Cocaine

Federal officers intercepted millions in narcotics and contraband hidden in commercial freight shipments in March.

Authorities seized over $114 million in drugs from trucks in September; while a Canadian man was extradited from Mexico in a $450 million smuggling case.

Border officers in the U.S. and Canada seized more than $90 million worth of narcotics concealed in commercial loads of roses, broccoli and aluminum burr.

Investigators in Canada recently arrested nine men for using trucks to smuggle cocaine, while police in Arizona recovered a truckload of stolen electronics.

Authorities in New Jersey and Canada recently made arrests in separate drug smuggling cases involving marijuana, methamphetamine and more.

A truckload carrier-backed study finds cocaine and opioid abuse by truckers are underreported at FMCSA.

Carriers need to ramp up education efforts on Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse testing to help drivers understand the zero-tolerance approach to safety-conscious driving positions.

New details on record 2019 cocaine haul aboard MSC Gayane — which may not have been the first run — as U.S. wraps up convictions.

A trucker could face prosecution after U.S. border officers say they found nearly 70 pounds of cocaine in a trailer full of watermelons and peppers she was hauling to Canada.

CBP seized the Hong Kong-bound corn flakes frosted with cocaine at an express consignment facility near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a shipment of cereal from South America that was covered in cocaine instead of sugar.

Drivers testing positive for drugs fell 12.7% in November.

As prosecutors rack up guilty pleas in 2019 case, more coke crosses via ship from South America to Europe in 2020.

A tip led investigators to the 90 bricks of cocaine weighing nearly 226 pounds.

New court documents shed light on a shipboard drug ring.

FMCSA’s first detailed summary report also reveals high number of “limited” queries.

Three pilots and three ground staff are free more than a week after at least 175 pounds of cocaine allegedly were found on a Martinair-operated freighter.

Parent company KLM says it is cooperating with authorities.

Maritime, air and overland trade routes into Europe are being piggybacked by criminal gangs deploying the latest digital supply chain technologies to help meet mushrooming demand for illegal drugs across the European Union (EU), according to a major new report examining the continent’s illicit drugs business. The 2019 EU Drug Markets Report by the EU […]

Europol believe Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta mafia is behind the use of Gioia Tauro as a cocaine hub for western Europe.