Five linked to powerful drug cartel busted in West TN

Five Hispanics arrested, two of them Memphis residents, for links to the Sinaloa Cartel. The men were given various types of drugs and money (Photo: Telemundo) (LPL/WREG) – Five people facing federal charges are accused of collaborating with one of the world's most powerful drug cartels to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs in West Tennessee.

Attorney General James Announces Convictions of Defendants for Trafficking Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and 150,000 Packets of Fentanyl and Heroin

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the convictions of all 31 defendants previously charged for their roles in two major drug trafficking networks in Central New York and the North Country as part of an investigation led by the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) and the Syracuse Police Department (SPD). The investigation led to the seizure of more than 150,000 envelopes containing fentanyl or a…

Five linked to powerful drug cartel busted in West TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five people facing federal charges are accused of working with one of the world’s most powerful drug cartels to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs in West Tennessee. The men, identified as Juan Palomino, 36, of Selmer, TN,  Joaquin Elizalde, 44, of Selmer, TN, Javier Varela, 41, of Byhalia, MS, Luis Lizarraga, 36, of […]

5 facing federal charges for drug trafficking scheme in West Tennessee

Five People Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana in Western Tennessee Jackson, TN – Five people have been indicted in the Western District of Tennessee and are facing federal charges for their involvement in an organized drug trafficking scheme in the Western District of Tennessee according to recently unsealed indictments. The charges are the culmination of a two-year long investigation by FBI’s Transnational Organi…

Detroit woman faces thirty years for drug trafficking in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Detroit woman has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for her role in a major drug trafficking operation in Lexington. According to federal prosecutors, 36-year-old Chanel Logan was sentenced to 360 months for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Investigators say Logan and a co-defendant sold large quantities of the drugs to undercover agents and then returned to Detroit to restock.…