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$10M worth of cocaine, meth hidden in vats of jalapeño paste seized in San Diego
Hundreds of packages of hard narcotics, worth more than $10 million, were found in a shipment of jalapeño paste by the U.S.—Mexico border in San Diego last week, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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2 Mass. Men Arrested After Cocaine Shipment From Puerto Rico Intercepted in Quincy
Two men were taken into custody this weekend in connection with a “large-scale Massachusetts drug trafficking enterprise” after authorities confiscated three kilograms of suspected cocaine that had been mailed from Puerto Rico to an apartment in Quincy. Massachusetts State Police said Stephen Marsden, 35, of Quincy, and Evans Klimavhich, 41, of Worcester, were arrested Friday following a “lengthy investigation” by…
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$450,000 Worth of Cocaine Discovered in Woman's Wheelchair Tires at JFK Airport
A woman is facing drug smuggling charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized around 28 pounds of cocaine inside her wheelchair’s tires last week at John F. Kennedy International Airport. According to CBP, Emelinda Paulino De Rivas, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, arrived on a flight from Punta Cana on Thursday and was traveling in a...