At least 22 people died after Rio de Janeiro’s military police raided a favela to capture the leaders of a drug-trafficking organization on Tuesday. According to CNN, Rio de Janeiro authorities said a gunfight began after police got shot when …
Iran said on Tuesday that it would produce its Ababil 2 drone at a facility newly established in Tajikistan. Iran’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Defense Minister of Tajikistan Sherali Miroz inaugurated the …
Los Montes drug clan matriarch Herlinda Bobadilla has been captured after a shootout withHonduran authorities in a mountainous area of Colón, Honduras while her son has been killed. “In an intense confrontation between Honduran police and drug traffickers in …
Dubai police detained a drug lord of an international criminal gang involved in trafficking and smuggling operations across Europe and South America. Dubai’s anti-drug operation was launched in coordination and jointly with police agencies in France, Spain, and Colombia, in …
The New South Wales (NSW) Police Force found more than 50 kilograms of cocaine worth AU$20 million ($14 million) near a diver’s body on Monday. The police found the diver on the shore of Hunter River at Newcastle after receiving …
Swiss police seized over 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) of cocaine from a shipment of coffee beans delivered to a Nespresso factory. In a statement on May 5, workers at the coffee plant in Romont in the western Swiss canton of …
Colombia extradited drug lord Dairo Usuga, better known by the alias “Otoniel,” to the United States on May 4 to face drug trafficking charges. Colombian President Ivan Duque announced the extradition, calling Usuga “the most dangerous drug trafficker in the …
The US Department of State (DOS) announced that a $5 million reward would be given to anyone who will disclose information that would lead to the arrest of Honduran drug trafficker Herlinda Bobadilla. A reward was also announced for the …
Peru’s Cabinet Chief Anibal Torres announced Wednesday the government’s plan to purchase the entire supply of coca leaf in the country, as part of its strategy to fight drug trade. “It is imperative to buy coca leaves for at least …
British Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie was arrested at a Miami airport by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on charges of drug trafficking. DEA agents detained Fahie along with the British Virgin Island’s Port Authority managing director Oleanvine …
