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Back in 1960s riots about closing prisons was a Black Panther thing, known Communist Party member Angela Davis is still alive & advocating.
Going to need those prisons in El Salvador, Africa & the Alligator holding prison in Florida if
November/2025 (Democrat-run) New York State closed two prisons last year and lawmakers gave Gov Kathy Hochul permission to close up to three more this year.

Botox face Hochul & Mamdani who wants prisons closed & wanted to have "community support" teams in ending prisons

Rikers-Reform Fight Awaits Mamdani as Advocates Release Jails ... - MSN​

Donate to THE CITY today. The post Rikers-Reform Fight Awaits Mamdani as Advocates Release Jails 'Blueprint' appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

Zohran Mamdani appears to indicate prisons may be obsolete ... - Fox News​

Jul 19, 2025 New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, appears to indicate he believes prisons may be obsolete in a recently resurfaced interview clip.

Mamdani Vows To Shut Down Rikers Island, Release Almost 8K Criminals​

Oct 23, 2025 If New York City voters elect democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor, he will close Rikers Island and release nearly 8,000 prisoners.

 

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Bust of Queens’ ‘most violent gang’ takes down 32 baby-faced alleged members behind 3 murders

“The violence associated with this group is truly staggering,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said Thursday.

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Bust of Queens’ ‘most violent gang’ takes down 32 baby-faced alleged members behind 3 murders​

By
Estrella McDaniel and
Alex Oliveira



Published Nov. 20, 2025, 6:53 p.m. ET

Thirty-two alleged Queens gang members were indicted in what prosecutors called the biggest takedown of a single crew in the borough’s history.

The alleged gangbangers — ranging in age from 15 to 24 — were members of the Bad-Co Ballout gang and lorded over Queens Village with a campaign of terror and brazen violence they sometimes even bragged about on social media, the Queens District Attorney alleged.

“The violence associated with this group is truly staggering,” DA Melinda Katz said at a press conference as the indictments were handed down Thursday, explaining that at least 3 fatal shootings were allegedly linked to the gang in a year-long investigation.

LEADER, top row middle 21-year-old Jahvon “Shady” Attapoku


The alleged gang members sported eclectic nicknames like “Ant,” “Broad Day,” Shady,” “Scarfaxe” and “Gotti Sleeze.” Estrella McDaniel/NY Post
“These defendants have become the most violent gang in the borough of Queens County, creating fear and violence throughout this borough,” she added.


The gang was allegedly led by 21-year-old Jahvon “Shady” Attapoku, who allegedly gave orders about who should kill whom and when, and allegedly armed gangs of local teens.
Attapoku lived in Queens Village, and the neighborhood was known within the gang as “Shadyville,” prosecutors said.

And the crimes he allegedly meted out tended to erupt in broad daylight and leave innocent bystanders of all ages severely wounded and even dead.

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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz alleged the gang members ruled Queens Village with a campaign of violence. Michael Nigro
Daylight shootings would take place at local fast-food restaurants, busy intersections and near schools, with bullets peppering passing cars and homes.

“Make no mistake. This group didn’t care whether they were shooting at busy intersections, whether they were shooting by schools, playgrounds or very near residential homes or apartment buildings,” Katz said.

One defendant, 20-year-old Sean Chang, even earned the nickname “Broad Day” for his alleged willingness to open fire in broad daylight.

Other alleged gangsters included Mekhi “Scarfaxe” Hooi, 21; Jeff “Havoc” Jospeh, 21; Michael “Smoccey” Raly, 21; Shayne “Gotti Sleeze” Sheppard, 18; Jujharbeer “Juggz” Singh, 18; and Anthony “Ant” Crawford, 19, among others.

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Nine of the defendants were under 18 when they allegedly committed heinous crimes in their Queens neighborhoods. Estrella McDaniel/NY Post
One heinous crime allegedly connected with the gang occurred in September 2024, when a then-15-year-old defendant got into a fight with a rival gang member near a busy intersection and started shooting.

Two of the bullets hit 66-year-old grandfather William Alcindor, who was driving by, causing him to wreck and crash into a 23-year-old female who was sitting on the sidewalk. [William Alcindor, a Haitian immigrant who worked as a professional driver, died Monday when a stray bullet hit him as he drove through Queens.]

“Mr. Alcindor died from a gunshot wound to his forehead and to his chest. The 23-year-old woman suffered a head trauma, a collapsed lung, and is still having mobility issues due to the lower body trauma she suffered in the crash,” Katz said.

“This is the very definition of senseless violence that produced innocent victims as well. People have nothing to do with it,” the DA added.


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The defendants were charged with 97 counts ranging from murder, attempted murder, gun charges, conspiracy and other charges. Six of the defendants face life in prison.


“For years, the members of these rival gangs terrorized communities in Queens, turning neighborhoods into their own deadly playgrounds and then bragging about it on social media,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch.


“They wanted credit for the shootings they carried out, and today, we’re happy to give it to them. Using targeted enforcement and precision policing, the NYPD investigators did the dangerous work needed to stop this violence.


“Thanks to them, Queens is significantly safer today.”

 

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About "James Byrd Jr."
Numerous Jasper citizens spoke up about it being a drug deal gone bad.

Anyone watching this movie [Jasper] needs to know it does not tell the whole story! They try to make the man that was drug to death to be innocent when the fact is that Byrd was an ex con that led a gang in prison that raped the men that drug him to his just due! There are no angels only consequences for demented minds!

JASPER MOVIE IS NEGRO PROPAGANDA.

Remember the negro who said his civil rights were denied, then he demanded desegregation in prisons, and won his case? I'll revisit that story, but, the untold reason he did it was to allow black inmates access to White men to facilitate the black gang rapes.
HERE
&
HERE

Post in thread 'Killen: "NOT GUILTY"'

Oct 30, 2023

Stern said he and Killen were cellmates from August 2010 to November 2011 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman. Mississippi Department of Corrections spokeswoman Tara Booth said Thursday that Stern and Killen were in individual cells, but they were close to one another.

Even in prison, equality, forced cruelty of desegregation because of Brown v. Board Edu, they call it progress.
However, after reading the actual Johnson v. California Justia case file, taking into account Killen's alleged history of said murders, him admitting to not wanting to live...

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U.S. ups reward for Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced new charges against Ryan James Wedding, including witness tampering, intimidation, murder, money laundering and drug trafficking.

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U.S. offers $15M reward for Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin​

BY Susan Carpenter Nationwide

PUBLISHED 1:33 PM ET Nov. 19, 2025

WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement officials said Wednesday they are offering a $15 million reward for information that leads to the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said the athlete, who is on the FBI top 10 most wanted list, controls one of the most prolific and violent drug-trafficking organizations in the world.

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What You Need To Know​

• U.S. law enforcement officials said Wednesday they are offering a $15 million reward for information that leads to the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan James Wedding
• Attorney General Pam Bondi said the athlete, who is on the FBI top 10 most wanted list, controls one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world
• Indicted in 2024, Wedding is wanted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to export cocaine, and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime, according to the FBI
• On Wednesday, Bondi announced new charges against Wedding, including witness tampering, intimidation, murder, money laundering and drug trafficking related to the killing of a federal witness in Medellin, Colombia, in January

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“Whether you are a street-level drug dealer or an international drug kingpin, we are coming for you,” Bondi said at a news conference where she was joined by State and Treasury Department officials, FBI Director Kash Patel and the commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

“We will find you, and you will be accountable and held to justice for your crimes," Bondi added. "It’s killing our kids. It’s killing our friends. It’s killing our relatives. And this guy is responsible for a tremendous amount of that horror.”

Bondi said Wedding is responsible for illegally trafficking $1 billion worth of drugs each year and is currently the largest distributor of cocaine in Canada. He collaborates closely with the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico and transports about 60 metric tons of cocaine annually into Los Angeles using semitrucks that travel across the southern border, she said.

Indicted in 2024, Wedding is wanted for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to export cocaine, and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with a continuing criminal enterprise and drug crime, according to the FBI.

A Canadian citizen, he competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he participated in the men’s parallel giant slalom. Considered armed and dangerous, the FBI believes he is 44 years old and may be residing in Mexico.

On Wednesday, Bondi announced new charges against Wedding, including witness tampering, intimidation, murder, money laundering and drug trafficking related to the killing of a federal witness in Medellin, Colombia, in January. The new indictment includes the arrest of a dozen additional individuals Bondi said were involved with the killing, including a Latin pop star and Wedding’s Canadian lawyer, who allegedly ordered the slaying, according to the U.S. attorney involved with the case.

“Wedding placed a bounty on the victim’s head in the erroneous belief that the victim’s death would result in the dismissal of criminal charges against him and his international drug-trafficking ring and would further ensure that he was not extradited to the United States,” U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said at the news conference. “He was wrong.”

He said Wedding used a fake news website called the Dirty News to post a photograph of the victim and his wife online “so he could be hunted down and killed.”

That website was seized Tuesday and no longer exists, Essayli said.

“The FBI has always engaged the public around the world for their assistance in bringing some of the world’s most dangerous criminals and terrorists to justice, and we are doing so again today,” Patel said at Wednesday’s indictment announcement, where he compared Wedding to Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, the so-called “king of cocaine” who was reportedly worth $30 billion when he was killed in 1993.

The U.S. State Department recently increased its reward for Wedding’s capture from $10 million to $15 million, Bondi announced. She said the department is also offering $2 million awards for information leading to the arrest of individuals who were involved in the killing of the federal witness earlier this year.

As part of an elaborate international and interagency effort called Operation Giant Slalom, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday that its Office of Foreign Asset Control is imposing financial sanctions on Wedding and his network.

“U.S. international businesses are now on notice,” said John Hurley, Treasury Department undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence. “Should you choose to assist Wedding by supporting him and his network, we will find you, cut you off from the U.S. financial system and help our DOJ partners bring you to justice.”

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Michael Duheme said his agency has been working with the FBI to target organized crime in both countries.

“No single agency or nation can combat transnational organized crime alone,” Duheme said, adding that his agency is working with its offices in Los Angeles, Mexico and Bogota, Colombia.

He said the RCMP arrested several Canadians on Tuesday with ties to Wedding, saying the former Olympic athlete “remains one of the top threats to Canadian public safety.”

 

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10 Arrested in Federal Indictment Charging Olympic Athlete-Turned-Cocaine Trafficker with Ordering Murder of Witness in January

WASHINGTON – Ten defendants have been arrested – and 11 total are in custody – pursuant to a nine-count federal grand jury indictment unsealed today charging a former Olympic snowboarder now on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, a Canadian criminal barrister, a reggaeton musician, a...

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10 Arrested in Federal Indictment Charging Olympic Athlete-Turned-Cocaine Trafficker with Ordering Murder of Witness in January​

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
WASHINGTON – Ten defendants have been arrested – and 11 total are in custody – pursuant to a nine-count federal grand jury indictment
unsealed today charging a former Olympic snowboarder now on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, a Canadian criminal barrister, a reggaeton musician, a would-be gangland news website operator, and others in connection with the January 31 murder in Colombia of a federal witness in a separate criminal case.

Ryan James Wedding, 44, a Canadian national residing in Mexico, the case’s lead defendant, is charged with overseeing the operations of a criminal enterprise – including by engaging in witness intimidation tactics such as murder – and enriching himself with the enterprise’s laundered drug proceeds. In March 2025, Wedding was placed on the FBI’s List

of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. There is an increased $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest and/or prosecution.

The following defendants were arrested Tuesday as part of the second phase of a law enforcement action entitled “Operation Giant Slalom”:

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• Deepak Balwant Paradkar, 62, of Thornhill, Ontario, Canada;
• Atna Ohna, 40, of Laval, Québec, Canada;
• Gursewak Singh Bal, 31, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada;
• Allistair Chapman, 33, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada;
• Ahmad Nabil Zitoun, 35, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
• Carmen Yelinet Valoyes Florez, 47, of Bogotá, Colombia;
• Yulieth Katherine Tejada, 36, of Orlando, Florida, who is legal permanent resident from Colombia;
• Edwin Basora-Hernandez, 31, of Montréal;
• Wilson Riascos, 45, of Cali, Colombia; and
• Rolan Sokolovski, 37, of Toronto.

“Whether you’re a kingpin or a dealer on the street, anyone who sells drugs to our kids will be arrested and prosecuted,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Ryan Wedding controls one of the most prolific and violent drug trafficking organizations in this world and works closely with the Sinaloa Cartel. We will not rest until his name is taken off the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted List, and his narco-trafficking organization lies dismantled.”

“The murder of a witness in Colombia earlier this year was a cruel, cold-blooded act that could not and did not go unanswered,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli of the Central District of California. “This week’s arrests underscore our resolve to root out and punish the wrongdoers involved in this criminal organization and serve as a warning for drug lord Ryan Wedding: If convicted, you will never see the outside of a prison ever again.”

“Today’s announcement is a culmination of the steadfast work of the FBI and our partners around the world to identify and dismantle violent gang and drug organizations,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Ryan Wedding and his associates allegedly imported tons of cocaine each year from Colombia through Mexico and onto the streets of U.S. communities. His criminal activities and violent actions will not be tolerated, and this is a clear signal that the FBI will use our resources and expertise to find Ryan Wedding and bring him and his associates to justice.”

“Ryan Wedding’s athletic drive snowballed into a life of violence and, instead of conquering mountains, he mastered a deadly drug distribution enterprise and will continue to order murders while he enjoys protection by his cartel associates and others,” said Akil Davis, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “‘Operation Giant Slalom’ is a dynamic international investigation and involves dedicated partners collaborating in multiple countries with the shared goal of capturing Wedding, finding justice for several murder victims – including a cooperating witness – and ridding communities in North America of deadly drugs.”

“No one, not even a former Olympian, is above the law,” said Senior Bureau Official Chris Landberg of the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. “We are increasing our reward offer to up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Ryan Wedding. We are also offering rewards of up to $2 million each for the assassins behind the murder of his associate in Colombia.”

“Today we’re exposing the network of associates and enablers behind Ryan Wedding – one of the most notorious criminals and narcotraffickers still evading justice,” said Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence John Hurley. “Treasury is joining with the FBI and the Department of Justice to cut Wedding and his criminal partners off from the U.S. financial system and help dismantle the network they rely on. Our goal is simple: make it difficult for criminals like this to profit from poisoning our communities.”

“International cooperation, such as our involvement in Operation Giant Slalom, is vital to our ability to stay ahead of organized crime,” said Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Commissioner Mike Duheme. “The RCMP and its international law enforcement partners work together closely, regularly sharing knowledge, technical expertise, and intelligence to enable us to collectively target the most serious organized crime groups that threaten our countries - no matter where they are operating in the world.”

To eliminate threats and advance his enterprise’s interests, Wedding issued orders to murder various individuals, including an order to kill the victim, a witness in a 2024 federal narcotics case

against Wedding, which resulted in the victim’s death. Wedding placed a bounty on the victim and enlisted the services of others to locate and kill the victim, who was shot to death in a restaurant in Medellín, Colombia, in January 2025.

In the 2024 indictment, Wedding is charged with running a continuing criminal enterprise, assorted drug trafficking charges, and directing the November 20, 2023, murders of two members of a family in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, in retaliation for a stolen drug shipment that passed through Southern California. Another member of that family survived the shooting but was left with serious physical injuries.

Also charged in the indictment unsealed today are 18 additional defendants, including Paradkar, a criminal barrister who advised Wedding to murder the victim so that Wedding would avoid extradition to the United States from Mexico on the 2024 federal criminal charges against him. Paradkar also provided Wedding with court documents and discovery to which he would not otherwise have access, and – through attorneys whose representation he secured – access to enterprise members and associates who either were arrested, indicted, or under investigation.

Bal was the co-founder and co-operator of “The Dirty News,” a website that law enforcement seized

pursuant to a federal warrant. In exchange for payment, Bal agreed to not post about Wedding and instead posted a photograph of the victim so that the victim could be located and killed.

Basora-Hernandez, a reggaeton musician and citizen of the Dominican Republic, provided co-conspirators with the victim’s contact information for the purpose of helping Wedding and his criminal enterprise locate and murder the victim.

Concurrent with Tuesday’s arrests, law enforcement has taken immigration action against associates of Wedding’s enterprise, including Latin pop artist Samantha Melissa Granda-Gastelu, 38, a Canadian national residing in Aventura, Florida, whose husband Nahim Jorge Bonilla, 37, has been indicted on separate murder conspiracy charges. Bonilla is in currently in federal custody, charged with drug trafficking crimes. An immigration action also is being initiated against Madeline Paradkar, 27, a Canadian national residing in Chicago who is an attorney and Paradkar’s daughter.

Law enforcement continues to search for Wedding, and the following three defendants:

• Rasheed Pascua Hossain, 32, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
• Bianca Canastillo-Madrid, 37, of Mexico City; and
• Tommy Demorizi, 35, of Montréal, who is believed to be a fugitive in the Dominican Republic

If convicted, Wedding – and the defendants charged in connection with the victim’s murder – would face a maximum sentence of life in federal prison.

The FBI is investigating this matter with the Los Angeles Police Department, the United States Departments of State and Treasury – Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Federal Policing. In addition, significant assistance was provided by U.S. law enforcement partners, including Homeland Security Investigation Miami and Chicago and U.S. Customs and Border Protection – Buffalo; Canadian law enforcement partners, including Ontario Provincial Police, and Colombian law enforcement partners, including Colombian National Police – Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol, Special Interagency Investigation Group (Policía Nacional de Colombia – Dirección de Investigación Criminal e Interpol, Grupo Especial de Investigación Interagenciales).

The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs and the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section’s Judicial Attaché Office in Bogotá, Colombia also provided significant assistance.

Assistant United States Attorneys Lyndsi Allsop and Kenneth R. Carbajal of the Major Crimes Section and Assistant United States Attorneys Jonathan Galatzan, Tara Vavere, and Alexander Su of the Asset Forfeiture and Recovery Section are prosecuting this case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

This case is also part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, TCOs, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.

Updated November 19, 2025

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/ryan-james-wedding

RYAN JAMES WEDDING​

Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine; Conspiracy to Export Cocaine; Conspiracy to Commit Murder in Connection with a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Drug Crime and Murder in Connection with a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Drug Crime; Conspiracy to Tamper with a Witness, Victim, or Informant, and Tampering with a Witness, Victim, or Informant; Conspiracy to Retaliate Against a Witness, Victim, or Informant and Retaliation Against a Witness, Victim, or Informant; Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments

 

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Transnational criminal organization:
MEXICAN MAFIA OPERATING FROM INSIDE PELICAN BAY PRISON

Nine Alleged Oakland Sureño Gang Members Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy In Connection With Murders And Related Crimes

OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted nine men on charges of racketeering conspiracy in connection with two murders, three attempted murders, narcotics and firearms distribution, and other related crimes allegedly perpetrated on behalf of two Oakland-based Sureño street gangs

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Nine Alleged Oakland Sureño Gang Members Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy In Connection With Murders And Related Crimes​

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of California

Federal and Local Law Enforcement Conducted Coordinated Arrests This Morning

OAKLAND – A federal grand jury has indicted nine men on charges of racketeering conspiracy in connection with two murders, three attempted murders, narcotics and firearms distribution, and other related crimes allegedly perpetrated on behalf of two Oakland-based Sureño street gangs.

The nine defendants, Marvin Bonilla, a/k/a “Malandro,” 24; Edwin Cano-Merida, aka “Zombie,” 24; Cesar Rolando Lucas-Pablo, a/k/a “Lobo,” 28; Walfer Mendoza-Mendoza, a/k/a “Shorty,” 31; Gonzalo Pablo, a/k/a “Chalo,” 25; Jeronimo “Orlando” Pablo-Carrillo, a/k/a “Paisano,” 41; Mario Pablo-Matias, a/k/a “Chuco,” 24; Raymundo Pablo-Matias, a/k/a “El Moch,” 31; and Carlos Ramiro-Mendoza, a/k/a “Minch,” 28, were charged in an indictment filed October 9, 2025, and unsealed today.

Six of the nine defendants were arrested this morning in coordinated law enforcement operations. Lucas-Pablo and Pablo-Carrillo were already in custody, and Gonzalo Pablo remains at large. A number of the defendants are unlawfully residing in the United States.

“Like people everywhere, the residents of Oakland deserve safe and peaceful neighborhoods, not ones filled with fear and senseless violence. The Administration has made it clear that enough is enough. This indictment charges nine members of the Oakland Sureños for their roles in a dangerous criminal enterprise that inflicted harm throughout Oakland,” said United States Attorney Craig H. Missakian. “My office will continue to partner with local and federal law enforcement to reclaim our streets from the gangs who threaten our residents. We could not have done this case without the involvement of many law enforcement partners and, in particular, I would like to thank the FBI and the Oakland Police Department for their excellent work.”

“The alleged criminal activity of these gang members has plagued Oakland’s neighborhoods and put innocent residents at risk,” said FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Matt Cobo. “The FBI remains steadfast in our commitment to prioritize violent crime and eradicate gang activity that threatens the safety and stability of our communities. While we continue to focus on disrupting the violent and illicit operations of local street gangs, today’s arrests mark significant progress in that ongoing fight. The FBI and our law enforcement partners will not allow violent gangs to operate with impunity or endanger the citizens we are sworn to protect.”

“These individuals have caused lasting damage to our community for years,” said Assistant Chief James Beere of the Oakland Police Department. “Their violent actions, including shootings and homicides, have left families mourning and communities forever changed. We are grateful for the efforts of our local law enforcement partners, the FBI, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, as we work together to seek justice for the victims and their families.”

According to the indictment, the nine defendants were members of a racketeering enterprise referred to in the indictment as the Oakland Sureños, a criminal street gang whose members lived in and around Oakland, California. The Oakland Sureños were part of the larger Sureños criminal street gang and, like the larger Sureños gang, generally recognized the primacy of the Mexican Mafia prison gang. The larger Sureños gang was organized into “cliques,” smaller groups that typically operated within specific territory.

SAP and SSL-502 were among the Oakland Sureños cliques. SAP originally stood for “San Antonio Park,” a public park located between 16th Avenue and 18th Avenue in Oakland, which SAP had claimed as its primary turf before moving to Estuary Park around 2019. SSL-502, which stood for South Side Locos combined with “502,” the telephone country code for Guatemala, originally claimed as its turf the area surrounding the 1300 and 1400 blocks of 72nd Avenue before expanding to Arroyo Viejo Park in approximately 2017. Members of the cliques engaged in criminal conduct for the benefit of the street gang, its members, and the larger Sureños organization. Gang members perpetrated crimes, including murder, shootings, firearms trafficking, and narcotics trafficking, to enhance and protect the power, territory, and profit of the gang and to gain entry into, and improve a member’s status in, the gang. These crimes included committing violence against gang rivals perceived as disrespecting the Oakland Sureños, which led to innocent members of the public being injured or killed.

In furtherance of the Oakland Surenos, defendants allegedly committed more than a dozen criminal acts. The list of crimes includes two murders, both occurring in 2019, of men who were perceived to be rivals of the Oakland Sureños. In addition to the murder allegations, additional crimes described in the indictment that defendants allegedly committed include three attempted murders (two with firearms and one with a baseball bat), attempted robbery, narcotics trafficking, and firearms trafficking.

In sum, each defendant is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy, which carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In addition, the indictment alleges that special sentencing factors apply to six defendants as follows:

• Gonzalo Pablo for his role in the November 22, 2018, attempted murder of an unidentified victim;
• Cesar Rolando Lucas-Pablo, Jeronimo “Orlando” Pablo-Carrillo, and Carlos Ramiro-Mendoza for their respective roles in the January 5, 2019, murder of a victim identified as “R.B.P.”;
• Carlos Ramiro-Mendoza and Jeronimo “Orlando” Pablo-Carillo for their respective roles in the January 19, 2019, murder of a victim identified as “S.R.J.”; and
• Edwin Cano-Merida and Mario Pablo-Matias for their respective roles in the May 15, 2021 attempted murder of a victim identified “M.M.”

The maximum statutory penalty applying to these violations is life in prison. Any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

Defendants are scheduled to be arraigned on October 30, 2025, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu.

An indictment merely alleges that crimes have been committed, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Alexis James, Andy Scoble, Jonah Ross, and Wendy Garbers, with the assistance of Kevin Costello and Yenni Weinberg. The prosecution is the result of a multi-year investigation by the FBI, the Oakland Police Department, and the FBI SF East Bay Violent Crime Task Force, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration for today’s arrests.

This case was investigated and prosecuted by the Region 2 San Francisco/Sacramento Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) as part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline). HSTFs, which were established by President Trump in Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, are joint operations led by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. Operation Take Back America is a nationwide federal initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).


Updated October 29, 2025

 

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DOJ: Illegal immigrants flooding WA with fentanyl and guns

Two major drug-trafficking organizations pumping fentanyl, meth, heroin, and illegal firearms into Western Washington were dismantled in October—groups

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Rantz Exclusive: Illegal immigrant–run fentanyl rings busted across Washington in massive DOJ takedown​

Nov 24, 2025, 5:09 AM | Updated: 5:11 am

U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd says many of the suspects in two recent drug operations are in this country illegally. (Photo: DEA Seattle)


BY JASON RANTZ


Talk Show Host and Columnist at Seattle Red

Two major drug-trafficking organizations pumping fentanyl, meth, heroin, and illegal firearms into Western Washington were dismantled in October—groups federal authorities say are tied to suspects from Ecuador and Mexico and include individuals in this country illegally.

In an exclusive interview, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Neil Floyd confirmed to The Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770 AM that a number of the suspects are not U.S. citizens, a detail not previously reported.

When asked directly whether all the suspects were American citizens, Floyd said, “No. In fact, it looks like part of the group has ties to, I believe, Ecuador… it’s fair for the public to know… the Trump administration is not wrong about the fact that many of the people that are here illegally are committing crimes, and very serious crimes.”

The U.S. Attorney emphasized that while investigators do not target based on immigration status, they routinely discover during the investigation or after arrests that offenders are unlawfully present in the United States. He also acknowledged efforts to increase transparency around immigration status when criminal charges are announced and are still working to confirm the status of all 18 suspects.

“I think it’s a fair narrative to get out,” Floyd said of disclosing immigration status. “The counter narrative is certainly being pushed.”

Two international drug rings operating across Seattle, King County, and beyond​

According to the DOJ, both long-term federal investigations wrapped in October with more than 18 arrests, massive quantities of fentanyl, and dozens of guns seized.

The first operation, linked to the Gutama Escandon family from Ecuador, operated across Renton, Marysville, Snohomish County, and the broader Puget Sound region. Federal agents seized four firearms, over $220,000 in cash, two kilograms of fentanyl powder, three kilograms of meth, and over 36,000 fentanyl pills.

Agents say the group laundered money, ran drug deliveries, and conducted large-scale pill distribution from family-run networks originally based in Ecuador. Floyd noted that investigators “follow the evidence where it takes you,” emphasizing that the illegal status of several suspects became clear only in the course of the investigation.

The Mexico-linked ring​

The second drug organization—tied to a rural Lewis County property—had connections stretching into Mexico and Arizona, where one suspect was driving from during the takedown. Investigators discovered:

• 105,000 fentanyl pills
• 34 kilograms of fentanyl powder
• A stash house containing an improvised explosive device (IED)
• An illegal cockfighting operation
• More than two dozen firearms
• Nearly a kilogram of heroin
• 8.7 kilograms of cocaine
• Over $140,000 in cash


Floyd confirmed the rural property contained “one improvised explosive device… as well as, strangely enough, roosters for a rooster fighting operation. You never know how these things are going to turn out when you start.”


DEA Special Agent in Charge David Reames called the scale of fentanyl trafficking staggering, noting agents seized “3.4 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl… enough poison to kill every person alive in King County.”

The border crisis reaches Washington state​

The cases reinforce what federal agents have been warning for years: transnational criminal networks—often staffed or led by individuals without legal immigration status—are distributing fentanyl throughout Washington communities. Despite this, Floyd said the political and media environment often obscures the reality of who’s committing these crimes.

Responding to narratives claiming that immigration enforcement unfairly targets harmless migrants, Floyd pushed back. He noted that critics who insist illegal immigration involves “just your neighbors” performing hotel cleaning or service work ignore the criminal cases he sees daily.

“I’m trying to navigate the legal implications of how we get that information because when we identify a target, we’re not calling in Immigration [and Customs Enforcement] right away and saying, ‘What’s this guy’s status, and can you give me the details of his immigration status for a lot of legal issues?’ because we don’t want to make other parties part of the suit,” Floyd told Rantz. “We don’t want to bring DHS and make a whole bunch of stuff discovered that we don’t need for the criminal charge. But at the same time, it’s fair for people to know that that the Trump administration is not wrong about the fact that many of the people that are here illegally are king crimes, and very serious crimes.”

A key detail the public deserves to know​

While Floyd reiterated that his office does not initiate investigations based on immigration status, he emphasized his belief that the public should understand the realities of who is being arrested. His office has not yet confirmed the immigration status of every suspect.

For Washington residents, especially those living in communities ravaged by fentanyl, the involvement of illegal immigrants in trafficking networks is a reality that federal authorities say should no longer be ignored.

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Asian Boyz Gang Associate from Lowell Convicted of Drug Trafficking

BOSTON – An associate of the Asian Boyz gang was convicted on Friday following a five-day jury trial for his role in a distribution network of homemade methamphetamine pills, branded as “Adderall.”

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Asian Boyz Gang Associate from Lowell Convicted of Drug Trafficking​

Monday, November 24, 2025

OSTON – An associate of the Asian Boyz gang was convicted on Friday following a five-day jury trial for his role in a distribution network of homemade methamphetamine pills, branded as “Adderall.”

Richard Nguyen, a/k/a “Cheese,” a/k/a “Cheeseburger,” 30, of Lowell, was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy scheduled sentencing for Feb. 26, 2026. Nguyen was arrested and charged in January 2025.

In 2021, an investigation began into the Asian Boyz gang to disrupt the manufacturing and distribution of substantial quantities of methamphetamine pills impacting the City of Lowell. Nguyen was part of the large drug distribution network that profited from the sale of thousands of these counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine. Between March 2022 and January 2025, Nguyen and other defendants sold counterfeit Adderall pills to undercover officers and cooperating witnesses working with law enforcement on 47 different occasions.

Evidence presented at trial established that Nguyen sold counterfeit Adderall pills to a cooperating witness at least three times between January 2024 and April 2024. Each time, Nguyen directed the cooperating witness to meet him at his home to conduct the deal, on a back porch covered with a tarp and accessible only from a narrow alleyway. Nguyen negotiated the deals with the cooperating witness using an Instagram account, “Cheese.” He gave the cooperating witness a price of $0.80 per pill, explaining that he could only get the pills for $0.70 per pill, and that he had to “make [his] dollar.” During the first deal on his back porch, Nguyen sold the cooperating witness approximately 1,000 pills. During the next two deals, Nguyen sold the cooperating witness twice as much – approximately 2,000 pills each time.

The charge of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine provides for a sentence of at least 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine provides for a sentence of at least five years and up to 40 years in prison, at least four years and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division; and Superintendent Greg C. Hudon of the Lowell Police Department made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the Massachusetts State Police and the Billerica, Haverhill, Methuen, North Andover and Salem Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Fred M. Wyshak, III and Brendan D. O’Shea of the Criminal Division are prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit https://www.justice.gov/PSN.

The case was investigated under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF). OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. For more information about Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, please visit Justice.gov/OCDETF.

Updated November 24, 2025

 

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Dominican National Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester has been indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing fentanyl pills.
Miguel Gonzalez Duarte, 37, has been indicted on one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl; and one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Gonzalez Duarte was arrested and charged by criminal complaint on Oct. 29, 2025 and remains in federal custody.

According to the charging documents, on Aug. 21, 2025, Gonzalez Duarte distributed approximately 191 counterfeit pills that contained fentanyl, methamphetamine and xylazine, with a total approximate weight of 21.9 grams, in a store parking lot on Main Street in Worcester. On Sept. 3, 2025, Gonzalez Duarte allegedly distributed approximately 482 pills, weighing approximately 54.9 grams, containing the same mixture in the same parking lot. It is further alleged that, in the store parking lot on Sept. 24, 2025, Gonzalez Duarte distributed approximately 2,000 suspected fentanyl pills with an approximate weight of 226 grams.

On Oct. 15, Gonzalez Duarte also allegedly distributed approximately 20,000 suspected fentanyl pills in the parking lot of a restaurant in Worcester. It is alleged that, when approached by law enforcement shortly after the transaction, Gonzalez Duarte dropped the bag of pills and attempted to flee before being apprehended.

At the time of the alleged offenses, Gonzalez Duarte was on probation for an April 2025 conviction of possession with intent to distribute Class A and B drugs in Worcester District Court.

The charge of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million.

Taxi Driver From Lawrence Convicted of Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been convicted following a four-day jury trial of drug trafficking conspiracy involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine.
Jose Dolores Batista, 65, was convicted on Nov. 20, 2025 of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine. The defendant will be sentenced before U.S. Senior District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV at a later date. Batista was arrested and charged in June 2023.


Saugus Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Thousands of Pills Containing Meth and Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Saugus man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving thousands of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine and fentanyl.