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As Hurricane Debby battered Florida, it delivered catastrophic rain, howling winds—and $1 million worth of cocaine!
About 25 tightly-wrapped packages of cocaine were found by a vigilant beachgoer, who promptly alert…
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The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America
Thousands of Chinese migrants trekked last year to the US border after arriving in Ecuador, which i…
Matthew Loh
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Greenhouse gas smuggling was as lucrative as cocaine in the '90s. It's back and the US government is cracking down with 2 new arrests.
Greenhouse gas smuggling could lead to a black market in HFCs similar to the one in CFCs in the '90…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny M…
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Ex-Honduras president Juan Orlando Hernández, former US ally, to stand trial in NY for alleged cocaine smuggling empire
The trial of Juan Orlando Hernández is expected to reveal how a "corrupt and violent" cocaine smugg…
Noah Hurowitz,Natalie Musumeci
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2 migrants who died in a sweltering Texas truck were 'excited' to travel to the US so they could finally build their mom a house, their devastated mother said
Karen Caballero told the Associated Press that one of her sons was worried something might happen t…
Natalie Musumeci,Paola Rosa-A…
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Policies Trump started and Biden has continued are allowing corrupt officials and cartels to cash in on migrants
Human smugglers and corrupt officials are cashing in on Biden's continuance of the "Remain in Mexic…
Luis Chaparro
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Royal Caribbean cruise staff saved the life of a cat named Ovie after a passenger smuggled the feline on board, CEO says
Royal Caribbean CEO Michael Bayley said the cat was "supposed to be euthanized" after he was discov…
Erin Snodgrass
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The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for 34 people who went missing after a boat believed to be involved in human smuggling capsized off the coast of Florida
Coast Guard Commanding Officer Capt. Jo-Ann Burdian said the missing were likely victims of a human…
Matthew Loh
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Four people, including a baby and a teenager, froze to death just feet from the US-Canada border. A Florida man has been charged with human smuggling.
Canadian authorities said the family of four were "left alone in the middle of a blizzard" and died…
Michelle Mark
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Colombia's most powerful cartel is making millions 'helping' desperate migrants get through a deadly South American jungle
Clan del Golfo makes most of its money from cocaine, but with tens of thousands of migrants trekkin…
Luis Chaparro
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Russia's Wagner mercenaries are trying to smuggle weapons into Ukraine via Africa, US says
The Wagner Group, accused of war crimes in Africa, is try get more weapons for fighting in Ukraine …
Sinéad Baker
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The US Coast Guard is searching for 38 missing people after a suspected 'human smuggling' boat capsized off the coast of Florida
A survivor found clinging to the overturned hull told the Coast Guard they sailed from the Bahamas,…
Matthew Loh
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US officials say migrants are being told to come to the border. Here's what they're hearing from smugglers and from Russia
US officials say the increase in migrants arriving at the border is a response to rumors and "disin…
Luis Chaparro
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'Tiger King' star Doc Antle has been charged with laundering $505,000 that he believed came from human smuggling, prosecutors say
Antle washed the cash through his safari in Myrtle Beach, and was caught by a "reverse money launde…
Matthew Loh
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Trump's crackdown on the US-Mexico border has been a moneymaker for border agents working with traffickers
Under Trump, corruption among US Border Patrol agents has increased dramatically, experts, former o…
Luis Chaparro
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Coast Guard says situation is 'dire' as 38 people remain missing after suspected 'human smuggling' boat capsizes near Florida
A survivor clinging to the capsized vessel's hull was rescued and one body was pulled from the wate…
Natalie Musumeci
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5 people were charged with operating a Houston human smuggling operation, after nearly 100 undocumented immigrants found
Ninty-seven undocumented immigrants were discovered in a home in April. One woman said the smuggler…
Madison Hall
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Amid extreme Texas heat, barrels of drinking water left out for migrants by human rights groups have vanished
Nearly 3,000 migrants coming to the US from Mexico have died by drowning, heat stroke, or lack of f…
Associated Press
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The car accident that killed TikTok star Gabriel Salazar is being investigated as a 'possible human smuggling event,' Homeland Security reportedly says
Police have said that three undocumented immigrants were killed alongside TikTok star Gabriel Salaz…
Charlotte Colombo
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ICE has opened a human-smuggling investigation after an overpacked SUV crashed in California near the Mexican border, killing 13
At least 13 people were killed when an SUV carrying 25 people collided with a gravel truck 10 miles…