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A U.S. Coast Guard operation intercepted a stateless vessel in the Eastern Pacific carrying 1,261 kilograms of cocaine. Three men have been sentenced to 78 months in prison under an OCDETF investigation ST. THOMAS — Three Ecuadorian nationals have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a massive cocaine smuggling operation intercepted in international […]
Salvadoran Government Handout :: La Paz, El Salvador :: December 29, 2024 Two men aboard an Ecuadorian-flagged speedboat were arrested and are set to face legal proceedings. Salvadoran Defense Minister Rene Merino Monroy reported that the seized narcotics were worth $37.5 million. In 2024, El Salvador has so far intercepted 18.4 tons of cocaine in […]
The Special Court of Appeal has upheld the First Instance decision for the convicted group of the drug laboratory in Frakull, Fier, where 485 kilograms of cocaine were found and seized. The decision issued by the GJKKO in June of this year was appealed by Enxhi Ferhati, Bledar Matoshi, Nikolin Gjolena, Viktor Çervanaku, Denilson Çervanaku, […]
Spanish authorities said on Monday they had seized seven tons of cocaine stashed in sea freight containers buried underneath a farm, arresting three suspected smugglers. Police posted video of the seizure, showing officers digging up ground and retrieving dozens of packages containing the alleged drugs. The Civil Guard police said they launched the operation on […]
Authorities at the Coutts, Alta., border crossing seized 189 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated value of about $2 million, that was being shipped into Canada. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says personnel intercepted the drugs that were hidden inside a commercial truck attempting to enter Canada on Nov. 13. Officials say the seizure […]
Members of the Mexican Navy and the National Guard secured and destroyed over 50 plantations of poppy and marihuana all throughout the country, including Sinaloa, Chihuahua, Durango and Guerrero. According to a statement from Mexico’s Security Council, 28 opium poppy plantations and 26 marijuana fields were distributed across three hectares in the four states. Apart from the destruction […]
Despite delays in federal regulatory changes, the U.S. cannabis industry continued on a path to maturity. The post 2024 Year in Review: Cannabis confronts the hemp divide, legalization faces speed bumps appeared first on Green Market Report.
Mitchell Osak, consultant wrote 16 December after the Health Canada assertion that only 3% of people in Canada are purchasing on the black market, he asserts that the figure is more likely around 40% as a conservative estimate. False Positives: Health Canada’s Annual Cannabis Survey “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and […]
December 30, 2024 Bedrocan believes that the widespread abuse of medicinal cannabis for recreational purposes in Germany must be curbed. The originally Dutch cannabis company is a co-signatory of a letter that calls for better enforcement, among other things. The letter is addressed to the German government, members of the Bundestag, political parties and medical […]