A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a drive-by shooting outside a church that almost killed a 7-year-old girl and injured four women. It has emerged the two women whose lives were being commemorated at a requiem mass were the wife and daughter of a Colombian who was jailed in 2009…
Man Arrested After Drive-By Shooting in London at Funeral of Colombian Money Launderer’s Wife and Daughter
Nearly Half a Ton of Cocaine Seized in Albania, 10 Arrested
TIRANA, Albania—Albanian authorities on Friday said they have seized 430 kilograms (1,000 pounds) of cocaine in a coordinated operation with neighboring Montenegro and other law enforcement international institutions. Albania’s corruption and organized crime squad said 10 Albanian nationals were arrested after the cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of some 24 tons of fertilizer….
Texas Border Patrol Agents Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine at World Trade Bridge
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Texas seized 118.91 pounds of alleged cocaine on Nov. 22, with a street value of over $1.5 million. In a news release on Thursday, CBP said that Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the World Trade Bridge had seized the drugs after one of them referred a 2001 Freightliner tractor-trailer manifesting polypropylene film for…
Feds: Cocaine Worth $450,000 Seized From Wheelchair Wheels
NEW YORK—Customs officers at New York’s Kennedy International Airport seized $450,000 worth of cocaine from a traveler who was smuggling the drugs in the wheels of her wheelchair, federal authorities announced. The bust happened Nov. 10 when Customs and Border Patrol officers stopped a woman traveling from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic with a…
Border Patrol Agents Find $43,000 Worth of Cocaine Washed Up on Florida Coastline
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Florida discovered 3 pounds of cocaine that had washed up near the coastline of Cape Canaveral on Thursday. Officials said they found the drugs, which have an estimated street value of $43,000, inside a water-logged package that had washed up on the shore, Fox News reported. The drugs will now be processed for seizure,…
Deputies Uncover 42 Pounds of Cocaine While Investigating Drug Dealer in California
An investigation by San Bernardino county deputies uncovered 19 bricks of cocaine weighing 42 pounds with a street value of $700,000 stashed in a vehicle. While investigating a report of suspected hand-to-hand narcotic sales at around 6:17 p.m. on July 29, the deputies from Central Station, who are assigned to Grand Terrace city in San Bernadino…
Atlanta Ex-Crime Boss Lured by Power Sold Crack, Imprisoned — But Awakens to Faith, Starts Ministry
Like many young men growing up in the 90s, Terrell Scott was led down a dark path drawn by the allure of gang life. Tempted by money and power, he ended up serving a prison sentence — until, miraculously, he was saved by one of his victims whose lives he’d harmed, who forgave him and…
4 Inmates Who Escaped Federal Prison Camp Back in Custody
HOPEWELL, Va.—All four inmates who escaped a minimum-security prison satellite camp in Virginia over the weekend are now back in custody, the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Wednesday. The inmates were discovered missing from the satellite camp of the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg in Hopewell, Virginia, around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, the…
Greece: Cocaine Found in Banana Shipment, 4 Britons Arrested
THESSALONIKI, Greece—Authorities in Greece say four British nationals have been arrested on drug smuggling charges after nearly 300 kilograms (660 pounds) of cocaine was found stashed in a shipment of bananas from South America. The suspects were arrested at a rental home near the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, and were identified only as residents…
Officials at Airport Seize Cocaine Stashed in Wheelchair
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Federal authorities say a man has been arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina, after he was stopped in the city’s airport with more than 23 pounds of cocaine concealed in the seat cushions of a motorized wheelchair. U. S. Customs and Border Protection officers encountered the traveler as he was arriving at Charlotte Douglas International…
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