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A man attempted to smuggle 10 pounds of cocaine through customs at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City by taping it to his legs.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have arrested 24 members of a Colombian drug ring seeking to establish a network for the wholesale distribution of cocaine.

Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro appears to be attempting to ingratiate himself with his American counterpart Donald Trump, praising the president’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday as “the first time I hear a U.S. president speak of the struggle against drug trafficking.”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials told Congress they need more equipment, cutter fleets, and manpower to fight transnational drug cartels from Mexico, Central and South America, and Europe. Cartels have almost unlimited funds to traffic drugs into the country, they say.

A commercial fisherman faces life in prison for catching a 45 pound haul of cocaine and selling it instead of turning it over to the authorities.

Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro has appointed Aragua state governor Tareck El Aissami the nation’s new vice president. Multiple reports have linked El Aissami to both a major cocaine trafficking outlet and the jihadi terror organization Hezbollah.

The governor of Vermont has pardoned the son of former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro almost 30 years after he was convicted of selling cocaine to an undercover officer while in college, the Daily Mail reported.

Burger stand owner Brian Sawyers was sentenced to another 15 years after the three-time felon and convicted drug trafficker was caught selling cocaine to a confidential informant out of his Los Angeles food stand in 2012.

An alleged drug trafficker was indicted on five counts for possessing nearly 80 pounds of cocaine and illegal possession of firearms, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The number of newborn babies who have been exposed to drugs and alcohol in Louisiana has tripled since 2008, mostly due to the massive rise and popularity of heroin being trafficked into the state through the U.S. southern border.

McALLEN, Texas — Fearing a certain death at the hand of a Mexican drug lord, an American smuggler turned himself in to federal authorities after more than $400,000 in cocaine was stolen from his house during a shooting and raid.

More than $1 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the border between Arizona and Mexico during a one week period. The drug seizures came in seven separate incidents in the Tucson Sector.

ST. BERNARD PARISH, Louisiana – A total of 19 Louisiana residents, including three juveniles, were arrested by the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office for their alleged involvement in distributing cocaine and heroin throughout the area.

A Colombian national pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine by illegally trafficking the drug into the U.S. through maritime shipments.

Tyson Fury vacated his WBA and WBO heavyweight titles on Wednesday as he receives treatment for mental-health issues.

Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher speculated Sunday night that Donald Trump’s occasional sniffling during the second presidential debate stems from the fact that he is “absolutely” a cocaine user.

An alleged illegal immigrant living in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, was arrested by police for allegedly attempting to sell over $2,000 worth of cocaine. The arrest followed a months-long investigation into the reported illegal drug activity.

A Mexican national who crossed the US-Mexico border into Texas is accused of trafficking five kilos of cocaine across three states before reaching her intended destination in Pensacola, Florida.

Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury admits to doing “lots” of cocaine but characterizes his critics looking to strip of his titles as partaking in a “witch hunt” that seeks to destroy him.

Tyson Fury, the colorful heavyweight champion of the world, tested positive for cocaine in a screening administered last week.

Friday on MSNBC, former Gov. Howard Dean (D-VT), also the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, offered his thoughts on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump so-called late-night “tweetstorm” about former Miss Universe Alicia Machado. During the conversation, host Stephanie Ruhle asked Dean

Officers assigned to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Texas seized over $500,000 in drugs this week at international border crossings from Mexico.

55-year-old mother Basira Binuyo, a pilgrim on the way to the mandatory Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca known as hajj, was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, after testing positive for ingesting drugs for trafficking.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers seized nearly $2 million in narcotics and other drugs being smuggled into Texas from Mexico over the weekend.

Married Labour MP Keith Vaz was caught paying two Eastern European male prostitutes for sex. He referred to himself as their “pimp” and “bank manager”, and asked them to bring the sex-enhancing drug poppers to their meeting. He also offered to pay for one escort’s cocaine.

Three Canadian cruise ship passengers have been arrested for allegedly smuggling $23 million worth of cocaine onto a cruise ship docked in Australia.

A woman attempted to smuggle methamphetamine into Texas from Mexico by hiding the drugs under her clothing and those of her infant child. The discovery was made by Federal officers working at the Brownsville Port of Entry from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Elsewhere on the Texas border with Mexico, an additional $500,000 worth of methamphetamine and cocaine were seized in a separate smuggling attempt.

Federal officers seized over $200K-worth of cocaine at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas on July 27.

Police in Rio de Janeiro uncovered a major crime on Monday night: unlicensed pharmacists infringing on the trademarks of the Olympics to peddle their product.

Two of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s nephews have confessed to attempting to traffic 800 kilograms of cocaine into New York from Venezuela, identifying the owners of the drugs as the Marxist terrorist group FARC.

Federal officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized over $2.5 million in crystal meth and cocaine at the Texas border with Mexico in Laredo. The seizures took place in three separate incidents over a two-day period.

Two wedded on-air personalities are facing drug charges after drug tests revealed cocaine in their baby’s system, reportedly ingested while the infant was being breastfed.

A Minnesota property owner drew his gun on a suspected carjacker and held him at gunpoint until police arrived.

Colombia has overturned its decision to suspend the aerial spraying of an herbicide used to kill illegal coca crops, according to the country’s government.

Nearly 900 pounds of cocaine was found Thursday on a Cuban ship in Panama that was headed for Belgium. A U.S. Representative from Florida says the Castro regime has been caught drug trafficking red-handed.

A JetBlue flight attendant traveling from Los Angeles International Airport last week fled after being subjected to a random security screening, allegedly leaving behind two carry-on suitcases with nearly 70 pounds of cocaine — and her designer shoes. Federal authorities are still