Official account of the Homeland Security Task Force, a unified national law enforcement network created to eliminate Transnational Criminal Organizations 🇺🇸
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The Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) is a permanent, interagency law enforcement task force created by executive order to end the presence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs, and transnational criminal organizations throughout the United States, dismantle cross-border human smuggling and trafficking networks, end the scourge of human smuggling and trafficking, with a particular focus on such offenses involving children — across all 52 U.S. states and territories.
“For the first time, law enforcement will have a permanent task force in every state and territory nationwide.” -@POTUS Trump
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𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 “𝐀𝐫𝐚ñ𝐚” 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
“Today’s extradition demonstrates what the United States and Colombia can accomplish when we work together to dismantle the criminal networks that traffic deadly drugs, corrupt institutions, and threaten our communities,” said #DEA Administrator Terry Cole
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Read more: dea.gov/press-releases/2026/…
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“Colombia and the Department of Justice are making a clean sweep of narcoterrorists, starting with Araña,” said U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon for @SDCAnews. “Before President de la Espriella, armed criminal groups in Colombia roughly doubled in size. Their cocaine fueled the Mexican cartels pumping poison into our communities. The Araña extradition sweeps away a web that starts in the mountains of Putumayo and ends in the brutal, cartel contested plazas of Tijuana.”
Alleged Narco-Terrorist Leader “Araña” Extradited from Colombia as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Investigation justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/all…
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TUCSON, Ariz. – An @HSTaskForce investigation recently brought one drug trafficker's self-described reign as "Queen of the South" to an end. On Sep. 22, 2026, Amanda Rachelle Miller, 35, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for leading a large-scale drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other dangerous drugs in Arizona. @DEAPHOENIXDiv @HSIArizona @USMarshalsHQ @Arizona_DPS
Read the full press release here: justice.gov/usao-az/pr/hstf-…
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Las Vegas Woman Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl & Possession of Firearms as Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative @HSILasVegas @PhxUSPIS @HendersonNVPD #HSTF
🔗justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/las-v…
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Convictions through Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (September 14 through September 18, 2026).
justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/convi…
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10 Indicted in Takedown of Major Philadelphia Cocaine Trafficking Organization That Coordinated With Mexican Cartel; FBI-Led Case is Part of the Homeland Security Task Force Initiative @FBIPhiladelphia @PhillyPolice @HSTaskForce justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/10-…
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U.S. Attorney David Waterman of @USAO_SDIA: "The @HSTaskForce unites our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to combat criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations and human smuggling and trafficking networks. Today's operation sends a clear message of deterrence. Those who traffic illegal drugs into Iowa should expect the coordinated attention of law enforcement."
14 Individuals Charged in Joint Federal and State Investigation of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization justice.gov/usao-sdia/pr/14-…
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We are bringing the fight to the cartels through the Homeland Security Task Force. Today our office charged 10 defendants who operated an immense Philadelphia-based narcotics trafficking conspiracy sourced and supplied by a Mexican cartel to the tune of over 300 kilograms of cocaine. Led by Greg Jones and Edward Basley, two previous federal drug trafficking convicts who obtained early release from their sentences, this DTO streamed poison into our communities for years. No more. This is a triumph of the HSTF and representative of our ongoing success to disrupt and dismantle the narcotics networks of the cartels.
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A major takedown and indictment of 10 alleged members of the Jones-Basley Drug Trafficking Organization was just announced in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The DTO allegedly coordinated with a Mexican drug cartel to transport more than 300 kilos of cocaine from Mexico to Philadelphia.
Greg Jones (the lead defendant shown below) was previously in prison on drug trafficking charges and had his sentence commuted by Joe Biden in 2022.
In total, the takedown seized hundreds of kilograms of cocaine worth over $17 MILLION and multiple firearms from the streets of Philadelphia and the surrounding region.
Incredible work by @USAttyMetcalf, @USAO_EDPA, @FBI, and the entire @HSTaskForce team in dismantling this dangerous drug trafficking organization and making communities in Philadelphia safer.
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RT @USAO_WDNC: Two illegal aliens from Mexico indicted after @HSTaskForce investigation leads to seizure of nearly 60 Kilograms of crystal…
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CASE UPDATE from @FBISacramento: Takedown of “Operation Klean Strip” Dismantles Two Methamphetamine Conversion Labs; Nine Arrested, Three Indicted
This week, #FBI Sacramento and our law enforcement partners announced the results of Operation Klean Strip, a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled two large‑scale clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratories in Bakersfield and Visalia. The operation began in November 2025 and ended Thursday with nine arrests and the execution of 16 search warrants where agents seized 4,000 marijuana plants, $20,000 drug proceeds, and 20 firearms adding to the 2,171 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and hundreds of gallons of methamphetamine seized earlier.
This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative, which is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.
See more photos and learn more about the investigation: justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/tak…
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CASE UPDATE from @FBISacramento: Career criminal sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug distribution conspiracy as part of part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative
According to court documents, James Kenney, 45, was an organizer, broker, and known leader in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in West Sacramento. Kenney’s DTO primarily sold fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and distributed them into the community out of multiple rooms of a motel located in West Sacramento.
The #FBI conducted the investigation with assistance from the West Sacramento Police Department and the Yolo County Sheriff’s Office. Learn more: justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/us-…
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#MakingTheCaseMonday @DEALOSANGELES @DHSgov investigation led to the seizure of 42.6 kilograms of fentanyl, 1 kilogram of heroin, 7.2 kilograms of cocaine, pill press equipment, and multiple firearms. Agents also found an alligator being kept illegally as a pet, prompting the @USFWS to join the investigation. If convicted, the two face a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison.
Learn more: dea.gov/press-releases/2026/…
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ALT Breaking News. Seized items include 42.6 kg of fentanyl, 1 kg of heroin, 7.2 kg of cocaine, a pill press, firearms, and an alligator. Making the Case. Division: DEA Los Angeles.
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A Maryland man is headed to federal prison for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Adrian Jackson, 42, of Owings Mills, today, to three years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine.
Announced with @HSTaskForce @DEAWashingtonDC @FBIBaltimore
Learn more at justice.gov/usao-md/pr/maryl…
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18 defendants face federal charges in Florida in connection with the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, following an @HSTaskForce takedown.
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Thanks to the great work of the @HSTaskForce, 18 defendants are being brought to justice on American soil for their alleged roles in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Moïse and for allegedly using fraudulent COVID relief funds to finance their plot. These historic interagency partnerships continue to deliver results—finding violent criminals anywhere in the world and holding them accountable here at home.
Elite @FBI and @HSI_HQ Team Transports 18 Defendants from Haiti to South Florida to Face Federal Charges in Assassination of Haitian President in HSTF Takedown
These 18 individuals are among a group of 30 defendants that a Southern District of Florida grand jury indicted for their various roles in the plot to kill the President of Haiti. The charges include an intertwined fraud and money laundering scheme that relied on funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-19 relief program to finance the assassination plot.
Read more: justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/eli…
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A Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) operation leads to more than a dozen defendants in Kansas sentenced for working for a Mexican drug cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel owned the drug trafficking ring that brought fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine into Wichita. justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/hstf-…
@HSIKansasCity @DEASTLOUISDiv @FBIKansasCity @WichitaPolice @HSTaskForce @USAttorneys @TheJusticeDept
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Elite @FBI and @HSI_HQ Team Transports 18 Defendants from Haiti to South Florida to Face Federal Charges in Assassination of Haitian President in HSTF Takedown
These 18 individuals are among a group of 30 defendants that a Southern District of Florida grand jury indicted for their various roles in the plot to kill the President of Haiti. The charges include an intertwined fraud and money laundering scheme that relied on funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) COVID-19 relief program to finance the assassination plot.
Read more: justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/eli…
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Teams with Yolo County District Attorney’s Office to sentence West Sacramento career criminal to 20 years in prison for drug distribution conspiracy as part of part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative: justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/us-…
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Pleads Guilty to Importing Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine, Laundering Millions of Dollars for Cartel in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation:
justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/hig…
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