The man accused of assaulting sex-trafficking suspect Jeffrey Epstein in a federal jail has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of life in prison for masterminding a brutal 2016 quadruple murder that killed a man who owed him drug money and three bystanders. Nicholas Tartaglione, 56, and a group of bodybuilder co-conspirators tortured and killed […]
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Accused Hawaii island drug trafficker was deported 4 times
May 28—Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? to continue reading. Get unlimited access From as low as $12.95 /mo. A Mexican national deported from the United States four times is charged with using an assault rifle while dealing methamphetamine and heroin on Hawaii island. Juan Carlos […]
Drug trafficker wouldn’t get out of car, hinted something was inside, GA deputies say
A deputy on I-20 in Haralson County earlier this week spotted a driver tailgating a tractor-trailer. When the driver saw the deputy, he changed lanes and started zigzagging between cars. The deputy pulled over the driver, later identified as 27-year-old Bryan Shaque Steele of Greenville, Alabama. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news […]
Watch Cops Run Down A Fentanyl Trafficker In A Stolen Mercedes
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Watch Cops Run Down A Fentanyl Trafficker In A Stolen Mercedes Florida Highway Patrol has its hands full as troopers chase down an alleged fentanyl trafficker driving a stolen Mercedes at high speeds. Even though FHP has the advantage of numbers and radios, they’re hard-pressed to keep […]
South Carolina sex trafficker who beat, starved and tattooed women sentenced to 40 years
A Newberry man who ran a violent sex and human trafficking ring in the Midlands and Upstate South Carolina has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Eric Rashun Jones controlled every aspect of the women that he forced to prostitute themselves, prosecutors said in court Thursday. He transported them around the state, tattooed […]
Drug trafficker, who moved from hotel to hotel to avoid detection, sentenced 25 years
A methamphetamine trafficker who pleaded guilty to selling drugs has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. He was sentenced on Friday. Chrisitian Allen Meers, 45, pleaded guilty on the eve of his trial in September 2023 to conspiracy to possess with intent to […]
Chrystul Kizer, charged with killing her suspected sex trafficker, facing new charges
A Kenosha woman charged in the 2018 death of a man she claimed sexually trafficked her as a teen is facing more charges that prosecutors say occurred while she’s awaiting trial. Arrest warrants were issued Monday for Chrystul Kizer, 23, charging her with four counts of felony bail jumping in Kenosha County and a single […]
Watch Georgia State Police Run A Meth Trafficker Over
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Watch Georgia State Police Run A Meth Trafficker Over Normally we’d expect a police chase involving a Suzuki Hayabusa to last a few seconds before the rider and bike become a spec on the distant horizon. But this suspect who didn’t want to pull over for Georgia […]
Major Portland drug trafficker gets 8+ years in federal prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A major drug trafficker in Oregon responsible for bringing illicit substances like methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Portland metro area was sentenced in federal court Tuesday. The 31-year-old Luis Angel Rivera-Huezo, of Hillsboro, was handed a 100-month federal prison sentence followed by five years supervised release, the Department of Justice announced. […]
‘El Mago,’ drug trafficker linked to son of El Chapo, gunned down in L.A.
A convicted drug trafficker linked to the Sinaloa cartel who worked for the son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was gunned down Thursday morning in an industrial stretch of Willowbrook, according to authorities and court records. Eduardo Escobedo, 39, was one of two men killed in the 14200 block of Towne Avenue, according to officials […]