Narcotics trafficking

The Department of Justice announced efforts to revoke U.S. citizenship from 17 individuals accused of obtaining naturalization through fraud or deception. The accused are linked to crimes including child sexual abuse, narcotics trafficking, and large-scale financial fraud, with nearly all allegedly lying during the naturalization process about prior criminal conduct.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in multiple locations across Tripura, Mizoram, and West Bengal as part of an anti-narcotics trafficking operation. The premises targeted are situated near the India-Myanmar International Border in Mizoram and the India-Bangladesh international front in Tripura.

Eric Riettie, 27, of Stamford was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for participating in a narcotics trafficking ring in southwestern Connecticut. The sentencing was conducted by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford.

Amonda Mendez, also known as 'M-Dot' and 'Dot,' admitted to selling drugs and a firearm while on federal supervised release. She pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense and acknowledged violating her supervised release conditions.

A US military strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea resulted in one death and two survivors. The operation, part of the Trump administration's efforts to combat narcotics trafficking, targeted a vessel confirmed to be on known drug routes.

Tyshawn Coleman, 36, was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and violating supervised release conditions. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford.