Category: narcotics

Senegal Seizes Record 2 Tons of Cocaine Off Atlantic Coast

DAKAR—Senegal seized more than two tons of pure cocaine from a ship off its Atlantic coast, the navy said on Tuesday, in the West African country’s largest ever cocaine bust. The 2,026 kg of cocaine was found on a ship 226 miles off the coast by naval forces backed by air support from the French…


Chinese Drug Dealer Delivers Encrypted Messages to Buyers Using Short Videos on Social Media

Short videos on social media platforms have become a new type of drug trafficking tool in China. Drug dealers use them to deliver hidden messages to buyers, whereas ordinary people see them as regular videos. On Sept. 13, CCTV, a Chinese state-owned media, exposed a case of a narcotic dealer using hidden messages in short…


Disgraced DEA Agent Sentenced to 13 Years in Corruption Case

NEW ORLEANS—A prolific narcotics agent was sentenced on Thursday to more than 13 years behind bars for stealing money from suspects, falsifying government records, and committing perjury during a federal trial. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo said the longtime U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, Chad A. Scott, caused “far reaching” damage “to the…


Australian Airline Infiltrated by Criminal Organisations and Bikie Gangs, Report Finds

Australia’s largest airline company, Qantas, has been allegedly infiltrated by bikie gangs and criminal syndicates who are importing narcotics worth billions through Australia’s borders, a report has found. The allegations detailed by an intelligence operation code-named “Project Brunello” has found up to 150 current Qantas staff linked to criminality, including a Comanchero bikie gang affiliate…


Video: Facts Matter (Feb. 8): Trump Jr: Here’s What Comes Next for Our Amazing Movement

In a new video from Donald Trump Jr., he lays out what comes next for the movement started by his father. According to a new report from America’s customs agency: China has sent over 12 million counterfeit masks. And that’s only the ones we know about. Furthermore, the agency also announced that last year, over…


Dutch Police Arrest Alleged Asian Drug Syndicate Kingpin

AMSTERDAM/SYDNEY—Dutch police have arrested the alleged leader of a large Asian drug syndicate who is listed as one of the world’s most-wanted fugitives and has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Tse Chi Lop, a Chinese-born Canadian national, was detained on Friday at the request of Australian police, who led an…