million into California from Mexico.
US Marshals Service says more than 35,000 fugitives arrested in nationwide roundupJuly 10th, 2009 Nationwide roundup nets more than 35,000 fugitivesCHICAGO — Police searching for fugitive sex offenders, violent criminals and gang members made more than 35,000 arrests nationwide during an annual monthlong crackdown — the most in the roundup's 5-year history and nearly double the number from last year — authorities announced Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Service said the latest "Operation Falcon" captured 433 murder suspects and 900 gang members.
US Marshals Service says more than 35,000 fugitives arrested in national roundupJuly 9th, 2009 National roundup nets more than 35,000 fugitivesCHICAGO — Police searching for fugitive sex offenders, violent criminals and gang members made more than 35,000 arrests nationwide during an annual monthlong crackdown — the most in the roundup's 5-year history and nearly double the number from last year — authorities announced Thursday. The U.S. Marshals Service said the latest "Operation Falcon" captured 433 murder suspects and 900 gang members.
20 more arrests made in takedown of violent SoCal gangJuly 8th, 2009 20 more arrests in SoCal gang investigationLOS ANGELES — Twenty more people have been arrested in an investigation that charges a Latino street gang with waging a racist campaign to eliminate black people from a Southern California city. A task force arrested the suspects on Wednesday.
Five arrested for smuggling fake currency from PakistanJuly 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Five people were arrested in the capital for smuggling counterfeit currency nominally worth Rs.1.57 million from Pakistan, Delhi Police said Tuesday. "The gang of five was in regular touch with their accomplices in Pakistan and used to obtain counterfeit currency though air, road and train routes," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Neeraj Thakur said.
Feds arrest high-profile Los Angeles anti-gang figure in raid on notorious MS-13 gangJune 24th, 2009 Feds arrest members of MS-13 gang in LA areaLOS ANGELES — Federal and local authorities in the Los Angeles area have arrested the head of a high-profile anti-gang organization as part of an action against the notorious Mara Salvatrucha street gang. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Alex Sanchez, executive director of the nonprofit Homies Unidos, was arrested at his home in the Los Angeles suburb of Bellflower early Wednesday on federal racketeering charges.
36 alleged street gang members in Detroit arrested as part of nationwide crackdownJune 19th, 2009 36 alleged gang members arrested in DetroitDETROIT — Thirty-six alleged members of four violent Detroit street gangs have been arrested and charged with immigration, probation violation, weapons and a variety of other crimes. Officials said Friday seven of those arrested were non-U.S.
Spain arrest 29 in alleged ring that tried to smuggle Cubans into USMay 6th, 2009 Spain arrest 29 in alleged Cuban migrant ringMADRID — Spanish authorities have arrested 29 people suspected of forging credit cards to finance an elaborate scheme to smuggle Cubans into the U.S. from Mexico, police said Wednesday.
17 arrested in Curacao on suspicion of drug trafficking with links to HezbollahApril 29th, 2009 17 arrested in Curacao in alleged drug ringWILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Seventeen people were arrested in Curacao for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking ring with connections to Hezbollah, police in the Dutch Caribbean island said Wednesday. The suspects detained Tuesday include four people from Lebanon and others from Curacao, Cuba, Venezuela and Colombia, police chief Carlos Casseres said at a news conference.
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