Deputies seize over 300 lbs. of Marijuana
Over 300 pounds of marijuana has been seized by Rankin County Deputies. On Monday afternoon, a Rankin County Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Deputy seized ver 300 pounds...
Tag : drug trafficking
Eight sentenced for drug trafficking
by Alex Paton
The final person in a multi-defendant drug-trafficking case has been sentenced to six years in federal prison. Tammy Joanne Brooks of Ashland previously pled guilty...
Drug trafficking suspects sentenced
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst has announced the sentencing for three suspects convicted on drug trafficking charges in Mississippi. Jose Luis Chavez A Texas man will...
FBI: 18 charged for Delta drug trafficking
A joint investigation between several law enforcement agencies has led to nearly two dozen arrests in the Mississippi Delta. The FBI has arrested 18 suspects...
FBI arrests five in coast drug sting
The FBI’s Pascagoula Safe Streets Task Force arrested five south Mississippi men on federal drug trafficking charges earlier this week. All five suspects have been...
Traffic stop ends with $3 million heroin bust
Nearly 30 pounds of heroin was found during an early morning traffic stop in Pearl. Around 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, an officer with the Pearl...
FBI arrests father and son after finding 8 kilos of cocaine
by Alex Paton
In a multi-agency investigation, 43-year-old Dale Ricardo Easterling, Sr. of Moss Point has been arrested on drug charges. Easterling was charged Saturday with Conspiracy to Distribute...
Hyde-Smith condemns calls to dissolve ICE agency
by Alex Paton
Along with 15 others, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has cosponsored a resolution condemning efforts by congressional Democrats to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Rankin County cracks down on meth trafficking
by Alex Paton
Over nine pounds of methamphetamine was found concealed in a pickup after Rankin County Deputies searched the vehicle. On Monday, Rankin County Interstate Interdiction Task...
Multi-state drug trafficking ring exposed, 11 charged
A joint operation has resulted in the indictment of 11 individuals on federal drug trafficking charges. U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst announced that “Operation Highlife” has...