Colombian police: Cocaine disguised as yucca
Colombian police this week found nearly 3,000 pounds of cocaine formed to resemble potatoes and yucca in a container bound for European ports.
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Colombian police this week found nearly 3,000 pounds of cocaine formed to resemble potatoes and yucca in a container bound for European ports.
The massive bust comes a month after the Gulf Clan's alleged boss was extradited from Colombia to the U.S.
A woman pretending to be pregnant was arrested at the Brazil-Paraguay border after a police dog smelled marijuana on the woman while she was attempting to cross from Foz do Iguaçu to Porto Alegre.
Officials announced this week El Salvador's navy seized 810 kilograms of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel far off the country's coast last Thursday. The drugs have an estimated value of about $2.25 million.
The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities said.
The drugs have an estimated street value of $20 million AUD, according to officials.
Agents at the U.S.-Mexico border are using new technology to scan trucks for fentanyl amid the overdose crisis in America. Fentanyl-laced pills seized by law enforcement surged nearly 50-fold between 2018 and 2021. Lilia Luciano has the details.
Workers at the plant in Switzerland alerted authorities after discovering a mysterious white powder in sacks of beans that arrived by rail.
Authorities say she had 1,350 grams of coke in all in her private area, bra cups and stomach but was caught at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after flying in from Jamaica.