Drug Bust
Police seize $20K worth of cocaine in Round Lake Beach
Three men are facing charges after authorities found $20,000 worth of cocaine Thursday afternoon in north suburban Round Lake Beach.
Felon admits to running illegal drug ring from prison
A Calhoun man could face up to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to running a multi-state drug trafficking operation from prison using cellphones and drones, authorities said.
Hip-hop producer masterminded drug heists to brew potent ‘lean’ drink, police say
A Miami music producer who dubbed himself Cuban Harry is a fixture on the international hip-hop scene, jet-setting with big-name stars, driving exotic cars and posing with bundles of cash on social media.
Bricks of cocaine stashed in the nose of an American Airlines plane
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Seven bricks of cocaine were found in the nose of an American Airlines plane at Tulsa International Airport Sunday.
Cops nab drug dealers who operated out of Cape Cod house owned by Kennedy Shriver family
A drug-dealing crew used a Cape Cod area home owned by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver family as their headquarters, police said Thursday.
Month-long investigation results in nearly $2 million drug bust
Derrick Felton
ALEXANDRIA, LA – After a month long investigation, nearly two million dollars worth of drugs are off the streets of Central Louisiana, according to state police.
‘Money, drugs and violence’: Federal gang trial begins in New Orleans
Magnolia Shorty, a local rapper who federal prosecutors say was gunned down by reputed members of the 39ers gang in December 2010, is one of several victims whose murder feds have linked to some of the 10 defendants’ whose racketeering trial started in New Orleans.
$9 million of marijuana seized in Atlanta’s biggest trafficking bust
ATLANTA – It could possibly be the biggest marijuana bust in Atlanta history, according to narcotics officers with decades of experience of fighting drugs on the streets.
I-12 driver caught with $411,000 in cocaine, police say
David Spearman
A 48-year-old Georgia man was booked with possession of about 30 pounds of cocaine after a traffic stop on Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish. Louisiana
$1 million in pot seized in east side Detroit police bust
Detroit police made a major marijuana bust during a raid Wednesday with the street value close to a million dollars.