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April 26, 2021

Andrew Brown Jr. shooting: Elizabeth City, NC declares state of emergency ahead of bodycam video release

Elizabeth City, N.C. officials declared a state of emergency Monday ahead of the possible public release of body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. during a drug-related warrant executed by sheriff’s deputies last week.

April 21, 2021

Coast Guard in Miami offloads $94.6M worth of cocaine

A Coast Guard crew offloaded an estimated $94.6 million worth of cocaine in Miami on Tuesday, the result of a bust earlier this month off the coast of Colombia in an effort to disrupt the flow of drugs into the United States, officials said. 

April 20, 2021

Sheriff: Woman purposely drove into teens playing basketball

A white North Carolina woman was charged with driving her car into a yard where three Black teenagers were playing basketball, injuring one of them.

April 18, 2021

Houston police say crystal meth found in breakfast burrito

Illegal drugs hidden in a breakfast food were found earlier this month by Transportation Security Administration officials at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, according to a report.

April 18, 2021

Ohio shooting at victim’s vigil leaves at least 1 dead, others wounded: reports

A vigil for a shooting victim in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday turned into chaos when a drive-by shooting left one woman dead and five other people wounded, according to reports.

April 16, 2021

Texas Gov. Abbott calls on Biden, Harris to apply ‘terrorist’ label to Mexican cartels: report

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the Biden administration to declare Mexico’s drug cartels to be terrorist organizations.

April 15, 2021

Man who killed New Mexico police officer had criminal past, drug history: authorities

The man who was seen on video gunning down a New Mexico State Police Officer before being fatally wounded during a police chase with responding officers allegedly had a "violent criminal history," including drug trafficking charges, from out-of-state offenses, according to authorities.

April 15, 2021

California Highway Patrol dog helps uncover 81 pounds of meth, 11 pounds of fentanyl tablets

California authorities seized 92 pounds of drugs in a bust with sniffer dog assistance during a traffic stop Wednesday.

April 15, 2021

Border crisis: 233% increase in fentanyl seizures at southern border

New data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed that the total weight of fentanyl seized at the southwestern border in the first quarter has seen a 233% increase from this same time last year.

April 14, 2021

High school hoops coach killed in drug cartel shootout in North Carolina

A basketball coach and teacher at a North Carolina charter school was killed in a shootout with a drug cartel last Thursday, police told WBTV. The violence occurred after a home invasion took place in a mobile park.