World Sep 22 Dominican Republic says it recovered cocaine that was on speedboat destroyed by U.S. military By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press
Politics Jul 13 Secret Service closes White House cocaine investigation citing lack of evidence No fingerprints or DNA turned up on the baggie of cocaine found in the West Wing lobby last week despite a sophisticated FBI crime lab analysis, and surveillance footage of the area didn't identify a suspect, according to summary of… By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Politics Jul 05 WATCH: Secret Service investigating discovery of cocaine in the West Wing lobby, White House says On Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the White House had confidence in the Secret Service. “The president think it's incredibly important to get to the bottom of this,” she said. By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
World Nov 28 Police take down cocaine ‘super cartel’ in Europe, arrest 49 Europol says law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a "super cartel" of drugs traffickers controlling about one third of the cocaine trade in Europe. By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press
World May 06 Swiss police investigate after discovery of 1,100 pounds of cocaine amid Nespresso coffee bean bags Swiss police say an investigation is underway after workers at a Nespresso warehouse in western Switzerland came upon 500 kilograms (over 1,100 pounds) of cocaine, with a street value of $50 million, as they unloaded coffee beans that had arrived… By Associated Press
Jun 21 Federal officials seize 35,000 pounds of cocaine at Philadelphia port By Associated Press Federal authorities said the seizure, which they value at $1.1 billion, is the largest cocaine haul in the history of U.S. Customs. Continue reading
May 16 It’s not just opioids. Deaths from cocaine and meth are surging. By Christine Vestal, Stateline The same lethal drug that has been driving the nation’s spiraling opioid epidemic is also causing an historic surge in overdose deaths among cocaine users. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 6:16 ‘Hotel Scarface’ recounts glamorous, infamous epicenter of Miami’s cocaine days By PBS News Hour Colorful but violent personalities roamed the streets of Miami in the late 1970s and early 1980s when cocaine came to town and drug lords helped make it the murder-capital of America. In “Hotel Scarface,” journalist Roben Farzad recounts the story… Continue watching
Dec 21 What it was really like to be in Miami during the crazy cocaine boom By Elizabeth Flock A new book tells the real-life story behind what inspired the movie "Scarface."… Continue reading
Dec 20 Heroin deaths soar compared to other opioids, new study shows By Laura Santhanam Government researchers dove into death certificate data to uncover what drugs are most commonly associated with overdose deaths in the United States. These deaths are on the rise, and heroin is becoming a primarily culprit. Continue reading