Norway makes country's largest-ever cocaine bust after tip from German police

Police didn't disclose the exact date that the cocaine was found in Oslo, or where the fruit originated from.

• Mar 31, 2023

54 people arrested in largest meth bust in West Virginia history

"Operation Smoke and Mirrors," an eight-month long investigation, led to over 240 pounds of drugs being seized.

• Mar 23, 2023

"Narco sub" seized in Pacific with hundreds of cocaine packages labeled "Rocky"

The news came about a week after officials seized a cocaine-laden vessel with two dead bodies on board in the same region.

• Mar 22, 2023

Police seize cache of drugs branded with photos of Mafia bosses

Officers seized pure cocaine, hashish and marijuana worth about $215,000 from a warehouse in Marsala, Sicily, Carabinieri police said.

• Mar 21, 2023

Coast Guard seizes $165 million worth of cocaine

A "narco sub" carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth more than $165 million has been seized by the U.S. Coast Guard. The 40-foot-long vessel was heading toward the U.S. earlier this month when it was captured in the Pacific Ocean.

• Sep 24, 2019
• 00:17

Colombia finds 2 bodies, cocaine on submarine

A submarine with two dead bodies and more than $87 million worth of cocaine was seized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia. CBS News' Errol Barnett reports.

• Mar 16, 2023
• 00:42

Global cocaine production hits "record high," U.N. drugs agency says

"The surge in the global cocaine supply should put all of us on high alert," U.N. drug official says.

• Mar 16, 2023

Drug traffickers using makeshift submarines to transport cocaine

Drug traffickers are using makeshift submarines to transport millions of dollars worth of cocaine to the U.S. Carter Evans spent time with the U.S. Coast Guard working to stop the flow of drugs off the coast of San Diego.

• Nov 19, 2015
• 01:57

Submarine with 2 bodies, 3 tons of cocaine seized in the Pacific Ocean

Almost 5,800 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $87 million, was found on board the roughly 50-foot-long submarine, officials said.

• Mar 14, 2023

Police find 3.5 tons of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean

The cocaine had been dropped at a floating transit point in 81 bales before it was intercepted by a navy ship, police said.

• Feb 8, 2023

Canada province decriminalizes hard drugs in bid to ease opioid crisis

Adults found with small amounts of cocaine, heroin and other drugs will get information on addiction treatment rather than jail time.

• Jan 31, 2023

Police say they've taken down a European cocaine "super cartel"

"The scale of cocaine importation into Europe under the suspects' control and command was massive," the Europol policing agency said.

• Nov 28, 2022

Woman caught smuggling $450,000 worth of cocaine in wheelchair

Authorities said that they apprehended about 6,000 lethal doses of cocaine from the woman's wheelchair.

• Nov 15, 2022

Ex-heavyweight boxer charged with trafficking over $1 billion of cocaine

Prosecutors allege that Goran Gogic and others used "meticulous planning" to transport cocaine from Colombia to Europe through U.S. ports.

• Nov 1, 2022

Drug-sniffing dog finds cocaine hidden in wheelchair at airport

A drug-sniffing dog has led frontier police at a Milan airport to discover some 13 kilograms (nearly 30 pounds) of cocaine stuffed into the upholstery of a motorized wheelchair, whose user was immediately arrested.

• Sep 2, 2022

$11.8M of cocaine found in baby wipes shipment

Border officials in Laredo, Texas, are reporting their largest cocaine bust in 20 years. Nearly 2,000 packages of cocaine with a street value of almost $12 million were seized last week from a tractor-trailer. Smugglers labeled the shipment "baby wipes," but that didn't fool the Border Patrol's drug-sniffing dogs.

• Aug 31, 2022
• 00:15

Cocaine found in toy

Police say that cocaine was found in a vending-machine toy that was purchased at a Southern California restaurant. A mother and her son bought a plastic ball, and it burst as the child played with it, releasing white powder. Jeff Nguyen of CBS Los Angeles reports.

• Jun 7, 2017
• 01:15

Rep. Madison Cawthorn facing GOP backlash

Madison Cawthorn, the 26-year-old Republican Congressman from North Carolina, is facing some backlash within his own party over comments he made about an orgy and drug use. He is also facing a primary challenge. Nick Ochsner, an investigative reporter for CBS Charlotte affiliate WBTV, joins "Red and Blue" with a closer look.

• Apr 4, 2022
• 07:05

1.6 tons of cocaine found in 2 trucks in "historic" Mexico seizure

Only part of the shipment had been destined for the capital, with the rest heading north to Los Angeles, the police chief said.

• Jul 27, 2022

Border officials find $600K of cocaine in tires of truck allegedly carrying juice

Special agents are continuing to investigate the seizure.

• Jul 12, 2022

Drug-smuggling "drone submarines" seized for first time in Spain

Police released video of the seized drones and said each one could carry up to 200 kilograms of product.

• Jul 5, 2022

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.

• Jun 17, 2022
• 00:48

Elaborate sting targets notorious cartel; 4.3 tons of cocaine seized

The massive bust comes a month after the Gulf Clan's alleged boss was extradited from Colombia to the U.S.

• Jun 7, 2022

Woman faking pregnancy arrested with drugs

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.

• May 21, 2022
• 00:28

El Salvador seizes 810 kilograms of cocaine

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.

• May 19, 2022
• 00:49

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