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Chicago
fromTruthout
5 hours ago

ICE Presence Persists in Chicago as Raids Shift to Quieter Tactics

Federal immigration agents continue to operate in Chicago, impacting communities despite a reduction in visible presence since last fall.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
14 hours ago
UK news

More than 2,700 drug lines closed and nearly 1,000 knives seized in 2025

The Independent provides critical journalism on various issues, emphasizing the importance of accessible reporting without paywalls.
London politics
fromIndependent
1 day ago

Woman brutally attacked by gang in latest hijacking spree as gardai warn of nationwide surge

There is deep concern regarding gang violence following a controversial court ruling in Dublin.
#drug-trafficking
fromIndependent
1 month ago
London politics

Gardener who told gardai he was in fear when he agreed to hold nearly 90,000 of drugs jailed

fromIndependent
1 month ago
London politics

Gardener who told gardai he was in fear when he agreed to hold nearly 90,000 of drugs jailed

California
fromCalifornia Post
2 days ago

'Hotel California' cocaine found stashed in secret compartment during $1M bust

Police found $1 million worth of cocaine hidden in a car during a traffic stop in Merced after the driver and passenger consented to a search.
#ice
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago
US politics

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago
US politics

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

ICE says it bought Paragon's spyware to use in drug trafficking cases | TechCrunch

ICE has utilized spyware from Paragon Solutions to combat drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations' use of encrypted communications.
fromNew York Post
2 days ago

Moped-riding goons who shot, killed 7-month old in NYC horror were aiming for her dad: sources

The gunmen missed Patterson but struck the helpless tot in the head with the bullet, which then grazed her 2-year-old brother's back before the thugs sped off and crashed their moped two blocks away.
Brooklyn
fromIrish Independent
2 days ago

Florida authorities release video of Tiger Woods' arrest after car crash

Woods is heard to say: 'I looked down at my phone and all of a sudden, boom.' This statement reflects his acknowledgment of distraction leading to the accident.
Miami Marlins
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Two dead in Pomona police pursuit stemming from domestic violence call

A domestic violence call in Pomona led to a police pursuit, resulting in two fatalities and the arrest of suspect Marshall Judson.
#illegal-gambling
Poker
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Flagler County illegal gambling machines seized crackdown

A coordinated undercover operation seized 20 illegal gambling machines and $16,856.80 in cash from four Flagler County businesses operating outside state law.
Poker
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Flagler County illegal gambling machines seized crackdown

A coordinated undercover operation seized 20 illegal gambling machines and $16,856.80 in cash from four Flagler County businesses operating outside state law.
Miami food
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Lawsuit Filed Minutes After DeSantis Signs Florida's Version of SAVE Act, Says Bill Targets a Fictional Threat'

Mark Elias filed a lawsuit against Florida's HB 991, citing First and Fourteenth Amendment violations related to voter registration and identification requirements.
#tiger-woods
Miami Marlins
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 days ago

Bodycam shows a stunned Tiger Woods handcuffed after a Florida rollover crash

Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI after a crash, with deputies finding hydrocodone pills in his possession.
Miami Marlins
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 days ago

Bodycam shows a stunned Tiger Woods handcuffed after a Florida rollover crash

Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI after a crash, with deputies finding hydrocodone pills in his possession.
US news
fromHoodline
4 days ago

Late-Night Hudson Valley Sting Nabs Poughkeepsie Sex Offender, Feds Say

A registered sex offender was arrested in an undercover sting for attempting to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl.
Public health
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 days ago

Video: Uncovering the World's Newest and Deadliest Drugs

Synthetic drugs, particularly novel psychoactive substances, are driving the surge in overdose deaths in the United States.
fromwww.independent.ie
5 days ago

Two men in court over alleged 6,400 drone drug delivery to Cloverhill Prison

Craig Doyle, 25, of The Paddocks Way, Adamstown, Lucan, and 30-year-old Adam Aspel, with an address at Corkagh Grange Way, Clondalkin, were arrested by gardai carrying out surveillance of drone activity on March 28.
Law
New York City
fromHoodline
5 days ago

NYPD: 1,000+ Guns Removed From NYC Streets

NYPD has seized over 1,000 firearms in 2023, reflecting targeted operations against gun violence in New York City.
#fentanyl
fromQNS
2 months ago
New York City

Ozone Park roommates busted for running narcotics trafficking operation out of their apartment across the street from a public school - QNS

fromQNS
2 months ago
New York City

Ozone Park roommates busted for running narcotics trafficking operation out of their apartment across the street from a public school - QNS

fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Prison guard and gang jailed over contraband plot

Jason Thompson, a guard at HMP Isis, was suspended as the Metropolitan Police investigated his involvement in smuggling drugs and contraband into the prison. He was sentenced to four years and six months for conspiracy and misconduct.
UK news
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago

Air Canada employee charged after alleged weed smuggling scheme at Pearson airport | CBC News

The RCMP alleges an Air Canada employee working in the baggage room had placed luggage tags with the unsuspecting passengers' names on the suitcases that contained the cannabis.
Canada news
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Massive fentanyl and heroin packaging mill stashed drugs in baby bouncer inside Bronx apartment; 6 arrested

Law enforcement officials seized approximately three kilograms of fentanyl and heroin during a raid on an alleged drug packing mill in the Bronx, valued at $500,000.
Brooklyn
London politics
fromIndependent
6 days ago

Dublin armed robber reveals secret life and remorse after 20 years on the run

A man who committed 13 hotel robberies received a suspended sentence after nearly 20 years on the run and significant personal rehabilitation.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Tonne of cocaine shipped from Panama valued at 80m seized by UK Border Force

This was a fantastic seizure by our colleagues at Border Force, and taking this amount of cocaine out of circulation will have deprived the organised criminals involved of millions in profits.
UK news
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Brooklyn Duo Busted on Route 79 as Ithaca Cops Haul In 3 Pounds of Meth

Two Brooklyn men face felony charges after a traffic stop led to a major drug bust in Ithaca, seizing methamphetamine and cocaine.
#immigration-policy
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump-allied Florida police chief calls for way to regularize immigrants without criminal records

Sheriff Grady Judd proposes Congress create a legal pathway for undocumented migrants integrated into society while prioritizing deportation of those committing crimes.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Republican Sheriffs In Florida Are Openly Rejecting Trump's Push for Mass Deportations

Republican sheriffs on Florida's immigration committee publicly opposed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants without criminal records, breaking from DeSantis and Trump's hardline policies.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Trump-allied Florida police chief calls for way to regularize immigrants without criminal records

Sheriff Grady Judd proposes Congress create a legal pathway for undocumented migrants integrated into society while prioritizing deportation of those committing crimes.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Republican Sheriffs In Florida Are Openly Rejecting Trump's Push for Mass Deportations

Republican sheriffs on Florida's immigration committee publicly opposed mass deportations of undocumented immigrants without criminal records, breaking from DeSantis and Trump's hardline policies.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Ontario man accused in mob-related killings arrested in Mexico after 9 years on the run | CBC News

Daniel Tomassetti, wanted for two 2017 mob-related murders in Ontario, was arrested in Mexico after nine years and faces extradition to Canada on first-degree murder charges.
fromReadWrite
3 weeks ago

Police say gambling spending tied to Tallahassee property fraud

According to police, the case centers on how money connected to a client's property holdings was handled. Detectives say their review found signs that funds tied to the portfolio were improperly moved into the company's operating account.
US news
MMA
fromSun Sentinel
1 month ago

A pedophile catcher is driving dozens of arrests in Palm Beach County. Is that a problem?

MMA fighter and YouTuber conduct vigilante predator-catching operations by posing as minors online, confronting suspected child predators on camera, and livestreaming arrests to thousands of viewers.
#drug-enforcement
California
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Illegal Dumping Activity In NorCal Leads to One of the Largest Meth Busts In US History

DEA seized 2,700 pounds of methamphetamine in Northern California, marking one of the largest drug busts in US history, resulting from a five-month investigation.
California
fromsfist.com
3 weeks ago

Illegal Dumping Activity In NorCal Leads to One of the Largest Meth Busts In US History

DEA seized 2,700 pounds of methamphetamine in Northern California, marking one of the largest drug busts in US history, resulting from a five-month investigation.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Honduran national convicted of drug-trafficking in Bay Area

The drugs were stored inside a pair of backpacks at Palma's apartment, prosecutors said. One was hidden in a laundry hamper in Palma's bedroom closet. It contained more than 400 grams of methamphetamine, 200-plus grams of a mixture containing fentanyl, other controlled substances and digital scales. A loaded gun was found in the same pack.
SOMA, SF
Public health
fromThe Walrus
3 weeks ago

Cocaine Is Atlantic Canada's Silent Killer | The Walrus

Cocaine-related deaths are surging in Atlantic Canada, driven by increased drug potency and mental health complications, with poverty and housing shortages exacerbating the crisis.
Social justice
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Letters: Police are the wrong people for crisis intervention

Police lack the advanced clinical training and education of counselors and are inappropriate for crisis intervention; behavioral health-led responses by clinicians and social workers are more effective and cost-effective alternatives.
Law
fromQNS
4 weeks ago

Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma's black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana - QNS

A Flushing man was extradited to Oklahoma to face 18 felony counts for leading a fraudulent medical marijuana licensing scheme that distributed approximately 1 million pounds of marijuana worth $1.5 billion from 2021 to 2025.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Ontario to end funding to multiple drug consumption sites, including 2 in Toronto, forcing them to close | CBC News

Ontario is ending funding for at least seven drug consumption sites across the province, including two in Toronto, with a 90-day notice period ending June 13, 2026.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Police seize gold bars, teeth and guns in unusual' drug gang crackdown

We did have an unusual seizure, we had a gold bar seized. I think it might be just indicative of the type of criminal lifestyle some of these drug dealers want to lead, the sort of bragging rights and things.
London politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

More than a ton of methamphetamine uncovered in Northern California drug busts

More than 100 law enforcement agents conducted high-risk search warrants across three locations. The first was an active methamphetamine lab in the 8000 block of Center Drive in Valley Springs. A second site was located in the 2000 block of Golf Road in Turlock, which contained all the equipment necessary to operate as a lab but was shut down before production began. The third site, located in the 900 block of Reno Avenue in Modesto, was used by the drug trafficking organization to store and distribute illicit narcotics.
California
Poker
fromReadWrite
1 month ago

Florida seizes 623 illegal slot machines statewide

Florida's Operation Reel of Fortune seized 623 illegal slot machines and $350,800 in cash across four Central Florida counties through coordinated raids by gaming regulators, law enforcement, and the Attorney General's Office.
Miami food
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Man Uses Taco Seasoning To Steal $10,000 Of Pokemon Cards

A Florida man stole approximately $10,000 worth of Pokémon trading cards from Target stores using taco seasoning packets as a concealment method, reselling them for $40,000 on eBay.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Man got caught in Oakland undercover pimp sting while out of jail in pending gun case, feds say

In the undercover sting, the undercover officer told Raybon, her previous pimp had beaten her and not paid her properly, to which (Raybon) explained he would treat her well, pay her well, set up photo shoots and help her build a regular clientele, and ensure she could make about $2000.00 a night, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ivana Djak said in court filings.
US news
US politics
fromemptywheel
4 weeks ago

Pam Bondi Dropped Cases against Four Alleged Drug Dealers So She Could Hunt Don Lemon - emptywheel

The DOJ under Pam Bondi prioritized prosecuting Don Lemon and Cities Church protesters over serious drug trafficking cases, resulting in the dismissal of multiple methamphetamine and cocaine distribution prosecutions in Minnesota.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

3 charged, over $2.3M in fentanyl seized in OPP-led drug bust in Ontario, Alberta: police | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police seized over $2.3 million in suspected fentanyl and arrested three men while issuing a warrant for a fourth in an interprovincial drug trafficking investigation between Ontario and Alberta.
US news
fromNewsday
1 month ago

9 indicted for 'increasingly violent' 17-day crime spree in Suffolk and elsewhere

Nine men were indicted for a 17-day crime spree involving automotive burglaries, armed carjackings, and home invasions across Suffolk County, the Hudson Valley, and Florida, stealing tens of thousands of dollars.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Police warn of unidentified narcotic' causing overdoses | CBC News

Toronto police warn of an unidentified narcotic causing multiple overdoses near Allan Gardens and Moss Park, with concerns of wider distribution.
Law
fromSan Jose Inside
1 month ago

DA's Super Bowl Task Force Nabs 29 for Human Trafficking

A multi-agency task force arrested 29 traffickers and rescued 73 victims, including 10 minors, during Super Bowl enforcement near Levi's Stadium.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Second man charged with murder in Oakland drug deal ambuscade

Oakland police arrested multiple suspects in connection with a December 2025 drug deal ambush killing, charging the driver under felony murder rule and the suspected shooter with murder.
New York Mets
fromNew York Daily News
2 months ago

Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of patient outside Brooklyn methadone clinic

A 57-year-old man was arrested for fatally shooting 46-year-old Marcin Iwanowicz outside a Brooklyn methadone clinic; detectives are pursuing additional suspects.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
2 months ago

Crime fell nationwide last year-but in S.F., drug offenses soared 54%

San Francisco's drug-offense rate increased nearly 54% in 2025 to about 9 arrests per 1,000 residents, while most other crimes declined.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 month ago

Nine men busted for drugs while trying to board massive Atlantis gay cruise in Miami

Nine passengers were arrested at PortMiami before the Symphony of the Seas cruise after customs officers found narcotics, including MDMA, LSD, and cocaine, in luggage.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Traffic stop at Oakland BART station results in drug seizure, arrest

BART police stopped a vehicle at Coliseum station and seized 157 grams of suspected cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl; driver arrested on multiple drug charges.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Ontario could give TTC special constables the power to arrest drug users on transit | CBC News

Ontario proposes allowing special constables on transit to arrest people using drugs publicly, but constables demand increased force tools while advocates warn of harm to vulnerable populations.
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico intensifies seizure of synthetic drugs with raids in Sinaloa, Sonora and Guerrero

In separate operations across three statesSinaloa, Sonora, and Guerreroauthorities reported the seizure of more than 41,000 liters and 12 tons of chemicals to be used in drug production. The announcement includes the dismantling of a clandestine laboratory in Guerrero and 11 other methamphetamine production sites in Sonora. In Sonora, between the towns of Culiacan and Mexicali, a vehicle containing 212 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized by the Army and the National Guard.
World news
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Oakland: Recent triple homicide was over $10 marijuana deal, police say

A ten-dollar marijuana dispute in an Oakland liquor store triggered a Jan. 3 shooting that killed three people and produced arrests and murder charges.
New York City
fromShore News Network
2 months ago

Thief steals $11,000 in medication from delivery van in Brooklyn

A man allegedly stole more than $11,000 in over-the-counter medication from an unattended delivery van in Brooklyn; police are seeking information.
fromFortune
2 months ago

Mexico's ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue - 'those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes' | Fortune

The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be allowed to sell online outside the state. That was in early 2022, when vapes were still legal in Mexico, a market worth $1.5 billion. But earlier this month, the country banned the sale - although not the use - of electronic cigarettes. Experts believe organized crime will now consolidate its control over the sale of the devices.
Public health
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Members of auto theft crew stole their first car in Flushing during ten-week crime spree: NYPD amNewYork

An auto-theft crew stole several Hondas across multiple Queens precincts and conducted related commercial burglaries, including a Popeyes break-in and cash register theft.
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

FBI raids East Oakland lot where thieves allegedly sold stolen gas for cheap

FBI and police raided an East Oakland property suspected as a chop shop selling stolen gasoline and storing stolen vehicles, seizing multiple vehicles and equipment.
US politics
fromFortune
2 months ago

FBI asks agents to voluntarily travel to Minneapolis | Fortune

The FBI is mobilizing agents nationwide to temporarily deploy to Minneapolis amid escalating anti-ICE protests and increased federal law enforcement presence.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Border Patrol Employee Arrested in Minnesota After Being Found Passed Out in Car and Covered in Vomit'

Sahan Journal asked the Department of Homeland Security what role Mancillas serves in Border Patrol, but the department declined to answer. CBP stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission, and the overwhelming majority of CBP employees and officers perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe, a DHS spokesperson told the Journal via email.
US news
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Crime rates declined over time near Toronto supervised drug consumption sites, study suggests | CBC News

Overdose prevention and supervised consumption sites in Toronto were not linked to overall crime increases and were associated with neutral to positive local crime trends.
US news
fromQNS
2 months ago

Corona woman sentenced in to connection family-run sex trafficking, police bribery scheme: Feds - QNS

Blanca Hernandez Morales received a 35-year federal sentence and $179,000 restitution for trafficking and forcing underage girls from Mexico into prostitution.
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

Pam Bondi Responded to Alex Pretti's Murder by Criminalizing Spitting - emptywheel

Some of them are violent, and some of these prosecutions might even survive - that is, if the affidavits used to obtain the arrests are accurate, as many (if not most) of the ones arising from Stephen Miller's invasions have not been. Some of these claimed assaults occurred three weeks before the charges were unsealed, the day of Renee Good's shooting, three weeks in which prosecutors chose not to present the charges to a grand jury.
US news
US news
fromSun Sentinel
2 months ago

Thomas V. Cash, cartel-busting DEA official in Miami, dies at 85

Thomas V. Cash, a decisive DEA Miami field-division leader who helped take down Manuel Noriega and Pablo Escobar, died at 85 after a stroke.
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