Nation Jan 26 Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty to running drug smuggling ring By Amy Taxin, Associated Press
World Jan 23 WATCH: FBI's Kash Patel announces ex-snowboarder Ryan Wedding arrest Wedding, 44, is accused of running a drug trafficking operation, and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes. By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Mike Balsamo, Amy Taxin, Associated Press
Politics Jan 09 Vivek Ramaswamy's family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed alarm that a man who worked as his family's bodyguard is facing federal drug trafficking charges. By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press
World Dec 23 U.S. strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific, killing 1 person At least 105 people have been killed in 29 known strikes since early September. By Associated Press
Politics Dec 09 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Federal judge approves motion to unseal records in Ghislaine Maxwell probe In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge allowed a request to unseal records from the grand jury investigation of Ghislaine Maxwell, President Trump considers expanding U.S. military operations against drug trafficking targets, Honduras seeks the arrest of the country's…
Oct 30 2 Mississippi sheriffs, 12 officers charged in drug trafficking bribery scheme, officials say By Sophie Bates, Associated Press Federal authorities on Thursday announced indictments against 20 people, including 14 current or former Mississippi Delta law enforcement officers, that allege the officers took bribes to provide safe passage to people they believed were drug traffickers. Continue reading
Sep 25 Drug enforcement is rarely a focus of the U.N. General Assembly. This year is different By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Barbs between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro laid bare, on global diplomacy's biggest stage, the world's wide and pointed differences over how to deal with drugs. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 10:57 U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi The Trump White House is signaling a new war on drug cartels. On Monday, the president released video of what the administration says was a strike on a drug-running boat off the coast of Venezuela. Nick Schifrin takes a closer… Continue watching
Jun 26 Former Honduran president sentenced to 45 years for helping drug traffickers get cocaine into U.S. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced for enabling drug traffickers to use his military and national police force to help get tons of cocaine into the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 01 Mexican president suggests U.S. talks on migration and trafficking may suffer after drug money allegations By Associated Press Mexico's president has suggested that talks with the U.S. government on migration and drug trafficking could suffer after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign. Continue reading