Sentences with phrase «transnational drug trafficking»

Two cooperating witnesses interviewed by the FBI - one a «convicted transnational drug trafficker» arrested in September 2015 who's part of the Mexico - based Sinaloa Cartel, and the other a suspect who died in June 2017 of a drug overdose - «were client - customers of Phantom Secure and used Phantom Secure devices and service to conduct their transnational drug trafficking activity,» according to the complaint.

This unnamed witness, along with someone named Marc Emerson who was alleged to be involved in the drug trafficking before dying due to an overdose in June 2017, were customers of Phantom Secure, and used the company's devices to conduct their transnational drug trafficking activity, the complaint adds.

Vincent Ramos, the CEO of the company, along with four associates were accused on Thursday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of «knowingly and intentionally conspiring with criminal organizations by providing them with the technological tools to evade law enforcement and obstruct justice while committing transnational drug trafficking.»

Not exact matches

Such gangs are believed to not have the economic and political clout to expand beyond local drug sales and trafficking, and the State Department reports that they «do not yet appear to be a formal part of the transnational drug logistics chain.»

And it means replacing talk of a wall with joint efforts against the common threats of drug trafficking, transnational crime, terrorism, natural disasters, and cyber hacks.

The report depicts shifts in cartel presence in the US — most notably the disappearance of the Knights Templar, which «is still regarded as a viable [transnational criminal organization] in Mexico,» though the «DEA assesses it does not have a major impact on the drug trafficking landscape within the United States.»

Middle Eastern transnational criminal organizations typically engage in automobile theft, financial fraud, money laundering, interstate transportation of stolen property, smuggling, drug trafficking, document fraud, health care fraud, identity fraud, cigarette smuggling, trademark counterfeiting and sales of counterfeit goods, and the theft and redistribution of infant formula.

Between April 2014 and March 2015, thanks to PNR data, 9,500 targets were identified, among them 1,765 persons were subjected to more thorough checks and 178 were arrested for a serious transnational criminal offence, connected in particular with drug trafficking (para. 262).

OFAC is the US Treasury Department, which is responsible for economic and trade sanctions against countries and individuals accused by the US authorities of involvement in terrorism, drug trafficking, human rights violations, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, transnational organized crime and other unlawful activities.