CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 50-year-old Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man has been ordered to prison for attempting to smuggle cocaine through the Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint near Kingsville, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Christopher Seabrook pleaded guilty Nov. 22, 2024, to […]

20 Mar 2025 “The banning of cannabis will stifle the contribution the cannabis and hemp value chain can make to the economic, social and environmental objectives of the Western Cape”, says Western Cape Government Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism”, Dr Ivan Meyer.  This follows the recent publication by the Minister of Health, Dr […]

A 47-year-old Malaysian man was arrested at Samui International Airport in Thailand for allegedly attempting to smuggle a bag containing 22.8kg of cannabis buds to Singapore on Mar. 12, 2025. According to Bangkok Post, the accused, Tan Chin Tick, had apparently been hired to do so for 45,000 baht (S$1,782). Arrested alongside 4 British nationals At […]

NEWARK, N.J. – A Colombian citizen was sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States from Colombia, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, U.S. Attorney John Giordano announced. Edgar Ruiz-Gomez, a/k/a “Gono,” 57, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to Count One […]

SAN DIEGO – On March 18, 2025, two indictments were unsealed in federal court charging 16 alleged members of an Escondido-based drug trafficking organization with distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine, and Adderall. In a coordinated March 18th takedown, more than 150 federal, state and local law enforcement officials arrested all 16 defendants and executed […]

Bengaluru: A foreign national was arrested with 3.186 kg of cocaine at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), officials said on Wednesday. Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/foreign-national-held-with-318-kg-of-cocaine-at-bengaluru-airport-3453713