Drug Bust

Drug Bust November 16, 2022 5:20 am

$450,000 Worth of Cocaine Discovered in Woman's Wheelchair Tires at JFK Airport

A woman is facing drug smuggling charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized around 28 pounds of cocaine inside her wheelchair’s tires last week at John F. Kennedy International Airport. According to CBP, Emelinda Paulino De Rivas, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, arrived on a flight from Punta Cana on Thursday and was traveling in a...
US-Mexico Border August 12, 2022 6:29 am

800K Pills Containing Fentanyl Seized by Mexican Army on Way to US Border

The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at a checkpoint in the northern border state of Sonora.