Drug Trafficking

Drug trafficking to Kerala: Wayanad police nab two, including Nigerian from Bengaluru Malayala Manorama17:04
Winnipeg man facing drug trafficking charge CityNews Winnipeg16:54
Lorain Police arrest 2, seize 800+ grams of cocaine in drug trafficking investigation Cleveland 1915:18
24 arrested for suspected drug trafficking in Terengganu, Kelantan The Sun Daily13:45
Illegal workers and organized crime ties found in large-scale police inspection NL Times12:51
Tacoma man with lengthy criminal history pleads guilty to gun and drug charges U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)08:53
Mother of 3 among 76 suspects nabbed in island-wide drug raids: CNB The Straits Times04:27

Latest News

In the last hour

Trump invokes rarely-used Alien Enemies Act to target Venezuelan gang NBC Connecticut22:34

US charges Zetas cartel leaders with drug trafficking Macau Business22:23

In the last 4 hours

Three charged after drug trafficking investigation in Saskatoon CTV News Saskatoon20:10

234 held in anti-drug operation in Kerala Deccan Herald19:40

In the last 6 hours

Two Honduran Nationals Sentenced in San Francisco for Drug Trafficking in the Bay Area Hoodline18:52

Drug trafficker linked to violence during anti-CAA protest held The Times of India18:47

In the last 8 hours

Leijdekkers’ ties to Sierra Leone president’s daughter may block extradition NL Times17:06

Drug trafficking to Kerala: Wayanad police nab two, including Nigerian from Bengaluru Malayala Manorama17:04

Winnipeg man facing drug trafficking charge CityNews Winnipeg16:54

Detroit man sentenced for role in drug distribution network FOX 2 Detroit16:48

Top Sinaloa Cartel Member in Idaho Sentenced For Distributing Meth, Bath Salts and Fentanyl Latin Times15:37

Zetas Cartel Leaders Arraigned in US on Drug Charges NewsMax15:28

Lorain Police arrest 2, seize 800+ grams of cocaine in drug trafficking investigation Cleveland 1915:18

Earlier today

Brit drug-smuggling gran on Death Row 'gives away clothes' in hell-hole Bali jail Daily Star15:03

Felony drug case dismissed without prejudice The Journal Times, Wisconsin14:58

24 arrested for suspected drug trafficking in Terengganu, Kelantan The Sun Daily13:45

Top cartel brothers charged in U.S., accused of murders and torture CBS News13:12

Illegal workers and organized crime ties found in large-scale police inspection NL Times12:51

Trafficking and assault cases conclude in Kindersley Court on March 11 Swift Current Online11:02

Himachal ex-MLA Bumber Thakur says drug traffickers shot at him, local leaders involved AniNews.in08:54

Tacoma man with lengthy criminal history pleads guilty to gun and drug charges U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)08:53

Mother of 3 among 76 suspects nabbed in island-wide drug raids: Cnb The Straits Times04:27

Drug trafficker sentenced after being intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport IOL04:14

2 charged after drug-trafficking investigation at Vancouver nightclub CityNews Vancouver02:23

Senate Strikes Blow to Drug Traffickers With Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act The Daily Signal01:57

Man acquitted in Seattle shootout pleads guilty to gun, drug charges The Seattle Times01:19

Leaders of Los Zetas, a Violent Mexican Drug Cartel, Arraigned on Drug Trafficking, Firearm, and Money Laundering… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)00:56

Repeat drug trafficker sentenced to nearly 14 years Duluth News Tribune00:09

Yesterday

Tacoma man involved in Seattle mass shooting pleads guilty to gun, drug charges FOX13 Seattle23:35 14-Mar-25

Two Vancouver nightclub employees charged in drug trafficking probe The Province, British Columbia22:51 14-Mar-25

Canadian a ‘significant risk’ to flee into the protection of ex-Olympian turned fugitive drug… Toronto Star22:42 14-Mar-25

Gallery nightclub employees in South Vancouver facing drug trafficking charges CTV News Vancouver22:07 14-Mar-25

Duluth man sentenced in federal court to 13 years for drug trafficking Northern News Now21:55 14-Mar-25

Major Newport drug dealer jailed for suppling crack cocaine South Wales Argus21:49 14-Mar-25

U.S. Levies Sanctions Against Swedish ‘Foxtrot’ Gang With Ties to Iran Foundation for Defense of Democracies21:33 14-Mar-25

UK Crime Officer Charged With Stealing 50 Bitcoin During Investigation FinanceFeeds20:22 14-Mar-25

Los Zetas Cartel Leaders Plead Not Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges As They Face Death Penalty In The U.S. Latin Times20:17 14-Mar-25

Jury Convicts Ohio Man of Multiple Drug Trafficking Offenses FBI (Press Release)18:13 14-Mar-25

San Francisco Man Charged With Narcotics Trafficking, Involving Minor in Mission District Drug Operations Hoodline17:45 14-Mar-25

Eight Alleged Members and Associates of the ‘GoodFellas’ Gang Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges FBI (Press Release)17:42 14-Mar-25

Deputies: GA man accused of stealing excavator arrested in Upstate for drug trafficking FOX Carolina17:42 14-Mar-25

Will Arrest of Guatemala’s Most Wanted Fugitive Rattle Drug Underworld? InSight Crime17:08 14-Mar-25

Indictment of Carlene Maroun New Hampshire Department of Justice (Press Release)15:48 14-Mar-25

RCMP charge Cape Breton man with drug trafficking CTV News Atlantic15:06 14-Mar-25

Europol Bust Uncovers Ecuador-EU Drug Network OCCRP14:58 14-Mar-25

Maruthonkara panchayat forms quick response team to combat drug abuse The Hindu14:37 14-Mar-25

Kozhikode police arrest two Tanzanian nationals in Punjab for alleged drug trafficking The Hindu13:57 14-Mar-25

Huntsville man facing $1 million bond following drug bust WAFF13:22 14-Mar-25

British frigate seizes £5.4m Class A drugs in Middle East UK Defence Journal13:09 14-Mar-25

Ringleader of gang jailed for £11m drug smuggling plot ITV12:51 14-Mar-25

California Man Sentenced for Bitcoin Involvement in MDMA Money Laundering Amid Ongoing… Coinotag12:30 14-Mar-25

Crime World host Nicola Tallant brings live show to Cork Podcast Festival Sunday World11:37 14-Mar-25

Women’s role in drug trafficking and organized crime was focus of OSCE side event at 68th Session of the UN Commission… OSCE11:28 14-Mar-25

Royal Navy seize and destroy £5.4m drugs in boat raid Plymouth Live11:26 14-Mar-25

4 arrested after attempting to smuggle drugs into Hancock State Prison WRDW11:14 14-Mar-25

2 arrested after attempting to smuggle drugs in Hancock State Prison WRDW11:04 14-Mar-25

Cross-border contraband and drug smuggling drop in February defenceWeb10:51 14-Mar-25

Syria thwarts large-scale drug smuggling attempt to Jordan Ynet News10:31 14-Mar-25

Border Agents Find Meth Hidden Under Woman's Loose Belly Fat at El Paso Crossing Latin Times10:08 14-Mar-25

Ecuador seizes 73 tonnes of cocaine, arrest 36 in major drug bust PortSEurope09:59 14-Mar-25

Two men acquitted of drug trafficking charge The Sun Daily09:58 14-Mar-25

Drug War: France Commends Ndlea, Donates Operational Equipment ThisDay Live09:34 14-Mar-25

Trump admin cracks down on groups tied to Iran targeting US citizens, sanctions Iranian-linked… Fox News09:18 14-Mar-25

California Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)09:07 14-Mar-25

Remaining Defendants Plead Guilty in Twin Cities Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)08:57 14-Mar-25

Drug trafficking charges against Sliabh Liag murder victim Robert Wilkin dropped Sunday World07:12 14-Mar-25

Inside Kerala's drug epidemic: A complex web of smuggling, cooking labs and dealers Malayala Manorama06:45 14-Mar-25

Suspected caravan bomb plotter is ‘drug smuggler who fled Australia’ The Sydney Morning Herald03:18 14-Mar-25

March 13 recap: North Iowa news you may have missed today Globe Gazette, Iowa02:20 14-Mar-25

In the last 7 days

Four people arrested after Madison drug bust WABI TV 523:59 13-Mar-25

Mississauga pair face drug-trafficking, possession charges after crystal meth, heroin and cash… Toronto Star23:16 13-Mar-25

Pa. Justices Let Convicted Doctor Reapply For License Law36022:28 13-Mar-25

Huistas InSight Crime22:08 13-Mar-25

Drugs and handgun seized after luxury vehicle stopped on Sahtu winter road, say RCMP CBC.ca21:08 13-Mar-25

$7,100 in suspected drugs seized after Barrie man arrested My North Bay Now21:01 13-Mar-25

Iraq forces deliver blow to drug traffickers in the south Shafaq News20:56 13-Mar-25

Mexican national in alleged Sinaloa-linked Surrey gang convicted in earlier cocaine case The Province, British Columbia20:44 13-Mar-25

Guatemalan Narco on U.S.' Most Wanted List 'La Chicharra' Captured in Mexico Latin Times20:34 13-Mar-25

WRPS Arrest Male After a Kitchener Drug Trafficking Investigation Waterloo Regional Police Service20:34 13-Mar-25

Weston man held on $75K bond in suspected fentanyl drug bust WSAW20:25 13-Mar-25

ICE arrests illegal alien with previous drug trafficking conviction ICE (Press Release)19:48 13-Mar-25

Federal jury indicts another alleged associate of Jamestown drug kingpin Buffalo News, New York19:07 13-Mar-25

Drug smuggler caught with over 2kg heroin at Ferozepur border, Pak-links being probed The Times of India18:57 13-Mar-25

As part of 'renewed maximum pressure campaign' on Iran, US sanctions Swedish criminal gang with links to Iranian regime All Israel News18:44 13-Mar-25

Feds get final guilty plea in smuggling ring that mailed fentanyl to the Twin Cities in stuffed animals Twin Cities Pioneer Press18:36 13-Mar-25

FBI, Columbian police arrest Nigerian ‘linked to large-scale drug trafficking’ TheCable18:29 13-Mar-25

Nigerian drug kingpin arrested at El Dorado Airport in Colombia Nigerian Guardian18:10 13-Mar-25

Trump’s Crackdown on Mexican Cartels Finds a Partner in President Sheinbaum The New York Sun17:20 13-Mar-25

B.C. looks to seize Surrey property allegedly linked to Mexican drug cartel Kelowna Capital News17:02 13-Mar-25

Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to Over 30 Years in Federal Prison FBI (Press Release)16:55 13-Mar-25

Wirral man sentenced after police find 2,000 ecstasy tablets in his flat Wirral Globe16:44 13-Mar-25

Mexican drug trafficker's callous response on why he smuggles killer fentanyl into America as… MailOnline16:20 13-Mar-25

Gang members jailed for massive South West drug trafficking plot Cornwall Live16:07 13-Mar-25

Trussville man sentenced to 4 years in prison for drug trafficking WBRC, Alabama15:22 13-Mar-25

Devon gang members jailed for massive South West drug trafficking plot Devon Live15:10 13-Mar-25

Illinois Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Supplying Marathon County Drug Trafficking Organization FBI (Press Release)15:06 13-Mar-25

First specialised drug trafficking police station The Portugal News15:04 13-Mar-25

$7,100 in suspected drugs seized after city man arrested My North Bay Now15:03 13-Mar-25

Aliquippa Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)14:37 13-Mar-25

Six Leaders of Transnational Maritime Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted for Distributing Multi-Ton Quantities of… U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)14:27 13-Mar-25

Trussville Man Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking U.S. Department of Justice (Press Release)14:17 13-Mar-25

Mississauga pair charged in drug trafficking probe as child removed from home CityNews Toronto13:47 13-Mar-25

The Journey to Redemption and Revival: Joo Ji-hoon’s Comeback After the Drug Scandal KBIZoom13:09 13-Mar-25

The man allegedly behind a spate of 'staged' anti-Semitic attacks and the caravan 'terror plot' … MailOnline12:36 13-Mar-25

The jaw-dropping video you have to see to believe of ageing Casanova accused of wooing a Border … MailOnline12:06 13-Mar-25

ICE removes convicted drug trafficker to Pakistan ICE (Press Release)12:00 13-Mar-25

PSP creates first police station focussed on drug crime in Lisbon Portugal Resident10:05 13-Mar-25

Portugal dismantles Antóniozinho drug trafficking network PortSEurope09:45 13-Mar-25

GNDOCB Seize €1.94 Cocaine and Cannabis in Search Operation in Co. Louth and Co. Dublin, Wednesday 12th March 2025 An Garda Síochána (Press Release)09:35 13-Mar-25

Bihar Asi ‘assaulted’ while trying to make arrest at wedding function, dies Indian Express07:24 13-Mar-25

NACD reports drug seizures increased fourfold in 2024 The Phnom Penh Post07:16 13-Mar-25

Iraq arrests “dangerous” drug traffickers in Al-Nasiriyah Shafaq News05:50 13-Mar-25

Police station sealed, SHO among four held over drug smuggling in Punjab Dawn05:39 13-Mar-25

Wanted in US, caught in Varkala: How Kerala police nabbed crypto kingpin Besciokov from a homestay Malayala Manorama02:57 13-Mar-25

After courier was busted, Bay Area drug traffickers came to him with a proposal: $100K per year to serve prison time in … East Bay Times23:13 12-Mar-25

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