Cocaine Smugglers Sentenced to 7-17 Years in Prison
Five men were sentenced to between seven and 17 years in federal prison for their…
Opinion: Cocaine, White Privilege and a Lost Older Brother
Growing up, my late oldest brother was an extraordinarily talented person. He was both intelligent…
Coast Guard Offloads Massive Cocaine Haul Seized In Pacific
Coast Guard crews Tuesday morning worked to offload roughly $500 million worth of cocaine weighing…
Fentanyl Overdoses Tracked to Chula Vista Dealer, Guilty Plea Entered
A Chula Vista man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to distributing a powerful narcotic…
Ex-MLB Pitcher Esteban Loaiza Denies Drug Charges Stemming From Imperial Beach Bust
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who was arrested after sheriff’s deputies allegedly found…
Coast Guard Offloads 23 Tons of Seized Cocaine in San Diego
U.S. Coast Guard personnel in San Diego Thursday offloaded more than 23 tons of cocaine…
Mexican Drug Kingpin Pleads Guilty to 3 Conspiracy Charges in San Diego Federal Court
A major Mexican drug cartel leader admitted in San Diego federal court Thursday that he…
‘El Chapo’ Associate Extradited from Mexico for San Diego Court Appearance
The alleged leader of a Mexican money laundering and cocaine trafficking organization and close associate…
Border Patrol Seizes $1 Million in Cocaine, Arrests 2 on I-15
Two men were arrested by Border Patrol agents Thursday and charged with smuggling one million dollars worth…
San Diego-Area CBP Agents Seized $5 Million in Drugs over Weekend
Customs and Border Patrol agents monitoring San Diego’s ports of entry from Mexico intercepted nearly…
San Diego-based Drug Trafficking Ring Dismantled
Five San Diego residents were due back in federal court Friday for detention hearings after…
8 Accused of Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine, Meth and Marijuana
Eight defendants from Southern California and the Mexican state of Sinaloa are accused in an…
Accused Drug-Trafficker Hides Out, U.S. Marshals Track Him Down
A defendant who jumped bail and fled in the middle of a three-day cocaine-trafficking trial…
Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Import Truckload of Meth, Cocaine, Heroin
A man who made arrangements to send tractor-trailers loaded with drugs from Sinaloa, Mexico, to…
