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As of a couple of years ago, countries in South America were responsible for collectively producing close to 2,000 tons of pure cocaine on an annual basis, and officials in Ecuador managed to seize six of them with the help of the drug-sniffing dogs that discovered a massive stash hidden inside a shipment of bananas. […]
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Drug-Sniffing Dogs Discover Over Six Tons Of Cocaine Worth $224 Million Hidden Amongst Bananas In Ecuador

The Guardian

In today’s newsletter: a new Guardian series exposes the devastating human and environmental cost of cocaine production

Monday briefing: The cocaine trade is booming – and with it violence, trafficking and smuggling

Sniffer dogs in Ecuador have found 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police say. The dogs alerted their handlers, who seized 5,630 parcels filled with a white substance that later tested positive for cocaine. The shipment was destined for Germany, officials said, and would have been worth...

Six tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment

CBS News

Police dogs in Ecuador helped find more than six tons of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment headed to Germany, officials announced this week, marking yet another major seizure of drugs concealed alongside the tropical fruit.National police were carrying out a routine inspection of banana export containers at the Deep Water Maritime Port in Posorja when sniffer dogs alerted officers to the presence of narcotics, the prosecutor-general's office said in a news release Monday. Officials opened the containers and ultimately found 5,630 brick-shaped packages hidden under the fruit, totaling 6.23 tons of cocaine.The shipment was destined for Germany, officials said,...

Police dogs sniff out 6 tons of cocaine hidden in banana shipment

Mississippi State

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Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

15 year old charged with attempted murder and arson after victim wakes up being stabbed

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

TIME

The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico late on June 14

U.S. Suspends Mexico Avocado Shipments

Prentiss County, MS

Written with A.I. assistance. According to the Prentiss County Sheriff's Department, on July 2, 2024, Deputy Hunter Arnold and Josh Brumley were conducting a routine safety checkpoint with other deputies at the intersection of highway 30 east and highway 365. The operation took an unexpected turn when a vehicle driven by April Nicole Storment approached.

Drug Possession Arrest Made During Safety Checkpoint in Prentiss County

Adel, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last Friday, two men were arrested on charges following a joint investigation into drug trafficking in Adel, culminating in a search at their home. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), the search took place on Friday, June 28, at the residence of 28-year-old Shyiem Marquon Banks and 36-year-old Roderick Dion Collins. Investigators discovered a substantial quantity of drugs, including 210 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 3.2 pounds of suspected marijuana, 13 grams of suspected alpha-PVP (Flakka/bath salts), over 90 suspected oxycodone tablets, and 2 firearms.

Two Arrested in South Georgia Drug Bust Uncovering Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and Firearms

Seattle, WA

Latin Times

SEATTLE - Mexican authorities handed over to U.S. officials Rodrigo Omar Pérez, the nephew and alleged associate of jailed drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, co-founder of the now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel. He is set to face federal conspiracy drug charges in Arizona, the Mexican Attorney General's Office said. Paez Quintero...

Top Mexican cartel member extradited to the U.S. to face drug and conspiracy charges

Pennsylvania State

Butler, PA

One spectator was killed and two were hurt in Saturday's shooting. Federal authorities are investigating after former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt at an election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Blood splattered on Trump's face as Secret Service agents surrounded him and...

Trump shooting live updates: Shooter told his dad he was going to gun range

Mexican officials investigating videos shared on social media showing bodies in a dumper truck have found 19 corpses in La Concordia, in the southern state of Chiapas. The victims were all male, dressed in black and wearing tactical vests, as worn by members of Mexico's powerful criminal gangs. Most of...

Mexican gang fight leaves pile of bodies

Clarke County, MS

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

Reuters

MANZANILLO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican navy officials running the country's biggest port are increasingly concerned about the rising flows of unregulated "dual use" chemicals used to produce synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine and fentanyl, four Navy officials told Reuters.

Mexico's navy warns dual use chemicals are boosting meth production

Mission, TX

UPI News

For the second time in two weeks, U.S. border patrol agents have recovered cocaine worth several hundred thousand dollars from a vehicle entering the United States from Mexico via a bridge.

Cocaine worth $240K seized from car on Mexico-U.S. bridge

Virginia State

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were in medicine cabinets in many Virginia homes decades ago. They were in bottles with droppers that gallons the red liquid. Looking at that old bottle in the above image brings back many memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many Virginia homes

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.Anti-Hernández protesters gathered outside the Manhattan courthouse ahead of the sentencing with placards decrying the former head of state's crimes.The sentence, which also included an $8 million fine, was less than the life imprisonment that prosecutors had sought —although Hernández's age, 55, means he may die behind bars.Judge P. Kevin Castel said the sentence should serve as a warning to "well educated, well dressed" individuals who gain...

Ex-Honduras president gets 45 years in U.S. prison for drug trafficking

Los Angeles, CA

The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) exposed deep ties between Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese organized crime in a new case. Concretely, prosecutors charged over 20 Los Angeles-based associates of the cartel with being part of a scheme to launder more than $50 million from drug money proceedings through an underground banking system run by Chinese nationals in the U.S., NBC News reported.

DEA case exposes deep links between Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese organized crime

Bethel Park, PA

After conducting more than 100 interviews, searching the suspect's home and vehicle, and cracking into his cellphone, FBI investigators were still searching on Tuesday for the motive that led a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man to attempt to assassinate a former president. As that investigation continued, officials with the FBI and the...

New details emerge in Trump assassination attempt investigation

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Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Authorities in Paraguay announced Tuesday the largest cocaine seizure in the country's history, after officials were surprised to find more than 4 tons...

Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet

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