Co-leaders of a drug smuggling cartel banned from American trade. The Department of the Treasury sanctioned the Mexican drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana last week, blocking its…
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U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $29 Million in Narcotics in Oman
Also recently interdicted heroin shipment. The U.S. Coast Guard vessel, Charles Moulthrope recently confiscated approximately $29 million in illegal narcotics in the Gulf of Oman. This happened weeks…
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U.S. Participates in 5th NADD Meeting
State Department and National Drug Control Policy assistant director speak with representatives of Mexico and Canada. Last week, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law…
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CBP Confiscates Record Amounts of Smuggled Narcotics
Border agents and their canine partners successfully interdict shipments of illicit substances. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has continued to protect the American public from illegal drugs…
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California Coast Guard Seizes $156 Million in Drugs
Fishing vessels intercepted carrying 9,000 pounds of cocaine. U.S. Coast Guard crews on two cutters based in Alameda, California, recently intercepted three ships in the eastern Pacific carrying…
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President Extends Declaration on Colombian Narcotics Trafficking
National emergency has continued since 1995. President Trump sent notice to Congress and published to the National Registrar on Monday the extension of the National Emergency regarding narcotics…
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President’s Administration Reports Drug Busts
Over $19 million in narcotics seized. President Trump’s administration announced on Monday the results of the efforts of the Interior Department’s crackdown on illegal substances. In 2019 the…
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Narcotics Worth $1.2M Seized at Laredo Port of Entry
CBP officers discover over 60 lbs of drugs in vehicle. Late last week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted a significant amount of hard narcotics at the Juarez-Lincoln…
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Justice Department Indicts Nicolas Maduro
Cites the Venezuelan leader on narcoterrorism charges. Justice Department announced on Thursday that it had brought charges against current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for converting Venezuela into a…
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