Man, 31, charged in St. Clair County cocaine sales investigation
The Port Huron Township man was taken into custody during a traffic stop and arraigned on Friday.
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The Port Huron Township man was taken into custody during a traffic stop and arraigned on Friday.
Last week's drug seizure was the latest at the Ambassador Bridge.
The leader of a drug conspiracy that operated in Detroit, Lansing and Kalamazoo was sentenced in federal court.
The discovery stemmed from a joint operation by the Polish border guard, Europol and the DEA to protect underwater infrastructure in the region.
Over 120 law enforcement personnel worked with the Monroe Area Narcotics Team and Investigative Services to execute search warrants Wednesday.
A truck driver is facing a federal drug trafficking charge after border security thwarted an attempt to deliver more than 240 pounds of cocaine into Canada.
A 39-year-old man is facing charges after authorities in Macomb County seized dozens of guns, ammunition drugs and cash while carrying out narcotics search warrants, according to the sheriff's office.
A Kalamazoo man will go to prison on a federal possession charge involving fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.
The drugs had a sale value of 760 million Australian dollars ($494 million), federal police said.
A 38-year-old woman is facing felony charges after authorities in St. Clair County seized over 80 grams of methamphetamine and other drugs.
Navy ships arrived to intercept the boat, which was carrying 102 packages filled with bricks of cocaine, authorities said.
The land seizure is considered the biggest in recent history, with officials estimating the drugs are worth at least $200 million.
The trove of drugs, washed ashore by Hurricane Debby, was found by a good Samaritan, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
The man was arraigned and issued a $3 million bond.
A Detroit man was arrested last week after he threw bags of cocaine onto the roofs of the Red Lobster and Texas Road House restaurants in St. Clair County as he was running from authorities, officials said.
Fugitive Evelin Banev, who was wanted in several European countries, surrendered to law enforcement authorities, officials said.
A Detroit man and two other people left a restaurant without paying for their food, but a cell phone was left and the man was arrested after he returned to the restaurant.
The discovery on Dauphin Island came just one day after divers found 25 kilograms of suspected cocaine off Key West.
Authorities seized $50,000 worth of cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs, along with a Corvette and guns, during a drug bust operation in Detroit and Plymouth Township.
Opioid overdose deaths decreased, but there was an increase in overdose deaths from psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.
Officials released dramatic video of the chase, during which the crew allegedly "began evasive actions, throwing packages into the water."
After seeing authorities closing in, the crew members on one vessel "fled the scene, leaving the boat abandoned," the Colombian Navy said.
A Canadian man allegedly tried to bring about $8.7 million worth of cocaine into the United States, according to court documents.
Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
Three men are facing charges after Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officers found cocaine and illegal firearms in vehicles in Montmorency County last week.
