/tags/drug-trafficking drug trafficking en-US WLRN Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:25:57 GMT /americas/2023-09-19/el-chapo-son-drug-money-laundering-charges The not guilty plea from Ovidio Guzmán López came Monday during his initial court appearance after being extradited from Mexico on Friday to face drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:25:57 GMT /americas/2023-09-19/el-chapo-son-drug-money-laundering-charges Associated Press /americas/2023-08-23/rubio-urges-biden-administration-to-reject-a-former-warlords-extradition-to-colombia Colombian paramilitary warlord Salvatore Mancuso completed a 12-year cocaine trafficking sentence in 2020 and has been been fighting extradition to Colombia ever since. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 21:03:16 GMT /americas/2023-08-23/rubio-urges-biden-administration-to-reject-a-former-warlords-extradition-to-colombia Joshua Goodman | Associated Press /news/2022-05-20/desantis-signs-bill-targeting-fentanyl-meth-dealers Governor Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday to increase penalties for trafficking fentanyl. Fri, 20 May 2022 10:39:43 GMT /news/2022-05-20/desantis-signs-bill-targeting-fentanyl-meth-dealers /news/2022-04-27/moody-targets-synthetic-drugs-that-are-more-potent-than-fentanyl Attorney General Ashley Moody issued an emergency rule to outlaw eight synthetic drugs known as nitazenes. The order said the drugs are commonly available online and through illicit drug markets. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:30:00 GMT /news/2022-04-27/moody-targets-synthetic-drugs-that-are-more-potent-than-fentanyl News Service of Florida /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Honduras' decision to send ex-President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S. on drug charges may help reduce corruption in — and illegal migration from — the region. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:30:00 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduran-high-court-oks-hernandez-extradition-in-boost-to-bidens-central-america-project Tim Padgett /news/2022-03-29/honduras-supreme-court-says-a-former-president-can-be-extradited-to-the-united-states Honduras' Supreme Court approved the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to face drug trafficking and weapons charges. The court rejected his final appeal. Tue, 29 Mar 2022 15:18:35 GMT /news/2022-03-29/honduras-supreme-court-says-a-former-president-can-be-extradited-to-the-united-states The Associated Press /news/2022-02-18/coast-guard-seizes-1-billion-worth-of-narcotics-offloads-in-fort-lauderdale The haul of illegal narcotics was one of the biggest in recent memory, a reflection of increasingly sophisticated U.S. arsenal that includes powerful drones and special infrared cameras that can detect heat from small cocaine-laden vessels. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 17:28:11 GMT /news/2022-02-18/coast-guard-seizes-1-billion-worth-of-narcotics-offloads-in-fort-lauderdale The Associated Press /news/2022-02-15/hondurans-there-and-here-applaud-possible-hernandez-extradition-he-made-honduras-more-dangerous Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández may be bound for the U.S. to face charges he aided drug gangs that force Hondurans to flee to the U.S. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:32:33 GMT /news/2022-02-15/hondurans-there-and-here-applaud-possible-hernandez-extradition-he-made-honduras-more-dangerous Tim Padgett /2022-02-15/former-honduras-president-is-arrested-as-u-s-looks-to-extradite-him-on-drug-charges U.S. prosecutors have repeatedly implicated Juan Orlando Hernández as a co-conspirator during his brother's 2019 drug trafficking trial, alleging that his political rise was fueled by drug profits. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:30:56 GMT /2022-02-15/former-honduras-president-is-arrested-as-u-s-looks-to-extradite-him-on-drug-charges The Associated Press /news/2021-10-25/colombia-has-captured-one-of-the-worlds-most-wanted-drug-lords-dairo-antonio-usuga Dairo Antonio Úsuga, better known by his alias Otoniel, is the alleged head of the much-feared Gulf Clan. President Iván Duque likened his arrest to the capture three decades ago of Pablo Escobar. Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:30:00 GMT /news/2021-10-25/colombia-has-captured-one-of-the-worlds-most-wanted-drug-lords-dairo-antonio-usuga The Associated Press