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• Read -- Wausau man previously convicted in cockfighting scheme faces federal drug charges -- Wausau Pilot & Review
• Read -- Chinese national charged with drug trafficking in connection with alleged steroid and controlled drug distribution network -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Read -- Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada: Mexican drug lord arrested in US -- BBC
• Read -- Record amount of crystal meth found "hidden in a sandy substance" at a port in the Netherlands -- CBS News
• Read -- Attorney General Garland Delivers Remarks on the Arrests of Alleged Leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel -- United States Department of Justice (.gov)
• Read -- US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of a son of El Chapo, official says -- ABC7 Los Angeles
• Read -- Top Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of El Chapo, taken into US custody: DOJ -- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
• Read -- Video Sinaloa drug cartel leaders, including 'El Chapo's' son,' in federal custody -- ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
• Read -- Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in a WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it -- Arizona Daily Sun
• Read -- 2 men arrested, gang unit finds meth, fentanyl, 2 guns and cash in separate incidents -- KBAK
• Read -- Dominican Republic: Over 400,000 kilos of narcotics destroyed -- Loop Caribbean News
• Read -- Police seize cocaine, meth, and cannabis in Albany traffic stop -- WRGB
• Read -- th suspect charged in Brown County drug bust -- WLUK
• Read -- Two more suspects charged in Brown County drug trafficking bust, complaints still sealed -- WLUK
• Read -- Driver pleads not guilty in Freedom fatal crash with marijuana in system -- WLUK
• Read -- 46 Kg of opium seized in Afghanistan, 3 arrested By IANS -- Investing.com India
• Read -- INSS seizes (200) thousand narcotic pills and dismantles an international drug trafficking network -- ina.iq
• Read -- Nurse awaiting trial on drug conspiracy charges agrees to stop practicing -- Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Read -- JMET seizes and destroys over 700 illegal marijuana plants -- KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
• Read -- Parents: Burnsville murder suspect had history of drug abuse; father had told victim to stay away -- 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
• Read -- Arizona man charged with distributing firearms, explosives and drugs -- KTAR.com
• Read -- 774,000 fentanyl pills seized in Utah halfway thru 2024, more than all of 2023 -- KUTV
• Read -- Missouri cannabis leader accused of using 'predatory' contracts to win social-equity licenses -- Missouri Independent
• Read -- Watseka woman arrested after major narcotics bust, drugs and cash seized -- WICS
• Read -- Accused Crystal Meth Trafficker Arrested In Norwalk Sentenced: Feds -- Patch
• Read -- Guns, Fentanyl, Cocaine Seized In Salem Mini Mart Drug Bust: Police -- Patch
• Read -- 3 UP men held with 3kg opium -- Times of India
• Read -- Spanish police seize 4 tons of cocaine hidden in rice sacks -- Yahoo News UK
• Read -- More than 60 pounds of meth seized in Virginia, 2 men charged, authorities say -- WCYB
• Read -- Traffic Stop Leads to Heroin Trafficking Arrest -- WHKY
• Read -- Four arrested in Florence after search finds meth, fentanyl -- WHNT.com
• Read -- Saratoga County man heads to prison for sale of 'ghost guns,' meth -- WNYT.com
• Read -- Marijuana laws and Child Protective Services cases -- WTVG
• Read -- Years long investigation leads to drug dealing arrest in Evansville -- 14 News WFIE Evansville
• Read -- Denver's Marijuana Mansion closes, property sells to developer -- 9News
• Read -- Alabama AG opposes federal marijuana changes, says drug linked to 'welfare dependence' -- AL.com
• Read -- Why have Brazilian sharks tested positive for cocaine -- Al Jazeera
• Read -- US Select Committee on CCP concludes session on China penetrating drug trade in Washington -- ANI News
• Read -- Hayward man accused of intending to deliver meth -- apg-wi.com
• Read -- U.S. authorities arrest Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including El Chapo's son -- Axios
• Read -- Mexican drug kingpin arrested near US-Mexico border, federal prosecutors say -- AZFamily
• Read -- 2 men arrested, gang unit finds meth, fentanyl, 2 guns and cash in separate incidents -- KBAK
• Read -- Carroll grand jury indicts 4 in connection to drug trafficking ring -- Baltimore Sun
• Read -- Spain Seizes Four Tonnes Of Cocaine Hidden In Rice -- Barron's
• Read -- South Tyneside drugs gang jailed for ammonia attack murder -- BBC
• Read -- Birmingham man jailed over Crewe county lines drug operation -- BBC
• Read -- 2 arrested in connection with mini-mart drug bust in Salem -- Boston 25 News
• Read -- Fentanyl facts you should know, part 1: Overdose risk and testing for fentanyl -- Michigan State University
• Read -- 2 leaders of Sinaloa drug cartel arrested -- CBS News
• Read -- Michigan doctor sentenced to prison after patient dies of drug overdose -- CBS News
• Read -- Dangerous synthetic drugs are changing the way some Minnesota prisons are processing mail -- CBS News
• Read -- 2 charged with murder in Wilkes-Barre drug-related stabbing -- The Citizens' Voice
• Read -- Feds called the woman a 'drug mule.' Her plan: Fly cocaine into CT at Bradley International Airport -- Hartford Courant
• Read -- 'Drug mule' who carted 12 kilos of cocaine into Connecticut sentenced -- CT Insider
• Read -- Thailand Could Drop Plans to Recriminalize Cannabis - Ganjapreneur -- Ganjapreneur
• Read -- Drug dealer jailed after car stopped by police -- Gloucestershire Constabulary
• Read -- Grafton man scheduled to stand trial in August for fleeing, drug crimes -- Grand Forks Herald
• Read -- 43-year-old Afghan national held with heroin in Lajpat Nagar -- Hindustan Times
• Read -- World's two most wanted drug traffickers of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel arrested by US authorities -- Hindustan Times
• Read -- US arrests top leaders of Mexico drug cartel -- Hrriyet Daily News
• Read -- Massachusetts 'meth and fentanyl kingpin' in Boston court for massive drug operation and PPP loan fraud -- Irish Star
• Read -- Multnomah one of 2 counties statewide not charging drug users for unsuccessful deflection -- KATU
• Read -- 1 arrested, meth and fentanyl seized in southeast Bakersfield: KCSO -- KGET.com
• Read -- Two West Monroe residents arrested on drug and firearm charges -- KNOE
• Read -- OK dispensaries react to new medical marijuana rules, including secret shoppers, hiring changes -- KOCO
• Read -- Deadly fentanyl is 'most serious drug threat' in US history and on the rise in Utah, DEA warns -- KSL News
• Read -- Tulsa police seize guns, meth, and potentially lethal fentanyl in raid -- KTUL
• Read -- Months-long drug trafficking investigation ends with 5 arrests in Coeur d'Alene -- KXLY.com
• Read -- 7 arrested, charged in narcotics investigation in Thibodaux -- The Lafourche Gazette
• Read -- Cocaine, heroin seized during Derry Township traffic stop -- The Latrobe Bulletin
• Read -- Martinez man indicted for allegedly possessing 5 pounds of meth, 2,000 fentanyl pills -- The Mercury News
• Read -- 20 pounds of crystal meth found in Kalamazoo home, resident arrested -- MLive.com
• Read -- Record amount of crystal meth found hidden in "sandy substance" -- MSN
• Read -- Mexicans flee to Guatemala after drug cartel shootouts -- NBC News
• Read -- Florida diver looks for lobsters, finds suspected cocaine instead -- Newsweek
• Read -- Wade Wilson's Criminal Past From His Jail Escape Attempt To Drug Charges -- Newsweek
• Read -- Drug dealer sentenced to prison for selling cocaine, fentanyl that killed N.J. man -- NJ.com
• Read -- A Fake Trip and a Stunning Betrayal Landed Top Cartel Leaders in U.S. Hands -- The New York Times
• Read -- Crime log: Sleeping driver awakes to meth arrest -- Midland Daily News
• Read -- Investigation Of Stolen Items Turns Into Drug Bust And Mulitple Arrests -- Ozark Radio News
• Read -- Undercover sting shuts down motel drug operation -- PAhomepage.com
• Read -- New Castle duo pleads guilty to federal drug trafficking charges -- Post-Gazette
• Read -- Police in northwestern Berks seize 3 pounds of meth from car following traffic stop -- Reading Eagle
• Read -- Bristol Myers second-quarter results beat expectations, helped by new drugs -- Reuters
• Read -- Alleged meth trip sees pair facing drug charges -- RNZ
• Read -- Maxton man faces multiple drug charges -- Robesonian
• Read -- Cicero man charged with dealing heroin in Utica -- Shaw Local
• Read -- The expected cost of drugs for Utah's execution jumped from $7K to $200K. Here's why the state says it's worth it. -- The Salt Lake Tribune
• Read -- 46 Kg of opium seized in Afghanistan, 3 arrested -- Social News XYZ
• Read -- London gang who tried to flood streets with 1billion of cocaine and heroin jailed -- London Evening Standard
• Read -- Cicero Man Arrested Near Utica on Heroin/Fentanyl Charges -- starvedrock.media
• Read -- Pinellas drug operation and dogfighting ring busted, cops say -- Tampa Bay Times
• Read -- Top leaders of powerful Sinaloa drug cartel arrested in Texas -- The Guardian
• Read -- Chandigarh: Drug peddler arrested with 1 kg opium -- Tribune India
• Read -- 3 charged, over 100 lbs. of drugs seized in trafficking bust -- WAVE 3
• Read -- Felon arrested after fentanyl, cocaine, more seized in drug bust -- WBBJ TV
• Read -- ' -20 Read -- 'Career offender' sentenced for drug trafficking charges after agents buy dozens of grams of heroin -- WBRZ
• Read -- La Crosse man sentenced for trafficking cocaine, fentanyl -- WEAU
• Read -- Ocala man sells 'cocaine and fentanyl pills' to undercover detective -- WFLX
• Read -- St. Matthews police seize 90 pounds of methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl -- WHAS11
• Read -- Louisville's Metro Council to discuss medical marijuana dispensary restrictions -- WHAS11
• Read -- Man, 32, arrested in connection with meth possession in Topeka -- WIBW
• Read -- Woman gets several years in prison for drug related death of Carteret County man -- WITN
• Read -- 34-Year-Old Utica Man Sentenced for Federal Drug and Firearm Charges -- WKTV
• Read -- Ocala man arrested in Indian River County on drug charges -- WPBF
• Read -- TRIDENT agents arrest Cicero man on alleged delivery of over 100 bags of purported narcotic mixture -- WSPY NEWS
• Read -- Four arrested on gun charges, narcotics trafficking, officers say -- WYFF News 4
• Read -- Arrest of drug leaders 'direct strike' against cartels - US Ambassador to Mexico -- Yahoo
• Read -- Study predicts historic decline in Afghan poppy cultivation in 2024 -- Voice of America
• Read -- Federal agents searching Fuyao, 27 locations in Dayton region for criminal investigation -- WKEF
• Read -- WLPD seizes large amount of drugs, 2 firearms during search -- Fox 59
• Read -- Charges: MN Man Charged in Guns & Drug Case Raped Missing Girl -- KROC-AM
• Read -- Iowa State student arrested for selling illegal drugs -- KCCI
• Read -- Five arrested in drug bust of Northshore vape shops and tobacco outlets, sheriff says -- WWLTV.com

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