BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — How many times have you eaten a Sea Cucumber? In Western New York, chances are it’s never. But, they were the critical clue that convicted Herman Aguirre and Troy Gillon for narcotics conspiracy. From 2013-2015 their drug operation brought...
Heroin and handguns from a 2015 investigation. Heroin and handguns from a 2015 investigation. READING, Pa. - According to District Attorney John Adams, the sentencing of one...
We are calling on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, the FBI, and any other federal agency that may seem to have an interest in protecting the public from unscrupulous pharmaceutical firms and medical professionals: Stop the illegal fentanyl trade. Tuesday, New...
From Day One, it was a trial with all the elements of a true crime novel. A violent Mexican drug cartel with ties to kingpin "El Chapo." Allegations of cocaine and heroin arriving by the tractor-trailer load in Tonawanda. Tales of fear and threats of retaliation. On...
NORRISTOWN, PA — A man arrested earlier this year during a bust of one of the region's largest fentanyl trafficking organizations was sentenced Thursday to 18 to 40 years behind bars. Miguel A. Figueroa, 34, of Reading, pleaded guilty to multiple...
It was one of the largest drug busts Saskatoon has even seen and the high-level drug trafficker behind it all is now headed to prison for 10 years.Wayne Ngai, 30, pleaded guilty Thursday for his role in orchestrating the major drug...
MILWAUKEE — While much is made of violent crimes in Milwaukee, there is another killer taking more lives than homicide: the synthetic opioid fentanyl. It's become so prevalent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month labeled fentanyl the deadliest drug in America."It's...
Several local departments served dozens of warrants between Brooke and Hancock counties on Friday as part ‘Operation Grinch' -- the largest crime raid of the year.WEIRTON, W.Va. — Several local departments served dozens of warrants between Brooke and Hancock counties on Friday as part ‘Operation Grinch'...
