Drug Bust

Detectives in the East Bay say they recently seized a $4.2 million haul of illicit fentanyl in Oakland and Hayward, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

Sixteen people were indicted after a series of arrests disrupted a multi-state methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution ring

Sheriff’s detectives raided an illegal cannabis dispensary in Spring Valley and arrested eight men while seizing three loaded firearms, nearly $17,000 in cash, 300 pounds of THC-infused drinks and 200 pounds of THC-infused edibles, according to a statement issued Friday by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced that officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered 2.8 tons of methamphetamine and fentanyl powder hidden in a shipment of household articles — calling it the largest methamphetamine drug-smuggling seizure along the southwest border to date.

Border patrol agents seized fentanyl powder and meth estimated to be worth more than $12.9 million

Deputies broke up an illegal marijuana cultivation and processing operation in Valley Center on Thursday.

Two people were arrested in Gardiner, Maine, after DEA agents and police found $200,000 worth of cocaine in their car, including two pounds disguised as a cake.

Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman details the results of Operation Trojan Shield on June 8, 2021.

An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded $220 million worth of cocaine into San Diego waters. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez has details on the operation.

Drugs worth roughly $220 million that were seized in international waters this year will be offloaded Wednesday in San Diego.

Nearly 2,500 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of medical supplies was seized in Otay Mesa this weekend, border officials said Tuesday.

A 51-year-old man was arrested Tuesday at an immigration checkpoint in Pine Valley after a K-9 team discovered he had taped about $39,000 worth of fentanyl to his back, according to U.S. Border Patrol.

Police announced the raid of a Northampton home that had an estimated $968,200 in methamphetamine

Authorities arrested eight defendants Thursday named in a federal grand jury indictment alleging their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Los Angeles and Riverside counties that distributed large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and other narcotics across the United States.

Authorities seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine branded with “CR7” – the nickname for international soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo – from a luxury residential complex in Queens, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

A U.S. citizen living in Tijuana pleaded guilty Friday in Los Angeles to a federal charge for planning to trade drugs for weapons, including machine guns and grenade launchers, which were intended for Mexican gangs.

Two people were arrested and drugs were seized after agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration raided a home in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego early Thursday.

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.