Drug Trafficking

This page collects the 106 public records POLISCOPE has tagged with “Drug Trafficking”. Coverage spans news coverage - each decoded into plain English and linked to its primary source. It most often overlaps with Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement, and Public Safety.

1. Thu, Nov 51 item
   1. U.S. charges Mexican judge Luiz Benítez Alcántara with taking $2 million bribe in drug trafficking caseA Mexican judge was arrested in Colombia and faces a U.S. indictment accusing him of accepting a $2 million bribe to release a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody. U.S. officials announcedMiami-Dade County
2. Fri, Oct 301 item
   1. US court sentences Chinese businessman Wenshen Xu to 12 years for drug trafficking and supporting the CJNGA federal court sentenced 52-year-old Chinese citizen Wenshen Xu to 12 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a $22 million fine for drug trafficking, money laundering, and providing mLos Angeles County
3. Thu, Oct 291 item
   1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection showcases expanded maritime security and drug interdictions at Port MiamiU.S. Customs and Border Protection demonstrated its expanded security operations at Port Miami, highlighting increased maritime patrols, aircraft, and personnel shifted from the southwest border to FlMiami-Dade County2 reports
4. Tue, Oct 272 items
   1. Florida Attorney General and local law enforcement charge 12 suspects in Sinaloa Cartel drug pipeline caseFlorida prosecutors and local law enforcement filed state and county charges against 12 suspects linked to a cross-border drug pipeline supplying cocaine and methamphetamine from Texas to the Tampa BaMiami-Dade County2 reports
   2. US military strike in the Pacific kills five aboard suspected drug boatLos Angeles County
5. Sat, Oct 241 item
   1. Coast Guard seizes 489 pounds of cocaine and detains three men off Puerto RicoA U.S. Coast Guard crew intercepted a boat off the coast of Puerto Rico earlier this month, seizing approximately 489 pounds of cocaine valued at $5.5 million and detaining three men on board. The seiHillsborough County
6. Mon, Sep 142 items
   1. FBI Denver announces drug seizure during Operation Summer HeatThe FBI in Denver announced the seizure of a shipment of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin as part of Operation Summer Heat, though authorities have not yet released details regarding the exact weHillsborough County
   2. Sarasota Police arrest woman on cocaine trafficking and drug charges following anonymous tipHillsborough County

1. 01Donald Trumpperson5 mentions
2. 02Ecuadorlocation4 mentions
3. 03Colombialocation4 mentions
4. 04Sunbeam Television Corp.organization2 mentions
5. 05Miamiplace2 mentions
6. 06James Uthmeierperson2 mentions
7. 07Trump administrationorganization2 mentions
8. 08U.S. Department of Justiceorganization2 mentions
9. 09United Stateslocation2 mentions
10. 10U.S. Customs and Border Protectionorganization2 mentions