Tag: Controlled Substances
Feds Seize 15 Kilos Of Fentanyl, 19 Guns, Make 29 Arrests In Sweeping Jersey City Drug Bust
Fifteen kilos of fentanyl, 19 guns, and more than $160,000 in cash were seized in a sweeping Jersey City drug bust that led to 29 arrests this week, federal authorities said.
The arrests stem from a long-term wiretap investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations, alongside multiple federal, state, and local agencies, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer.
The group distributed drugs in areas including Myrtle Avenue and Mallory Avenue in Jersey City, using cell phones, surveillance, and controlled buys to carry out operations, Frazier said.
On Wednesday, April 22, law enfor…
Shoplifter Who Killed Wilton Walmart Employee With Car Pleads Guilty, DA Says
A New York man admitted to drunkenly running over two Walmart employees and killing one of them in a confrontation last year, authorities said Wednesday, April 1.
Timothy Besaw, 34, copped to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and one count of first-degree vehicular assault, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s office said.
Besaw, a Gansevoort resident, plowed through Michael Bushey, 69, outside the Walmart in Wilton on Oct. 16, 2025, authorities said. Bushey died about three weeks later from his injuries.
Following the guilty plea, Besaw faces a maximum prison term of 12.5 to 2…
Fugitive Busted With Drugs After Dramatic Manhunt In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
A wanted man who ran from deputies was captured in Virginia after an hours-long manhunt — and now he's facing even more charges.
Christopher Stanley, 41, of Bealeton, was spotted by a Fauquier County Sheriff’s deputy on Thursday, July 10 around 10:22 a.m. in the Country Wood Estates Subdivision, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
Stanley was wanted out of Culpeper County for extortion, using threatening messages, and contempt of court, authorities said.
But when Stanley saw the deputy, he took off on foot, kicking off a manhunt in the neighborhood.
Deputies set up a perime…
$1.5M Drug Bust: 57 Pounds Of Ketamine Found In Toys, Frames At Philly Port
Customs officers in Philadelphia just reeled in a whopper — but it wasn’t fish.
US Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted 57 pounds of ketamine hydrochloride, a dangerous anesthetic often abused at raves and by sexual predators, during multiple parcel inspections in late June, the agency announced on Thursday, July 3.
The drugs, which had a street value of about $1.5 million, were being smuggled from Europe to South Florida, hidden inside fishing rods, toys, picture frames, and other everyday items.
CBP officers weren't playing around after they found nine pounds of keta…
Fredericksburg Woman Crashes Men’s Room, Punches Staffer, Busted With Pills: Sheriff
Ashlie Campbell was caught wandering the men’s room — then socked a staffer in the face before trying to ditch her purse full of pills, police in Virginia say.
The Fredericksburg woman with an active warrant is facing multiple charges after a wild Saturday night at Jay’s Sports Lounge in Stafford County, the Sheriff’s Office announced.
Campbell, 28, was arrested on May 31, shortly after 8:30 p.m., after allegedly getting physical with a staff member and being caught with dozens of narcotic pills, police said.
According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were already on scene…
Tow Truck Driver Crashes Into Wall, Found With Drugs And Gun In Stafford County: Sheriff
A Virginia tow truck driver needed a tow of his own after crashing into a wall and getting busted with drugs, a gun, and a suspended license in Stafford County, authorities said.
Jason Rock, 41, of Manassas, was behind the wheel of a tow truck when he slammed into a parked car — then a concrete wall separating Dolphin Cove from I-95 — around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, March 24, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
Rock told Deputy C.T. Richardson his headlights had malfunctioned during a job, and he didn’t see the vehicles or the barrier in front of him. He also admitted he was dri…
'Buy One, Get One' Fugitive Fraudster Duo Caught At Stafford Hotel, Sheriff Says
A wanted Virginia man didn’t realize he was getting arrested—and neither did his friend, who turned out to be wanted as well, deputies said.
Stafford County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Affordable Suites of America on Woodstock Lane shortly before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 after a tipster spotted Christopher Culbertson, 45, of Warrenton, who was wanted in Prince William County for multiple larceny and fraud charges, authorities said.
When deputies arrived, they found Culbertson casually packing his belongings into a car, unaware that his stay was about to be taken into custody. …
Fentanyl, Meth, And Guns: Harrisburg Dealer Caught In Stolen Car Bust Sentenced
A Harrisburg drug trafficker with a stolen car, piles of meth, fentanyl, and illegal guns is heading to federal prison, authorities announced on Thursday, Feb. 27.
Kyle Malik Jones, 33, was sentenced to 160 months behind bars on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said.
His downfall began on March 17, 2021, when Susquehanna Township police found a stolen vehicle parked outside a hotel. The car alarm went off, and Jones walked out of his hotel room to shut i…
‘Heavy Sleeper’ Excuse Falls Flat: Duo Busted With Drugs At Stafford Motel
An alert deputy’s routine patrol in North Stafford turned into a serious bust after he spotted a suspicious scene involving a so-called "heavy sleeper."
Shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office was patrolling the Super 8 Motel on Wicomico Drive when he saw a woman violently shaking the driver of a Ford, raising concerns of a possible overdose, officials said.
In fact, it was not a medical emergency, and Centreville resident Kalila Prochno, 31 tried to explain that the driver, Jason Haller, 49, of Gainesville, was simply a "heavy s…
