Five linked to powerful drug cartel busted in West TN

Five linked to powerful drug cartel busted in West TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five people facing federal charges are accused of working with one of the world’s most powerful drug cartels to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs in West Tennessee. The men, identified as Juan Palomino, 36, of Selmer, TN,  Joaquin Elizalde, 44, of Selmer, TN, Javier Varela, 41, of Byhalia, MS, Luis Lizarraga, 36, of […]

5 facing federal charges for drug trafficking scheme in West Tennessee

Five People Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana in Western Tennessee Jackson, TN – Five people have been indicted in the Western District of Tennessee and are facing federal charges for their involvement in an organized drug trafficking scheme in the Western District of Tennessee according to recently unsealed indictments. The charges are the culmination of a two-year long investigation by FBI’s Transnational Organi…

Detroit woman faces thirty years for drug trafficking in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — A Detroit woman has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for her role in a major drug trafficking operation in Lexington. According to federal prosecutors, 36-year-old Chanel Logan was sentenced to 360 months for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Investigators say Logan and a co-defendant sold large quantities of the drugs to undercover agents and then returned to Detroit to restock.…