Texas man sentenced to 3 years in prison for smuggling cocaine in cheese
Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
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Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
On Wednesday afternoon, City of Miami Police announced a drug bust and the arrest of an individual they say was operating from a house in Allapattah.
On Wednesday afternoon, City of Miami Police announced a drug bust and the arrest of an individual they say was operating from a house in Allapattah.
City of Miami Police announced a drug bust and the arrest of an individual who was seemingly operating from a house in Allapattah.
The drugs were shipped from Ecuador via Panama to Rotterdam and are worth around $660 million, Rotterdam's public prosecutor's office said in a news statement.
The mayor and her family lifted the drug bale, estimated to be worth more than $1 million, into their boat before turning it over to authorities.
Castor and her family hauled in a 70 pound bale of cocaine
Mayor Jane Castor said she and her family hauled in 70 pounds of cocaine.
Large amounts of cocaine, often brought to the U.S. on boats, wash up on U.S. coasts annually. Researchers went to the Florida Keys to see how sharks might react.
The cocaine was first discovered at the White House on July 2.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer is requesting a staff-level briefing by July 14.
"Narco subs," which are commonly used by traffickers in Central and South America, move low in the water to escape detection.
There is no information on the suspects as of now.
Police said they first saw a red flag when the man and woman in the car "gave conflicting information about her 'due date.'"
Drugs have also been found hidden in toy chemistry sets, portraits of Jesus Christ, teddy bears and copper pipes.
Each package was marked with a different design, including one that appeared to mimic the Chanel logo.
Almost 5,800 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $87 million, was found on board the roughly 50-foot-long submarine, officials said.
Monroe Co. Sheriff's Office said the packaged cocaine was worth nearly $2 million
A Pembroke Pines firefighter is facing drug-related charges after he was arrested Sunday.
A Pembroke Pines firefighter is facing drug-related charges after he was arrested Sunday.
The US Coast Guard offloaded more than $160 million worth of illegal drugs at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach on Friday.
A Jamaican police officer is facing serious charges after being accused of smuggling cocaine to the US inside her body.
A 19-year-old Miami man was arrested Saturday morning in the Florida Keys after fleeing from police while reaching speeds greater than 100 mph on U.S. 1.
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded over 7,500 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades on Monday.
Customs and Border Protection agents at Port Everglades seized over 69 pounds of cocaine.
New Florida congressional districts backed by Gov. DeSantis are facing a court challenge arguing it violates the state's ban on partisan gerrymandering.
The family, including the parents and their three daughters, was vacationing in South Florida for the first time, spending a week at the Radisson Resort Miami Beach.
CBS News Miami's investigation into one such home in Lauderhill has found that the owner again appears to be out of compliance with city occupancy rules.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
Mayor Bryan Calvo said the site could have up to 30,000 square feet available, and some startup business owners say this could be what they need to open their first in-person location.
New Florida congressional districts backed by Gov. DeSantis are facing a court challenge arguing it violates the state's ban on partisan gerrymandering.
The family, including the parents and their three daughters, was vacationing in South Florida for the first time, spending a week at the Radisson Resort Miami Beach.
CBS News Miami's investigation into one such home in Lauderhill has found that the owner again appears to be out of compliance with city occupancy rules.
The NFL has officially released the Miami Dolphins' full 2026 schedule, including preseason matchups and all 18 weeks of the regular season.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
ICE has released the wife of an active-duty U.S. soldier after a month in detention, her husband told CBS News.
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
The launch is being backed by the American Mexican Leadership Council, a new national organization also debuting Thursday to elevate Mexican American leadership and advance U.S.-Mexico collaboration.
The Senate unanimously agreed to adopt a resolution on Thursday that will withhold senators' pay during a lapse in funding for any federal agency.
A ship was taken by unknown parties toward Iranian waters after an Indian-flagged vessel was attacked off Oman.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.