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drug bust
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19 Charged in Connection to Southern California Drug Trafficking Organization
Canada doesn’t often come to mind in regard to giant drug trafficking busts, but an exception to this rule made headlines this week when multiple arrests were made in the U.S. and Canada, including an Italian organized crime figure, in connection to massive quantities of drugs moving over the northern border.
February 1, 2024
Leaders, International Authorities Unite After Historic Fiji Drug Bust
Authorities in the island country of Fiji welcomed 2024 with a major seizure of drugs, as earlier this month Australian Federal Police aided in what was reportedly the largest drug bust in Fiji’s history.
January 30, 2024
Border Patrol Seizes $10 Million Worth of Narcotics Hidden in Jalapeño Paste
Contents included 3,161 pounds of meth and 522 pounds of cocaine.
December 20, 2023
Mexican Navy Seizes More Than Four Tons of Cocaine After High-Speed Chase at Sea
Authorities in Mexico found more than 9,700 pounds of coke during two operations in the Pacific Ocean.
August 31, 2023
K9 Named Karma Poses With 18-Pound Suitcase of Weed from Florida Airport Bust
The comment section in the K9 bust post didn’t go as planned, however.
August 10, 2023
Riverside County Law Enforcement Seizes $1 Million in Illegal Cannabis, Mushroom Products
A recent search warrant in Riverside County yielded $1 million in illegal cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms.
May 10, 2023
Mexico Seizes 630,000 Fentanyl Pills in Record Bust
The raid took place on Tuesday.
February 17, 2023
Laos Police Make Asia’s Largest Drug Bust Ever
Laos was just the scene of a massive drug bust in Asia, as record amounts of crystal meth and amphetamine tablets were being smuggled in containers from a brewery.
November 8, 2021
Los Angeles County Seizes Illegal Marijuana Worth $1.2 Billion
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department conducted the largest seizure of illegal marijuana in the department's history, which had a value of $1.2 billion.
July 7, 2021
$61M Worth of Drugs Discovered in Shipping Containers Filled With Cacti, Limes
Customs and Border Protection discovered the sizable haul on Friday.
August 12, 2020