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12,000 Pounds Of Meth Worth $18M Found In 1,400 Boxes Of Squash At Mexico Border Thanks To Drug-Sniffing Dogs
Thursday, May 23, 2024 - 3:38pm | 628The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced it had seized nearly six tons of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of green squash. Specially trained dogs sniffed out the drugs in the 1,419 packages of squash, the CBP said in a news release. The shipment was discovered in a...
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Cocaine Haul Washes Up On Irish Coastline: Dumped Or Ongoing Trafficking Operation?
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 10:56am | 468A man walking on an isolated beach in the Irish town of Donegal found a suitcase-sized bale wrapped in plastic. He dragged it up to the beach, tied it to a plank of wood fearing it would be washed out to sea again and then called the police. The Garda, Irish police, ...
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Spanish Police Arrest Drug Traffickers Smuggling Cannabis As 'Ukraine Aid'
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 11:43am | 373"War brings out the worst and the best in people," Dick Winters, WWII veteran and author said. Judging by the ongoing crisis in eastern Europe, both premises are true. While thousands of people worldwide are taking part in efforts to help Ukrainian civilians after Russia...
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Amazon Packages Of Decorative Stones Suspected To Be Used in Smuggling Of Meth
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 - 10:27am | 370Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly working closely with Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI, to uncover the truth behind what the Feds suspect is a global narcotics organization shipping methamphetamine under the guise of decorative stones. What Happened: The investigation was...
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Accused Drug Smugglers Charged With Diversion Of Customs-Controlled Shipments
Monday, December 16, 2019 - 12:32pm | 324Further, verified, details have emerged of the three people allegedly involved in Australia's largest onshore seizure of just under 1.6 tonnes (1.76 U.S. tons) of methamphetamine ("ice") and 37 kilograms (81.6 pounds) of heroin. The drugs were discovered following investigations by the Australian...