FBI Arrests 55 in Fentanyl Drug Ring Linked to Chinese Supplier
The FBI announced the arrest of 55 individuals Wednesday morning in Georgia, dismantling a major drug trafficking ring accused of distributing large quantities of narcotics, including fentanyl, across the United States. According to Fox News, the organization, linked to a supplier in China, was responsible for flooding U.S. streets with deadly narcotics in what officials dubbed "Operation Powder Island." Investigators identified at least one suspect allegedly communicating with an overseas supplier based in China.
In other news, the CIA announced it is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual after more than 60 years. The announcement, posted on the CIA's website, offered no reason for the decision, but it follows a vow from Director John Ratcliffe to end programs that don't advance the agency's core missions, according to the Associated Press, as reported by ABC News. First launched in 1962 as a printed, classified reference manual for intelligence officers, the Factbook offered a detailed picture of foreign nations, their economies, militaries, resources, and societies.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Wednesday the elimination of Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, a Hamas terrorist who murdered surveillance soldier Corporal Noa Marciano while she was held captive in Gaza. Fox News reported that the strike on al-Habil and a group of terrorists followed a Hamas attack overnight that wounded IDF troops in northern Gaza, allegedly violating the ceasefire agreement. Al-Habil, a key Hamas cell commander, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp, the IDF said in a statement.
In sports, the baseball world mourned the death of Mickey Lolich, the Detroit Tigers hero in the 1968 World Series, who died at the age of 85. The Tigers announced that Lolich's wife informed the franchise that he was recently in hospice care. The cause of death was not released. Lolich is the last MLB pitcher to win three games in the World Series and was named World Series MVP that year.
Finally, the White House reportedly quoted Tony Soprano to defend Christopher Columbus amid reports that President Donald Trump plans to install a new statue of the explorer. According to the Washington Post, as reported by Fox News, Trump is "planning to install a statue of Christopher Columbus on White House grounds."
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