Nation Aug 18 Penn State frat pledges forced to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say By Associated Press
World May 02 Mexican governor and mayor step down after U.S. drug trafficking indictments Two members of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s party in the northwestern Sinaloa state said they would temporarily step down from their posts after the United States charged them and eight other politicians and security officers with drug trafficking. By Fabiola Sanchez, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press
World Mar 09 U.S. military kills 6 in another strike on alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific The military posted a video on X that showed a small boat floating on the water and then being blown up. By Associated Press
Nation Jan 26 Ex-Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding pleads not guilty to running drug smuggling ring A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitives made his first U.S. court appearance Monday since he was arrested in Mexico last week and flown… 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
Jan 09 Vivek Ramaswamy's family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 23 U.S. strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific, killing 1 person By Associated Press At least 105 people have been killed in 29 known strikes since early September. Continue reading
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… Continue watching
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