Drug trafficking

December 13, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - As many as six individuals accused of trafficking more than $1 million worth of heroin throughout Lackawanna County, were arrested today by agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation.

Attorney General Tom Corbett said the investigation, which began in March 2007, focused on the drug trafficking activities of Bobby "Billion" McCarrel Jr., 36, 1507 Luzerne St., Scranton.    » read more »

12 December 2007 -- The United States has sanctioned a group of Mexican people and Mexican businesses for allegedly serving as fronts for the Sinaloa drug ring.

The White House Wednesday announced 23 individuals and 19 businesses in Mexico will face sanctions under the "Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act."

The move prevents those named from doing business with Americans or using the U.S. financial system.    » read more »

Following Today's Release of the 2007 Monitoring the Future Study

December 11, 2007 -- Washington, DC –The 33rd Annual Monitoring the Future Study, which was made public by the President today, found that while adolescents’ use of some illegal drugs continued to decline in 2007, there were no dramatic decreases from last year. The Study also indicated that adolescent abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs continued at alarmingly high rates.    » read more »

Successful Interagency Maritime Interdiction Forces Smugglers to Extreme Tactics

Dec. 6, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard announced today a record year for cocaine seizures with 355,755 pounds seized, worth more than $4.7 billion.    » read more »

December 6, 2007 -- Trenton, NJ -- New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced today that five people have been indicted on charges that they operated a heroin production facility in Passaic County.    » read more »

Successful Maritime Interdiction Forces Smugglers to Extreme Tactics

Dec. 5, 2007 -- WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen will announce the service's record drug seizure year tomorrow at noon at the Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second St., SW, Washington, D.C.    » read more »

December 4, 2007 -- TRENTON –The New Jersey Governor’s Government Efficiency and Reform (GEAR) Commission today released the report of its Task Force on Sentencing and Corrections. The task force conducted a broad review of proposals concerning Drug Free School Zones developed by the Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing.

The report can be found online at http://www.state.nj.us/governor/.    » read more »

Workshop offers education on growing threat of illegal drugs

December 4, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and Colonel Bill Janes, Director of the Florida Office of Drug Control, today hosted a presentation before the Governor and Cabinet on the current state of the drug trade in Florida. The workshop was designed to provide Florida’s leaders with the latest information and insight into the growing threat of illegal drugs, new trends, and the significance of drug quantities seen in the state today.    » read more »

20 charged in $8.7 million dollar cocaine and marijuana ring

December 3, 2007 -- MONROEVILLE - Twelve out of 20 individuals, accused of trafficking $8.7 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in and around Western Pennsylvania, were arrested today by agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI) and local police.    » read more »

November 30, 2007 -- TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a street level distributor for a major drug trafficking network in Atlantic and Gloucester counties was sentenced to prison today. Members of the network distributed at least 10 kilograms of cocaine per week during the year preceding their arrests in March 2004.    » read more »

11 Suspected Drug Dealers Charged

November 9, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - A large-scale heroin conspiracy operating in Lewisburg has been broken-up by agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation (BNI), resulting in the arrest of 10 out of 11 suspected drug dealers.

Attorney General Tom Corbett said the investigation focused on the sale and distribution of heroin in Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Berks, Lehigh and surrounding counties in Central Pennsylvania.    » read more »

The New Program Will Use Civil Enforcement To Take Legal Action Against Landlords of Crime-Plagued Properties in Communities Across the State

ALBANY, N.Y. (November 8, 2007) – New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today unveiled “Nowhere to Hide” – a new program under his statewide Guns, Gangs and Drugs Initiative designed to take legal actions against landlords who permit the properties to be persistently used for criminal activities.    » read more »

November 5, 2007 -- After weeks of lackluster campaign appearances, cancellations, and staff defections, today the Washington Post reports Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has been traveling to campaign events using the private jet of Philip Martin, a friend and advisor with a criminal record for dealing drugs.

Though Thompson was asked about the story this morning on Meet the Press, he failed to denounce ties to Martin, pledge to stop using his plane, or agree to return the money raised by him.    » read more »

November 5, 2007 -- SUNBURY - State narcotics agents have arrested 13 of 17-suspected drug dealers operating a more than $1.7 million drug trafficking ring in Northumberland and surrounding counties.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett said the investigation focused on the illegal distribution of powder and crack cocaine during a 17-month period from January 2006 through June 2007 in Northumberland, Snyder, Montour, Columbia and 11-5-07 DeJesus Drug Invessurrounding counties.    » read more »

Biden Calls on Colleagues to Support his Legislation to Abolish Unjust Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Structure

November 1, 2007 -- WASHINGTON, DC – On the day the new crack cocaine sentencing guidelines take effect, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) reiterated his call to eliminate completely the crack/powder cocaine sentencing disparity.    » read more »