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Costa Rican ex-security minister extradited to US for drug trafficking

Costa Rican ex-security minister extradited to US for drug trafficking

Former Costa Rican security minister Celso Gamboa was extradited on Friday to the United States where he faces drug trafficking charges, authorities in the Central American nation said. The 49-year-old has vowed to implicate officials in the current government in the case. Gamboa, whose many top jobs included

Bondsman pleads not guilty to attempted assault in Reserve Street shooting

A Billings bail bondsman has pleaded not guilty to attempted assault charges in connection with the March 4 shooting of a man in a Reserve Street parking lot. Austin Mistretta appeared for arraignment on the morning of March 16 before Judge Jason Marks in Missoula County District Court. He was

Missoula police use vehicle grappler to stop fugitive car on Beartracks Bridge

Officers from the Missoula Police Department apprehended a wanted individual in their car on the Beartracks Bridge Wednesday evening using one of the department's vehicle Grapplers. According to an MPD press release, Missoula officers were assisting several agencies including the FBI and Montana Probation and Parole in an

Salvadoran anti-corruption lawyer jailed to 'silence her', husband says

Salvadoran anti-corruption lawyer jailed to 'silence her', husband says

Jailed Salvadoran lawyer Ruth Lopez symbolizes the "decency" and "credible voice" that President Nayib Bukele's government only managed to silence with imprisonment, her husband Louis Benavides told AFP in an interview. Lopez, 48, who headed the anti-corruption unit at the NGO Cristosal, was

Montana corrections department names Natalia Bowser as its new deputy director

The former executive director of the Montana Board of Crime Control has been tapped for the deputy director job at the state Department of Corrections. Natalia Bowser joined the Montana Department of Corrections in August 2025 as innovation chief, running project management, research and analytics, among other items, according to

Missoula Police use Grappler to safely stop suspect vehicle

Missoula Police use Grappler to safely stop suspect vehicle

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Police Department (MPD) successfully used a vehicle Grappler to safely stop a suspect known to be armed and wanted on a $250,000 warrant from Ravalli County. The incident involved collaboration with the FBI Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force, MPD announced. Officers said the suspect&

Eight killed during Rio police operation, including drug kingpin

Eight killed during Rio police operation, including drug kingpin

At least eight people died Wednesday during a police operation against organized crime in Rio de Janeiro, including one of Brazil's most-wanted drug lords, authorities said. Around 150 members of the city's elite BOPE military police unit, backed by two armored vehicles, deployed in several