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
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.
Reading While Eating for October 26: Say Cheese
Wednesday’s links talk photography, whether it’s award-winning or just really huge.
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 …
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 …
Does South African Airways Have a Drug Problem?
They say admitting it is the first step. (via Global Spin)
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.
Cocaine’s Latest Alias: Bath Salt
No longer just for enhancing bubble baths, bath salts are now being used to cover synthetic cocaine.
Possession With Intent to Soar: Colombian Carrier Pigeon Caught Smuggling Drugs
Meet Colombia’s newest drug mules: the carrier pigeons.
A Lap Dance Goes Too Far: Judge Faces Charges After Affair With Stripper
When they say “no sex in the Champagne Room,” they mean it.
Was Princess Leia Getting High While Battling the Empire?
During filming of The Empire Strikes Back, the second movie in the epic “Star Wars” saga, it turns out the subzero planet Hoth didn’t have the only snow on the set.