drug trafficking

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Five Alabama men, including former state trooper, sentenced for cocaine trafficking

Nine men, including a former state trooper, were sentenced in a large-scale operation that transported cocaine from Mexico into Alabama.

August 29, 2025

Sen. Britt celebrates bill to address snapper, tuna poaching clearing Senate

The legislation passed the Senate on Monday and now progresses to the U.S. House. It aims to protect Alabama’s fishermen and combat cartel-backed poachers.

July 17, 2025

Bill to create drug trafficking manslaughter charge back on agenda

Although the Legislature passed this bill in 2023, a glitch led to Gov. Kay Ivey signing the wrong version into law.

December 11, 2023

House passes bill creating manslaughter charge for drug trafficking leading to overdose

Some Democrats voiced concerns that the law could have unintended consequences.

April 28, 2023

Ivey signs bill setting mandatory minimums for fentanyl trafficking

Ivey signed the bill just hours after it was approved by the Senate without any discussion or debate.

April 7, 2023

Fentanyl trafficking bill moves forward out of House committee

The bill would create mandatory minimum sentences for possession of fentanyl that indicate trafficking.

March 23, 2023

It’s time to put fentanyl dealers behind bars

Unlike the trafficking of every other dangerous drug in this state, fentanyl trafficking does not have a mandatory prison sentence.

March 21, 2023

First pre-filed bill of new session aimed to crack down on fentanyl dealers

The bill adds mandatory minimum sentences for people possessing amounts of fentanyl that signify an intent to distribute the deadly drug.

January 18, 2023

House passes bill giving ALEA wiretapping authority in drug trafficking cases

HB17 passed the House by a vote of 80 to 14 with five members abstaining.

February 10, 2021

Suspected drug traffickers jailed in St. Clair County

Matt Mullinax, Christopher Baird, Sean Michael Brantley and Nathan Parke Bateman were all arrested following a lengthy undercover investigation.

November 19, 2020