Video shows 7.2 tons of cocaine seized in high-speed ocean chases
In one operation, Mexican authorities seized 5.6 tons of suspected cocaine, marking the largest drug seizure of the current administration.
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Boaters find barnacle-covered cocaine package in Florida after storms
Florida detectives believe the package of cocaine washed in with the tides due to recent storms.
Cocaine worth over $3 million seized from boat carrying bananas
Customs agents X-rayed a container and found 80 packages hidden inside the container's cooling mechanism, officials said.
Hurricane Debby blows cocaine worth $1 million onto Florida beach
The trove of drugs, washed ashore by Hurricane Debby, was found by a good Samaritan, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
Ex-Honduras top cop dubbed "The Tiger" gets 19 years in U.S. prison
Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares enabled cocaine trafficking on a massive scale and used violence, including murder, to protect the drug trade, prosecutors said.
Accused cocaine trafficker dubbed "The Professor" captured in Colombia
Officials released video showing the detained suspect, who is accused of leading the largest "narco sailboat" organization in the world.
Accused drug trafficker dubbed "Pirate of the Unknown" extradited to NYC
Milos Radonjic was arrested in Italy where authorities say he planned to captain a yacht in an international race.
"Cocaine sharks": Predators off Brazil coast test positive for drug
Thirteen sharks tested for cocaine and benzoylecgonine were found to have the illicit drug in their muscles and livers.
Major cocaine network — led by "The Professor" — busted in Europe
The drug ring would appeal to a witchdoctor "to receive his blessing and for the success of its cocaine transportation," police said.
Fentanyl, heroin and cocaine found in car muffler at U.S.-Mexico border
Nearly 17 pounds total of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine were found in the car. More than 1,610 pounds of illegal drugs were seized in the region last week, according to Customs and Border Protection.
4 tons of cocaine found hidden in sugar in historic drug bust
President Santiago Peña said the record discovery, code-named "Operation Sweetness," added to a string of "very sad episodes" in Paraguay.
Police dogs sniff out 6 tons of cocaine hidden in banana shipment
The discovery of $224 million of cocaine marked yet another major seizure of the drugs concealed alongside the tropical fruit.
Warlord linked to 1,500 murders and disappearances released from prison
Officials hope Salvatore Mancuso will provide information about hundreds of crimes that took place in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Ex-Honduras president gets 45 years in U.S. prison for drug trafficking
U.S. prosecutors said Juan Orlando Hernández turned his country into a "narco-state" during his presidency from 2014 to 2022.
Ex-wrestler known as "cocaine king" surrenders after years on run
Fugitive Evelin Banev, who was wanted in several European countries, surrendered to law enforcement authorities, officials said.
Boaters find over $1 million of cocaine floating at sea off Florida Keys
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.
Customs officer convicted of letting drug-filled cars enter U.S.
Leonard Darnell George allegedly used the money to buy cars and jewelry, and also spent lavishly at a strip club in Tijuana.
8 tons of cocaine seized in major multi-country operation in Europe
European police forces arrested around 40 people in a years-long operation to bust a major drug smuggling ring, leading to the seizure of eight tons of cocaine, Europol said.
"Narco subs" loaded with 4.9 tons of cocaine seized in the Pacific
Colombia's navy said it has now seized 13 "narco subs" so far this year after intercepting 20 in all of 2023.
$450,000 of cocaine found washed up on Alabama beach
The discovery on Dauphin Island came just one day after divers found 25 kilograms of suspected cocaine off Key West.
U.S. Coast Guard offloads 4,800 pounds of cocaine after shootout at sea
Coast Guard officers fired at and sank a speedboat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, officials said,
Cocaine marked with Nike logos found by divers off Key West
The discovery comes just a month after a beachgoer found about $1 million worth of cocaine washed up along the Florida Keys.
2.4 tons of cocaine seized from fishing boat in Atlantic Ocean
A helicopter from a surveillance frigate landed a team on the fishing boat about 1,500 kilometers northeast of Martinique.
"Incognito" founder nabbed, allegedly sold $100 million of drugs online
The Justice Department called the site on the dark web "one of the largest illegal narcotics marketplaces on the internet."
Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023
Opioid overdose deaths decreased, but there was an increase in overdose deaths from psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.
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