3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (358+ words) A cartel network involving truckers sent cash loads carrying at least $1 million apiece back into Mexico. Its cocaine operation supplied Atlanta, Georgia, Memphis, Tennessee, and other U.S. cities. Weekly shipments totaled up to 300 kilograms. Roberto Lopez managed logistics, including driver payments....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (572+ words) An Indiana trucker told police he was transporting an empty trailer from Memphis to Indianapolis. A commercial vehicle inspection uncovered 126 kilograms, or about 277 pounds, of cocaine. Police found the drugs inside the tractor’s sleeper compartment, not inside the trailer. Indiana…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (432+ words) Federal prosecutors charged a California restaurant operator after agents seized more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine. Investigators found the drugs inside his residence and Hyundai Sonata, according to a federal affidavit. Searches also uncovered three firearms, a digital scale and $11,800 in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (299+ words) Los Angeles County investigators seized counterfeit merchandise worth an estimated $10 million from a California warehouse. The Aug. 25 search uncovered 25,898 items bearing Nike, Adidas and other trademarks. Deputies targeted a commercial property within Arcadia’s 11600 block of Goldring Road. No arrests followed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (307+ words) A tractor-trailer arriving from Reynosa, Mexico, carried a shipment declared as leeks into the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped the vehicle at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility in Texas. Officers discovered 395 packages of suspected methamphetamine inside…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) Cook County investigators recovered approximately $647,420 in Nike merchandise after a fictitious pickup involving fake documents. The incident began Aug. 21 at a company facility in Memphis, Tennessee. A driver picked up the shipment intended for Dallas using fraudulent paperwork, according to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (473+ words) Butts County authorities intercepted approximately 1,800 pounds of marijuana Tuesday morning, Sheriff Gary Long announced. Long posted a public statement at 12:13 p.m. Tuesday. The shipment originated in Sacramento, California. It carried marijuana toward destinations in Atlanta and Orlando. Long wrote that roughly…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (376+ words) Canadian border officers seized about 385 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck at Blue Water Bridge. The discovery occurred Aug. 13 in Point Edward, Ontario. Authorities announced the case Aug. 25, nearly two weeks later. The drugs weighed almost 849 pounds. Canada…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (382+ words) U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found more than $9.5 million in suspected methamphetamine inside a commercial detergent shipment entering Texas. The discovery happened Aug. 11 at the Roma International Bridge, according to a CBP announcement. A 2012 tractor-trailer arrived from Mexico carrying the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (373+ words) CBP personnel used nonintrusive inspection equipment while examining the commercial cargo. The technology identified anomalies that prompted officers to conduct a physical search. Inspectors discovered hundreds of packages containing suspected narcotics among the shipment. The examination revealed the scale of…...