U.S. Boat Strikes Fail to Reduce Cocaine Supply as Traffickers Change Routes
The Trump administration’s military campaign against suspected drug-smuggling vessels has failed to meaningfully reduce the supply of cocaine entering the United States, according to assessments from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Pentagon briefings and interviews with American and Latin American officials. Although President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that Operation Southern Spear nearly eliminated maritime drug […]
Cocaine worth $1.1m found by Tampa mayor Jane Castor on family’s fishing trip
The mayor of Tampa has found cocaine with an estimated street value of about $1.1m floating in the Atlantic while on a fishing trip with her family. Jane Castor, who was the city’s first female police chief before becoming mayor, was fishing off the Florida Keys on 23 July when she made the discovery. She […]
Couple arrested in South Carolina after ‘using fake pregnancy belly to conceal more than 1,500g of cocaine’
Two people have been arrested in South Carolina for allegedly trying to carry illegal drugs under a fake pregnancy belly, according to police. Suspects Anthony Miller and Cemeka Mitchem were stopped by police in April, after their car nearly collided with an 18-wheel vehicle. At the time, Mitchem appeared visibly pregnant, the Anderson County Sheriff’s […]
