Drug trafficking
Two-time Olympic silver medalist jailed for drug smuggling

Jul. 27, 2021 03:33 AM EDT
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Olympic silver medal-winning kayaker Nathan Baggaley and his younger brother have been jailed for more than 20 years each...

Aerial view of streets flooded by the Negro River, in downtown Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Rivers around Brazil's biggest city in the Amazon rain forest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according to data published Tuesday by Manaus' port authorities. (AP Photos/Nelson Antoine)
Amazon city shuts down amid attacks over trafficker's death

By Marcelo Silva De Sousa Jun. 07, 2021 04:28 PM EDT

A tablet on the breakfast table of Alparslan Atas and his wife Gulistan at their home in Istanbul, shows the latest video of Sedat Peker, a Turkish fugitive crime boss, Sunday, June 6, 2021. Sunday is the day the 49-year-old convicted crime ringleader posts the latest installation of his hour-long tell-all videos from his stated base in Dubai that have captivated Turkey and turned the mobster into an unlikely social media phenomenon. The convicted crime ringleader has been dishing the dirt on members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party. The allegations range from drug trafficking and a murder cover-up to weapons transfers to Islamic militants. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)
Turkish mafia boss dishes dirt, becomes YouTube phenomenon

By Suzan Fraser Jun. 07, 2021 02:35 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2020 file photo a woman adjusts her hat and mask as she arrives from Tijuana, Mexico, crossing by foot at the San Isidro port of entry in San Diego. An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, an uptick that's come amid travel restrictions at the border with Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
More US citizens apprehended for moving drugs over border

By Suman Naishadham May. 31, 2021 11:06 AM EDT

Erdogan dismisses mob head's claims as 'plot' against Turkey

By Suzan Fraser May. 26, 2021 08:37 AM EDT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a series of severe allegations made against members of his entourage by a...

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press May. 25, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
Anderson Herald Bulletin. May 19, 2021. Editorial: In the Legislature, money talks The report from the Hoosier Action...

An anti-government protester is detained by police in Gachancipa, Colombia, Friday, May 7, 2021. The protests that began last week over a tax reform proposal continue despite President Ivan Duque's withdrawal of the tax plan on Sunday, May 2. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Corruption, economic woes spark deadly protests in Colombia

By Regina Garcia Cano And Astrid Suárez May. 07, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

Police conduct an operation against alleged drug traffickers in the Jacarezinho favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Deadly police shootout prompts claims of abuse in Brazil

By David Biller And Marcelo Silva De Sousa May. 07, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

Amid pandemic, NY seizures of fentanyl and meth surge

Jan. 26, 2021 02:40 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say the amount of fentanyl seized in drug-trafficking investigations in the state of New York continues to increase at an...

Lawyer for ex-DEA agent: Charges mired in anti-Italian bias

By Jim Mustian Jan. 22, 2021 02:04 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — The indictment of a former federal agent charged with pocketing $250,000 in bribes to protect the Mafia is rooted in a “racial animus” toward...

FILE- In this Oct 16, 2020 courtroom drawing, former Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos appears in federal court in Los Angeles. Cienfuegos, who led Mexico’s army for six years under ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto, pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug trafficking and money laundering charges via remote appearance on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in federal court in New York City.(Bill Robles via AP, File)
Mexico clears general, publishes US evidence against him

By Mark Stevenson And Christopher Sherman Jan. 16, 2021 12:02 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2016 file photo, Secretary of Defense Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda arrives for a review of the troops that will participate in the Independence Day parade, in Mexico City. Mexican prosecutors on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, declared completely unfounded the U.S. case against Cienfuegos who was arrested on drug charges in the United States and then returned under pressure from the Mexican government. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Mexico says US 'fabricated' charges, releases evidence

By Christopher Sherman And Mark Stevenson Jan. 15, 2021 08:00 PM EST

US government executes drug trafficker for Virginia gang killings, despite his COVID-19 infection last month

Jan. 14, 2021 11:37 PM EST
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — US government executes drug trafficker for Virginia gang killings, despite his COVID-19 infection last month. ...

At a protest of the execution of Corey Johnson, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, near the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., Charles Keith, of Canton, Ohio, holds a sign with all of the mugshots of the 10 men and one woman who have been executed by the federal government since July 14, 2020. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)
US executes Virginia gang killer despite COVID-19 infection

By Michael Tarm And Denise Lavoie Jan. 13, 2021 11:45 PM EST

FILE - This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Corey Johnson, A federal inmate scheduled to be executed less than a week before President Donald Trump leaves office was a gang member who was sentenced to death for killing seven people in Richmond, Virginia in 1992. Johnson is scheduled to be executed Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at the federal prison in Terre Haute. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Drug dealer convicted in 7 killings could face execution

By Denise Lavoie Jan. 13, 2021 07:06 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, July 1, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter leaves federal court after a motions hearing in San Diego. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Hunter, who was sentenced to 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing campaign funds and spending the money on everything from outings with friends to his daughter’s birthday party. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

By Michael Balsamo Dec. 23, 2020 01:14 AM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he leaves the courthouse after a pretrial hearing in his insider-trading case, in New York. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Collins. Collins, the first member of Congress to endorse Trump to be president, was sentenced to two years and two months in federal prison after admitting he helped his son and others dodge $800,000 in stock market losses when he learned that a drug trial by a small pharmaceutical company had failed. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

By Michael Balsamo Dec. 22, 2020 09:04 PM EST

Protesters hold up signs on Prairieton Road across from the Federal Execution Chamber, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Terre Haute, Ind. The execution Brandon Bernard, convicted in the 1999 killing of two youth ministers in Texas is scheduled Thursday at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)
Lawyers: 2nd US inmate scheduled to be executed has COVID-19

By Michael Tarm And Michael Balsamo Dec. 18, 2020 02:07 PM EST

FILE - Protesters participate in the Good Trouble Tuesday march for Breonna Taylor, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A lawyer for Breonna Taylor's family said a plea deal was offered to an accused drug trafficker that would have forced him to implicate Taylor, who was killed by police in a raid on her home in March. Louisville's top prosecutor acknowledged the existence of the document but said it was part of preliminary plea negotiations with a man charged with illegal drug trafficking and not an attempt to smear Taylor.(Amy Harris/Invision/AP File)
Lawyer: Plea offer tried to link Breonna Taylor to drug ring

By Dylan Lovan Sep. 01, 2020 03:55 PM EDT

Judge intervenes in prison housing for alleged crime boss

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Aug. 27, 2020 08:55 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu businessman accused of leading a violent organized crime ring was segregated from other inmates at a detention center beyond the 14...