Three British nationals accused of smuggling over two pounds of cocaine into Indonesia were charged Tuesday in a court on the tourist island of Bali. They face the death penalty under the country’s strict drug laws. Convicted drug smugglers in Indonesia are sometimes executed by firing squad. Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 28, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, […]
Dutch prosecutors seek record $250 million from fugitive drug lord believed to be hiding over 4,000 miles away
Dutch prosecutors said Monday they were seeking to confiscate a record $253 million from one of Europe’s most notorious drug lords, thought to be hiding in Sierra Leone. The illegal assets amassed by Jos Leijdekkers, also known as “Bolle Jos” or “Chubby Jos,” were proceeds from cocaine trafficking, as well as purchases of gold and […]
Record haul of cocaine found inside plush toys at Sri Lanka airport; woman arrested
Sri Lanka’s customs authorities arrested on Friday a woman and seized the largest haul of cocaine ever detected at the country’s main international airport, an official said. The unnamed 38-year-old Thai woman was carrying nearly 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine stuffed into three plush toys, Customs Additional Director-General Seevali Arukgoda said. “This is the […]
6 tons of cocaine recovered from
Authorities seized more than six tons of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel — a so-called “narco sub” — and from two underground hiding places discovered in Colombia, the country’s navy announced this week. Officials released video of the narco sub being intercepted off the country’s Pacific coast, as well as video showing officers and a sniffer dog […]
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino says Biden-era investigations being reexamined
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino announced early Monday that three high-profile cases are being reexamined: The investigations into the 2021 D.C. pipe bombings, cocaine found in the White House in 2023 and the 2022 leak of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision ending the federal right to an abortion. File: Host Dan Bongino as US Open winner […]
Video shows drug-smuggling cat caught by prison guards in Costa Rica
Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fence at night with marijuana and crack taped to its body. The black-and-white feline, carrying over 230 grams of marijuana and 67 grams of crack cocaine in two packages, was captured this month at a […]