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Justice Department charges 36 in South Carolina drug trafficking and money laundering case
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Fox News, The Epoch Times and The Daily Wire report that the Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against 36 people in a multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering case centered on South Carolina. The outlets say the investigation by a Homeland Security Task Force seized 346 kilograms of fentanyl, 23 kilograms of methamphetamine, 70 kilograms of cocaine, 43 firearms and more than $2.8 million in cash. According to U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling, nine of those charged are in the country illegally. The Daily Wire reports that the network was coordinated in part by prisoners in the South Carolina state prison system and is tied to the Sinaloa cartel. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the case shows the administration’s commitment to protecting Americans from lethal drugs.
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The Justice Department announced charges against 36 people in a South Carolina drug trafficking and money laundering case.
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Nine of those charged are in the country illegally, according to U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling.
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Seized in the investigation were 346 kilograms of fentanyl, 23 kilograms of methamphetamine, 70 kilograms of cocaine, 34 pounds of marijuana and 43 firearms.
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Investigators also seized more than $2.8 million in cash and jewelry, along with 15 luxury vehicles.
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The network was described as Mexico-based and tied to the Sinaloa cartel.
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Drug deals were coordinated by prisoners in South Carolina Department of Corrections custody, according to U.S. Attorney Bryan Stirling.
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All three outlets report that the Justice Department announced charges against 36 people in a South Carolina drug and money laundering case, nine of them in the country illegally. The right-side coverage puts immigration status and the seizures first, while The Daily Wire adds the cartel and prison-network angle.
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All three headlines are from Far Right outlets and lead with the drug seizures and the immigration status of defendants, while the Daily Wire leads with the cartel tie and the prison link.
Drug ring busted, Loaded modifier“illegal aliens”The label defines people by their immigration status in the headline, while the body describes the same people as being in the country illegally.More neutral: people in the country illegallyDisagree with this highlight? cuffed by Homeland Security Task Force in South Carolina: DOJ
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36 Charged, Including 9 Illegal Aliens, in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Case
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Drug ring busted, Loaded modifier“illegal aliens”The label defines people by their immigration status in the headline, while the body describes the same people as being in the country illegally.More neutral: people in the country illegallyDisagree with this highlight? cuffed by Homeland Security Task Force in South Carolina: DOJ
A Homeland Security Task Force investigation in South Carolina netted 36 arrests, seizing 346 kilograms of fentanyl and $2.8 million in cash.
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36 Charged, Including 9 Loaded modifier“Illegal Aliens”The label defines people by their immigration status in the headline, while the body describes the same people as illegal immigrants.More neutral: people in the country illegallyDisagree with this highlight?, in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Case
The DEA seized hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl and millions of dollars' worth of luxury assets in South Carolina.
- The Daily WireFar Right
Feds Bust Cartel-Tied Drug Scheme Operating Out Of Prison
The Justice Department announced charges against over a dozen people linked to a Mexico-based drug trafficking network operating throughout the country that was run out of the South Carolina state prison system. …
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The Daily Wire, Nov 10, 11:35 AM EST
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- The Epoch TimesFar RightNov 10, 10:11 PM EST
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