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Feds Indict 24 in Mexico Cartel and China Drug Operation Alliance
The DEA and Department of Justice announced an operation led to the indictment of 24 individuals who allegedly laundered drug money.
Feds Charge 47 Linked to Sinaloa Cartel
The defendants belonged to various trafficking organizations that were part of an extensive network supplying Imperial County, CA.
Ports in Belgium and the Netherlands, Europe’s ‘Cocaine Superhighway,’ Tackle Drug Problem
Authorities in Belgium and the Netherlands are attempting to thwart rampant drug trade at ports.
Over 700 Pounds of Ketamine Found in Transformer Statues
Thai police found 700 pounds of ketamine in statues of Transformers characters after being alerted about early drug activity.
Sweden Authorities Seize 1.4 Tons of Cocaine, ‘One of the Biggest’ Seizures Ever
Sweden likely made history earlier this month with one of the country’s largest-ever cocaine seizures.
Ketamine Busts in Australia Spike To Hit New Record
Australian officials confiscated nearly 900 kilos of ketamine in 2023, setting a new record for seizures of the drug.
DEA Cracks Down on Internet Pill Press Sales
For years now it has been incredibly easy to purchase tools online to use in the production of fake pills, designed to look like their pharmaceutical counterparts but typically containing fentanyl. The DEA is now attempting to curb the sale of such tools.
Ex-President of Honduras Stands Trial, Accused of Taking Millions from Drug Cartels
President Juan Orlando Hernandez, once an outspoken advocate of stamping out drug crime now accused of corruption and taking piles of money from cartels for police protection, began trial in the United States last week.
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.
Tens of Thousands of Drug Arrests Reported in Sri Lanka Since December
Sri Lanka began a nationwide crackdown of drug trade and drug use in mid-December of 2023.