Drug trafficking

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 12, 2008 – "The crack-powder disparity is simply wrong and the time to fix it is now," stated James E. Felman in his remarks on behalf of the American Bar Association before the Senate Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs Subcommittee, earlier today. The ABA is part of a broad consensus that finds disparity in sentences for crack and powder cocaine offenses "unjustifiable and plainly unjust."    » read more »

Harkin is leading major bipartisan push to boost Iowa's crime & meth prevention funding

February 12, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – Late last night, the Senate unanimously approved legislation U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) pushed to ensure that retailers are compliant with Combat Meth Act regulations to curb the spread of methamphetamines in communities.    » read more »

United States Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

February 12, 2008 -- (As Entered into the Record)    » read more »

Biden Legislation to Completely Eliminate the Unjust 100-to-1 Crack/Powder Sentencing Structure and Replace with 1-to-1 System

February 12, 2008 -- Washington, DC – At a hearing addressing the federal cocaine sentencing laws today, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) called for an end to the current crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity. Currently, it takes 100 times more powder cocaine than crack to trigger the five- and ten-year mandatory minimum sentences under federal law.    » read more »

ANNAPOLIS, MD (February 8, 2008) – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown, joined by Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Terrence B. Sheridan and other officials, today hosted a ceremony honoring the efforts of four Maryland state troopers and their K-9 partner who made a record recovery of heroin during a traffic stop in Cecil County earlier this week.    » read more »

Crawford & Venango County prescription drug ring

February 6, 2008 -- HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation, along with local police, are in the process of arresting as many as 18 suspected drug dealers accused of illegally distributing and selling powerful prescription pain medication in Crawford and Venango counties.    » read more »

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew of the 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, homeported in Wilmington, N.C., helped interdict two suspected drug smugglers and seized 4,400 pounds of cocaine off the Nicaragua coast Jan. 23.

The Diligence crew launched a boat crew from the cutter and began pursuing the go-fast transiting west toward Nicaragua. A maritime law enforcement team with the 270-foot Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, homeported in Portsmouth, Va., also chased the vessel.    » read more »

January 25, 2008 -- HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation have filed criminal charges against six Pittsburgh and Crawford County residents accused of trafficking and distributing heroin in Northwestern PA.    » read more »

Senators seek to support local law enforcement by restoring funding for critical program to $660 million

January 24, 2008 -- Washington, D.C. – As the country’s law enforcement officials reel from federal budget cuts, U.S. Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Kit Bond (R-MO) today announced that they seek to increase funding for the Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program to $660 million. Byrne Grant funding is the only source of federal funding that encourages communities to band together to prevent and fight crime.    » read more »

22 January 2008 -- Mexico's federal police raided two mansions in the capital and arrested 11 alleged gunmen for the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel. At the same time, Mexican soldiers carried out operations to disarm local police in the state of Tamaulipas, which borders the U.S. state of Texas. These actions, along with the arrest of a major drug trafficking figure on Monday, are part of a major crackdown on organized crime.

Heavily armed Mexican federal police conducted the raids in Mexico City before sunrise, capturing eight men at one house and three at another.    » read more »

December 19, 2007 -- Little Rock, AR - The Mike Huckabee for President Campaign today issued the following "Truth Squad" response to a new TV ad by the Romney campaign:

Response to Romney December 17 Attack Ad

TRUTH: Governor Huckabee was tougher on methamphetamine manufacturers than Governor Romney    » read more »

December 19, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a Lee County woman pled guilty to trafficking cocaine and was sentenced to just over 124 months in prison. Donna Sierra Williams was prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office of Statewide Prosecution for trafficking more than $20,000 of cocaine in Lee County.    » read more »

Four Jurisdictions Take Part in Ohio Methamphetamine Pilot Initiative

December 17, 2007 -- Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and partners, Clermont County Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg and Highland County Sheriff Ron Ward, jointly announce the Ohio Methamphetamine Pilot Initiative (OMPI), a proactive multi-jurisdictional approach to safely eradicate the production and use of meth and its ill effects on Ohio communities.    » read more »

December 17, 2007 -- TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that five people were indicted today by a state grand jury on charges they conspired to distribute more than 300 pounds of marijuana.    » read more »

December 11, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - A Gettysburg man, who was allegedly part of a $1 million cocaine and heroin ring, which operated in South Central Pennsylvania was sentenced today to seven to 20-years in state prison and a $30,000 fine.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett said that Tyrone "Will, Styles, Killa" Tengbe, 22, 17 W. Railroad St., Gettysburg was sentenced by Judge Kuhn on charges that he participated in a the trafficking of cocaine and heroin from New York City to Adams and York counties for redistribution.    » read more »