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Massive College Drug Ring Busted
Federal prosecutors say more than $1.5 million in drug sales were made from 2017 to 2020 by the defendants on the campuses of Duke, UNC Chapel Hill and Appalachian State University.
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Cash, Drugs, Ammo Seized in Multi-Year Investigation Targeting Sinaloa Cartel, 3 Charged
Charges were filed Tuesday in federal court against three Mexican nationals who allegedly trafficked drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel, resulting in what agents believe to be the largest single-day seizure of cash, drugs and ammunition in San Diego history.
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CBP Finds $3.9 Million Worth of Meth, Cocaine in Boulders at Tecate Crossing
Customs and Border Protection officers found 560 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine, worth nearly $4 million, cemented inside several quartz boulders at a cargo crossing at the Tecate Port of Entry near Potrero, the agency reported Tuesday.
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Undercover Drug Detective, Informant Killed; 3 Are Arrested
Officials say a Cleveland detective who had just joined a federal violence task force was shot and killed in his unmarked car along with an informant during what officials describe as a drug operation
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Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries Raided, Cash, Drugs Seized, Six Arrested
Search warrants served at five illegal marijuana dispensaries in Chula Vista, Lakeside and Spring Valley resulted in the arrests of six people on a variety of charges and the seizure of $1.1 million and 3,000 pounds of marijuana and other drugs.
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4 Arrested After Boat Attempting to Smuggle Humans, Drugs Into US Capsizes Near Mission Bay
Four men were arrested after they led the U.S. Coast Guard on a maritime pursuit in an attempt to smuggle methamphetamine and 10 people into the U.S., according to court documents.
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Woman Attempted to Smuggle Bundles of Meth While Traveling With 6-Year-Old: Border Patrol
A 38-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday after U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered she attempted to transport bundles of meth while traveling with her young daughter with her in the car, CBP said.
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Behind the Scenes of the New Thriller ‘Most Wanted'
Drugs, dirty cops, and an innocent man accused! Jessica Vilchis talks to the stars of ‘Most Wanted’ – Antoine Olivier Pilon and Jim Gaffigan – about the gripping drama that’s based on a true story.
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Italian Police Stop Shipment of Coffee Beans Filled with Cocaine
Police in Milan’s airport stopped a suspicious shipment of coffee beans from Colombia. Upon further investigation, they found 500 beans filled with cocaine.
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San Marcos Man, 1 Other Arrested After Feds Intercept Int'l Packages of MDMA
Two men, one from San Marcos, were charged with felony conspiracy Tuesday after federal officials discovered the men were receiving international packages of MDMA to U.S. Postal Service offices in San Diego County. Noah Bloom of San Marcos and Shane Davis were arrested by U.S. Postal Inspectors on June 19 when they retrieved four packages, each filled with about...
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Photos: US Coast Guard Offloads $37M in Cocaine in San Diego
A U.S. Coast Guard crew offloaded a whopping $37 million worth of cocaine in San Diego this week – drugs seized in zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean notorious for narcotics trafficking activity.
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Nearly $30M in Drugs Seized From ‘Sophisticated' Tunnel That Connects Otay Mesa, Tijuana Warehouses
Nearly $30 million worth of drugs were seized after federal authorities discovered a “sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel” that connected a warehouse in Otay Mesa, California, to another warehouse in Tijuana, Mexico, earlier this month.
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Drugs Uncovered in Cross-Border Tunnel
A variety of drugs worth an estimated $29 million in street value were discovered in a “sophisticated” cross-border tunnel underground.
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Photos: DEA's ‘Project Python' Nets 130 Arrests in San Diego and Imperial Counties, Plus 3K+ Pounds of Meth
San Diego and federal law enforcement officials shared details Wednesday of “Project Python,” a major cartel-related enforcement operation that yielded 130 arrests of associates of the infamous Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) in San Diego and Imperial counties. In the large-scale bust – which was both a local and national operation – the DEA seized approximately 3,282 pounds of methamphetamine, 59...