Drug Bust

The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at a checkpoint in the northern border state of Sonora.

Detectives in the East Bay say they recently seized a $4.2 million haul of illicit fentanyl in Oakland and Hayward, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.

The Office of the District Attorney of Orange County Wednesday released a statement saying two Buena Park men have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies after confiscating over 800 lbs of methamphetamines and nearly 190 lbs of cocaine.

Two people were arrested in Gardiner, Maine, after DEA agents and police found $200,000 worth of cocaine in their car, including two pounds disguised as a cake.

The operation worked like a 1-800 phone number service for heroin, Kristi Johnson of the FBI said during a press conference on Tuesday, but there was no physical call center, and no warehouse to store the drugs.

In Orange County, 19 people were indicted by the FBI after using fake call centers and code words to sell heroin. Vikki Vargas reports for NBC4 on July 13, 2021.

Federal agents and local law enforcement officials dismantled a major meth operation. 19 alleged dealers were indicted and 12 were arrested. Tony Shin reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

An increasing number of American citizens have been apprehended as they have tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Drugs worth roughly $220 million that were seized in international waters this year will be offloaded Wednesday in San Diego.

Police announced the raid of a Northampton home that had an estimated $968,200 in methamphetamine

Authorities arrested eight defendants Thursday named in a federal grand jury indictment alleging their involvement in a drug trafficking organization operating in Los Angeles and Riverside counties that distributed large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and other narcotics across the United States.

Authorities seized more than 100 pounds of cocaine branded with “CR7” – the nickname for international soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo – from a luxury residential complex in Queens, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

A U.S. citizen living in Tijuana pleaded guilty Friday in Los Angeles to a federal charge for planning to trade drugs for weapons, including machine guns and grenade launchers, which were intended for Mexican gangs.

Two people were arrested and drugs were seized after agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration raided a home in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego early Thursday.

Two people at a Los Alamitos apartment became ill Saturday morning and one of them died, leading to the discovery of a drug lab in their unit.

Federal prosecutors say more than $1.5 million in drug sales were made from 2017 to 2020 by the defendants on the campuses of Duke, UNC Chapel Hill and Appalachian State University.

Charges were filed Tuesday in federal court against three Mexican nationals who allegedly trafficked drugs for the Sinaloa Cartel, resulting in what agents believe to be the largest single-day seizure of cash, drugs and ammunition in San Diego history.

A record meth bust part of a national operation was announced Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020.

Officials say a Cleveland detective who had just joined a federal violence task force was shot and killed in his unmarked car along with an informant during what officials describe as a drug operation