November 5, 2019 Gingrich: Deaths of Americans in Mexican cartel shootout are a 'wake-up call' Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that the kidnapping and killing of U.S. citizens in Mexico should be a wake-up call to the United States government.
November 4, 2019 Mexican drug cartels distributing deadly fentanyl pills across North America: DEA Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing large doses of counterfeit prescription pills laced with the fentanyl for distribution throughout North America, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Monday.
November 3, 2019 Florida girl, 12, frantically calls 911 after mom overdoses on highway, investigators say A Deltona, Fla., woman was revived and charged with child neglect after investigators said she overdosed on heroin while driving with her three children on a highway in Volusia County on Thursday night.
November 3, 2019 Millions of cannabis plants in California with ‘black market’ value of $1B seized and destroyed An investigation into several hemp fields in California uncovered 10 million illicit cannabis plants with a “black market” value of over $1 billion, which authorities seized and destroyed, officials said Thursday.
November 1, 2019 California's Prop 47 leads to rise in shoplifting, thefts, criminal activity across state In a lighted garage on one of San Francisco's busiest streets, a young man in baggy trousers and messy brown hair pulled down his pants. He had been hiding two pairs of stolen jeans with the tags still on them. He handed them to another man waiting nearby, took some money, pulled up his pants and headed back into another store on Market Street - home to the city's high-end designers and big-chain retail shops. The incident wasn't a one-off.
October 31, 2019 Australian police find $210M worth of meth hidden inside sriracha bottles Police in Australia have arrested four men in connection with the $210 million worth of methylamphetamine found hidden inside hundreds of bottles of sriracha in a cargo container imported from the United States.
October 30, 2019 Ohio drug bust nets enough fentanyl to 'kill everyone' in the state FBI and Homeland Security investigators seized over 40 pounds of fentanyl in an Ohio drug bust, a quantity large enough to wipe out the state's entire population "many times over," officials revealed Wednesday.
October 30, 2019 Wild video shows moment El Chapo's son was busted Authorities in Mexico on Wednesday showed dramatic helmet cam footage of the moment Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán's son was captured by police earlier this month, before the government later released him after cartel gunmen launched an ambush and killed at least 8 people and injured 20 others.
October 26, 2019 California man visits national park to see Yogi Bear, police find 8 pounds of meth in spare tire A California man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after a visit to see Yogi the Bear at Yellowstone National Park lead police to finding eight pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a spare tire.
October 26, 2019 Connecticut police 'big dogs' sniff out 420 pounds of marijuana in U-Haul truck Four Connecticut State Police drug-sniffing dogs are being credited with helping troopers collar two men on drug-trafficking charges.