Drug trafficking

A senior administration official told Newsweek that the drug trade "can contribute to the spread of the virus," but a senior Pentagon official said the recent mission "has nothing to do with the virus."

During his tenure, Jose Irizarry worked out of the DEA's Miami field office, Washington, D.C., bureau, and an official outpost in Cartagena, Colombia.

"We will not sit idly if they continue to interfere with our process as a sovereign state," Salvador Panelo, a spokesperson for the country's president, said.

Placencia told authorities he knew nothing about the drugs and was planning on eating the goat's intestines which he had allegedly purchased from a California rancher for $140.

Austin lawyer Jamie Balagia, known as "DWI Dude" thanks to his history of defending people charged with drunken driving, was convicted on federal corruption charges for his plan to scam Colombian drug traffickers out of money.

Agents also uncovered more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and 12 firearms.

Michael Reimers is currently assigned to the 99th Communications Squadron at Nellis Air Force in southern Nevada.

Police say they stopped the man during a routine patrol when they saw him performing an "irregular maneuver."

Ken Ravenell, a prominent Baltimore defense attorney, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges relating to drug trafficking and money laundering.

Western Australia police have arrested five men in connection with the one-tonne haul of methylamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy.

"Suspicion was aroused at the United States Embassy when packages were X-rayed, revealing cocaine within gutted out punching bags," a release from the Justice Department explained.

The couple, on a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean, was found with a large amount of cocaine "ingeniously concealed" in their cabin.

A similar drug bust in January netted more than 1,600 pounds of cocaine.

Joaquín Guzmán Loera has been held in solitary confinement since he was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. in January 2017.

A boost in drug production from Latin America has increased supply.

Kim Kardashian West seeks clemency for Alice Johnson, who is serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense.

The nine arrests in New Brunswick coincided with the more than 60 Hells Angel-related arrests in Québec.

A murder-for-hire plot was the tip of the iceberg.

A joint investigation by the FBI and law enforcement officials in Australia and Canada determined that the phones were made explicitly for evading law enforcement.

The alleged mastermind behind the appearance of 16 suitcases of cocaine at the Russian Embassy in Argentina claimed the CIA is to blame.

As part of the joint Argentina-Russia operation, authorities confiscated 360 packages of cocaine hidden in the suitcases and replaced them with flour and tracking devices.

Agents learned a Colombian drug cartel that sent cocaine around the world was planning a big shipment in a small boat known as a "go-fast."

The gang included Panamanians, Colombians, Cubans, Guatemalans, Mexicans and Venezuelans.

U.S. authorities raided an alleged drug kingpin's home and seized his pet tiger.

Police said they found weapons and thousands of the stimulant pills in the monk's car.

If reputed cartel boss Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is convicted in the U.S., the probable outcome is life without parole at the Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Co.

According to three organizations, no real evidence of Martinović's involvement with criminal activity has been presented.

A way to deprive the terror groups of their cash is to legalize the cocaine and heroin market in Europe.

"I have a regret that the entire discussion about this article ignores its purpose," the actor said.

The lawyer says Chapo never admitted he was world's foremost drug trafficker, adding that Penn should be forced to testify.