Drug Trafficking News

11:51 AM EST
2/9/2012 Remark by Indian border guard chief outrages BangladeshThe Bangladesh government and rights groups are outraged after the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) chief said that it was not possible to stop border firing completely.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Politics, Government, Ministers (government)

5:06 PM EST
2/1/2012 U.S. increases penalties for smuggling by ultralight planePresident Barack Obama is expected to sign a new law within days that increases the penalties for smuggling over the U.S. border using ultralight aircraft.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Criminal, Organized Crime, Crime, Drug Trafficking

8:48 AM EST
1/24/2012 American arrested in Nepal on drug trafficking chargesAn American living in Nepal has been charged with smuggling drugs to the United States. Police said they found 1,140 grams of hashish and 900 grams of other narcotics he was allegedly going to send to his sister in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations

5:17 PM EST
1/23/2012 Supreme Court Limits Police Use of Global Positioning SatellitesThe Supreme Court ruled Monday that police must get a search warrant before they can use Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology to track the vehicles of criminal suspects.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Justice And Rights, Police, Investigation

11:50 AM EST
1/19/2012 Mexicans arrest drug cartel financial managerMexican soldiers arrested the alleged financial manager of the deadly Sinaloa drug cartel this week. The man, Jose Sanchez Villalobos, also is wanted in the United States on cocaine trafficking charges.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Gang Activity, Prosecution, Defendant

7:19 AM EST
12/20/2011 D.C. sting nets $7 million worth of drugs, gunsA year-long operation by police in the District of Columbia, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives culminated in the arrests of dozens of suspects on Monday and the confiscation of $7.1 million worth of guns and narcotics.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Police, Investigation

2:46 PM EST
12/14/2011 Senate discusses bill to stop drug smugglers’ tunnelsA U.S. Senate committee plans to discuss on Thursday whether there is a law that could stop drug runners from tunneling under the U.S.-Mexico border.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Crime, Drug Trafficking

3:44 PM EST
12/11/2011 Former Panamanian dictator Noriega on way homeNearly a month after a French court approved Panama’s extradition request, former ruler Manuel Noriega is on his way to his homeland where he faces more jail time.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Punishment, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Politics, Government, Public Officials

8:03 AM EST
12/9/2011 China ignores Philippines plea; executes Filipino drug traffickerChina on Thursday rejected Filipino government’s repeated mercy pleas and executed a 35-year-old drug trafficker, Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay said.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Punishment, Execution, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Politics, Diplomacy

8:05 AM EST
12/5/2011 Man accidentally packs marijuana joint in son's lunchPeople often do dumb things when they’re high, and Connecticut man proved he was no exception last week.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Drug Trafficking, Human Interest, Curiosity, Education, Preschool