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CBP Officers at the Progreso Port of Entry seize 35 pounds of cocaine

PROGRESO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Progreso Port of Entry seized 35 pounds of cocaine hidden within a northbound vehicle. “Our frontline officers continue to work diligently to safeguard our communities through narcotic interdiction coupled with the effective use of technology,” said Port Director Walter Weaver, Progreso Port […]

Dulles CBP Officers Intercept Chocolate-Concealed Cocaine in a Courier Shipment from Guatemala

STERLING, Va. – Cocao and Coca may sound similar, but what Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport found inside packages of hot chocolate was a poisonous powder instead of the advertised chocolatey confection. CBP officers discovered over 28 pounds of cocaine while inspecting hot chocolate base from Guatemala. CBP officers discovered […]

NDLEA smashes cross-border drug syndicates, arrests 6 kingpins, recovers cocaine, opioids

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced that its operatives have smashed two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates with cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira recovered from them. The agency said the development comes after months of intelligence gathering and painstaking surveillance by its operatives. NDLEA stated that six leaders of the […]

Dublin: Is crack cocaine the new heroin?

Getty Images There has been an 80% increase in women reporting problematic crack cocaine use Dublin is in the midst of a crack cocaine crisis, according to the city’s drug counsellors. The number of people seeking treatment for the use of the drug in the Republic of Ireland increased by 594% from 173 cases in […]

CBP Officers seize 403 pounds of cocaine concealed inside rolling door cylinders in the San Juan seaport

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico– U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized 403 pounds, (183 Kilograms) of cocaine concealed inside rolling door cylinders within a container that arrived from the Dominican Republic to the port of San Juan.   The estimated value of the contraband is $3.6 million. “These seizures underscore the critical role our CBP plays […]