Category: Drug Seizure

Duo Accused of Smuggling $61M in Cocaine Inside Yacht

Two men accused of importing cocaine worth more than $61 million (US$41 million) into Queensland by sea will remain in custody. Matthieu Anthony Rees, 44, and Rachid Kachour, 55, both from Griffith in the ACT, were arrested at their Canberra apartment on Thursday as part of an investigation into a quarter-ton of cocaine seized from…


Nearly 300 Arrested in Dark Web Fentanyl Crackdown

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials announced the arrests of nearly 300 suspects as part of the international crackdown on fentanyl and opioid trafficking on the dark web that the authorities described as the most extensive investigation of its kind. The operation, dubbed Operation SpecTor, spanned more than a year and was conducted in nine countries across…


Drug Seizures at San Diego, Imperial County Ports of Entry Decreased

SAN DIEGO—U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) San Diego field office announced this week that the total amount of narcotics seized at Southern California ports of entry this past fiscal year decreased from the previous year. The statistics released this week accounted for drugs seized through Sept. 30 at the San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Tecate,…