Venezuela says American pilot sought by US for cocaine smuggling being returned homeOctober 1st, 2009 Venezuela turns over drug suspect wanted by USCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's top security official says an American pilot wanted in the United States on cocaine-smuggling charges has been turned over to representatives of the U.S. State Department to be taken home.
Three foreigners arrested with cocaine in DelhiSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A couple from Africa and an Afghan national have been arrested in the capital for dealing in cocaine, police said Tuesday. Sleuths of the Narcotics Cell arrested Tonito De Silva, 30, his wife Salaw Volanlu, 29, and the Afghan national identified as Asadullah near 3D cinema in Lajpat Nagar area of Delhi Monday.
Venezuela says it captures pilot sought by US since 2007 on cocaine trafficking chargesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Venezuela captures drug suspect wanted by USCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's justice minister says police have captured an American pilot wanted on cocaine smuggling charges in the United States. Justice minister Tareck El Aissami says the 38-year-old suspect, Julio Mendez, has been sought by the U.S.
US arrests American Airlines workers on suspicion of drug smuggling at Puerto Rico airportSeptember 15th, 2009 US targets smugglers at Puerto Rico airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Nine employees of American Airlines have been charged with participating in a smuggling ring that shipped cocaine from Puerto Rico's main airport aboard flights to the U.S. mainland, officials said Tuesday.
Eucadorean police seize half-ton of processed cocaine marked as fertilizer; 2 arrestedSeptember 8th, 2009 Ecuador police bust half-ton of processed cocaineQUITO, Ecuador — Police in Ecuador say they have seized a half-ton of processed cocaine disguised as a shipment of fertilizer. The nation's anti-drug chief, Col.
Retired immigration agent arrested in southern Arizona on suspicion of cocaine smugglingSeptember 4th, 2009 Ex-immigration agent accused of cocaine smugglingTUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities say a former high-ranking U.S.
Punjabi-origin trucker nabbed in US for smuggling drugsSeptember 1st, 2009 TORONTO - A Punjabi-origin Indo-Canadian trucker driver was arrested Monday by US authorities for trying to smuggle marijuana from Canada. Forty-year-old driver Gurmit Singh of North York on the outskirts of Toronto was arrested on the Canada-US border in New York State Monday after he was found carrying 353 pounds of marijuana in his truck cargo.
US asks Jamaica to extradite alleged leader of 'Shower Posse' gang on drug, weapons chargesAugust 31st, 2009 US asks Jamaica to extradite suspected traffickerSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States has asked Jamaica to extradite a suspected crime boss to face federal drug and weapons-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Monday. A U.S. indictment accuses Christopher "Duddus" Coke of leading the "Shower Posse" — a gang with agents in Jamaica and the United States that was named in the 1980s for its members' tendency to spray victims with bullets.
Venezuela: Collaboration with US Coast Guard led to drug bust in Caribbean SeaAugust 21st, 2009 Venezuela helps US seize cocaine-laden shipCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela says its collaboration with U.S. authorities led to the seizure of about a ton of cocaine aboard a ship in the Caribbean Sea.
Mass. police arrest woman for hiding 19 bags of crack cocaine in her braAugust 19th, 2009 Police: Mass. woman hid 19 bags of crack in braQUINCY, Mass.
Man using drive-through at bank deposits $200 and small bag with pot and cocaine, police sayJune 26th, 2009 Cops: Man deposits $200 with pot, cocaine at bankTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Authorities said a man using the drive-through at a Tallahassee bank deposited $200 and a small bag containing marijuana and cocaine.
Mexico captures drug cartel suspect wanted in US for smuggling $2 million in cocaine profitsJune 8th, 2009 Mexico captures drug cartel suspect wanted in USMEXICO CITY — Mexican police have captured a woman wanted in the United States for allegedly smuggling $2 million in cocaine-trafficking profits for a powerful drug cartel. The Attorney General's Office says Olga Lerma was arrested in western Jalisco state after police spent three months tracking her movements.
Chilean police say woman found with suitcases made of cocaineJune 2nd, 2009 Chile police find suitcases made of cocaineSANTIAGO, Chile — Police say two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaine. Detective Leandro Morales at the Santiago airport says the drug "was not hidden in the luggage.
Police say suitcases carried by woman who was to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaineJune 2nd, 2009 Chile police find suitcases made of cocaineSANTIAGO, Chile — Police say two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaine. Detective Leandro Morales at the Santiago airport says the drug "was not hidden in the luggage.
17 arrested in Curacao on suspicion of drug trafficking with links to HezbollahApril 29th, 2009 17 arrested in Curacao in alleged drug ringWILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Seventeen people were arrested in Curacao for alleged involvement in a drug trafficking ring with connections to Hezbollah, police in the Dutch Caribbean island said Wednesday. The suspects detained Tuesday include four people from Lebanon and others from Curacao, Cuba, Venezuela and Colombia, police chief Carlos Casseres said at a news conference.