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In what may prove to be one of the more remarkable intelligence failures of the drug war, the U.S. missed warnings that Genaro García Luna, the chief architect of Mexico’s fight against organized crime, could be in league with the criminals. ....
By Tim Golden. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.. When federal prosecutors walk into the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn on Monday to present their opening statements against Genaro García Luna, the highest-ranking Mexican official ever tried in the ....
Woman sentenced for drug trafficking that led to opioid overdose deaths staff reports A woman was recently sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty on Sep. 10, 2020 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, namely hydromorphone. Catherine Ardis was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on Jan. 22, 2021. The Eastern District of Texas released information related to the case. According to information presented in court, federal agents began an investigation of Ardis and others in June of 2019 after three persons died as a result of opiates purchased from Ardis at her residence on FM 105 North in Vidor, a news release from acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei said. Medical examination of the deceased persons determined that the victims died from poly-drug toxicity resulting from the use of hydromorphone pills, also referred to as Dilaudid.� ....
Vidor woman sentenced to 15 years for drug trafficking, opioid overdose deaths After three people died in June 2019 after purchasing opiates from Catherine Ardis house on FM 105, federal agents began investigating her, along with others. Author: Eleanor Skelton Updated: 12:31 AM CST January 26, 2021 BEAUMONT, Texas A woman from Vidor was sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking charges Friday. Catherine Ardis , 62, pleaded guilty Sept. 10, 2020 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance, hydromorphone, and was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on Jan. 22, Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei said in a news release. ....