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TSA Screeners at LAX Accused of Taking Bribes from Drug Smugglers

Four TSA employees were allegedly involved in a massive scheme to move cocaine and methamphetamine through one of the nation’s busiest airports

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Do Not Return to Sender: 16 Kilos of Cocaine Mailed to U.N. Headquarters

A botched attempt at sending 16 kilos of cocaine lands the drug in the mailroom of the United Nations

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Chicago Bears Wide Receiver Sam Hurd Faces Massive Drug Charges

An alleged attempt at moving large amounts of cocaine onto the streets of Chicago could put him behind bars for the next four decades.

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Reading While Eating for October 26: Say Cheese

Wednesday’s links talk photography, whether it’s award-winning or just really huge.

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Street Stops and Weed Raids: 7 Dramatic Drug Busts from This Year

Is it because of better policing? Maybe the sluggish economy is driving more people to risk a life of crime. It could even be that some people just aren’t very good criminals. Whatever it is, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has come up with some major busts over the past few weeks, most recently a [...]

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Did Drug Violence Eliminate an ‘Uncontacted’ Amazon Tribe?

After a group of suspected drug dealers attacked guards in the Amazon Basin, Brazilian Indian officials now can’t find one tribe that hasn’t ever had contact with the outside world. The concern is the the tribe’s first contact with the so-called civilized world wasn’t all that civilized.

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Does South African Airways Have a Drug Problem?

They say admitting it is the first step. (via Global Spin)

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Prison Perks: Mexican Drug Cartel ‘Queen’ Got Botox Behind Bars

Sandra Avila Beltran, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa cartel has been receiving beauty treatments in jail — seems even behind bars a Queen can’t be seen with wrinkles.

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Cocaine’s Latest Alias: Bath Salt

No longer just for enhancing bubble baths, bath salts are now being used to cover synthetic cocaine.

A pigeon, a symbol of peace for police officers held hostage by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), is seen at a graduation ceremony at a police school in Sibate

Possession With Intent to Soar: Colombian Carrier Pigeon Caught Smuggling Drugs

Meet Colombia’s newest drug mules: the carrier pigeons.