Busts & seizures
Each report lists agency, location, substances involved and potential sentencing. Items marked pending verification are awaiting editor confirmation from source material — we never publish unverified seizure claims as fact.
2,000+ lbs of meth found packed inside cabbage shipment in South Texas
DEA agents peeling apart a commercial cabbage shipment in the Rio Grande Valley found more than 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside the produce. The seizure is part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation involving the DEA, HSI, FBI, CBP, Border Patrol and Texas DPS. Authorities have not publicly identified the exact location of the seizure.
13-ton cocaine haul disguised as banana shipment exposes international network
A 13-ton haul of cocaine disguised as a banana shipment has exposed alleged links between US financiers, luxury Dubai real estate and a crypto-trading Irish fintech, Bloomberg Politics reports. The case centers on cocaine concealed in fruit shipments entering Spain and a laundering network spanning three continents.
Largest drug bust in Australian history: nearly $1B cocaine at rural Sydney property
Authorities have executed the largest drug bust in Australian history, uncovering nearly a billion dollars' worth of cocaine at a rural property in western Sydney. Aerial footage shows dozens of shipping containers on the property being examined by investigators.