An investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) – Memphis led to a guilty plea by a Guatemalan national who admitted to conspiring to smuggle 450 kilograms of cocaine, or about 992 pounds, the DEA and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales port of entry in Arizona seized 12 pounds of cocaine, keeping a potentially dangerous shipment off the streets. The drugs were discovered during routine inspection at the border crossing, a frontline checkpoint where…
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has criticised the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) over the continued detention of suspects in the 3.9-tonne cocaine bust case, alleging that the move is intended to appease public anger rather than being based on sufficient…
Investigators pursue financial leads and prepare extradition application for key suspect Wednesday 28 October 2026 | 10:00 Updated 28 October 2026 | 11:35 FJT Police have identified a high-ranking official as a suspect in the disappearance of cocaine valued at more than $50 million. This masthead understands that the…
The announcement follows a major cocaine seizure in Tavua and comes amid regional concerns over drug trafficking by sea. Wednesday 28 October 2026 | 10:00 From left: Defence Minister Pio Tikoduadua with US Chargé d’Affaires Christina Cavallo and on August 13, 2026 when the United States…
Two Scranton men were in possession of more than 1,000 grams of cocaine sent from Puerto Rico, police charge. Narcotics agents with the state Office of the Attorney General investigated over several months individuals who shipped parcels of narcotics through the…
BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A Boynton Beach man is heading to federal prison for more than ten years, according to an announcement shared with BocaNewsNow.com by the United States Department of Justice. We are…
Responding to a Guardian investigation into trafficking, former British ambassador to Colombia Keith Morris says the ‘war on drugs’ has failedI congratulate the Guardian on this investigation (Latin American organised crime ‘may operate in 16 European countries’, 13 October). It has already…
Ghana has deported a South Korean man in his 80s who had been on the run for about 22 years over his alleged involvement in the transportation of more than five tonnes of cocaine in international waters off South America. The man,…
Eugene Police arrested a 26-year-old Harrisburg man early Friday morning after finding cocaine in his bag, according to the Eugene Police Department. - Authorities arrested a 26-year-old Harrisburg man early Friday morning after finding cocaine in his bag, according to the…
Cocaine trafficking and seizures: shipments caught at ports and borders, smuggling routes from South America and the traffickers.
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