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Texas Border Protection officers seize over $50M in meth being smuggled into US

November 2, 2021

Texas Border Protection officers seize over $50M in meth being smuggled into US

Border Protection officers in Brownsville, Texas, within a week seized over $50 million in methamphetamine being smuggled over the southern border in two separate incidents, leading to the arrests of an American citizen and a Mexican national, authorities said.

NYC drug kingpin-turned-federal witness killed in Harlem drive-by shooting

November 1, 2021

NYC drug kingpin-turned-federal witness killed in Harlem drive-by shooting

A notorious former New York City drug kingpin turned federal witness was shot and killed Sunday after returning to his home turf in Harlem, according to several reports.

New York authorities charge 5 with drug smuggling operation using children's lunchboxes to ship cocaine

October 28, 2021

New York authorities charge 5 with drug smuggling operation using children's lunchboxes to ship cocaine

Five individuals were charged with smuggling “millions of dollars” in cocaine using school binders and children's lunchboxes.

US sees 18.4% rise in traffic fatalities in first half of 2021, largest 6-month increase on record

October 28, 2021

US sees 18.4% rise in traffic fatalities in first half of 2021, largest 6-month increase on record

More than 20,000 people died in car accidents throughout the United States in the first six months of 2021, an 18.4% increase over the same time period last year, according to the Department of Transportation.

Boston-area sheriff plans to move homeless from tent encampment into former ICE detention facility

October 27, 2021

Boston-area sheriff plans to move homeless from tent encampment into former ICE detention facility

Boston’s area sheriff wants to move some 100 homeless addicts from deteriorating conditions at a tent encampment into a nearby empty jail building once used for ICE detainees within the next three weeks, as he rushes to finalize plans for a controversial “mobile courtroom" at the facility.

Biden admin to release new overdose prevention strategy to combat evolving 'public health crisis'

October 27, 2021

Biden admin to release new overdose prevention strategy to combat evolving 'public health crisis'

The Biden administration on Wednesday is releasing a comprehensive Overdose Prevention Strategy focusing on primary prevention, harm reduction, evidence-based treatment and recovery support to combat, what officials call, an evolving "public health crisis."

150 people arrested, over $31M seized in international drug trafficking sting: Department of Justice

October 26, 2021

150 people arrested, over $31M seized in international drug trafficking sting: Department of Justice

U.S. and European law enforcement officials have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.

Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people': US judge

October 26, 2021

Pablo Escobar's cocaine hippos legally 'people': US judge

The offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people or “interested persons” with legal rights in the U.S. following a federal court order.

Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' appeals conviction, argues jury bias and conditions in 'modern dungeon'

October 25, 2021

Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' appeals conviction, argues jury bias and conditions in 'modern dungeon'

Attorneys representing notorious Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera handed down oral arguments on Monday in the appeal of the Mexican drug kingpin’s U.S. conviction.

Mexican drug cartel member 'Grim Reaper,' former officer convicted in US federal court

October 24, 2021

Mexican drug cartel member 'Grim Reaper,' former officer convicted in US federal court

A federal Texas judge on Thursday found two members of the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel guilty on a number of charges in a case dating back to 2012, according to court records and local reports.