$41 million worth of cocaine found on "suspicious" boat in Colombia
The boat was manned by three people and had over one ton of cocaine on board.
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The boat was manned by three people and had over one ton of cocaine on board.
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.
In recent months, drug traffickers have attempted to conceal narcotics in unusual containers to evade detection.
Coast Guard helicopters and ships as well as Customs and Border Protection air and sea assets took part in the seizures and arrests.
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.
No, this isn't a sequel to "Cocaine Bear" -- it's the real-life story of a wild cat rescued in Cincinnati that had been exposed to cocaine.
Almost 5,800 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $87 million, was found on board the roughly 50-foot-long submarine, officials said.
The story is indeed based on the true story of a bear who overdosed on cocaine in the 1980s.
"The scale of cocaine importation into Europe under the suspects' control and command was massive," the Europol policing agency said.
Police arrested a man believed to be connected with narcotics sales in the Sacramento area.
Prosecutors allege that Goran Gogic and others used "meticulous planning" to transport cocaine from Colombia to Europe through U.S. ports.
One person was arrested for driving under the influence and carrying cocaine and a loaded firearm, said the Suisun City Police Department.
Several Sacramento residents have been arrested in connection with a drug trafficking organization with ties to Mexico.
An estimated $312 million worth of cocaine seized from smugglers in the eastern Pacific Ocean has been brought to San Diego.
U.S. health officials say cocaine overdose deaths have been rising.
Federal prosecutors say three South American men face life in prison after being convicted in California of trafficking $28 million worth of cocaine on the open ocean.
A police report says she told authorities she had the 2 ¼-inch knife because she used to it snort "eight lines of cocaine before school."
This shipment of bananas donated to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice was ripe for contraband.
Authorities say two students were hospitalized as a precaution after a 13-year-old boy brought two balloons full of cocaine to a central California middle school.
Researchers at the University of Surrey discovered that 13 percent of drug-free individuals had illegal drugs mixed in with their fingerprints.
