Crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) alongside rows of seized contraband prior to offloading the bundles while moored in San Diego, Nov. 19, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard photo…
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Ex-Baja California Police Officer Sentenced for Cocaine Importation
San Ysidro Port of Entry. Photo credit: OnScene.TV A former Baja California state police officer who tried to drive through the San Ysidro Port of Entry in a drug-laden vehicle was sentenced…
Officers Seize 133 Pounds of Fentanyl at Border, Top Take for Year in California
Packages of drugs seized from a flatbed truck in Otay Mesa. Photo credit: Courtesy, Customs and Border Protection Fentanyl discovered in a flatbed truck in Otay Mesa amounted to the largest such…
Grand Jury Indicts 14 People in Cocaine Trafficking Operation from Tijuana to East Coast
Cutting lines of cocaine. Photo via Pixabay A federal grand jury has charged 14 people with participating in a multi-million-dollar cocaine trafficking and money laundering scheme. According to an indictment unsealed Thursday,…
High-Profile Ecuadorian Drug Trafficker ‘Gato’ Makes First Appearance in SD Court
A courtroom gavel. Photo via Wikimedia Commons An alleged Ecuadorian drug trafficker accused of supplying cocaine to some of Mexico’s most powerful cartels made his initial appearance Friday in a San Diego…
Former Baja CA Prosecutor’s Office Employee Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy
Federal courthouse in downtown San Diego. Photo by Chris Stone A former Baja California prosecutor’s office employee who drove a cocaine-laden vehicle into the United States pleaded guilty in San Diego federal…
Raul Flores-Hernandez Sentenced for Role in International Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
A courtroom gavel. File photo A man who prosecutors say was responsible for transporting hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine into the United States over the course of over three…
Coast Guard Seizes Nearly $239M of Cocaine, Including 5,550 Pounds from ‘Narco Sub’
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche. Photo credit: Tech. Sgt. Michael Holzworth via Dvids The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded more than 18,000 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value near $239…