Over the last eight months, US officials have seized more illicit fentanyl at Arizona’s ports of entry than anywhere...
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TX: “Suicide Squad” sentenced for trafficking drugs worth over $1.6M following HSI McAllen
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertU.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced that three people have been sent to prison for conspiracy to import heroin...
Modeled after the tuna fish, the DHS is looking to nature for its next anti-terrorism and anti-smuggling effort. Robotic...
2 defendants have worked as company employees Five people, including two UPS Inc. employees, were arrested last week on...
TX: $7.5 million worth of marijuana seized from truck’s shipment of cotton candy
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertOfficers discovered 3,373.51 pounds of alleged marijuana hidden within the shipment Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...
LA: Fentanyl seized by New Orleans DEA office in 2022 enough to wipe out population of four states, officials say
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertMore than 500,000 pills and over 600 pounds of power containing fentanyl were confiscated across the branch’s coverage area,...
TX: Paranoid Drug Traffickers High on Meth Arrested For Calling 911
Lisa McElhaney / / / Entertaining, News AlertLaw Enforcement seized 129 bags filled with the Green Goddess. Two drug trafficker suspects were arrested after they called...
TX/NM: CBP officers seize 153 pounds of fentanyl, meth, cocaine and heroin in separate incidents
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe suspected drug smugglers were US and Mexican citizens, CBP says U.S. Customs and Border and Protection officers in...
MT: Investigation dismantles Butte drug trafficking organization with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA large-scale drug trafficking organization that had ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and brought massive quantities of methamphetamine, counterfeit...
NY: Man busted after $7M fentanyl, heroin stash found in hidden in coffee table
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA Bronx man was busted when investigators found a $7 million stash of fentanyl and heroin hidden in a...