Illegal drug trade

Federal Agents Seize $2.8 Million In Cocaine-Frosted Corn Flakes

Drug smugglers will try just about anything, said Cincinnati's port director.
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U.S. Indicts Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, Aides

“The Maduro regime is awash in corruption and criminality,” U.S. Attorney General William Barr said in an online news conference from Washington.
By Joshua Goodman and Scott Smith, AP

Feds Arrest Over 600 Alleged Mexican Cartel Members Across U.S.

The arrests culminate a lengthy operation called "Project Python" targeting Jalisco New Generation Cartel members.
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Drug Kingpin Portrayed In 'American Gangster' Dies

Lucas climbed the ranks of crime in Harlem in the 1960s and ’70s, becoming a major drug dealer known for supplying huge amounts of particularly potent heroin.
By AP

China Sentences Canadian Man To Death In Drug Case

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was detained in 2014 and initially sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2016 on charges of being an accessory to drug smuggling.
By AP

California Faces A Growing Threat From The Deadliest Drug In America

The cartels decided not to push fentanyl in the state until recently.
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Fear Follows Potential 'El Chapo' Jurors

The pool of prospective panelists for the trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman is shrinking as anxieties surface.
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How Fentanyl Changes the Opioid Equation

Almost half of the nearly 200 U.S. drug overdose deaths every day involve fentanyl.
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Florida Officer Accused Of Selling Drugs to Undercover Detective

Authorities say Dwayne Frazier made the deal out of his marked patrol car while in uniform.
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GOP, Dems Unite Behind Senate Bill Fighting Addictive Drugs

The measure passed by a 99-1 vote Monday evening.
By Alan Fram, AP