drug smuggling

The U.S. could seek forfeiture of the MSC Gayane, a large ship involved in an infamous smuggling operation, says Bloomberg Businessweek.

Two truckers working for the same Canadian company were arrested four months apart after separate seizures of cocaine and meth in Michigan.

A truck driver agreed to transport nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana under the watch of federal agents after his load was intercepted at the U.S.-Canada border.

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.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered several hundred grams of methamphetamine hidden inside peanuts at an express consignment hub in Memphis, Tennessee.

A truck driver entering Canada from Buffalo, New York, was arrested and charged after border officers found over $11 million worth of cocaine.

Traffickers used trucks outfitted with secret compartments and hydraulically operated trap doors to transport millions of dollars worth of drugs from California and Mexico to Canada, police said as they announced the takedown of a suspected smuggling ring.

Former chief mate of MSC Gayane gets seven years behind bars for lead role in massive 2019 smuggling operation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes drugs from trucks on a regular basis. Lawyer Su Ross of MSK talks to Long-Haul Crime Log host Nate Tabak about what fleets and owner-operators need to know when drugs are found in one of their trucks.

The latest episode of FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, examines drug supply chains and what happens when there’s a capacity crunch for narcotics traffickers.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers recently seized methamphetamine and illegal chicken lollipop pet treats in separate enforcement actions in Texas.

More than a third of the crew on the MSC Gayane smuggled cocaine in June 2019. The first prison term has just been handed down.

An off-duty trucker charged with smuggling 13 bricks of cocaine from the U.S. to Canada via car was acquitted after maintaining that the drugs were planted while he was aiding a fellow driver with a repair at a rest stop.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Laredo and Pharr, Texas, discovered almost 800 pounds of methamphetamine in two recent shipments arriving from Mexico. The first case happened March 25 at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge. Agents found 367 pounds of alleged methamphetamine in a shipment of industrial magnets. The narcotics had a street value […]

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

Agents occasionally find the green coca plant leaves during searches but rarely find green powder cocaine, authorities said.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers recently seized cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine worth more than $2.8 million in separate incidents in Texas, authorities said.

The meth was found during a traffic stop involving a refrigerated tractor-trailer off Interstate 35 in Denton County, Texas.

Law enforcement in California and Texas recently announced two major drug cases involving cross-border trucking operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.

CBP agents across Texas seized $821M worth of drugs during FY 2020.

A trucker jailed in the U.S. on pot-smuggling charges has hired an attorney who previously represented celebrities as he seeks to return to Canada.

Truck driver Christopher Sedrick Brown pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 132 kilograms (292 pounds) of marijuana.

Canadian border officers arrested a truck driver after finding over $10 million worth of suspected cocaine during an inspection of a tractor-trailer coming from the United States.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seize $8 million of marijuana from a commercial shipment at the Canadian border in the latest major drug bust at the Peace Bridge crossing in Buffalo.

Authorities say driver caught while attempting to cross Lewiston Bridge into Canada.

A truck hauling trash was caught with 418 pounds of marijuana in Detroit after crossing the Ambassador Bridge, the latest in a growing number of drug busts at the Canada-U.S. border

The Customs and Border Protection office in Buffalo reports a 4,000% jump in seizures of marijuana and other illegal drugs coming from Canada to the United States during the border closure to nonessential travel.

New court documents shed light on a shipboard drug ring.

Ben Thrower writes about the increased use of cargo ships to smuggle drugs.

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.

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found the drugs stuffed in duffel bags inside a container load of scrap aluminum and copper en route to Europe from South America.

Innocent third parties who get caught up in Australia with illegal drug logistics, such as employers and transport operators, do not appear to fear the threat of having their property seized by the authorities.

Logistics platform launches in second European country, where the trucking industry and shippers contend with a growing driver shortage and too many empty kilometers.

Criminal syndicates are smuggling huge volumes of methamphetamine around the globe by hiding it in the lawful flow of freight. Find out where meth flows, how it flows, and who profits as it flows.

Could the record seizure of cocaine aboard the MSC Gayane be a sign of things to come?