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Pablo Escobar’s crime partner freed in US, goes to Berlin
Pablo Escobar’s crime partner and one of Colombia’s pioneering “cocaine cowboys” has been released after a long prison sentence in the U.S. and been deported to Germany By JOSHUA GOODMAN…
US prosecutors tie Honduras president to drug trafficker
United States prosecutors say that Honduras’ president met with a drug trafficker around 2013 and took $25,000 in exchange for protecting the trafficker from law enforcement By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated…
Prosecutors: Hawaii man led meth ring while councilman
A Hawaii politician has pleaded not guilty to allegations he led a drug-trafficking organization while serving as a county councilman By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press February 29, 2020, 2:31…
Submarine found in Pacific Ocean with $165 million in cocaine, Coast Guard says
A submarine in the Pacific Ocean was found with over 12,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $165 million dollars, officials said. The vessel was intercepted by officials with the U.S.…
2 Americans confess to stabbing police officer to death after drug deal gone wrong in Rome, authorities say
Two American teenagers have confessed to fatally stabbing a police officer in Rome on Friday, according to authorities. Deputy Brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega was allegedly killed by the two American…
Police: $30,000 offered in shooting that wounded Ortiz
Police say a suspected drug trafficker offered to pay $30,000 for the shooting that wounded baseball slugger David Ortiz, who was sitting near the intended victim. National Police spokesman Frank…
David Ortiz shooting: one of the ‘masterminds’ arrested, police say
Two more arrests have been made in connection with the shooting of former Boston Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz, including a man police say was one of the masterminds…
Feds seize over $1 billion of cocaine in historic bust in Philadelphia, officials say
Federal officials made a massive cocaine bust in Philadelphia Tuesday, seizing an estimated 16.5 tons of the drug from a ship there — with a street value of over $1…
Alleged Mexican drug trafficker tied to Sinaloa cartel indicted on fentanyl charges
An alleged Mexican drug trafficker tied to the Sinaloa cartel is among 22 people indicted Wednesday on charges they distributed heroin and fentanyl along a supply route from Mexico to…