NEWS
June 4, 1985 | United Press International
Two escaped convicts from Chicago are believed to be headed for California to seek revenge on state Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Lucas, who as a federal judge in Los Angeles sentenced one of them, authorities said today. Lucas and his family were informed of the threat several days ago but the justice has declined comment, according to court spokeswoman Lynne Holton. California State Police notified all state law enforcement agencies of the threat to Lucas by escapee Hugh T. Colomb, the U.S.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
May 1, 1991 | RONALD L. SOBLE, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Stepping up pressure on drug traffickers operating in Southern California, top law enforcement officials announced the kickoff of a program Tuesday aimed at pursuing big-ticket distributors of cocaine and other illicit drugs.
NEWS
November 15, 1988 | RONALD J. OSTROW, Times Staff Writer
The U.S. Marshals Service on Monday announced the apprehension of 218 major drug fugitives, including 12 charged with trafficking who had been at large at least eight years. Marshals Service Director Stanley E. Morris called the 10-week manhunt cost-effective, noting that the seizure of $1,266,521 in cash and property that came with the arrests more than covered the $1.1-million cost of the operation.
NEWS
May 19, 1990 | DOUGLAS JEHL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The discovery of an elaborate 270-foot tunnel built under the Mexican border by drug traffickers to haul large quantities of cocaine to an Arizona warehouse was revealed Friday by federal officials. Flabbergasted Customs Service agents described the million-dollar passageway as "something out of a James Bond movie," replete with electric lighting, concrete reinforcement and a hydraulic system that raised a game-room floor in a Mexico hide-out to provide entry to the secret border crossing.
NEWS
September 22, 1988 | RONALD J. OSTROW, Times Staff Writer
Atty. Gen. Dick Thornburgh, in an unusual session that one participant described as "a real bloodletting," Wednesday ordered the heads of three Justice Department agencies to end their opposition to a compromise he had worked out on legislation overhauling the department's inspector-general powers.
NEWS
November 7, 1990 | RONALD J. OSTROW, TIMES STAFF WRITER
The U.S. war on drugs is taking aim at a new target: otherwise legitimate businesses that accept illicit spoils as payment, and in effect launder drug money. Drug control director William J. Bennett and other officials contend that some sellers of big-ticket items, such as car dealers, yacht salesmen, jewelers and real estate operators, too often accept large cash sums for their wares, despite clear signs that the money flowed from illegal drug dealing.