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“This is a key example of the Department of Justice working with our law enforcement partners to fight crime and keep drugs from flowing into America,” Bondi said in a prepared statement.
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Officials also noted that two cartel groups are believed to be heavily tied to the shipments.
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Gangs use three main methods to smuggle cocaine into shipments: hiding drugs in cargo before it reaches the port, breaking into containers at the port, or attaching drugs to ships
The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, declared a state of emergency in the capital city, Lima, on March 18. The decree, which came amid a wave of vio
The Customs Agency on March 25 gave a briefing on the seized drug shipments. Details of the cases were provided by Stefan Bakalov, the head of the
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Trump administration dealt a “major blow” to two Mexican drug cartels following the Coast Guard’s seizure of half a billion dollars’ worth of illicit drugs during recent deployments.
The drugs were seized in 13 interdictions in the eastern Pacific Ocean by the crews of the U.S. Coast Guard cutters James and Mohawk, federal authorities said.
Peru is the world's top cocaine producer. As part of a renewed effort to eradicate drugs, Peruvian officials have just seized and burned 2.2 tons of drugs. In 2015, officials have destroyed 22 ...
Amid the outcry after Mr Flores’ killing, President Dina Boluarte declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima. On March 25th she called a general election for one year hence, in an effort, she said, to end Peru’s instability.
A 62-year-old “Lady Marmalade” pushing her illicit haul through Kennedy Airport wants a Brooklyn jury to believe she had no clue 5 kilos of cocaine was inside pouches of strawberry fruit ...