Police say the key players in the alleged drug ring used crew members to hide drugs on their bodies for flights to various Australian cities. At least one airline worker and seven other suspects were arrested this month in Australia on drug-trafficking charges after authorities said they smuggled in more than $15 million of heroin,… Continue reading Airline Crew Allegedly Involved in $20 Million Drug-Trafficking Ring
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US, Canada Issue Travel Advisory For China After Controversial Drug Smuggling Case
China has shot back by issuing a travel advisory warning of their own against Canada. Canada has warned its citizens to “exercise caution” while in or visiting China after a Chinese court sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for allegedly smuggling drugs. The travel advisory, issued on January 14, came on the heels of a… Continue reading US, Canada Issue Travel Advisory For China After Controversial Drug Smuggling Case
Ultralight Plane Drops Meth in California
Officials say the meth that was dropped by the ultralight plane was worth more than $1.4 million. On Sunday, an ultralight plane slipped through the airspace between the US and Mexico with no lights on, dropping 60 bundles of methamphetamine and a get-away bike for the person who would pick up the drugs, into a… Continue reading Ultralight Plane Drops Meth in California
Prison Chaplain Accused Of Taking Bribes To Smuggle Drugs To Inmates
Officials say they found a cache of contraband along with more than $5,000 in proceeds in the chaplain’s office. A prison chaplain was arrested for allegedly taking bribes to smuggle drugs and cell phones to inmates in a federal lock-up in New England, authorities said Friday. Joseph Buenviaje was working at the Federal Correctional Institution… Continue reading Prison Chaplain Accused Of Taking Bribes To Smuggle Drugs To Inmates
Prison Guards Accused Of Smuggling Pot, Wire Cutters Into Lock-Up
Three female guards are all facing charges of attempting to furnish a prisoner with contraband. A trio of prison visitors could end up on the other side of the razor wire after they were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle pot and cell phones into a pair of South Carolina lock-ups. The three women arrested… Continue reading Prison Guards Accused Of Smuggling Pot, Wire Cutters Into Lock-Up
Corrections Officer Accused Of Attempting To Bring Drugs Into Prison
Officers believe the man intended to distribute drugs found in his car to inmates in the jail. A Camden, New Jersey corrections officer has been suspended and charged after allegedly attempting to bring drugs into a correctional facility with the intention of selling them to inmates. According to NJ.com, Christopher Bowie, 47, was caught with… Continue reading Corrections Officer Accused Of Attempting To Bring Drugs Into Prison
Unsuspecting Driver Turned Into "Blind Mule" For Drug Operation
Deputies found 5 pounds of yet unidentified drugs stuffed into four packages secreted away underneath the man’s pickup truck. A Mexican worker crossing the border for his job flagged authorities after he discovered a cache of drugs stuck to the bottom of his truck. The unidentified driver—who lives in Tijuana but works in California—called the… Continue reading Unsuspecting Driver Turned Into "Blind Mule" For Drug Operation
DEA's "Operation Goodfellas" Busts $19 Million Drug-Trafficking Ring
Federal prosecutors estimate that the group moved 11.5 kilos of crack, 436 kilos of coke, 54 kilos of heroin and more than 20 pounds of pot. More than 150 cops and federal agents teamed up to catch five Virginia men who allegedly masterminded a $19 million drug-trafficking plot. Dubbed “Operation Goodfellas,” the sting netted four… Continue reading DEA's "Operation Goodfellas" Busts $19 Million Drug-Trafficking Ring
Gang Accidentally Filmed Themselves Prepping Drone Drug Drop
During an attempt to smuggle drugs into prison, Scottish gang members managed to give police ample evidence to lock them up. The Scottish gang members who accidentally filmed themselves loading up drugs on a prison-bound drone are now bound for prison themselves. Paul Reilly and Michael Martin were hit with nearly four years in the… Continue reading Gang Accidentally Filmed Themselves Prepping Drone Drug Drop
Bananas Donated To Prison Contained $18M Worth of Cocaine
The two unclaimed pallets of ripe bananas were filled with a lot more than potassium. A Texas prison got much more than it bargained for, when a shipment of donated bananas bound for the penitentiary was found to contain nearly $18 million worth of cocaine. “Sometimes, life gives you lemons. Sometimes, it gives you bananas.… Continue reading Bananas Donated To Prison Contained $18M Worth of Cocaine