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Granny by Day, Drug Lord by Night—How “Gangsta Debbs” Built an £80M Empire with Her Kids

She drew her children into crime and flooded her community with cocaine. Now Deborah Mason is trading Gucci for a prison cell.

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Speedballing Fuels a Deadly Drug Trend Sweeping the US

Speedballing is the cartel’s newest formula for addiction—and for death. Some 35,000 Americans die each year from fatal drug cocktails mixing opioids and stimulants.

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Hugo Carvajal Pleads Guilty to Plot to Flood US With Cocaine, Ending International Manhunt

The former Venezuelan spymaster admits guilt in Manhattan court to trafficking cocaine with Colombian rebels and conspiring to use drugs as a weapon against the US.

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From Celery to Cheese: Smugglers Hide Millions in Drugs Among Groceries

Smugglers are stuffing meth, heroin and cocaine into shipments of vegetables, cheese and fruit. The strategy exploits perishable goods to evade inspection.

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Drug Ring that Used Jersey Children as Mules Dismantled in Major Police Operation

More than 40 kids as young as 12 were used to smuggle drugs in a network whose ringleaders were sent to jail.

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“Rhino Tranq” Hits US Streets as Drug Traffickers Up the Ante

A fentanyl adulterant 10 to 20 times stronger than xylazine is sweeping the US. As medetomidine surges, users face unseen dangers with every hit.

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US Coast Guard Seizes Over $500 Million in Marijuana and Cocaine

A billion dollars’ worth of cartel drugs seized in recent months shows law enforcement’s reach—but demand remains the root of the crisis.

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Olympic Snowboarder Turned Drug Lord Is Now Wanted Internationally

Ryan Wedding’s story starts as an Olympian, but ends as a wanted fugitive. When found, he faces life in prison—the price of a wasted life. 

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Drug Trafficker Used Social Media to Ensnare Youth in His Crimes

Now sentenced to a decade in prison, this Washington man used Snapchat to recruit young drug couriers, showing off his luxurious lifestyle—one built on human misery.

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Europe Flooded by Ecuadorian Cocaine Through Unlikely Albanian Connection

More than $12 billion in cocaine is flooding Europe through an alliance between South American gangs and an Albanian criminal network.