Tag: heroin trafficking
Abdul Zahir Qadeer, Conspiring to Import Heroin and Methamphetamine, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Afghan general and First Deputy Speaker of Afghanistan’s National Assembly’s House of the People, Abdul Zahir Qadeer, has been extradited to the US to face charges of conspiring to traffic hundreds of kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine and providing an arsenal of military-grade weaponry. The alleged crimes occurred over…
Eric Turner Jose Smith, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin, Georgia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Eric Turner, 30, of Georgia, and Jose Smith, 29, of Florida, have been operating a massive Darknet heroin trafficking organization since at least 2024, shipping kilogram-quantities of heroin to customers across the country. The duo sourced heroin from unknown suppliers and used the Darknet to distribute the drugs, amassing over 2,500…
Curtis Snyder, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A narcotics conspiracy that peddled heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in western New York has claimed another victim. Curtis Snyder, a 53-year-old Jamestown man, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for his role in the operation. Snyder was an associate and co-conspirator of Rocco Beardsley, who sold large quantities of illicit…
Brandon Murray, Fentanyl Trafficking, New York 2026
⏱ 3 min read A fentanyl-fueled cocaine and heroin ring, busted in western New York, has landed two alleged dealers behind bars. Brandon Murray, 41, of Jamestown and Latika Saintkitts, 35, of Buffalo, face a decade in federal prison minimum, with a maximum life sentence, if convicted. The indictment unsealed this week accuses Murray and…
