Agents of the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry seized during their enforcement actions not less than $530,000 of alleged cocaine in two separate incidents.
Customs officials confiscated a total of 1,299 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of $17.6 million inside a vessel that was intercepted near Puerto Rico.
The supposed rescue after a two-vehicle crash in the South Texas area was turned into a seizure after authorities discovered more than $3 million worth of cocaine inside one of the vehicles, authorities confirmed Thursday.
Red Ribbon Week, an annual campaign centered on alcohol, tobacco, drug and violence prevention awareness, was sparked by the abduction, torture and murder of Mexican-born DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985. Observed during the last week of October, Red Ribbon Week shines a light on the sweeping damage done by drugs, which destroys communities and the youth dwelling within it.
President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum continuing the U.S. drug interdiction assistance program with the government of Colombia. A similar program for Central American countries, however, may be difficult to execute.
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel apologized Friday for a set of raunchy emails that were leaked to the public earlier this week, which he wrote to his fraternity brothers years ago while attending Stanford University.
A five-month long undercover investigation has led officers of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to crackdown hard on drug dealers who have been using the Internet to push products and attack customers.
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris released a report Thursday revealing that the state has become an entry port for methamphetamine sales in the country, the LA Times reported
While illegal drug production and smuggling is what cartels are primarily known for, a recent "Associated Press" report reveals that numerous cartels in Mexico have found alternate ways of making money illegally.
A growing number of doctors in the United States have been voicing an increased concern over the quality of generic medications imported from India, according to a recent in-depth report from Reuters. The concerns weighing on the minds of many doctors in the U.S. come from an increasing trend of recalls and import bans put in place recently by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on drugs made in India.
