All articles tagged with #drug dispute
A federal judge in Brooklyn overturned the conviction of Karl Jordan Jr., who was previously found guilty of murdering Jam Master Jay in 2002, citing insufficient evidence of motive, while another man remains convicted and a third awaits trial.
An American woman and a man from Belize were killed in a shooting at a beach club in Tulum, Mexico, in what appears to be a drug dispute. The woman had no connection to the alleged drug dealer also killed in the incident, and may have been caught in the crossfire. Foreign tourists have been previously killed in drug gang shootouts in Tulum, prompting a travel alert from the U.S. State Department.
An American woman and a man from Belize were killed in a suspected drug dispute at a beach club in Tulum, Mexico. The woman had no connection to the alleged drug dealer also killed in the shooting, and may have been caught in the crossfire. The Belizean man was found with cocaine and pills, and the suspects in the shootings are being sought. This incident follows previous cases of foreign tourists being killed in drug gang shootouts in Tulum, prompting a travel alert from the U.S. State Department.
An American woman from Los Angeles and a man from Belize were killed in a drug dispute at a beach club in Tulum, Mexico. The woman, identified as Niko Honarbakhsh, had no connection to the alleged drug dealer also killed and was caught in the crossfire. The man was found with cocaine and pills, and the suspects are being sought by authorities. This incident highlights the ongoing danger of drug-related violence in the area, prompting previous travel alerts from the U.S. State Department.
An American woman and a man from Belize were killed in a suspected drug dispute at a beach club in Tulum, Mexico. The woman had no connection to the alleged drug dealer also killed in the shooting, and may have been caught in the crossfire. The man was found with cocaine and pills, and was believed to be a dealer. Foreign tourists have been previously killed in drug gang shootouts in Tulum, prompting a U.S. State Department travel alert for increased situational awareness in Mexico's Caribbean beach resorts.
An American woman and a man from Belize were killed in a suspected drug dispute at a beach club in Tulum, Mexico. The woman had no connection to the alleged drug dealer also killed in the shooting, and may have been caught in the crossfire. The Belizean man was found with cocaine and pills, and the suspects are being sought by authorities. This incident follows previous cases of foreign tourists being caught in drug gang shootouts in the once-tranquil beach resort, prompting a travel alert from the U.S. State Department.
The federal murder trial of Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, accused of killing Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay in 2002 over a drug dispute, is set to begin. The case challenges the public understanding of the DJ known for his anti-drug advocacy. Prosecutors allege that Washington brandished a gun and ordered a witness to lie on the floor, while Jordan shot Jay and another witness. The motive was reportedly anger that Jay was going to cut Washington out of a plan to distribute cocaine. If convicted, the defendants face at least 20 years in prison.
A 45-year-old Brooklyn woman has been charged with concealment of a human corpse after human remains, including a head, were found in her apartment's refrigerator. The case is being treated as a homicide linked to a narcotics dispute. The woman claimed that the body belonged to a local drug dealer who had a dispute with her husband, who is currently imprisoned in Virginia for an unrelated crime.