smuggling
Eight people are confirmed dead after two boats crashed Saturday night on the coast of San Diego. According to San Diego Fire and Rescue, authorities are still searching for seven other victims. Law enforcement believes the two boats were involved in alleged smuggling. San Diego Union-Tribune reports that around 11:30 pm, one of the boats capsized […]
As Halloween approaches, parents are being warned that fentanyl pills could be mixed with candy. ABC7 reports a traveler tried to get around 12,000 fentanyl pills through airport security on Wednesday morning. The drugs were housed in Skittles, Whoppers, and SweeTarts packages. Initially the suspect got away, but was later identified. “The suspect fled prior to […]
A drug smuggling tunnel the length of six football fields was found by U.S. authorities running from Tijuana, Mexico to a warehouse in San Diego. The secret entrance was located by San Diego’s Otay Mesa border crossing and featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity, and reinforced walls, per authorities. During a Monday announcement, it was revealed that 1,762 pounds of cocaine, […]
A California man is facing decades behind bars for his alleged involvement in illegal wildlife trade. According to the Justice Department, 30-year-old Jose Manuel Perez—aka “Julio Rodriguez”—was arrested last month after he tried to smuggle dozens of reptiles from Mexico into the U.S. Federal agents say the Oxford resident was stopped at the border, and was found with […]
A road accident in southern Mexico has left more than 50 people dead and dozens injured. According to the Associated Press, the tragedy took place Thursday in the state of Chiapas, where a freight truck carrying hundreds of migrants crashed into the base of a pedestrian bridge. Authorities say at least 55 passengers—most of whom are believed […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Drug lord Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as “Otoniel,” has been captured by Colombia’s military in what President Ivan Duque is calling the “the biggest […]
Federal prosecutors have decided that, for now, they will not charge a Canadian truck driver who was found with more than a ton of marijuana during a July arrest at the U.S. border, after his lawyer successfully argued he was the victim of a drug smuggling scam. The dropping of the charges is not necessarily permanent, but […]
On Monday, police in Germany announced the arrests of two people who are suspected of trading/selling newborn babies. According to CNN, authorities arrested a pair of Bulgarian nationals, a 58-year-old man and his 51-year-old wife. The two had been arrested this past Thursday in the town of Neunkirchen. Police believe they’re part of a criminal organization that […]
A Brazilian woman got creative when trying to move weight through the country. Per the New York Post, a São Paulo woman boarded a bus headed to Rio De Janeiro. Initially it was assumed she was pregnant, but she was subjected to a search after authorities received a tip about a narcotics case. The lady’s “baby bump” was actually […]
The Australian Border Force, along with the NSW Organised Crime Squad, were able to intercept 880 pounds of meth hidden in 768 bottles of Sriracha hot sauce that was headed to Sydney from the United States earlier this month, 7News reports. The ABF took the shipment in for further testing after noticing some “inconsistencies.” Three […]
