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Australian Police Seize Record $1.1 Billion in Drug Bust
Australian police seized more than $1 billion worth of crystal meth, also known as “ice.” The drugs were concealed within marble stones in several sea freight containers, in what police said was the biggest-ever haul of the drug in the country.
California Today Full Broadcast (April 8)
California lawmakers voted on a bill that aims to decriminalize pregnancy loss after birth. But critics say the current wording could legalize infanticide. Who likes getting robocalls? The answer definitely isn’t the state’s attorney general. He’s joining the FCC to investigate and punish people making robocalls to state residents. California is desperate for teachers. To […]
California Busts 100,000 Marijuana Plants and $10 Million
The Alameda County Sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday that detectives seized 100,000 marijuana plants and up to $10 million in cash from the illegal operation in the city of Oakland. They say it’s probably the largest in the state.
Man Arrested Over DMT Lab, Drug Bust Nets Over $1 Million in ‘Dangerous Narcotics’
Authorities in Southern California seized over $1 million in various dangerous narcotics and arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with the bust. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office announced the discovery in a statement on Tuesday after a team of narcotics detectives from the force executed a search warrant on Jan. 7 at an Oildale residence—a town […]
Italian Police Seize Over $1 Billion of ‘ISIS-Made’ Captagon Amphetamines
Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 U.S. tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by the ISIS terrorist group in Syria. Officers tracked three suspect containers to the port of Salerno in southwest Italy and found 84 million pills with a market value of €1 billion ($1.12 […]
NYPD Seizes 275 Pounds of Pot in Huge Drug Bust
The New York Police Department has made what it called a “tremendous” drug seizure. Officials recovered 275 pounds of marijuana and more than 12,000 THC cartridges used for vaping Wednesday night after searching a storage facility in Staten Island, NYPD Sergeant Mary O’Donnell confirmed to CNN. No arrests have been made and the investigation is […]
Georgia Police Seize Drugs Disguised as Candy
Georgia police are warning about what may look like colorful candy, but could be the dangerous and illicit drug ecstasy. On Sept. 8 police in Duluth seized bags of ecstasy pills that look like candy for children, and are concerned the dealers marketed and sold the drugs to local youth, Fox5 reported. Officers made the […]
Adults Arrested as 3-Year-Old Girl Hands Bag of Marijuana to Cops
A routine traffic stop turned unusual for state troopers, as a 3-year-old passenger handed them a bag containing marijuana and drug-related items. Troopers pulled over a car on Sept. 6 at an “occupant-safety” checkpoint in Albany County, upstate New York, according to the New York Post, citing state police. The toddler in the back seat […]
Mexico Navy Says Finds 50 Tons of Meth in Mountain Lab
MEXICO CITY—Mexican marines on Aug. 17 said they had discovered an underground drug lab in the mountains outside the capital of Sinaloa state where they destroyed 50 tons of methamphetamine. Marines found the lab after intelligence reports indicated that tons of drugs were being produced in the area of Alcoyonqui municipality, about 12 miles (19 […]
Costa Rica Seizes Two Tons of Cocaine From ‘Low-Profile’ Boat
SAN JOSE—Law enforcement officials in Costa Rica said on Thursday they had recovered two tons of cocaine from a low-profile boat found about 80 nautical miles off the coast, one of the biggest drug confiscations made at sea. Costa Rican authorities said they began an operation in the Pacific Ocean after receiving a tip from […]