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News Tipoffs - Louisiana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday April 03, 2024 ( 8 items )  

41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: GALVESTON, Texas - A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attor  more

DEA-Houston: 41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel
HOUSTON, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The indict  more

Delta Regional Authority, U.S. Department of Defense to Host Medical Mission in Western Kentucky
HENDERSON, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will be providing medical, dental, optical and veterinary care to residents in Western Kentucky this summer through an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical mission. "DRA is proud of our ongoing partnership with the Department of Defense, as we work together to connect those living within our Delta comm  more

La. Gov. Landry: Modernization of CPRA and DENR Receives Strong Support
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 2 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry today applauded Representative Bret Geymann and others for their role in developing legislation to modernize the Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) to provide for better management of the State's natural resources, in addition to offering positive changes to the make-up of the Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority Board (CPRA). Since taking office, G  more

La. U.S. Attorney: Thirteen Members of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Louisiana State Penitentiary Inmates, Former Angola Guards, Other Sentenced to Federal Prison
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced the sentencing of thirteen individuals by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick in connection with an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a large-scale cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine trafficking ne  more

La. U.S. Attorney: Zwolle Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Methamphetamine and Firearms
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Larry Maurice Malmay, 47, of Zwolle, Louisiana, was sentenced today on drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Malmay to 182 months (15 years, 2 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribut  more

S.C. A.G. Alan Wilson Again Fights Biden's Unlawful Student Debt Cancellation
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 10 states in suing the Biden Administration over its latest student loan forgiveness scheme. "Joe Biden does not have the ability to cancel debt. To keep an outlandish campaign promise, he abused power he didn't have to implement an unlawful student debt cancellation program. We argued against it, and last year the U.S. Supreme C  more

Texas U.S. Attorney: Domestic Trafficker Admits to Possession With Intent to Distribute Over 2,000 Counterfeit Pills
LAREDO, Texas, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 40-year-old resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Walter Wellington Somers admitted he possessed more than 2,000 pills containing fentanyl. On Dec. 23, 2023, law enforcement responded to a call from the Embassy Suites Hote  more