Drug Trafficking /tags/drug-trafficking Drug Trafficking en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:23:45 GMT Trump pardons Austin native Ross Ulbricht, creator of dark web marketplace /politics/2025-01-21/trump-pardons-ross-ulbricht-creator-of-the-silk-road-dark-web-marketplace Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills a campaign pledge Trump made to Ulbricht's Libertarian supporters. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:23:45 GMT /politics/2025-01-21/trump-pardons-ross-ulbricht-creator-of-the-silk-road-dark-web-marketplace Jenna McLaughlin Is 'rainbow fentanyl' a threat to your kids this Halloween? Experts say no /health/2022-10-11/is-rainbow-fentanyl-a-threat-to-your-kids-this-halloween-experts-say-no The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that's likely not happening. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:05:35 GMT /health/2022-10-11/is-rainbow-fentanyl-a-threat-to-your-kids-this-halloween-experts-say-no Brian Mann As fentanyl plagues Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott directs state police to focus on cartels /health/2022-09-22/as-fentanyl-plagues-texas-gov-greg-abbott-directs-state-police-to-focus-on-cartels Abbott directed the Department of Public Safety to boost efforts to collect intelligence on cartels and investigate gangs in Texas that support drug and human smuggling. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:44:52 GMT /health/2022-09-22/as-fentanyl-plagues-texas-gov-greg-abbott-directs-state-police-to-focus-on-cartels Zach Despart Why It Will Be Hard For The U.S. To Seize All Of El Chapo's Assets /texas/2019-07-23/why-it-will-be-hard-for-the-u-s-to-seize-all-of-el-chapos-assets From Texas Standard:After sentencing Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years, the United States ordered a forfeiture of $12.6 billion� Tue, 23 Jul 2019 18:22:20 GMT /texas/2019-07-23/why-it-will-be-hard-for-the-u-s-to-seize-all-of-el-chapos-assets Joy Diaz Despite Removing The Heads Of Cartels, Drug Violence In Mexico Is On The Rise /texas/2018-01-02/despite-removing-the-heads-of-cartels-drug-violence-in-mexico-is-on-the-rise From Texas Standard.When it comes to combating Mexican drug cartels, law enforcement agencies have aimed at the head, aiming to weakening them by� Tue, 02 Jan 2018 19:12:24 GMT /texas/2018-01-02/despite-removing-the-heads-of-cartels-drug-violence-in-mexico-is-on-the-rise Alain Stephens | The Trace UT Professor Searches For Clues To Cartel Kidnappings /texas/2017-11-22/ut-professor-searches-for-clues-to-cartel-kidnappings From Texas Standard:The drug war between the Mexican government and drug cartels has been raging ever since then-President Felipe Calderon declared a� Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:58:37 GMT /texas/2017-11-22/ut-professor-searches-for-clues-to-cartel-kidnappings Alexandra Hart Women In Mexican Drug Cartels Are Rising To The Top /texas/2017-04-11/women-in-mexican-drug-cartels-are-rising-to-the-top From Texas Standard:The names of some of Mexico’s most infamous drug lords are well-known: Joaquín “El Chapo� Guzmán Loera, Ismael “El Mayo� Zambada and� Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:54:13 GMT /texas/2017-04-11/women-in-mexican-drug-cartels-are-rising-to-the-top Alain Stephens | The Trace Here's Why Drug Violence is on the Rise in Mexico /texas/2016-12-14/heres-why-drug-violence-is-on-the-rise-in-mexico From Texas Standard:It's been 10 years since the start of Mexico's drug war when former Mexican President Felipe Calderon ordered 6,500 Mexican troops to� Wed, 14 Dec 2016 19:45:00 GMT /texas/2016-12-14/heres-why-drug-violence-is-on-the-rise-in-mexico Alexandra Hart