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• Read -- Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers -- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos


• Read -- Mexican cartel leader 'El Flaquito' arrested in Tijuana -- The Hill


• Read -- DRUG BUST: Man arrested after over 700 grams of marijuana, cocaine and fentanyl were discovered at home -- ABC Action News Tampa Bay


• Read -- San Diego Sector Border Patrol uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug smuggling tunnel -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (.gov)


• Read -- Drug situation in China improves overall; number of foreigners involved in drug smuggling and trafficking increases: report -- Global Times


• Read -- U.S. Treasury Sanctions CJNG Leaders Under Counterterrorism and Narcotics Authorities -- Kurdistan24


• Read -- Search leads to arrest of suspected drug dealer in Nashville -- WKRN News 2


• Read -- Sedalia Man Arrested for Trafficking After Quarter Pound of Meth Found in His Car -- KSIS Radio 1050 AM


• Read -- 40-year-old woman arrested on heroin, fentanyl distribution charges -- News Radio KMAN


• Read -- 1 person arrested after a drug-related search warrant in Midtown, DEA says -- ABC13 Houston


• Read -- Lawyer who once represented drug kingpin El Chapo wins judge post in Mexico -- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos


• Read -- Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers -- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos


• Read -- Rome Police Bust Drug House Across from Elm Street Elementary School After Men Sell Drugs to Undercover Cop -- Coosa Valley News


• Read -- Troopers Arrest Pair for Felony Drug Offenses Following Traffic Stop in Dover -- Delaware State Police (.gov)


• Read -- Operation 'Poppy'. Belarusian militia fights narcotic weed -- ??????


• Read -- China places all nitazenes, 12 other NPS under narcotic control -- Xinhua


• Read -- Former DEA Informant Jorge Hernndez Charged with Extorting Drug Traffickers in Fort Lauderdale Court -- Hoodline


• Read -- Wyoming Traffic Stop Leads To Major Drug Bust And Sentencing -- K2 Radio


• Read -- Juan Velasquez arrested for sexual relationship with a minor during narcotics investigation -- News Channel 3-12


• Read -- Texas Fentanyl Bust Could Have Killed 240,000 -- KFYO


• Read -- Redding police seize cocaine and dismantle illegal cannabis grow -- KRCR


• Read -- Abilene police tackle meth epidemic as arrests become a daily occurrence -- KTXS


• Read -- Topeka man appealing nearly eight-year sentence for drug distribution in Lyon County -- KVOE


• Read -- Traffic stop equals big meth bust -- KWOS


• Read -- Cocaine seized, man arrested after traffic stop -- Yahoo News


• Read -- Federal agents in east Coachella Valley there for drugs, not immigration raid, DEA says -- Yahoo News


• Read -- New Haven Man, West Haven Man Get Lengthy Prison Terms For Meth Fentanyl, Trafficking: Feds -- Patch


• Read -- Lengthy Prison Terms For Meth, Fentanyl Pill Traffickers From West Haven, New Haven: Feds -- Patch


• Read -- Ramapo Police Department Expands K9 Unit in Ongoing Fight Against Illegal Narcotics -- Rockland Report


• Read -- La Plata Man Faces Multiple Felony Drug and Firearms Charges After Police Raid -- Southern Maryland News Net


• Read -- Cartel Firearms Traffickers Sent to Federal Prison -- Texas Border Business


• Read -- McDonald Rivet outlines plan to tackle drug trafficking, secure the border and support law enforcement -- Flint Courier News


• Read -- San Diego Sector Border Patrol uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug smuggling tunnel -- Times of San Diego


• Read -- Pawtucket woman faces drug, fireworks charges -- WJAR


• Read -- Lengthy Wayne County drug investigation leads to multiple arrests, narcotics seized -- WCHS Network


• Read -- Raid at Poughkeepsie housing complex uncovers cocaine and scales -- News 12 - Westchester


• Read -- 2 accused of trafficking cocaine, fentanyl in Winthrop -- WGME


• Read -- Long View Police Arrest Man On Drug Charges -- WHKY


• Read -- Detectives: 6 charged in connection to multi-state drug ring operating in Cambria Co. -- WJAC


• Read -- Oxycodone, cocaine and ghost guns recovered in "substantial" Charles County bust -- WJLA


• Read -- Another drug smuggling attempt at Westville Correctional Facility thwarted -- WSBT


• Read -- DRUG BUST: Man arrested after over 700 grams of marijuana, cocaine and fentanyl were discovered at home -- ABC Action News Tampa Bay


• Read -- DEA Judge Mulrooney Rules on Marijuana Growers Case, Exposing Systemic Bias Against Cannabis Research -- ACCESS Newswire


• Read -- Heflin man arrested following drug raid -- The Anniston Star


• Read -- Worcester teenagers charged with drugs dealing offences -- BBC


• Read -- Dentsu India admits to being CCI whistleblower in ad cartel investigation -- Business Standard


• Read -- Have drug and gang-related crimes grown in Corpus Christi Here's what police said -- Corpus Christi Caller-Times


• Read -- San Diego Sector Border Patrol uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug smuggling tunnel -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (.gov)


• Read -- 500 federal agents and soldiers raid marijuana farms in rural Southern California -- CBS News


• Read -- San Francisco police arrest 25, seize drugs in one-day Tenderloin operation -- CBS News


• Read -- 2 charged following Macomb County drug raid involving hookah shops -- ClickOnDetroit


• Read -- Jailed Albanian heroin dealer who kept photo of himself posing with 250,000 in cash is allowed to stay in the UK -- Daily Mail


• Read -- Secret Tunnel Built To Smuggle Drugs Into U.S. Shut Down By Border Patrol -- The Daily Wire


• Read -- Mitchell man sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute meth -- Dakota News Now


• Read -- Over 70 undocumented immigrants arrested in Coachella Valley amid drug bust in Thermal -- The Desert Sun


• Read -- 8 arrests for migrant smuggling and drug trafficking across the Mediterranean -- Europol


• Read -- Gang members get prison for running border cocaine smuggling ring -- San Antonio Express-News


• Read -- Ithaca man jailed after loaded handgun, cocaine found during traffic stop -- Fingerlakes1.com


• Read -- Felon sentenced to 20 years on gun, drug charges from 2023 traffic stop -- Hot Springs Sentinel Record


• Read -- Three arrested on drug charges after Drug Task Force raid on Detroit Street -- Hot Springs Sentinel Record


• Read -- Cape Cod summer hotspot testing its sewage for cocaine to find out how hard islanders have been partying -- The Independent


• Read -- District of Massachusetts | Brockton Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Cocaine and Firearms Trafficking -- Department of Justice (.gov)


• Read -- Arkansas medical marijuana sales rise 6% with $121 million sold in early 2025 -- KASU


• Read -- CBP seizes over $1M in meth at Laredo port of entry -- KGNS


• Read -- Nearly two dozen charged in major Texas drug and money laundering bust -- KHOU


• Read -- Treasury sanctions more Mexican cartel leaders, including one of North America's most wanted men -- KJZZ


• Read -- Chillicothe Woman Arrested on Drug Charges -- KMZU.com


• Read -- Sedalia Man Arrested Following Drug Bust -- KMZU.com


• Read -- Last person in Rapid City meth ring sentenced to 23 years in prison -- kotatv.com


• Read -- Dozens arrested during one-day drug enforcement near SF's Tenderloin -- KRON4


• Read -- Oklahoma Drug dangers grow beyond fentanyl and meth, according to reports -- KSWO 7News


• Read -- Kansas City man sentenced to 10 years for meth trafficking and firearm crime -- KTTN


• Read -- St. Louis man gets 17.5 years for trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, meth, and guns -- KTTN


• Read -- U.S. Treasury Sanctions CJNG Leaders Under Counterterrorism and Narcotics Authorities -- Kurdistan24


• Read -- Oklahoma Drug dangers grow beyond fentanyl and meth, according to reports -- KXII


• Read -- Jalisco Cartel Leader 'El Mencho' Slapped With Sanctions For Role In Drug Trafficking And Killings -- Latin Times


• Read -- Lake County man could spend life in prison after using child to traffic narcotics -- Leesburg-News.com


• Read -- West Virginia woman sentenced to over six years for meth trafficking -- Lootpress


• Read -- Mitchell man sentenced to 5 years for meth distribution, probation violation -- Mitchell Republic


• Read -- Spanish Police Bust Major Morocco-Spain Migrant and Drug Trafficking Ring -- Morocco World News


• Read -- Ithaca man arrested on weapon, drug charges after traffic stop -- WETM


• Read -- Warehouses raided, DEA yielded 75,000 lbs. of consumable THC products, police say -- NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth


• Read -- DEA Marijuana Bust in East Valley Sparks Panic as 75 Undocumented Immigrants Arrested -- NBC Palm Springs


• Read -- DEA Raid Triggers Panic in East Valley; Farmworkers Hide in Fields Amid Triple-Digit Heat -- NBC Palm Springs


• Read -- Ohio GOP infighting stalls marijuana legislation -- News 5 Cleveland WEWS


• Read -- Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers -- Ottumwa Courier


• Read -- Judge: Rock Falls felony case alleging drug sales near Merrill School can move toward trial -- Shaw Local


• Read -- Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers -- Temple Daily Telegram


• Read -- Albanian drug dealer pictured with 250k in cash can stay in Britain -- The Telegraph


• Read -- Winthrop Drug Bust Nets Two Arrests and Deadly Cache of Fentanyl and Cocaine Worth Over $44,000 -- The Maine Wire


• Read -- Inside the drug smuggling tunnel spanning 3,000ft found beneath US-Mexico border -- The Mirror US


• Read -- Drive on to curb narcotic trade in Rohtak -- The Tribune


• Read -- Evansville man accused of throwing narcotics out window in front of officers -- Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)


• Read -- Three arrested in Valley Head for allegedly trafficking meth -- WAFF


• Read -- Traffic stop leads to major drug trafficking arrest in Grady County -- WALB


• Read -- DOJ slashes ATF's gun licensing inspectors amid DEA shake-up -- Washington Examiner


• Read -- More than 100 grams of drugs located in Binghamton narcotics sale investigation -- WBNG


• Read -- Man charged with home invasion/drug arrest in Prentiss Co. -- WCBI TV


• Read -- Tallahassee brothers among four sentenced in conspiracy to traffic thousands of pounds of marijuana -- WCTV


• Read -- 190+ grams of marijuana, nearly $1,500 cash found during traffic stop in Wisconsin -- WFRV Local 5


• Read -- 2 suspects arrested, drugs seized following North Adams investigation -- Western Mass News


• Read -- Crash leads to man's arrest for operating a drug factory -- WFSB


• Read -- Men known as 'Curry' and 'Sub' sentenced for meth, fentanyl trafficking -- WFSB


• Read -- Independence County woman faces three felony counts after meth investigation -- White River Now


• Read -- Binghamton Residents Arrested, Charged After Month-Long Narcotics Investigation -- wicz.com


• Read -- Alabama Officials Weigh in on "Gas Station Heroin' Concerns | June 18, 2025 | News 19 at 10 p.m. -- WKRG


• Read -- Arrow filled with cocaine fired at Fayette County Jail in smuggling attempt, DA says -- WPXI


• Read -- DEA Judge Mulrooney Rules on Marijuana Growers Case, Exposing Systemic Bias Against Cannabis Research -- WRIC ABC 8News


• Read -- Last 3 of 12 Macon fugitives turn themselves in for drug charges -- WSB-TV


• Read -- Greenville couple charged with drug trafficking, identity theft: deputies -- WSPA 7NEWS


• Read -- Felon sentenced for trafficking cocaine and firearms in Massachusetts -- WWLP


• Read -- Two arrested in North Adams narcotics investigation -- WWLP


• Read -- West York smoke shop and recording studio owner accused of selling drugs at his business -- York Daily Record


• Read -- Scoop: House Democrats probe FBI handcuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla -- Axios


• Read -- Agents discover massive narcotics tunnel with hidden entrance linking US and Mexico -- FOX 10 Phoenix


• Read -- Did Obama deport more people than Trump What to know as Trump calls for more ICE arrests -- USA Today


• Read -- Traffic stop in Rochester leads to drug bust, 3 from out of state caught -- FOX 55 Fort Wayne


• Read -- DOJ plans to cut additional 1,500 jobs on top of 4,500 cut under Trump -- KEYE


• Read -- Feds seize $225 million in crypto from crooks who ran giant 'pig butchering' operation -- Fortune


• Read -- DEA investigation results in around 70 arrests at multiple illegal grow operations near Thermal -- KESQ


• Read -- DEA leads investigation at multiple illegal grow operations near Thermal -- KESQ


• Read -- CURTIN MAN JAILED FOR RESTRAINING ORDER VIOLATION, DRUG CHARGES -- KQEN News Radio


• Read -- Illegal narcotics seized in Park Lane drug bust, police say -- Lake Highlands Advocate


• Read -- FBI, U.S. Marshals, and psychics: Inside the Decker manhunt as it stretches into third week -- MyNorthwest.com


• Read -- Trump Suffers Huge Loss in Efforts to Speedily Deport People -- The New Republic


• Read -- Day care gets slap on wrist with meager $50 fine after baby tested positive for crystal meth -- New York Post


• Read -- Illegal immigrant gun runner for Mexican drug cartel sentenced to prison -- New York Post


• Read -- RI traffic stop yields two pounds of marijuana, hallucinogenic mushroom candy bars and illegal fireworks -- WLNE-TV (ABC6)


• Read -- Polis announces mass pardon for previous psilocybin and psilocin convictions -- Colorado Public Radio


• Read -- RFK Jr. wants to crack down on drug ads. That could cripple some broadcasters -- Editor and Publisher


• Read -- Man arrested in southern Utah with allegedly more than 2 pounds of cocaine -- FOX 13 News Utah


• Read -- Hundreds of DEA agents, police, National Guard raid illegal CA pot farms -- NewsNation



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