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Venezuela says it deported close Maduro ally Alex Saab to the United States to face several U.S. criminal investigations, a reversal less than three years after Biden pardoned Saab as part of a prisoner swap. Saab, long described by U.S. officials as Maduro’s “bag man,” could be called to testify against Maduro in a Manhattan drug case, and U.S. prosecutors are also probing bribery tied to the CLAP food program.
Mississippi outdoor concert shooting left Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy injured; a 20-year-old suspect, Rashodrick Harris, was arrested in Paducah, Kentucky and is awaiting extradition to Mississippi. Hardy underwent surgery and has returned to Missouri; three other persons of interest were detained but released without charges. It’s not yet clear whether the 2026 season will be affected; Hardy rushed for 1,649 yards in 2025, the second-most in the FBS.
An indicted ally of a Mexican governor is due in a U.S. court on charges tied to cartel activity, signaling ongoing cross-border cooperation against organized crime.
Federal prosecutors charged Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, an Iraqi national, with directing and urging attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests to end the Iran war, coordinating at least 18 planned terrorist plots across Europe, with additional plots in Canada and the United States (including a New York City synagogue). He was arrested in Turkey, extradited to the United States, and ordered held without bail; prosecutors say he sought to coordinate violence with a designated foreign terrorist organization, while an undercover agent foiled the synagogue plot.
A Texas man charged with capital murder in his pregnant wife’s death fled to Italy after cutting off his ankle monitor, telling an Italian judge he did so to obtain a fair trial and insisting he is innocent. He reportedly traveled under a fake name with forged Belgian documents, was stopped at Milan’s airport, and is now awaiting deportation as U.S. authorities pursue an interstate flight to avoid prosecution.
Three people were found shot dead at a Fairview, NC home. A 16-year-old girl (Star Grant) and a 28-year-old man (Devan Loving) are charged with three counts of first-degree murder and conspiracy after Star was found with Loving in Gatlinburg, TN; they face extradition to Buncombe County. The victims were Travis Grant, his wife Kimberly Grant, and Travis's mother Sharon Harwood Grant. Star, adopted by Travis, will be charged as an adult. The investigation is ongoing with several agencies involved.
Erika Maria Herrera, 63, the mother-in-law of murdered beauty queen Carolina Flores, was arrested in Venezuela after fleeing Mexico. Interpol had issued a red notice and authorities say she is the probable perpetrator in Flores’s April 15 execution-style killing in Mexico City. Flores’s husband is under investigation for allegedly not reporting her death promptly, and extradition to Mexico is expected.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the U.S. indictment of a sitting Sinaloa governor and other Morena officials on drug-trafficking charges, saying Mexico will not arrest or extradite anyone and accusing Washington of meddling; the stance could strain U.S.–Mexico relations and recalls the 2021 Salvador Cienfuegos affair.
U.S. federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed an indictment charging 10 current and former Mexican officials, including Sinaloa state Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, with narcotics importation conspiracy and weapons offenses for allegedly aiding the Sinaloa cartel to ship fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and meth into the United States. Several suspects are tied to Morena, Mexico’s ruling party, and Mexico says it will review extradition requests; none are in custody. If convicted, Rocha Moya could face life in prison or a 40-year minimum. The case highlights broader U.S. efforts to crack down on corruption linked to organized crime, and the governor has denied the charges.
US prosecutors charged Sinaloa state governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine other current or former officials with conspiring with the Sinaloa Cartel to import large quantities of narcotics into the United States in exchange for political support and bribes; Mexico contested the evidence, and the indictment filed in New York also alleges ties to the Los Chapitos faction while asserting that the cartel exploited public offices to shield its operations.
U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 34-page indictment charging Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya and several current and former Mexican officials with narcotics and gun crimes tied to the Sinaloa cartel’s Los Chapitos, alleging monthly bribe payments and cartel-backed influence that helped smuggle fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and meth into the United States. The case, which could carry life sentences, marks the first indictment of a sitting Mexican governor and comes as Mexico faces delicate bilateral dynamics ahead of US‑Mexico‑Canada trade talks; two of El Chapo’s sons are in U.S. custody and reportedly cooperating, while Rocha Moya and others deny the charges and extradition requests are being reviewed.
Mexican security forces captured Audias Flores Silva, alias El Jardinero, a top commander of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in a roadside ditch in Nayarit. He had been on a U.S. wanted list with a $5 million reward and was viewed as a potential successor to the cartel’s slain leader, El Mencho. The operation involved extensive air and ground support. His arrest follows El Mencho’s death in February and comes as Mexico intensifies its crackdown on cartels; U.S. authorities seek his extradition to face drug conspiracy and firearms charges, while analysts warn cartels can quickly rebound despite high-profile arrests.
Reza Dindar (aka Renda Dindar), a 44-year-old Iranian citizen, was extradited from Panama to the Western District of Washington to face a nine-count federal indictment alleging a scheme to violate U.S. export sanctions by disguising U.S.-origin goods and routing them to Iran via China; charges include conspiracy, two counts of export to an embargoed country, two counts of smuggling, two counts of money laundering, and two counts of filing false export records, with a potential sentence up to 20 years. The case was investigated by BIS and HSI with international cooperation from Panama and the State Department and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Greenberg.
Irish police say Daniel Kinahan, reputed head of the Kinahan organised crime group, was arrested in Dubai on an Irish warrant and will face extradition under a bilateral treaty; Dubai authorities said the capture followed the warrant and within 48 hours, underscoring ongoing international cooperation against transnational crime.
Daniel Kinahan, head of the Kinahan cartel, was arrested in Dubai in a secret Garda–UAE operation and faces Irish charges for organised crime tied to the Kinahan-Hutch feud (the period 2015–2018, linked to 18 murders); the case signals a major international effort to prosecute the cartel and could lead to his extradition to Ireland.