7 tons of cocaine found buried underneath farm, video shows
Police said they launched the operation when they detected two suspicious speedboats in the area.
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Police said they launched the operation when they detected two suspicious speedboats in the area.
The U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Maximiliano Dávila's conviction.
Russia's FSB security services said members of Colombia's infamous Cali cartel hid the drugs in a vehicle.
Six suspected smugglers were transferred to federal custody.
Navy ships arrived to intercept the boat, which was carrying 102 packages filled with bricks of cocaine, authorities said.
The U.S. Coast Guard said that it had offloaded more than $54 million worth of cocaine that was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea.
The discovery comes just weeks after authorities said Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine onto a beach in the Florida Keys.
Florida detectives believe the package of cocaine washed in with the tides due to recent storms.
The trove of drugs, washed ashore by Hurricane Debby, was found by a good Samaritan, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
He also left behind his T-shirt and a pair of Nike sneakers
Thirteen sharks tested for cocaine and benzoylecgonine were found to have the illicit drug in their muscles and livers.
The drug ring would appeal to a witchdoctor "to receive his blessing and for the success of its cocaine transportation," police said.
Frenel Cenat will be on five years of supervised release when he gets out.
Officials said the drugs, which were found in the water about 7 miles off Islamorada, Florida, were handed over to U.S. Border Patrol agents.
Coast Guard officers fired at and sank a speedboat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, officials said,
The discovery comes just a month after a beachgoer found about $1 million worth of cocaine washed up along the Florida Keys.
A helicopter from a surveillance frigate landed a team on the fishing boat about 1,500 kilometers northeast of Martinique.
Opioid overdose deaths decreased, but there was an increase in overdose deaths from psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.
Federal officials announced that more than 13,803 pounds of cocaine and 3,736 pounds of marijuana with a combined estimated street value of approximately $185 million were offloaded by the US Coast Guard at Port Everglades.
Federal officials announced that more than 13,803 pounds of cocaine and 3,736 pounds of marijuana with a combined estimated street value of approximately $185 million were offloaded by the US Coast Guard at Port Everglades.
Nearly $1 million worth of cocaine was found by a beachgoer washed up along the Florida Keys.
Officials released dramatic video of the chase, during which the crew allegedly "began evasive actions, throwing packages into the water."
The Colombian navy released images of the seizure of the sub, as well as video showing officers unloading bundles of the alleged narcotics.
After seeing authorities closing in, the crew members on one vessel "fled the scene, leaving the boat abandoned," the Colombian Navy said.
Tuesday night, Sofia Vergara graced the red carpet for the Miami premiere of "Griselda," where she not only stars in her first dramatic role but also serves as an executive producer.
