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El Paso, TX

Jack Beavers

A Mexican Cartel just suffered a huge blow at the hands of U.S. Federal Officers in El Paso. Last Weekend (Saturday, August 17, 2024) Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Officers who are part of an Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team (ATCET) checking southbound buses into Mexico from El Paso at the Bridge of the Americasnoticed two drivers on one bus were extremely nervous as they boarded it - and decided to take a closer look at what they were hauling out of Texas.

Massive Cartel Ammo Seizure at Texas Border

Pharr, TX

Hidalgo, TX

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Pharr International Bridge recently intercepted 3,429 pounds of alleged methamphetamine, the largest such seizure ever in port history. “Our CBP officers remain vigilant and intercepted this massive methamphetamine load, preventing it from reaching American streets,” said Port...

CBP Officers Seize Record 3,400 Pounds of Meth Worth $48M at Pharr International Bridge

Arizona State

Phoenix, AZ

Latin Times

SEATTLE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a passenger bus headed to Mexico that contained tens of thousands of bullets hidden in more than two dozens of black bins. According to Border Report, the passenger bus was coming from Phoenix, Arizona its final destination being Zacatecas, Mexico. After...

Bus drivers caught smuggling over 92,000 rifle bullets from the United States to Mexico

Mexican cartels are camouflaging their drug shipments to the United States as fruit and vegetables in the hope of fooling federal officers inspecting Mexican trucks at border bridges into the United States.

Cartels Smuggle Drugs Disguised as Fruit to U.S. from Mexico

A food bank in Auckland, New Zealand, inadvertently distributed methamphetamine disguised as candy. The charity, Auckland City Mission, said a member of the public donated the pineapple-flavored candies, which were sealed in a retail-sized bag. The candies were donated about six weeks ago. However, the candies were actually bricks of...

Food Bank Handed Out Potentially Lethal Doses Of Meth Disguised As Candy

The US Sun

A LUCKY stranger had found a wallet full of money on the side of the street - but the owner of the cash was more interested in a piece of paper. In the rare encounter, the stranger identified the owner of the lost item who thanked him greatly after being reunited with paperwork for a new car.

I found $2,000 in cash while leaving a store – I tried to return it to owner but he cared more about a piece of paper

Mediaite

Former federal prosecutor and NBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner said that if Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, he will “spend the rest of his miserable life in court” or in prison. During a conversation on SiriusXM’s The Dean Obeidallah Show, host Dean Obeidallah asked about how and...

Former Federal Prosecutor: If Trump Loses Election He Spends ‘Rest of His Miserable Life’ in Court or Prison

New Jersey State

Woodbridge Township, NJ

MarketRealist

The server at a New Jersey restaurant was shocked by her customer's gesture.

Generous customers leave waitress a massive $1200 tip, then ask her 'do you believe in God?'

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

The Independent

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

San Antonio, TX

Beeville, TX

ABC News

A 9-month-old child has died after being left in a car by the child’s grandmother for nearly eight hours in what authorities are investigating as a heat-related death.

9-month-old dead after being found strapped into safety seat in hot car for 8 hours

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

USA TODAY

The wholesale value of the seizure is approximately $3.2 million, the DEA said, calling it the "largest meth seizure we've ever had here."

Agents seize nearly 3,000 pounds of meth hidden in celery at Georgia farmers market

A Trump fan told CNN correspondent Elle Reeve that God would never allow a woman to be elected "because of what happened in the Garden of Eden."
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Trump Fan Tells CNN God Will Never Allow Woman President ‘Because Of What Happened In The Garden Of Eden’

Missouri State

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Fact Check: US Government Has 1.4B Pounds of Cheese Stockpiled in Missouri Caves?

Grapes are a perfect fridge staple—a handy item to have on hand for a fruit salad, a lunch you’re packing for school or work, or just something to snag a quick handful of when you need a snack. But whether they come straight from the farmers market or...

PSA: You’re Probably Washing Your Grapes Wrong—Here’s the Right Way

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discovered 361 pounds of fentanyl and cocaine hidden within a flatbed trailer. On the morning of August 9, CBP officers encountered a 44-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer with an empty flatbed trailer applying for entry from Mexico into the United States at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility. The driver, a valid border crossing card holder, was referred for further examination by CBP officers along with the tractor -trailer.

CBP Uncovers Fentanyl in Flatbed Trailer in California’s Largest Seizure of the Fiscal Year

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

The Denver City Council accepted Monday two grants totaling $24.5 million from the state of Colorado to pay for the homeless navigation campus it opened last year. One council member wants answers as to why wraparound services at the campus aren't up and running.

Denver homeless hotel wins $24.5 million grant, experiences wraparound services delay

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Fake watermelons held $5M worth of meth, Border Patrol says

SAN DIEGO - Border Patrol agents intercepted a shipment of watermelons along the U.S.-Mexico border this week because some of the fruit, it turned out, was...

Fake watermelons held $5M worth of meth, Border Patrol says

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