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‘Marked with Pablo Escobar’s face’: Yuvrari Singh arrested in Arizona; held with 450kg cocaine

Photo shared by Barstow police department Barstow police arrested a 32-year-old Arizona man after officers discovered nearly half a tonne of suspected cocaine hidden inside a semi-trailer during a traffic stop on Interstate 15.Authorities said the incident happened at around 12:14am on Saturday, 13 September, when officers pulled over a tractor-trailer for a vehicle code […]

Watch: US coast guard blows up drug boat in Caribbean; seizes 13,000 pounds of cocaine

The US coast guard destroyed a drug-laden boat bound for the United States, seizing nearly 13,000 pounds of cocaine in a high-profile operation. A video posted on X Wednesday shows the vessel being blown up into flames as authorities carried out the strike.“ASMR: @USCG captures, burns, and sinks a drug boat. Over the weekend, as […]

Massive drug haul: US Coast Guard seizes record 76,000 pounds of cocaine, marijuana off Florida coast; contraband worth half a million | World News

US Coast Guard seizes record 76,000 pounds of illegal drugs off Florida coast (Pic credit: AP) The US Coast Guard on Monday announced that it had seized more than 76,000 pounds of narcotics off the coast of Florida, the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency. In a statement, […]

Drugs hidden within shipment of fabric softener: Indian-origin Canadian resident arrested in New York with 109 kilograms of cocaine

An Indian-origin Canadian resident arrested in New York for smuggling 108 kilos of cocaine hidden within shipments of fabric softener. 31-year-old Vishavpal Singh, an Indian residing in Canada, was arrested and charged for possession of drugs with the intent to distribute — a charge that carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, […]

Saudi Arabia customs seize 28.9 kg of cocaine hidden in frozen meat at Jeddah Islamic Port | World News

On Friday, officials from the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle 28.9 kilograms of cocaine into the Kingdom through Jeddah Islamic Port.Authority spokesperson Hamoud Al-Harbi said the narcotics were discovered hidden inside a shipment of frozen meat after it underwent customs procedures and was inspected using security screening technology and […]

‘Threat to national security’: Trump administration announces $50M bounty on Venezuela’s Maduro; seized 30 tons of cocaine

US Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday announced that the state and justice department are offering a $50 million reward for information that would leads to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.The US Justice and State Departments allege that Maduro is involved in supporting drug cartels and violent street gangs, while leading a regime […]

Meet 65-year-old ‘Gangster Granny’: UK’s drug cartel mastermind Deborah Mason, jailed for 20 years over £80m Cocaine trade | World News

Deborah Mason(left), Roseanne Mason(right) (Source: Metropolitan police) A 65-year-old grandmother masterminded one of UK’s most sophisticated drug trafficking operations, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Deborah Mason, infamously nicknamed the “Queen Bee” and “Gangster Granny,” ran a sprawling family-led drugs cartel that trafficked more than a ton of cocaine worth up to £80 […]

‘Why would I’: Hunter Biden denies bringing cocaine to White House, says he didn’t touch a drop of alcohol or drug since 2019

Hunter Biden said he’s sober since 2019 and denied bringing cocaine to White House. Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, in an interview, denied that a bag of cocaine was found in the White House in 2023 after FBI recently reopened the case. “I have not touched a drop of alcohol or a drug, and I’m […]

What made the extradition of Europe’s ‘Cocaine King’ Othman El Ballouti from the UAE possible? Extradition law explained | World News

Othman El Ballouti, Europe’s ‘Cocaine King,’ was extradited from the UAE to Belgium following his December 2024 arrest and UAE-Belgium treaty cooperation./ Image: X Dubai Media Office, Dubai Police TL;DR In July 2025, the UAE extradited Othman El Ballouti, dubbed the “Cocaine King,” to Belgium, along with two other high-profile criminals. El Ballouti was wanted […]

Cocaine in cement bags: Indian-origin Gurvinder Singh arrested in Australia for running international smuggling network

Indian-origin Australian Gurvinder Singh arrested in Sydney for running international drug smuggling. (Photo: NSW Police) Gurvinder Singh, a 42-year-old Indian-origin Australian man, has been arrested after two years of multi-agency investigation for allegedly masterminding an international drug racket that smuggle 20 million illegal cigarettes and nearly half a tonne of drugs into Sydney, the Australia […]