Odessa police bust heroin ring arrest six in drug operation
Odessa police chief James Jenkins said six people including four Odessa residents and two Mexican nationals were arrested in a federal raid linked to a heroin ring. More than 252 grams of black tar heroin were seized and officials estimate the operation moved about 1.5 million dollars weekly, with indictments pending for several others. The investigation spanned 27 months involving the OPD FBI and two state agencies.
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Odessa
North
Hancock Avenue
James Jenkins
Jenkins
Midland
Hancock
OPD
Pearl Clark
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Public Safety
Drug Enforcement Agency
North Hancock
Clark
Mexico
United States
Ojinaga
Presidio
Terry Kincaid
FBI
DPS dispatcher family indicted for selling marijuana near kindergarten
Pecos Texas. DPS dispatcher Frank Bechtel 43 his wife Alta Bechtel 47 and son Skyler Bechtel 18 all of Pecos were indicted on charges of selling marijuana within 300 feet of a kindergarten after undercover officers bought about 100 dollars of marijuana over two weeks. Task Force Cmdr Tom Finley said undercover officers bought marijuana on several occasions before arrests.
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DPS
Pecos
Texas Department of Public Safety
Frank
Bill” Bechtel
Alta R. Bechtel
Skyler
Bechtel
Permian Basin
Moms Relieved As Children Safe After Kidnapper Hostage Ordeal
Iris Wickson reunited with her daughter Tedi Priest and nephew Malcolm Phillips after police stormed the home of an armed kidnapper, a four day ordeal ending with the deaths of the captor. The mother and cousin Adrienne Phillips waited at a hotel and were photographed shopping for essentials with community aid. The children were examined, deemed healthy, and sheltered with relatives before returning home.
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Orlando
Fla
Iris Wickson
Tedi Priest
Malcolm Phillips
John
West Colonial Drive
Adrienne Phillips
Malcolm
Vickson
Rubin vows action after IRS quotas found in Arkansas Oklahoma unit
Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said strong action is needed after an IRS report blamed an overemphasis on productivity and quotas in the Arkansas-Oklahoma district for unfair treatment of taxpayers and questionable enforcement. The probe found districts goals focused on statistical targets and that agents faced pressure to seize assets.
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Washington
Treasury
Robert Rubin
IRS
Arkansas-Oklahoma
Senate
Rubin
Newsweek
Ronald James
Disabled father seeks help for bright Odessa Christmas
Lanny, a disabled father of four, fights spinal damage and epilepsy while supporting a wife and children on disability and food stamps. He asks for food and toys this Christmas through the Empty Stocking Fund, a Salvation Army Odessa American drive aiding low income Odessa families. the fund ends soon.
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Lanny
Salvation Army
Odessa American
Judge Denies Rite Request in Hmong Discrimination Case
In Minneapolis a judge refused Yer Wang's motion to perform a native ceremony in court that would kill liars, citing decorum rules. The ritual occurred later at a cemetery where she burned papers and prayed for justice, claiming violence against dishonesty within three years. Wang sued Caterair International Corp. for racial discrimination. a jury found one claim of assault against a supervisor.
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Minneapolis
Harry Crump
Yer Wang
Crump
Wang
Yee Lee
Chanhia Yang
Southeast Asia
Caterair International Corp
Vang
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