drug trafficking

Europol says law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a “super cartel” of drugs traffickers

Goran Gogic, 43, was arrested in Miami and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for trafficking in 22 tons of cocaine through U.S. ports.

Battle rapper Tsu Surf is facing federal drug trafficking charges and other related counts following his arrest this week at a home in northern New Jersey. The rapper, whose real name is Rahjon Cox, made his initial court appearance Friday but did not enter a plea. WNYW-TV in New York reported that Cox told the judge he had hired an…

A New Jersey man was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered more than 30 pounds of cocaine concealed in his electric wheelchair at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport last week, the agency said Tuesday. Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police officers arrested Gabriel Ruiz, 34, of Union City on state felony narcotics importation and possession charges on…

NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

One of the world’s most notorious drug lords was extradited overnight from Colombia to Brooklyn, where he is expected to face trial on a litany of charges, federal officials said Thursday. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

Juan Orlando Hernandez will face drug trafficking charges after being brought to New York. News 4’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was president of Honduras for eight years, arrived at an airport north of New York City in handcuffs Thursday as he was extradited to face charges in a sweeping narcotics and federal drug trafficking investigation. Hernandez, who has strongly denied any wrongdoing, was escorted under heavy guard by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to an SUV waiting…

Juan Orlando Hernandez will face drug trafficking charges after being brought to New York.

Juan Orlando Hernandez allegedly worked with violent drug cartels to ship tons of cocaine into the U.S., and took millions of dollars in huge payoffs.

Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was president of Honduras for eight years, was to be brought to New York Thursday to face charges of engineering a massive effort to flood the United States with cocaine.

Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was president of Honduras for eight years, was to be brought to New York Thursday to face charges of engineering a massive effort to flood the United States with cocaine.

When police search the home the doctor shared with a man, a shocking amount of cocaine, ecstasy and more drug paraphernalia were discovered, with $15,000 in drugs allegedly found. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

A 38-year-old emergency room doctor in Hoboken and the man she lived with are facing a litany of drug charges, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office. Serge Corporan, 31, of Hoboken, and Elizabeth Johnson, a doctor at Hoboken University Medical Center, were arrested and charged with various drug-related crimes. According to the investigation, Corporan sold cocaine in excess of…

Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet

The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Zulma Maria Musso Torres, aka ‘La Patrona,’ the woman in charge of a drug trafficking empire based in Colombia.

Dr. Lynn Fiellin of Yale Medical School and LX News host Tabitha Lipkin talk about reducing the stigma of addiction using a video game. Fiellin helped develop PlaySmart, a point-and-click game catered to older teens that simulates life choices around opioid use.