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methamphetamine
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North Dakota Woman Charged with First-Degree Felony Possession for Bong Water
After being pulled over in Minnesota and arrested for possession of a bong with water among other paraphernalia, Jessica Beske now faces 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million.
June 12, 2024
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.
June 10, 2024
Airbnb Cleanup Crew Finds 235 Pounds of Meth in Rental Home
A cleaning crew found over 200 pounds of meth at an Airbnb residence and police linked it to two suspects.
June 5, 2024
Quit Meth, Get Paid in Innovative California Recovery Program
Can incentives convince people using meth and cocaine to kick the habit?
May 22, 2024
New Report Shows Data on Positive Truck Driver Drug Tests
In 2023, there were fewer truck driver drug screenings, but also a higher number of drivers who refused to take the test.
April 10, 2024
Mexico Busts Meth ‘Mega Laboratory,’ Biggest in Over Five Years
Over a billion doses of methamphetamine were seized and destroyed by the Mexican Navy in what they described as the biggest meth lab raid under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
February 16, 2024
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
Iran Hangs Nine Convicted Drug Traffickers
Iran is one of the worst places in the world to get caught selling drugs, and 2023 has been a particularly deadly year in the Middle Eastern country for convicted drug traffickers with another slough of executions reported this week.
January 5, 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