"We really don't know" if the coronavirus statistics coming out of China are accurate, says @POTUS
1 year agoUS National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien explained that with the anti-narcotics operation, they hope to further limit the funds that enter the Maduro government from drug trafficking.
No risk in freeing up @USNavy and @USCG assets for the increased tempo to stop drug smuggling, says @EsperDoD
"Many criminal organizations are attempting to capitalize on" the coronavirus crisis," adds @EsperDoD
1 year agoArray of activities with Mexico underway against the cartels, adds Barr
US in a position to seize "hundreds of tons of cocaine," says Barr
1 year agoIt would be a mistake for any adversary during the coronavirus pandemic to try to take advantage of the US, says @robertcobrien
1 year agoPresident Trump announces U.S. launch of "counter-narcotics operations in the western hemisphere to protect the American people from the deadly scourge of illegal narcotics." "We must not let the drug cartels exploit the pandemic to threaten American lives."
The new @Southcom deployment is expected to include multiple US Navy destroyers, a Littoral Combat Ship, Coast Guard Cutters, P-8 surveillance aircraft and elements of an Army unit known as a Security Force Assistance Brigade
Police foiled an attempt to import six tons of hashish at Baleares
1 year agoCBP seized 1,847.9 pounds of methamphetamine this Wednesday inside a tractor trailer crossing into Texas from Mexico. The estimated street value of the meth listed at nearly $37M was concealed within a load of fresh tomatoes
On drug trafficking charges, the US offers a $ 15 million reward for the capture of Maduro, Maikel Moreno and Vladimir Padrino
1 year agoUS Attorney General Announces Charges Against Maduro and Senior Officials of the Venezuelan government for Narcoterrorism and Corruption
The United States will indict Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and members of his inner circle, according to the Associated Press
Liquor stores, recreational marijuana shops and breweries will be ordered to close in Denver
1 year agoCRIME Detectives seize cocaine,$11K, cellphones and a car in a Troy drug raid
1 year agoLBPD response to possible drug lab near Virginia Country Club in the 3900 block of Virginia Road
2400 N Stockton: multiple calls of a 32yo male overdosing.
1 year agoHigh School Student Arrested For Selling Edibles On Campus
A 9-month-old child was hospitalized in West Covina Wednesday for having high levels of cocaine and methamphetamine in her bloodstream, officials said.
United States Treasury Department identified and linked to the CJNG 4 Mexican companies
1 year agoCBP officers in Florida find $30K worth of cocaine hidden in golf clubs
Patient found dead of suspected drug overdose in hospital bathroom, Clermont police say
78/Stewart: EMS is rolling for a call of a 65yo male overdosing.
AK-47, marijuana found during traffic stop in Central Bakersfield. The driver of the vehicle, 23-year-old Jose Arausa, was arrested on firearm, drug and gang-related charges, according to a statement late Tuesday night.
1 year agoBorder Patrol agents seize drugs worth almost $800K at the Hidalgo International Bridge in the last few days.
Troopers seized more than one pound of methamphetamine, marijuana, synthetic cannabinoid and fentanyl from the car
The DEA Task Force here in San Antonio began executing search warrants to try taking down a 'meth and heroin distribution organization' this AM. We're told the organization is none other than the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG)
Drug overdose deaths continue to impact communities. CDC says: From 1999 to 2017, more than 702,000 people have died from a drug overdose. In 2017, more than 70,000 people died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the U.S.
A man is behind bars after police found 3 kilos of cocaine. $20,000, and an infant in a car.
