Drug trafficking

Customs and Border Protection agents found and seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine hidden inside a lettuce shipment.

Most Americans oppose the prospect of U.S. military action in Venezuela and want Congress to authorize any further escalation, according to a new national survey by CBS News.

The United Kingdom has suspended intelligence sharing with the United States on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, citing concerns that the information could be used to support military strikes it considers unlawful

Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts defended ongoing U.S. military strikes targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, citing alleged ties between narcotraffickers and Venezuela's armed forces.

Scientists and conservationists have raised concerns about environmental consequences as the islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Political commentator Tucker Carlson is publicly disputing claims that Venezuela is a primary source of illegal drugs entering the United States, arguing that the substances fueling the country's overdose crisis originate elsewhere.

Venezuela also said on Wednesday that it destroyed two camps in the country's south linked to what authorities described as Colombian "narcoterrorist" groups

Drug raids in Rio de Janeiro sparked massive shootouts that left more than 100 people dead, including four police officers.

Venezuela's armed forces announced on Tuesday that they intercepted and disabled a foreign aircraft that entered the country's airspace without authorization

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday a new wave of attacks against alleged drug-trafficking vessels, claiming 14 people were killed and one survived

Brazilian influencer Melissa Said, known for promoting cannabis use on social media, was arrested in Salvador, Bahia, accused of leading a drug trafficking and money laundering network. The arrest was part of the police operation known as Erva Afetiva, carried out by the Bahia Civil Police.

Sources told Colombia's Semana that drug trafficking continues in the area, with culprits switching to semisubmersibles, altered route, and faster craft that raise costs without dismantling networks

Cuban authorities have detained a Chinese national accused by the United States of running an international fentanyl and cocaine trafficking network after his escape from custody in Mexico earlier this year

The United States carried out another strike against an alleged drug-trafficking vessel Tuesday night

A former Customs and Border Protection officer has been slapped with several charges, including bribery, human smuggling and drug-trafficking

"Using military might to take out small trafficking boats is like using a blowtorch to cook an egg," said a former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela, suggesting ulterior motives for the deployment

Washington Examiner columnist Tom Rogan argued that U.S. military buildup around Venezuela should no longer be seen through the lens of a purely counter-drug trafficking concern

The Trump administration's deployment of troops and vessels in the Caribbean has effectively shut down a busy drug-trafficking corridor in the region, insiders said

According to the country's Interior Minister, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a "false flag operation" designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking

Petro also said Colombia's armed forces should no longer rely on U.S. weaponry: "the army will do better if it buys its weapons or makes them with our own resources"

The pilot evaded capture and remains at large while the seized drugs were transferred to police headquarters in Manaus for further investigation

Costa Rica's Minister of Public Security warned that connections with the Venezuelan government "pose a regional risk to populations fighting against narcotrafficking"

The Mexican Navy (Semar) announced a massive blow against the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Mayos faction after dismantling two methamphetamine laboratories in Durango. The joint federal operation resulted in the seizure of 21 tons of processed drugs and chemical precursors, with an estimated value of about 390 million dollars.

Families and friends of the 11 men killed in a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan vessel in the Caribbean are rejecting claims by the Maduro administration that the attack video was generated by artificial intelligence.

President Donald Trump said U.S. forces "shot out a drug-carrying boat" coming from Venezuela as part of the deployment of troops and warships off the country's coast

Federal authorities announced the arrest of 27 people in New Hampshire related to an drug seizure operation they say is tied to the Sinaloa Cartel.

Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada apologized for the damage caused by the organization while pleading guilty to charges in a U.S. court

Born to Édgar Guzmán, the eldest son of El Chapo Guzmán, and Frida Muñoz, the young woman has expressed her support for her stepfather and mother. Frida Sofía Guzmán Muñoz is the foster child of Julio César Chávez Jr., who married her mother after she was widowed.

Handcuffed and heavily guarded, Julio César Chávez's son was deported from the United States to Mexico. The US ambassador released shocking images of the moment Julio César Chávez Jr. crossed the border.

A former senior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official has called on Mexico to step up the pace of cartel extraditions