February 5, 2019 Coast Guard seizes 35,000 pounds of cocaine in Pacific, officials say The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday seized close to 35,000 pounds of cocaine from suspect drug smuggling vessels in international waters, officials said.
February 5, 2019 Tennessee man died of meth overdose before being eaten by bear at national park: autopsy A man whose body was discovered partially eaten by a bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park last year actually died of a meth overdose, according to an autopsy released on Monday.
February 4, 2019 Push to label drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations picks up steam They behead, dismember, kidnap for ransom, instigate deadly shootings and bombings and control entire communities – yet Mexican cartels are not designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Why?
February 4, 2019 El Chapo trial: First day of jury deliberations ends without verdict The jury in drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s Brooklyn trial started deliberating Monday afternoon but did not reach a verdict.
February 2, 2019 Meth, marijuana worth $2M seized in Arizona drug bust, authorities say An estimated $2 million worth of methamphetamine and marijuana was seized in Arizona this week, officials said Friday.
January 31, 2019 'El Chapo' defense asks jury not to 'give in' to drug lord's 'myth' Notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman’s defense team presented closing arguments in his U.S. trial Thursday, saying his reputation was just a “myth.”
January 30, 2019 El Chapo 'had a plan to conquer the drug world,' prosecutors say in closing arguments Prosecutors in the El Chapo trial took almost 5 hours to deliver closing arguments Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, asking the jurors to find the drug kingpin guilty on all 10 counts against him.
January 29, 2019 El Chapo defense presents its case, rests after half-hour The defense rested its case Tuesday in the trial of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman -- after just about 30 minutes and only one witness.
January 29, 2019 Minnesota man arrested after wife reportedly found dead in home A Minnesota man was arrested after his wife was reportedly found dead inside their home.
January 29, 2019 Maryland man gets probation after trading heroin for sex with high school freshman A 33-year-old man who routinely provided a high school freshman with heroin in exchange for sex walked out of a Maryland courtroom a free man on Monday after pleading guilty to lesser charges