Courtney Willis, 26, a Greenhill drug ring associate, allegedly stole meth from the organization and returned to his home state of Michiganto visit family in Muskegon Heights, a three-hour drive northwest of Detroit near Lake Michigan. Lexington murder suspect offered 2 alibis. Agents who monitored Jose Prieto's movements and phonesay Pack became entwined in a romantic relationship with him. After several shots hit into Bowman's chest, his car struck a telephone pole and fence before coming to rest against a house near South 25th Street and Burwell Avenue. Investigators said seven search warrants were obtained, resulting in the 20 arrests. However, investigators haven't found enough evidence to file charges. With two generations of a single family are involved, with someone listed as young as 19 and another as old as 47. Rattled residents and many officers didn't know at the time of the Feb. 1, 2018, shootout in Buechel, Kentucky, that the men inside the pickup were connected to a much larger drug trafficking. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. The Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, spent weeks interviewing agents, prosecutors, defense attorneys and local police and siftingthrough court, police and jail records in four statesto piece together details of thecriminal enterprise and thedestructive swath it cut across the U.S. culminating in arson, a toxic romance,betrayal and deadly revenge. Investigators suspect that during 2016-2018 drug ring members alsowere involved inat least four deaths in Michigan, Kentucky and Mississippi. A traffic stop on I-65 southbound early Saturday morning near Elizabethtown led to the discovery of over 100 pounds of marijuana, according to Kentucky State Police . February 08, 2022 12:09 PM. 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The dog also sniffed out three suitcases on the plane stuffed with an estimated 80 kilos of cocaine the. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In turn, that meant he couldn't pay the Prietos. Following the seizure of the narcotics in Oklahoma City, Willie Watkins was charged in a criminal complaint with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. They also admitted tomoney laundering due to the evidence unearthed by the DEA andInternal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation. First published on April 14, 2023 / 11:53 AM. All rights reserved. Additionally, according to the criminal complaints, on January 13, 2021, federal and local law enforcement executed multiple search warrants at locations associated with the Watkins DTO in Owensboro, Kentucky. 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According to the Somerset Police Department, the five-month investigation, which also involved federal agencies and Kentucky State Police, resulted in them confiscating 30 pounds of crystal meth, guns and $30,000 in cash. The pair was taken into custody in June. 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Hallpumped the gas and struck a police car. 14, 2023 at 9:38 AM PDT | Updated: moments ago. Those under investigation were well known in the Paducah are and by police for their significant criminal histories, according to the Laird. Other charged individuals include operators of secret labs in Mexico where fentanyl is made, weapons dealers who help the Sinaloa Cartel arm its security, and money launderers who funded the operations. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. When officers finally stopped him, they found marijuana and pills in his pockets, large amounts of meth and heroin in the center console and a loaded 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun in the driver's seat. Deputies seized heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, pills and other drugs they said were being sold from the home. After all the damage they levied personally or indirectly, Jose Prieto and his son quietly surrendered to police outside their West Coast homeson Aug. 13,2019. Garland said Friday that the Sinaloa Cartel is "largely responsible" for the increased fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. I think she may have been given an ultimatum," to take her own life or the drug ring would kill her or someone she loved. Announcing the charges on Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland and Justice Department officials laid the loss of hundreds of thousands of American lives from fentanyl squarely at the feet of the defendants. We know these folks were heavily involved in it. We have violent felonies making lots and lots of money, Laird said. Somerset police then notified their DEA Task Force officer, who partnered with the FBI and spent the next few months tracking the activity of both Smith and Calhoun. Her relatives told reporters she was a loving mom who struggled with addiction, and they had tried to get her help. The Paducah Police Department provided details on some of those involved and some of their histories. He also later worked in the private sectoras an accountant. Somerset police say its one of the largest drug seizures in the departments history. Officials from the Kentucky Attorney Generals Office, the Barbourville Police Department, the Clay County Sheriffs Office, and the Manchester Police Department worked with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigators, resulting in Thursdays grand jury indictment in London. BEAVER DAM, Ky (WEHT) - According to the Ohio County Kentucky Sheriff's Office, on January 25 around 7:52 a.m. members of the Ohio County Sheriff's Office, the Pennyrile Drug Task Force But a series of betrayals were coming, dooming the father and son's joint enterprise. Agents believed Jose Prietobegan to see her as a liability. Johnnie Lee. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Hyche's partner returned fire, killing two passengers. This story was originally published March 15, 2022, 9:46 AM. The police chief broke down the events leading up to the arrests. In a photo posted on her Facebook page, she is smiling with her young son and daughter. According to the Somerset Police Department, the five-month investigation, which also. Its a historic amount for this area, that I am aware of, said Officer Shawn Dobbs, Somerset Police Dept. I think that the criminal histories will let you know what kind of people are involved in the trafficking of fentanyl, he said. In-state methamphetamine production has become a significant issue in Kentucky. Monaco highlighted the need to combat drug trafficking and fentanyl proliferation on social media, telling reporters on Friday that she and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram met with social media companies last week discuss how social media companies "must do more to stop the sale of fentanyl on their platforms.". 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WLWT-TV. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. All five men are charged by criminal complaint with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 400 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841 and 846. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, deputies spotted a woman with an active warrant driving near . 1:13. Police also found 36 pounds of THC dab butter, nine pounds of THC edibles, 351 THC vape pens, 1.5 pounds of mushrooms and assorted drug paraphernalia, according to a release from the Bardstown Police Department. The news comes just one day after Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco met with members of Mexican security officials in Washington, D.C. in part to discuss the fentanyl crisis. Tunica police ruled Pack's deatha suicide. Last month, Mexico's President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obradorcontroversially stated that the deadly drug is neither created nor consumed in his country and blamed Americans for the totality of the epidemic. When Greenhill's tab climbed to $400,000, Jose Prieto cut him off. Chad Krause, 42, and Mackenzie Wagner, 24, are being held at the Phelps County Jail. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. LEXINGTON, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - At least a dozen horses were killed in a barn fire in Lexington, Kentucky Friday morning. You need to take that rock that I gave you on your finger and go pawn it if you need money for your kids. Of the 24 charged, eight are in custody across the globe. He quit his job in 2016andopted to be a stay-at-home dad to his newborn son while his wife, who worked for L'Oreal cosmetics, supported the family. The sheriff's office says during the investigation, deputies seized more than 40 grams of heroin and 13 grams of crystal meth. Our Street Crimes Unit, along with our federal and local partners, have worked tirelessly to take down this drug trafficking organization., Sheriff Keith Cain said, This investigation is yet another example of the strong relationship that exists between local law enforcement and our federal partners. Agents wouldn't give names of suspects or reveal the states involved. CARTER COUNTY, KY (WOWK) - Multiple people are facing possible charges in connection to a drug bust in Kentucky. OWENSBORO, Ky. - An Owensboro Drug Trafficking Organization is behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after being caught with 151 pounds of methamphetamine, 3.5 pounds of counterfeit pills with suspected deadly fentanyl, and other drugs, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman. More suspected crimes linkedto the ring remain under investigation. It's part of a story the WAVE Troubleshooters have been unraveling linked to the murders of 3-year-old Trinity Randolph and her father, Brandon Waddles. OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Federal and local authorities announced what they call the largest drug seizure in the history of Owensboro. Another report previously ranked Kentucky as the 12th highest for drug usage, and now, the CDC data is showing a 13.55% increase in drug overdoses from 2020 to 2021. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Bethany Hall, 37, of Stanville; outstanding warrant, possession of marijuana and tampering with physical evidence. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online atwww.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 Tips app available atwww.p3tips.com. And the money rolled in. His sonis serving a sentence of seven years and three months. The police department requested a search. As an adult, Jose Prieto settled in the Californiatown of Apple Valley, known for its fruit orchards. He joined the newspaper in September 2021 after previously working with the Anderson News and the Cats Pause. Stepp later told police the three had flown on one-way tickets to Phoenix to buy meth and possibly heroin to bring back to Louisville, according to an investigatory letter in Kentucky court records. That way "everybody has to come to you.. 20, 2021 at 9:32 PM PDT. PADUCAH, Ky. (FOX 56) The Paducah Police Department updated the public on a large ongoing fentanyl trafficking investigation on Friday. An investigation that. Narcotics detectives soon stopped the truck near Derby and Carey avenues, seven miles northwest of the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Twenty people have been arrested in a monthslong drug investigation in Northern Kentucky, officials with the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force announced Thursday. Federal officials on Friday detailed the Chapitos' gruesome and cruel practices aimed at extending their power and amassing greater wealth from testing the potency of the fentanyl they allegedly produced on prisoners to feeding victims of their violence to tigers in order to intimidate civilians. The case isn't over. Muskegon police told reporters the number of gunshots indicatedsomeone wanted to senda message. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A gang of drug dealers accused of selling meth, fentanyl, and cocaine has been busted by FBI and Louisville Metro Police investigators. Witnesses watched Williamsonshoot Stepp in the arm, then walkcloser andfire a bullet into her face. When ATF agentsmade an undercover buy from a Greenhill associate inLouisville, they traced a stolen.38-caliber Smith & Wesson Special theDetroit Police Department once issued to one of its officers. Others are dead or at large. Though it worked for awhile, eventually WileyGreenhillstarted to run up a tab with the Prietos, according tocourt records. Investigators began to see proof of theDetroit link. We look at that and see, can we trace that back.'. Additional details about the bust were not released. Ivan Guzman Salazar, Alfredo Guzman Salazar, and Ovidio Guzman Lopez El Chapo's son allegedly made hundreds of millions of dollars by sending fentanyl to the U.S., according to the Justice Department. The newsroom's investigation revealed the drug ring's links totheshooting of Detective Hyche,the killing of a 28-year-old mother and a 27-year-old man in Louisville, themurderof a man inDetroitand the mysterious death of a woman in a casino in Tunica, Mississippi. She said online platforms are usually where the initial contact between buyer and sellers occurs and described social media applications as the "super highway" of the fentanyl supply chain. Jose Prieto was 11 whenhis father hurried their family out of hishomeland and into the U.S. as refugees. EVANSVILLE, Ind. Jose Prieto sought out someone with a strong business background to help him earn money to pay off the cartel. According to the Justice Department, both sides "pledged" to increase information-sharing and cooperation on criminal investigations. Soon the two were tossingdice together at casinos and sharing gourmet meals at upscale restaurants. The Prietosestablished the Louisville pipeline in 2016 after another one of Jose Prieto'ssons befriended Wiley Greenhill while both were inmatesat theRoederer Correctional Complex, an Oldham County prison about 23 miles northeast of Louisville. WAYNE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - One Wayne County woman is facing a host of charges following a traffic stop. SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) - Two men are facing charges in connection with a big drug bust in Kentucky. Daniel Lindsey, 45, was arrested Friday and booked into the Nelson County Detention Center and held on a $10,000 bond. In December, a judge sentenced Jose Prieto to serve eight years and one month in federal prison. He joined the U.S. Air Force and served a tour in Iraq, latervolunteering to go back in place of a friend who had a family hardship. Authorities with several police agencies assisted, including Dayton Police Department, Ft. Thomas Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Newport Police Department, Covington Police Department, Cincinnati Police Department, Kentucky Probation and Parole, Campbell County Police Department and the Campbell County Sheriffs Department. Updated: May. This affects every small town; small, medium, and large, Laird said. Together, they could make fast cash, a lot of it. At the same time, Greenhill'sbrother, Jamarr Greenhill, cut ties and branched out on his own. Investigators say the accused part of the "Chapitos" network facilitated the purchase of the precursor chemicals of fentanyl from China, manufactured the deadly drug in Mexico, and then worked to smuggle the substance into the U.S. Four Chinese nationals and one Guatemalan national were charged with supplying fentanyl ingredients to the cartel. Still, the story told by agents, defendants and prosecutors in interviews or court records reveals much about thecriminal enterprise and its deadly operation in Louisville and across the country. LOUISVILLE,Ky. As Louisville Metro Police Detective Darrell Hyche stepped toward a white pickup truck to make a traffic stop, a gunman fired bullets into his face and head. Louis Prieto missed his father and agreed to help him out of his bind. At that time, DEA agents estimate that amount was worth about $150,000 on the West Coast, but could yield as much as $500,000 in Louisville. During a bond hearing for Jose Prieto, federal prosecutors in Louisvillecited Pack's suspicious death asone of the reasons heposed a danger to potential government witnesses and others. But agents say he secretly cultivateda different crop marijuana. But the lead agent told The Courier Journal: "Were not fully convinced. Every overdose that we respond to gets investigated, especially if it is fentanyl, Laird said. The woman pleaded guilty to using fake documents and credit-card information from other employees to help cover the fraudulent purchases. (Courtesy: Appalachia HIDTA) Several documents in the case of the Prietos and Greenhills remainsealed and some people linked to the case, including a veteran defense attorney and friends of a homicide victim, declined to be interviewed, citing the volatility of the drug ring. On top of arresting 12 people, the joint investigation seized approximately 10,000 diverted oxycodone pills and over $2 million. K-9 officer Fabi was deployed and alerted. Copyright 2021 WSAZ. 18, 2021 at 3:51 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Metro Corrections Officers made a large drug bust while doing a home incarceration, or HIP check, which yielded drugs, guns and thousands of dollars in cash. Her body was found July 5, 2018, on the floor of her casino hotel room with a gunshot to the head. Stay tuned; more to come., DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Michael Gannon said, Today was a big win for the fine citizens of Owensboro. Two men are facing charges in connection with a big drug bust in Kentucky. This investigation highlights ATFs work with our law enforcement partners to combat criminal organizations and to make Daviess County a safer place to live., The Owensboro Police Department remains committed to getting narcotics and dangerous offenders off the streets of Owensboro. Said Owensboro Police Chief Art Ealum. A Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Quenton Hall, an alleged Greenhill drug courier known as "Q-Tip," gunned down 27-year-old Fernandez Bowman on Dec. 2, 2016, near Algonquin Park. Washington Federal prosecutors unsealed criminal charges against 28 members and associates of the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel including the three sons of former drug lord Joaqun "El Chapo" Guzmn accusing them of orchestrating a transnational fentanyl trafficking operation into the United States. Twenty people have been arrested in a monthslong drug investigation in Northern Kentucky, officials with the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force announced Thursday.An investigation that began in January resulted in the arrest of area drug distributors and their sources of supply.Investigators said seven search warrants were obtained, resulting in the 20 arrests.Additionally, investigators said they seized 358 grams of crystal meth, 289 fentanyl pills, 64 grams of fentanyl powder, 4.6 grams of heroin, 11.3 grams of cocaine, 2,248 grams of marijuana, three loaded firearms and more than $11,000 in cash.Arrested in the drug roundup were:Elijah Cravens of Newport, Ky.Morgan Taylor of Newport, Ky. Floyd Nelson of CincinnatiGlen Farmer of Dayton, Ky. Joseph Hansel of Dayton, Ky. Shannon Cutshaw of Dayton, Ky. Angela Kreig of Dayton, Ky. Jesse Hayes of Dayton, Ky.Chad Gemmer of Dayton, Ky. Chris Lykins of Dayton, Ky. Eric Campbell of Dayton, Ky. 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