Tokyo police arrested two 25-year-old American women at Haneda Airport after they allegedly flew from New York with 66 pounds of cannabis hidden in their suitcases, and one suspect says she took the job for a free trip to Japan. Cartron Jamere Bourbon Castillo and Jocelyn Dizon Natividad Patrin arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on […] The post Two American women face up to 10 years in Japanese prison after alleged $1 million cannabis smuggling scheme appeared first on American Almanac .
Tokyo police arrested two 25-year-old American women at Haneda Airport after they allegedly flew from New York with 66 pounds of cannabis hidden in their suitcases, and one suspect says she took the job for a free trip to Japan. Cartron Jamere Bourbon Castillo and Jocelyn Dizon Natividad Patrin arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on September 5 carrying two suitcases that police say contained roughly 30 kilograms of dried cannabis divided among more than a dozen packages, the New York Post reported . The seized substance carried an estimated street value of 150 million yen, approximately $970,000. A Tokyo police spokesman told AFP that "cannabis-like dried plants were secretly stored" in the luggage and that the women "conspired with…Open
Mexican drug cartels pose a “direct danger” to the safety and security of the United States, according to an internal State Department fact sheet obtained by NewsNation. The document outlines specific measures U.S. officials are taking to combat transnational criminal activity. More: https://tinyurl.com/yw9nekpr #cartels #southernborder #StateDepartment
More than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine were found hidden in a shipment of cabbage in Texas, according to the DEA. The seizure was part of a multi-agency investigation in the Rio Grande Valley.
British authorities have charged five Mexican nationals with operating a methamphetamine laboratory allegedly concealed on farmland in a quiet corner of rural England, a case that underscores how far cartel-linked drug production has spread beyond the Western Hemisphere. Alejandro Ambriz Dimas, 45; Victora Ramirez, 47; Fausto Beltran, 33; Lioncio Moso Borja, 37; and Jose Nunez […] The post Five Mexican nationals charged with running hidden meth lab on rural English farmland appeared first on American Almanac .
British authorities have charged five Mexican nationals with operating a methamphetamine laboratory allegedly concealed on farmland in a quiet corner of rural England, a case that underscores how far cartel-linked drug production has spread beyond the Western Hemisphere. Alejandro Ambriz Dimas, 45; Victora Ramirez, 47; Fausto Beltran, 33; Lioncio Moso Borja, 37; and Jose Nunez Angolo, 44, all denied involvement in the alleged drug operation at a hearing at Warwick Crown Court on Thursday. Prosecutors say the five conspired "together and with others" to produce methamphetamine, classified as a Class A drug under British law, the most serious category, over a period stretching from February 6 to August 14. The alleged lab was hidden on…Open
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported over 2,000 terrorists and suspected terrorists since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, according to new data.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested over 2,100 terrorists and suspected terrorists under the second Trump administration, with a similar number deported over the course of the year. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to data released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), between January 20, 2025, and September 9, 2026, ICE arrested more than 2,150 foreign nationals suspected of terrorism. The data also revealed that 2,015 were deported during that period. This follows data showing that the agency made a record 50,925 arrests last month. This constituted the highest monthly total in ICE’s history, and followed two consecutive months of ICE making a record-breaking number of arrests. “The…Open
Police drones can beat officers to a crime scene by roughly two minutes while providing live footage to officers on the way to the scene in their patrol cars. Source
The United States military has sunk six large fishing vessels accused of refueling drug-smuggling boats off the coast of Ecuador in South America.
The United States military has intensified its campaign against drug trafficking in Latin America by striking a number of large refueling vessels used by smugglers off the Ecuadorian coast. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. military has sunk six large fishing vessels accused of refueling drug-smuggling boats off the coast of Ecuador. DETAIL: United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) reported that the vessels were acting as refueling stations for smaller boats transporting drugs for the cartels. The large vessels have been linked to the refueling operations of the Los Choneros gang, a crime syndicate based in Ecuador, designated as a foreign terrorist organization. The strikes came on Tuesday night as part of a broader effort by the…Open
U.S. military officials in the past two weeks have sunk six large fishing vessels accused of providing fuel to fast boats carrying drugs from South America.
U.S. Southern Command said crew was operating vessel for the Los Choneros narco-terrorist organization and its members will be turned over to Ecuadorian authorities.
