Ecuadorean security forces seize jet abandoned on airstrip that had flown in from Mexico - and find $19 million worth of cocaine inside
At least 400 kilos of cocaine worth $19 million were seized from a Mexican jet in the southern Ecuadorean province of Santa Elena on March 2
The National Police of Ecuador said in a statement that jet was found parked on a private airstrip by security forces as part of operation Grand Impact 10
The shipment was comprised of 400 packages, each labeled with a logo
It s not clear what the logos referred to, and the police didn t release details
Despite legality in many states across the US, the DEA discussed marijuana in its National Drug Threat Assessment. Learn how the DEA views cannabis in this report.
Trump administration struggles to confront the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history
The president has called tackling the opioid epidemic a priority, but fentanyl overdose deaths continue to soar as federal resources fail to keep pace.
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Inmates are seen inside the women s facility at the Fayette County Jail in Washington Court House, Ohio. Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio - In a dungeon-like jail in the center of this depressed farming town, 18 women in orange-and-white-striped prison uniforms are crammed into a two-story cellblock. Many of them are withdrawing from fentanyl.
The jail, built in 1884 to hold 24, now houses 55 men and women, a number that can swell to as many as 90. The inmates are sprawled on metal bunk beds and mattresses that line the floors as they wait for court appearances or serve time on low-level drug offenses.
The DEA s 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment lists nine Mexican cartels, including El Chapo s Sinaloa Cartel, as the major importers of drugs to the U.S. in 2020.
Operation Engage aims to prevent opioid overdoses
Under new operation, DEA will partner with community leaders and outreach programs to get people who are addicted to opioids help
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than 83,000 people died from drug-related overdoses in the 12-month period ending in July of 2020, an increase from 2019 when more than 70,000 people died from overdoses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has now launched Operation Engage. Under this new operation, the DEA will partner with community leaders and outreach programs to get people who are addicted to opioids help.