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Tue 12/24/2024

  • Read -- Morganton Public Safety Arrests Man on Drug Charges; More -- WHKY
  • Read -- DOJ suspends DEA's controversial asset forfeiture program in airports -- ABC Action News
  • Read -- Man sentenced in meth case -- MyWabashValley.com
  • Read -- Police Reports: Two face drug charges in Great Valley -- The Salamanca Press
  • Read -- Mexico's 61-ton drug bust leads to 7,000 arrests. Critics say it's the wrong way to wage a drug war. -- Texas Public Radio
  • Read -- Border Patrol agents searching forest in Washington state discover backpacks full of cocaine -- The Daily Chronicle
  • Read -- HEROIN FOUND IN VEHICLE OF PASSED OUT MAN -- 3B Media News
  • Read -- President Biden commutes death sentence for Philadelphia drug lord Kaboni Savage who killed 12 people, including children -- 6abc Philadelphia
  • Read -- US deports co-founder of Escobar's Medellin Cartel -- Buenos Aires Times
  • Read -- Dutchess County drug bust leads to arrest of suspect with cocaine and loaded gun -- WRGB
  • Read -- Richardson County sheriff reports arrests in meth distribution investigation -- CENTRAL - NEWS CHANNEL NEBRASKA
  • Read -- Police: Bronx man arrested in drug bust at Norwalk smoke shop -- News 12 - Connecticut
  • Read -- Antioch Pair Travels Across California with Cocaine, Xanax, and Firearms -- Contra Costa News
  • Read -- Kingston Woman Jailed on Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop -- Coosa Valley News
  • Read -- Border guards seize nearly 1 ton of narcotics in southeastern Iran -- IRNA English
  • Read -- Traffic stop in Minden leads to drug trafficking arrests -- KRXI
  • Read -- Brothers arrested for drug trafficking -- Hamilton Police Service
  • Read -- How a gangster's death in Punjab's Zirakpur led to drug smuggler Sunil Yadav's murder in US -- The Indian Express
  • Read -- 2 caught with fentanyl, meth in Red Lake indicted on federal charges -- KFGO
  • Read -- Arrest Warrant Issued for Felon Charged in Rochester Drug Case -- KROC-AM
  • Read -- Cincinnati man allegedly gave sister-in-law fentanyl and cocaine, leading to fatal OD -- KVAL
  • Read -- 3 people arrested for possession of meth, marijuana and 'various controlled substances' -- WKRC
  • Read -- OPP issue drug and traffic charges following single vehicle collision near Hanover -- CTV News London
  • Read -- Man Riding One Bike While Pushing Another Found to Be Carrying Meth, Shrooms, Firearm, Sheriff's Office Says -- Lost Coast Outpost
  • Read -- Hopewell Junction cocaine dealer gets jail for Christmas -- Mid Hudson News
  • Read -- Major Orange County drug trafficker sentenced to prison -- Mid Hudson News
  • Read -- Georgia man charged with distributing drugs in Eastern Kentucky -- Mountain Top Media
  • Read -- Decline in drug overdose deaths is still concerning to DEA officials -- Nebraska Public Media
  • Read -- Mexico's new president decides to toughen the fight against drug cartels -- NEWS.am
  • Read -- Lawyer for former NJ cop in vape shop coke-meth-guns corruption case speaks out -- New Jersey 101.5
  • Read -- Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Man Caught with Heroin in the Panhandle -- North Platte Post
  • Read -- Multiple Spirit Lake Drug Charges -- kicdam.com
  • Read -- Drug, Weapons Charges For Trio After Newington PD Pursuit: Police -- Patch
  • Read -- Narcotics, Weapons Charges Filed Against Arlington Man: Police -- Patch
  • Read -- Alliance Police Nab Texas Man Caught With 10 grams of Heroin -- Rural Radio Network
  • Read -- Peru's Grinch tackles 'naughty list' leading to 3 drug arrests -- Straight Arrow News
  • Read -- Anne Arundel Police Bust Hotel Drug Operation: Cocaine, Marijuana, And Firearm Recovered -- The BayNet
  • Read -- International drug smuggler Sunil Yadav gunned down in California by Lawrence Bishnoi's gang -- Times of India
  • Read -- Opium on 18 acres destroyed in Sherghati sub-division of Gaya district -- Times of India
  • Read -- Two men who used Norwich boat in 42m cocaine smuggling bid jailed -- Yahoo News UK
  • Read -- Duo facing several drug charges after traffic stop in Minden -- KTVN
  • Read -- 'I hate Christmas and criminals': Officer dressed as the Grinch makes drug bust in Peru -- 9News.com.au
  • Read -- Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisons -- Action News Now
  • Read -- Two more men arrested following drug bust investigation at Wasilla bar -- Alaska's News Source
  • Read -- Driver in Monday crash that injured 6 admitted using cocaine, alcohol, according to police report -- Baker City Herald
  • Read -- Two arrested in York as police carry out drug searches -- BBC
  • Read -- Two jailed for role in 42m East Yorkshire cocaine smuggling plot -- BBC
  • Read -- Pablo Escobar senior lieutenant with Medellin cartel return to Colombia afta 20 years inside US jail -- BBC
  • Read -- Border Patrol agents searching forest north of Lynden discover backpacks full of cocaine -- Bellingham Herald
  • Read -- Medellin Cartel victims demand truth and justice as cartel boss Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia -- Bozeman Daily Chronicle
  • Read -- Douglas Sheriff's deputies seize dangerous drugs in traffic stop; Carson City man, Sparks woman arrested -- Carson Now
  • Read -- Legendary cartel drug lord Fabio Ochoa Vasquez released from U.S. prison, deported to Colombia, freed -- CBS News
  • Read -- Macomb County school superintendent facing felony charge for allegedly smoking marijuana within school grounds -- ClickOnDetroit
  • Read -- Port Huron man arrested after police allegedly find meth, $50,000 worth of stolen property inside home -- ClickOnDetroit
  • Read -- House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 -- CNN
  • Read -- Man arrested after police seize hundreds of marijuana products above TCH level at CT smoke shop -- Hartford Courant
  • Read -- Three CT people arrested after 'suspicious vehicle' investigation leads to discovery of gun, drugs -- Hartford Courant
  • Read -- Company tied to marijuana cultivation partner buys former bank for $1.9M -- Dayton Daily News
  • Read -- Moses Lake police arrest man for alleged drug dealing -- NonStop Local KHQ
  • Read -- Getting caught with meth means jail time and hefty fines for a Fillmore County man -- KIMT
  • Read -- Oregon man sentenced to prison after growing marijuana on federal land, claiming religious tax exemption -- KOIN.com
  • Read -- Mexican Authorities Close Out 2024 With Several Key Arrests as Drug Cartel Turf Wars in Sinaloa Continue -- Latin Times
  • Read -- Two cocaine possession cases await grand jury review -- LimaOhio.com
  • Read -- DEA makes 2.7-lb meth bust in Pleasanton -- The Mercury News
  • Read -- 'We Have Taken Revenge': Wanted Indian Drugs Smuggler Shot Dead In US -- NDTV
  • Read -- Drug Task Force arrests Fishkill man on drug, weapon charges -- NEWS10 ABC
  • Read -- Richardson County sheriff reports arrests in meth distribution investigation -- News Channel Nebraska
  • Read -- Drug lord is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S. prisons -- NPR
  • Read -- Minnesotan arrested for OWI, meth, weed -- The N'West Iowa REVIEW
  • Read -- Two men arrested on drug-related charges -- The N'West Iowa REVIEW
  • Read -- Alabama duo facing federal meth, fentanyl trafficking charges -- The Paintsville Herald
  • Read -- Another Quincy drug and weapons bust: Police say they found cocaine worth $10,000 -- The Patriot Ledger
  • Read -- American man running from Mexican cartel ordered to leave B.C.'s Okanagan -- Penticton Western News
  • Read -- 66 pounds of cocaine seized in Union County; sheriff provides tongue-in-cheek message to would-be recipient -- Queen City News
  • Read -- Mexico's president may be toughening fight with drug cartels -- Reuters
  • Read -- US House panel finds Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs, obstructed Congress -- Reuters
  • Read -- Alton Sex Offender Faces Theft, Meth, Other Charges -- RiverBender.com
  • Read -- Hong Kong customs arrests 2 for allegedly smuggling cocaine in their bodies -- South China Morning Post
  • Read -- Half Moon Bay man charged with felony assault and drug possession -- San Mateo Daily Journal
  • Read -- Corbin man arrested with over one pound of suspected meth, plus fentanyl -- The News Journal
  • Read -- Hudson Valley Arson and Explosives Task Force established -- www.thephoto-news.com
  • Read -- Alton man indicted for meth delivery, resisting -- Alton Telegraph
  • Read -- Iowa Supreme Court upholds decision on drug possession conviction -- Times Republican
  • Read -- Border Patrol agents searching forest north of Lynden discover backpacks full of cocaine -- Tri-City Herald
  • Read -- American man running from Mexican cartel ordered to leave B.C.'s Okanagan -- Victoria News
  • Read -- Gibson County man sentenced to 6 years for role in drug trafficking scheme -- WBBJ TV
  • Read -- Walton man charged for drug crimes -- WBNG
  • Read -- Sheriff: 17-year-old arrested for shooting man during drug deal in Burlington -- WCPO 9 News
  • Read -- 3 arrested after drug-related traffic stop in Newington -- WFSB
  • Read -- New York man arrested on drug charges following search of store in Norwalk -- WFSB
  • Read -- Man accused of trafficking meth, several other charges: Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office -- WKRG
  • Read -- Okaloosa County woman arrested after officials find meth, fentanyl, cocaine: OCSO -- WKRG
  • Read -- Laurel Co. man arrested on drug trafficking charges -- WTVQ
  • Read -- Two men arrested in Holyoke narcotics operation -- WWLP
  • Read -- 3 arrested in stolen Upstate car with drugs, guns, deputies say -- WYFF
  • Read -- More than one pound of suspected meth seized during traffic stop -- WYMT
  • Read -- 2 Red Lake men indicted for conspiracy to distribute meth, fentanyl -- Yahoo
  • Read -- Another Quincy drug and weapons bust: Police say they found cocaine worth $10,000 -- Yahoo
  • Read -- DOJ suspends DEA's controversial asset forfeiture program in airports -- Yahoo
  • Read -- Dorchester man arrested, busted with over 300 grams of cocaine and fentanyl -- Yahoo
  • Read -- Wisconsin police seize cocaine and seven firearms during traffic stop -- Yahoo
  • Read -- J&K: Cops In Srinagar Intensify Crackdown On Narcotics And Drug Peddling In 2024 -- Zee News
  • Read -- Karnataka HC stays action against drug units making Nutraceuticals -- The Economic Times
  • Read -- Westmoreland DA doles out drug forfeiture cash for enforcement efforts -- TribLIVE.com
  • Read -- Josephine County man sentenced for illegally manufacturing marijuana -- KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2
  • Read -- Salesforce Stokes Veeva Fight by Snagging Drug Customers -- Bloomberg.com
  • Read -- DOJ sues CVS for allegedly filling illegal prescriptions, helping 'fuel the opioid crisis' -- USA Today
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