Crack cocaine and powder cocaine are the same chemicals in different forms. But crack use carries a heavier sentence than powder cocaine. Congress’ Equal Act would have changed the discrepancy, but it didn’t make it into the omnibus spending bill.
TIRANA, Albania—Albanian authorities on Friday said they have seized 430 kilograms (1,000 pounds) of cocaine in a coordinated operation with neighboring Montenegro and other law enforcement international institutions. Albania’s corruption and organized crime squad said 10 Albanian nationals were arrested after the cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of some 24 tons of fertilizer. […]
NEW YORK—Customs officers at New York’s Kennedy International Airport seized $450,000 worth of cocaine from a traveler who was smuggling the drugs in the wheels of her wheelchair, federal authorities announced. The bust happened Nov. 10 when Customs and Border Patrol officers stopped a woman traveling from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with a […]
ROME—A drug-sniffing dog led frontier police Friday at a Milan airport to some 13 kilograms (nearly 30 pounds) of cocaine stuffed into the leather upholstery of a motorized wheelchair, whose user immediately stood up and was arrested, authorities said. The specialized canine unit was being deployed at Malpensa airport to check arriving passengers and their […]
THESSALONIKI, Greece—Authorities in Greece say four British nationals have been arrested on drug smuggling charges after nearly 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of cocaine was found stashed in a shipment of bananas from South America. The suspects were arrested at a rental home near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, and were identified only as residents […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Federal authorities say a man has been arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, after he was stopped in the city’s airport with more than 23 pounds of cocaine concealed in the seat cushions of a motorized wheelchair. U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers encountered the traveler as he was arriving at Charlotte Douglas International […]
Federal agents seized more than $700,000 of alleged cocaine at the U.S.–Mexico border, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. The drugs were intercepted on Thursday by Customs and Border Protection officers at Hidalgo International Bridge, which crosses the Rio Grande between Texas and the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. CBP officers stopped and inspected […]
NTD has a special report from France about the increased use of cocaine in the French capital. Authorities are considering opening injection rooms to allow for a safe space for crack users, but drug use monitoring groups are pleading for a different solution. One such organization helps to rescue young people trapped in crack user […]
