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Last updated: November 19, 2025 9:00 PM

Border Patrol agent died of cocaine overdose a month after Long Beach arrest, autopsy says

Los Angeles Times - 18 minutes ago

Coast Guard seizes $360 million in cocaine amid debate over maritime anti-smuggling strategy

As the U.S. Coast Guard unloads $360 million in seized cocaine, debate simmers about what the best approach is for anti-smuggling tactics on the high seas. Nicole Sganga spoke to a Coast Guard commander and DEA administrator Terry Cole.

CBS News - 44 minutes ago

Who is Ryan Wedding? FBI offers $15 million reward as Canadian Olympian tied to major cocaine murder probe

Times of India - 1 hour ago

Courts -- Gangster found dead in Mountjoy had taken cocaine shortly before death

Independent.ie - 6 hours ago

Premier Doug Ford seems to think the opioid crisis no longer exists. He could not be more wrong

Toronto Star - 9 hours ago

Divers find over 450 pounds of cocaine hidden underneath ship bound for Europe, Colombia's navy says

The seizure came just days after the navy announced it had confiscated more than seven tons of drugs from two speedboats and a "narco sub."

CBS News - 10 hours ago

George Clooney Reveals Cocaine Was 'Cut With Baby Laxative' In Wild 80s Parties

International Business Times - 1 day ago

Lawful checks on cocaine traffickers

President Donald Trump’s military campaign on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean comes as one nation in the region, the Dominican Republic, succeeds in an alternative approach.

Christian Science Monitor - 1 day ago

20 lbs of cocaine seized in south Louisiana after drugs found sealed in vehicle batteries

The Advocate - 1 day ago

Judge approves opioid settlement for Purdue Pharma and Sackler family members who own the company

The Baltimore Sun - 1 day ago

Silverio Villegas González, killed by ICE agent in suburban Chicago, had cocaine in system, autopsy shows

Villegas González, a father and cook originally from Mexico, was shot at “close range” as he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop Sept. 12, just days after the Trump administration announced an aggressive deportation campaign targeting the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times - 2 days ago

Business owner warns of fallout from THC provision in government spending bill

ABC News - 2 days ago

Trump Says Stopping Suspected Drug Boats Doesn't Work. But the US Reports Record Cocaine Seizures

Under Trump, the U.S. military has blown up 20 suspected drug boats, resulting in 80 deaths, in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Military.com - 3 days ago

'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon

NPR - 3 days ago

'The Next Wave in the Opioid Crisis': A New Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Is Taking Off

Rolling Stone - 4 days ago

They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News

As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled back their support of safe supply programs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.

CBC News - 5 days ago