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1.5 tons of buried cocaine unearthed in Honduras

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 08:25 AM

Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Police in Honduras, whose president the United States accuses of being a "co-conspirator" in drug-trafficking, unearthed 1.5 tons of cocaine buried in the ground in a small village in the country's north. Read more »

Pusa huli sa tangkang pagpuslit ng droga sa kulungan sa Panama

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 02:28 PM

Nahuli ng mga awtoridad sa Panama kamakailan ang isang pusa na nagtangka umanong maguslit ng ilegal na droga sa isang kulungan.   Read more »

President of Honduras helped smuggle tons of cocaine into US: prosecutor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 07:49 AM

NEW YORK - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez helped smuggle tons of cocaine into the United States, a US prosecutor said Tuesday at the trial of an accused drug trafficker.   Read more »

Colombia sets new record in eradicating coca production

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 02:35 PM

Colombia beat its record for eradicating coca crops for the second year in a row, the government said Wednesday, although the country still remains the world's leading producer of cocaine. Read more »

Cocaine-laden ghost boat washes up in Marshall Islands

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 16 04:11 PM

Marshall Islands police have found the Pacific nation's largest-ever haul of cocaine in an abandoned boat that washed up on a remote atoll after drifting on the high seas, potentially for years. Read more »

Nasa P14 milyong halaga ng ilegal na droga, sinunog sa Davao City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 11:52 PM

Sinunog ng pulisya at mga tauhan ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang nasa P14 milyong halaga ng ilegal na droga sa Davao City nitong Huwebes ng umaga.   Read more »

Oregon decriminalizes heroin and cocaine; 2 states legalize marijuana

Thomas Fuller, The New York Times
Updated as of Nov 04 11:37 PM

The march to decriminalize drugs moved further across the US Tuesday despite continued federal prohibition.   Read more »

Mexico's ex-defense chief helped ship tons of cocaine and heroin, charges say

Drazen Jorgic and Diego Oré, Reuters
Posted at Oct 17 05:43 AM

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's former defense minister Salvador Cienfuegos used his power in office to protect the Beltran-Leyva cartel, directing military operations against rival gangs and even finding maritime transport to ship drugs, US prosecutors said. Read more »

New York grandparents are kidnapped and taken to Canada

Christine Hauser, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 08 05:30 PM

On Sept. 27, a group of men broke into a home in Moira, New York, a town of about 3,000 people near the Canadian border, and kidnapped the couple in their 70s who lived there, authorities said.   Read more »

Ex-UP Fighting Maroons, 4 iba pa huli sa Parañaque drug bust

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 03:34 PM

Natimbog ng mga awtoridad ngayong Martes ang isang dating basketball player ng University of the Philippines at 4 na kasamahan nito sa buy-bust operation sa Parañaque City. Read more »

CHR seeks autopsy on Spaniard slain in alleged drug bust in Siargao island

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 10 05:37 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday called for an autopsy on the remains of Spanish citizen Diego Bello Lafuente, who was killed in a supposed drug bust on Siargao island. Read more »

Spanish national, patay matapos 'manlaban' umano sa pulis sa Siargao

Richmond Hinayon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 11:46 PM

Patay ang isang Spanish national matapos manlaban sa ikinasang buy-bust operation Miyerkoles ng madaling araw sa Barangay 3 sa General Luna sa Siargao Islands, Surigao del Norte. Read more »

Drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's family launches folding smartphone

David Estrada, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 24 09:20 PM

Years after his death, Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar's family is reinventing itself by going into the smartphone business.  Read more »

Walmart withdraws Christmas cocaine sweater

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 08:52 AM

WASHINGTON - It wasn't the type of white powder that makes Christmas complete -- American retail giant Walmart has withdrawn a festive sweater that celebrates cocaine. Read more »

P400-K halaga ng cocaine, shabu nasamsam sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 03:02 PM

Nasa higit P400,000 halaga ng ilegal na droga ang nakumpiska ng mga awtoridad sa isang lalaking inaresto sa buy-bust operation sa Makati City noong madaling araw ng Martes.   Read more »

Japan seizes record 400 kg of cocaine at port

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 08 11:15 AM

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese authorities have seized a record-breaking 400 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated $73 million in a bust at a port in the city of Kobe, a customs spokesman said Friday.   Read more »

Mahigit P5-M halaga ng cocaine nasabat sa Zamboanga City

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 06:49 PM

Mahigit P5 milyong halaga ng cocaine ang nasabat ng mga operatiba ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 9 sa Calle San Jose sa Zamboanga City Huwebes ng hapon. Read more »

Honduran president denies protecting brother caught smuggling cocaine to US

Gustavo Palencia, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 04 08:19 AM

TEGUCIGALPA - Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Thursday he had never intervened to protect anybody, after his brother was accused of smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States for years under Hernandez's protection. Read more »

3 men indicted over rapper Mac Miller's death

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 03 07:35 AM

The 26-year-old singer born Malcolm McCormick died on September 7, 2018 after ingesting a lethal combination of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol, according to the Los Angeles medical examiner. Read more »

Cocaine brick worth P6.8M found in Quezon province

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 10:23 PM

MANILA - A cocaine brick with an estimated worth of P6.8 million was found floating near a shore in Jomalig Island, Quezon Province Friday. Read more »