WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S.…
Read more US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3SANTA ANA, Calif. — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI’s…
Read more Ex-Olympic snowboarder accused in drug smuggling ring heads to courtA newly unsealed U.S. Justice Department indictment accuses captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of running a “corrupt, illegitimate government” fueled by a drug-trafficking operation that flooded the U.S.…
Read more How cocaine, corruption led to Maduro’s indictmentLAS VEGAS — The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was…
Read more Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidenceWASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one…
Read more US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern PacificBOGOTA, Colombia — BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia will use drones to resume spraying of coca crops with a weed killer, the government announced on Monday as authorities…
Read more Colombia will use drones to destroy coca cropsThe pursuit of the tanker, which was confirmed by a U.S. official briefed on the operation, comes after the U.S. administration announced Saturday it had seized a tanker…
Read more US official: Coast Guard pursues another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctionsBUCHAREST, Romania — American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year…
Read more US rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced by Romanian court to 9 months for drug possessionNEW YORK — Three men were arrested Monday for allegedly trying to pay up to $100,000 in cash to a juror at the Brooklyn drug trial of a…
Read more Alleged plot to bribe a juror with $100,000 upends former heavyweight boxer’s NYC drug trialWASHINGTON — The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new…
Read more US aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near VenezuelaA former Customs and Border Protection officer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to working with Mexican traffickers to bring drugs into…
Read more Former customs officer sentenced to 15 years for helping drug traffickersJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took bribes…
Read more 2 sheriffs, 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme, officials sayPHILADELPHIA — More than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia, the Federal Bureau of…
Read more FBI indicts dozens in Philadelphia on drug chargesPALM BEACH, Fla. — PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to…
Read more Trump calls Colombia’s Petro an ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces an end to US aid to the countryWASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Under President Donald Trump, the drug war is looking a lot like the war on terror. To support strikes against Latin American gangs…
Read more A war on drugs or a war on terror? Trump’s military pressure on Venezuela blurs the linesLOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — A University of Southern California graduate student who police say is a serial sexual predator has been charged with drugging and…
Read more University of Southern California grad student charged with drugging and rapingJONESBORO, Ga. — JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — A suburban Atlanta man has been charged with murder in the death of his six-month-old son after initially telling police the…
Read more Georgia man charged with murder in the death of his 6-month old son after kidnap claimWASHINGTON — The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. Those who…
Read more US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugsMIAMI — The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30…
Read more US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 yearsBANGKOK — A suspected scam call operation and a suspicious network of companies was discovered with links to a new free trade zone in East Timor, the U.N.…
Read more Scam centers are spreading in East Timor, UN report says