May 24, 2018 $250G in heroin seized, 5 arrested in Massachusetts anti-drug raids Massachusetts State Police seized approximately 50,000 bags of heroin worth more than $250,000 in a series of raids carried out this week in Hampden County – roughly 95 miles west of Boston -- that also resulted in five arrests.
May 23, 2018 Border agents nab 75-year-old woman for trying to smuggle 17 pounds of heroin from Mexico A 75-year-old woman was arrested Monday after trying to cross the United States-Mexico border with 17 pounds of heroin, officials said.
May 23, 2018 Mets ex-outfielder Lenny Dykstra accused of threatening Uber driver and possessing mix of drugs Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra was arrested in New Jersey Wednesday, accused of directing terroristic threats toward an Uber driver and possessing various drugs
May 20, 2018 Truck's fuel tank hid $90M worth of liquid meth; 2 men arrested Two men were arrested and a semi-truck was seized on Saturday after police discovered the vehicle's driver's side fuel tank was holding $90.8 million worth of liquid meth.
May 15, 2018 Sprawling opium poppy field found in Northern California People tend to think of the heroin trail as starting in an opium poppy field someplace in Southeast Asia or Mexico -- not in Northern California.
May 13, 2018 Cartels recruiting high school students to smuggle drugs, people, into the US, feds say A high school senior in Southern California was charged in federal court last week with recruiting his fellow classmates to smuggle drugs from Mexico to the United States, which federal officials say is part of a larger problem affecting the region.
May 10, 2018 Mom, 25, is 'CEO' of huge Minnesota meth trafficking ring, prosecutors say A Minnesota woman who said she was a mother of two was unmasked recently as the “CEO” of one of the biggest meth trafficking rings the state has ever seen, prosecutors said.
May 7, 2018 Record 1 million pounds collected on prescription drug take-back day Justice officials say close to one million pounds — nearly 475 tons — of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs were collected for Drug Take Back Day.
May 3, 2018 'Mexican Mafia' crackdown results in 85 arrests in Southern California A major gang crackdown aimed at so-called Mexican Mafia operations in Orange County, Calif., has led to 85 arrests of “middle management” gang leaders, officials said Wednesday.
May 1, 2018 Veterinarian accused of stashing heroin in pups' bellies is extradited to US A U.S. veterinarian from Venezuela was extradited on Monday after he was arrested in 2015, accused of putting heroin in New York-bound pups' bellies as a part of a Colombian drug trafficking ring.