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
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Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Books Due To "Drug Smuggling," Twitter Erupts
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections took to Twitter to defend the banning policy and were promptly ripped a new one by Twitter users. The Pennsylvania prison system got hilariously dragged on Twitter after officials claimed they’d intercepted a letter about drug-smuggling—when in fact the neatly-penned missive mentioned nothing of the sort. The tweet and its aftermath… Continue reading Pennsylvania Prisons Ban Books Due To "Drug Smuggling," Twitter Erupts
Man Sentenced For Role In Amtrak Drug-Trafficking Ring
The man helped direct the shipment of thousands of kilograms of heroin and cocaine from Los Angeles to Chicago. A California man was hit with a 35-year prison sentence last week for his role in overseeing an international drug-running ring on Amtrak train lines, according to court records. Edgar Roque headed up the cocaine-dealing crew… Continue reading Man Sentenced For Role In Amtrak Drug-Trafficking Ring
Tunnel Beneath KFC Connects Drug Smugglers in Arizona, Mexico
The county sheriff’s department called the discovery a “heavy blow to that transnational criminal organization that built this tunnel.” A routine stop for an equipment violation led law enforcement in Arizona to an operation that numerous media outlets compared to the AMC series Breaking Bad, with a near-600-foot tunnel that connected a former fast food… Continue reading Tunnel Beneath KFC Connects Drug Smugglers in Arizona, Mexico
FBI Raid Nets 20 Suspected Cartel Traffickers, Nearly A Ton Of Cocaine
Three sprawling federal indictments unsealed last week named 57 defendants snared in the operation—and 35 of them are still on the run. Twenty alleged Sinaloa Cartel drug traffickers were arrested early Wednesday in a web of raids that netted 850 pounds of meth, nearly 1 ton of cocaine, 93 pounds of heroin and $1.42 million… Continue reading FBI Raid Nets 20 Suspected Cartel Traffickers, Nearly A Ton Of Cocaine
Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Importing Opioids
The businessman would receive large shipments of opioids from China and mail them out domestically. A Chinese businessman living in Massachusetts has pled guilty to charges of importing opioids. Bin Wang, 42, was arrested in July and charged with importing shipments of carfentanil, fentanyl and other opioids. Wang would receive large shipments of opioids from… Continue reading Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Importing Opioids
Celebrity Names Used By Ecstasy Ring To Order Drugs
The use of the celebrity names drew the attention of customs agents and led to the eventual takedown of a drug ring. A Michigan father and son convicted for their alleged roles in a large-scale ecstasy distribution and manufacturing ring took what may have seemed—at least, to them—a unique approach to disguising their identities in order… Continue reading Celebrity Names Used By Ecstasy Ring To Order Drugs