Tractor-trailer crash spills 1,000 pounds of hot dogs on highway, injuring four people
A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 83 turned into a messy scene Tuesday morning when the vehicle split open and scattered thousands of frozen hot dogs across the highway in Shrewsbury Township, Pennsylvania.…
Atmospheric river pounds US Northwest; two deaths reported
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – An atmospheric river deluged the U.S. Northwest for a third straight day on Tuesday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels, forcing road and rail closures, and possibly killing…
Border Patrol agents discover 218 pounds of liquid methamphetamine in gas tank
INDIO, Calif. — El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint arrested a man suspected of smuggling narcotics Monday afternoon. Border Patrol agents extracted a…
Delaware CBP Officers Seize Nearly 7 Pounds of Opium Poppy Pods destined to Middletown, Delaware
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a shipment of opium poppy pods in Wilmington, Del., on Tuesday that was destined to an address in Middletown, Del. These…
CBP Officers in Lewiston Seize 11 Pounds of Marijuana with Estimated Value of $30,000
LEWISTON, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Lewiston Bridge border crossing discovered 11 lbs. of marijuana in a commercial shipment. On November 28, CBP officers selected a…
Louisiana Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Two Pounds of Methamphetamine
Gulfport, Miss. – A Louisiana man was sentenced to 204 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute two pounds of methamphetamine. According to court records, in January…
CBP officers seize 354 pounds of methamphetamine at El Paso port
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Paso Del Norte international crossing seized 354 pounds of methamphetamine Nov. 18. The drugs were concealed in the bed…
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Distributes 30,000 Pounds of Thanksgiving Meals
CANTONMENT, FL – The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Escambia County Sheriff Foundation, played a pivotal role in a food distribution event this morning. The event, held at Beulah…
Man arrested with ten pounds of methamphetamine and three firearms sentenced to 10 years in prison
Seattle – A 43-year-old man who was arrested in Federal Way, Washington in August 2022, with ten pounds of methamphetamine for a drug deal, was sentenced to ten years in prison, announced…
Wellesley Island Border Patrol Agents Arrested a Male U.S. Citizen and Seized Approximately 68 Pounds of Smuggled Marijuana
THERESA, N.Y. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellesley Island Station seized approximately 68 lbs. of marijuana, smuggled into the United States. On November 15, Border Patrol agents initiated a…
Howard County Police Collect Over 1,200 Pounds of Unwanted Medication
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The Howard County Police Department announced today that 1,278 pounds of unwanted medication and sharps were collected during its #DrugTakeBackDay. The collection took place at the Wilde Lake…
Dulles CBP Intercepts 46 Pounds of Ketamine Concealed in Air Cargo from Cameroon
STERLING, Va. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized about 46 pounds of ketamine, an animal tranquilizer abused by users, in an air cargo shipment from Cameroon on October 10 at Washington…
Bronx Pizzeria Raided by Feds Had 100 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $4 Million
BRONX, NY — Law enforcement agencies have seized over 100 pounds of narcotics including cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone from Mexzzarella Pizza in the Soundview section of the Bronx. The…
Cedar Rapids Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Crimes Involving Pounds of the Drug
A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was convicted by a jury on October 13, 2023, after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Michael Lee Brunson,…
AMO Foils Smuggling Attempt in Southern Puerto Rico with over 3,000 Pounds of Cocaine
PONCE, Puerto Rico —Marine Interdiction Agents of US Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO), intercepted Wednesday a vessel with three men from the Dominican Republic and Colombia transporting approximately…
Marketmind: Shedding pounds, buying dollars
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan ‘A Wegovy a week ….’ Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s red-hot weight-loss injection hits British stores this week and…
Two Charged for 11 Pounds of Fentanyl Worth $1.5 Million
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA – A joint operation between Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General, Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, and Allentown Police Department resulted in the arrest of two alleged drug traffickers and…
CBP Seizes 113 Pounds of MDMA at Blue Water Bridge
PORT HURON, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Area Port of Port Huron seized approximately 113 pounds of MDMA at the at the Blue Water Bridge,…
CBP officers seize nearly 61 pounds of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) at Gateway to the Americas Bridge
LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized 61 pounds of the psychedelic controlled substance dimethyltryptamine (DMT) in a single enforcement action. “Our frontline CBP officers…
Great White Shark Weighing 425 Pounds Continues Circling Cape Cod Bay
CAPE COD, MA – There’s a 9-foot-long, 425-pound great white shark circling Cape Cod Bay. Anne Bonny, a female shark, has been calling Cape Cod Bay home for several weeks. Tracked by…
Dulles CBP Officers Seize 70 Pounds of a Dangerous, Newer Cathinone Analogue Destined to D.C.
STERLING, Va. – Clandestine labs across the globe are cooking cathinone concoctions quickly in the hopes of slipping these new substances past law enforcement before authorities can identify them, but U.S. Customs…
CBP officers seize 146 pounds of cocaine hidden in ice cream maker
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility intercepted 146 pounds of cocaine. The drugs were concealed in a large commercial…
Minnesota CBP Stops Passenger Carrying 83 pounds of Unapproved Meat
MINNEAPOLIS– At Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, last week a passenger arriving from South Africa was referred to Agriculture Secondary Inspection where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discovered 83 pounds of beef…
AMO Seizes 2,776 Pounds Cocaine Found in Hidden Compartments of Two Vessels in Southern Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations detected and seized a load of 2,776 pounds (1,259 kilograms) of cocaine found inside hidden compartments of two vessels…
Cartel Made Mexican Politician Smuggle 92 Pounds Of Cocaine Into US, Lawyer Says
Cartel Made Mexican Politician Smuggle 92 Pounds Of Cocaine Into US, Lawyer Says Jack Applewhite on June 20, 2023 Mexican cartel operatives forced a city councilwoman from the border town of Reynosa…
CBP officers seize 111 pounds of methamphetamine at the Ysleta Port of Entry
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas intercepted 111 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of…
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