Joey Flechas

This Globe Spotlight Team investigation found that the government misrepresented the stature of its targets in a New England operation billed as a takedown of “high-level” Sinaloa cartel members.

The DEA touted a Sinaloa Cartel takedown in New England. An investigation found they arrested shoplifters and addicts. - The Boston Globe A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against such groups.

A Globe review of court documents and police records shows a cascade of missed opportunities — owing in part to poor interstate coordination — that allowed Baglini to escape full accountability for his past crimes.

✍️ w/Tricia Nadolny & Elizabeth Koh

‘This should have never happened’: Murder suspect dodged accountability in earlier cases - The Boston Globe Records show how Tyler Baglini, accused in a 2024 New Bedford murder, has escaped full accountability for his past crimes, which include charges of r**e and assault.