US charges 81 in Puerto Rico gang case, as Trump cartel crackdown continues
The arrests are part of a federal task force initiative targeting criminal gangs and transnational organisations. The United States Department of Justice has indicted 81 people over alleged drug and weapons violations, as part of a crackdown on a Puerto Rican criminal group called Los Baja Deo or LBD.
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- Fact 1: The United States Department of Justice has indicted 81 people over alleged drug and weapons violations, as part of a crackdown on a Puerto Rican criminal group called Los Baja Deo or LBD.
- Fact 2: A day earlier, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Puerto Rico Police Department arrested 70 of the defendants.
- Fact 3: Thursday’s indictment alleges that, starting in 2021, members of LBD began distributing drugs in and around public housing projects and neighbourhoods in Mayaguez, a city in western Puerto Rico.
- Fact 4: According to the Justice Department, LBD distributed at least 340kg of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced narcotics and at least 2,200kg of cocaine in the last five years.
The arrests are part of a federal task force initiative targeting criminal gangs and transnational organisations. The United States Department of Justice has indicted 81 people over alleged drug and weapons violations, as part of a crackdown on a Puerto Rican criminal group called Los Baja Deo or LBD.
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the charges on Thursday during a visit to Puerto Rico. A day earlier, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Puerto Rico Police Department arrested 70 of the defendants. Mexico Governor Ruben Rocha returns to office despite US criminal charges US military says strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat kills two Mexico’s Sheinbaum condemns governor’s return amid US drug charges “Let this be a warning to those that are terrorizing our communities,” Blanche said in a statement.
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