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Drug Smuggling
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Australia’s Most Notorious Drug Smuggler Returns from Bali
SYDNEY (AP) — One of Australia’s most notorious criminals has returned home more than 12 years after she…
June 1, 2017
Race Car Drivers, Marijuana Smuggling—and Now More Intrigue
Don Whittington and his two brothers were the only sibling trio of drivers to have ever qualified for the…
May 31, 2017
Nearly $7 Million of Smuggled Pot Found Mixed with Bell Peppers
A recent shipment from Mexico was loaded with boxes of ripe stuffed peppers. But not like the ones…
May 17, 2017
Dutch Police Discover 176 Pounds of Synthetic Drugs
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police searching a barn in the southern Netherlands have discovered a large quantity…
May 10, 2017
Trump’s Wall Promises Big Profits for Smugglers
“Ain’t no mountain high, ain’t no valley low, ain’t no river wide enough to keep me from getting…
May 5, 2017
U.S. Border Guards: We Can’t Tell If We’re Stopping Cartel Drugs
Along with “murderers and rapists,” President Donald Trump would have you believe that his famed and heretofore mythical…
May 5, 2017
Spanish, Moroccan Police Arrest 30 Hash Smugglers
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say 30 drug smugglers have been arrested in raids carried out in cooperation…
May 1, 2017
Ted Cruz: Make El Chapo Pay for the Wall… It’s All His Fault Anyway
Lately, it is more and more difficult to tell the difference between reports from the hilarious satirical website…
April 27, 2017
No, Donald, Your Wall Won’t ‘Stop the Drugs’
Just three days before the deadline to avert a government shutdown, Donald Trump blinked April 25, backing off from the demand that…
April 27, 2017
GOP Congressman Makes Outrageous Claim About Nuclear Bombs in Marijuana
As we sadly face our new reality of “alternative facts” and fake news, we’re now hearing interviews with…
February 23, 2017
U.S. Extradites Well-Connected Businessman to Mexico on Narco Charges
On Tuesday, businessman Zhenli Ye Gon, accused of producing and trafficking methamphetamine, was extradited to Mexico. Placed by U.S.…
October 19, 2016
Marijuana Bundle Drops from Sky, Slams into Family’s Carport
Maya Donnelly awoke to what sounded like thunder in the early morning hours, but dismissed it as a…
September 28, 2015
Reports: Guatemala’s Political Crisis Linked to Cocaine Smuggling Operation
Thousands of Guatemalans took to the streets on Saturday, demanding the nation’s President Otto Pérez Molina step down…
May 19, 2015
Saudi Arabia Carries Out 84th Execution This Year — for Drug Smuggling
Saudi Arabia on May 17 beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug trafficking, bringing to 84 the number…
May 18, 2015
Drug Mule Dies In Airport Over Ebola Concerns
With the entire planet now living in fear of the deadly Ebola virus, it seems the risky art…
October 28, 2014
Man Apologizes for Throwing Football Loaded with Drugs into Prison
A Michigan man is apologizing for trying to throw a football loaded with drugs and cellphones into a…
September 18, 2014
Popemobile Used to Smuggle Coke and Weed
In the global drug jungle, the concept of sneaking past international borders under “perfect” cover is said to…
September 17, 2014