NYPD seizes $10M of cocaine in massive bust
Officials say a record 580 pounds of cocaine was seized in New York City, with a street value of at least $10 million.
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Officials say a record 580 pounds of cocaine was seized in New York City, with a street value of at least $10 million.
The NYPD and federal and state agents say millions of dollars worth of cocaine was taken off the streets in one of the biggest busts the city has had in years. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has the story.
Two Penn State fraternities are at the center of a cocaine trafficking ring bust, leading to charges against 14 people, authorities said.
More than 300 kilos of cocaine were seized in Nassau County in one of the largest drug busts ever on Long Island, officials said Tuesday.
Officers on patrol last week spotted what they thought was a drug deal taking place in a Holiday Inn parking lot on Sunnyside Boulevard in Plainview. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Investigators say officers seized more than 300 kilograms of cocaine.
Prosecutors in three New Jersey counties, along with federal authorities, announced a massive drug bust on Thursday that resulted in 23 arrests.
In all, 23 people were arrested. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan has more on how it all went down.
The feds are issuing a new warning about a drug cocktail called pink cocaine. The feds say it's a popular party drug they're finding on New York City streets.
Milos Radonjic was arrested in Italy where authorities say he planned to captain a yacht in an international race.
Law enforcement officers made the arrests in the Stapleton section of the borough. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
The Justice Department called the site on the dark web "one of the largest illegal narcotics marketplaces on the internet."
District Attorney Ray Tierney is blaming New York's bail reform laws because the boy's parents remained free after a prior drug arrest.
District Attorney Ray Tierney is blaming New York's bail reform laws because the boy's parents remained free after a prior drug arrest. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A traveler was arrested John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday for allegedly smuggling cocaine inside bags of frozen shrimp. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/48HMzfa
A 44-year-old man is alleged to have used the home on 88th Road in Bellerose as a base of operations.
The cocaine was first discovered at the White House on July 2.
"Narco subs," which are commonly used by traffickers in Central and South America, move low in the water to escape detection.
Police said they confiscated more than $1 million worth of guns, cocaine and ecstasy after busting a trafficking ring in Queens.
Paul Belloisi, 55, was found guilty of trying to smuggle 10 bricks of cocaine that were hidden inside an electronics compartment beneath the cockpit of an American Airlines flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica back in 2020.
Prosecutors said he tried to smuggle 10 bricks of cocaine hidden inside an electronics compartment beneath the cockpit of an American Airlines flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica back in 2020.
The news came about a week after officials seized a cocaine-laden vessel with two dead bodies on board in the same region.
The SPCA of Westchester spent more than $40,000 treating the cats. Several dozen have since been adopted.
Almost 5,800 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $87 million, was found on board the roughly 50-foot-long submarine, officials said.
Prosecutors allege that Goran Gogic and others used "meticulous planning" to transport cocaine from Colombia to Europe through U.S. ports.
