Record stash of cocaine found buried underground in Australia

Australian police seized a record 3 tons of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said Monday. It was the largest cocaine haul in Australian history, a joint organized crime investigation force said in a statement. Police allege a Sydney-based organized crime group arranged for a foreign vessel to … Read more

Stowaway with 524 pounds of cocaine and a gun found on barge off Puerto Rico, Coast Guard says

A stowaway with more than 500 pounds of cocaine and a gun was found on board a barge off the coast of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday, marking the second time this year that authorities detained a stowaway holding a huge stash of drugs in the same harbor. Crewmembers from two Coast … Read more

Graham Platner’s cocaine brag resurfaces as unearthed posts reveal blunt admission

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, bragged in newly resurfaced social media posts about doing hard drugs while on military leave – adding that he had “no regrets” about his past escapades.  Platner, a combat veteran of both the Marine Corps and the … Read more

WATCH: Black Hawk assists takedown of massive cocaine haul off coast of Puerto Rico

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The U.S. Air and Marine Operations (AMO) deployed a Black Hawk helicopter to intercept a boat suspected of smuggling drugs off the coast of Puerto Rico earlier this month. On May 14, AMO detected a 25-foot blue vessel carrying three people and visible packages. … Read more

Cocaine worth $9.4 million found hidden in shipment of Kim Kardashian brand underwear in U.K.

A British court sentenced a truck driver to prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of underwear and clothing from Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand, authorities said Monday. The National Crime Agency said Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was driving a truck carrying 28 pallets of Skims clothing from the Netherlands when … Read more

Man rescued in Florida plane crash is accused of smuggling cocaine

A passenger on board the plane that crashed into the ocean off the coast of Florida earlier this week has been arrested on cocaine smuggling charges. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jonathan Gardiner, one of the 11 Bahamian adults rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard … Read more

Dozens of packages of cocaine seized in Pacific Ocean off Mexico, 11 rescued from shipwreck

United States and Mexican law enforcement said they seized dozens of packages of cocaine from a go-fast vessel as part of one of several operations aimed at stopping the flow of illicit drugs around the world.  Customs and Border Patrol air assets first spotted the go-fast boat in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of … Read more

Record amount of cocaine seized from ship in Atlantic Ocean by Spanish police, union says

Spanish police have impounded what is believed to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, with the seizure potentially reaching 40 tons, a union said on Monday. The Civil Guard intercepted the vessel in international waters off Spain’s Canary Islands on Friday, with around 20 people arrested, sources … Read more

Indiana Democrat arrested after allegedly campaigning in neighborhood while on cocaine

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Indiana Democratic State Senate candidate was arrested while allegedly canvassing a neighborhood while high on cocaine, according to police, after officers say his erratic behavior and a brief struggle led to the discovery of drugs in his car. Andrew Dezelan, 38, who is running in the … Read more