Miami Police: Warrant yields cocaine, firearms, cash & stolen merchandise
On Wednesday afternoon, City of Miami Police announced a drug bust and the arrest of an individual they say was operating from a house in Allapattah.
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On Wednesday afternoon, City of Miami Police announced a drug bust and the arrest of an individual they say was operating from a house in Allapattah.
City of Miami Police announced a drug bust and the arrest of an individual who was seemingly operating from a house in Allapattah.
The drugs were shipped from Ecuador via Panama to Rotterdam and are worth around $660 million, Rotterdam's public prosecutor's office said in a news statement.
The mayor and her family lifted the drug bale, estimated to be worth more than $1 million, into their boat before turning it over to authorities.
Castor and her family hauled in a 70 pound bale of cocaine
Mayor Jane Castor said she and her family hauled in 70 pounds of cocaine.
Large amounts of cocaine, often brought to the U.S. on boats, wash up on U.S. coasts annually. Researchers went to the Florida Keys to see how sharks might react.
The cocaine was first discovered at the White House on July 2.
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"Narco subs," which are commonly used by traffickers in Central and South America, move low in the water to escape detection.
There is no information on the suspects as of now.
Police said they first saw a red flag when the man and woman in the car "gave conflicting information about her 'due date.'"
Drugs have also been found hidden in toy chemistry sets, portraits of Jesus Christ, teddy bears and copper pipes.
Each package was marked with a different design, including one that appeared to mimic the Chanel logo.
Almost 5,800 pounds of cocaine, worth more than $87 million, was found on board the roughly 50-foot-long submarine, officials said.
Monroe Co. Sheriff's Office said the packaged cocaine was worth nearly $2 million
A Pembroke Pines firefighter is facing drug-related charges after he was arrested Sunday.
A Pembroke Pines firefighter is facing drug-related charges after he was arrested Sunday.
The US Coast Guard offloaded more than $160 million worth of illegal drugs at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach on Friday.
A Jamaican police officer is facing serious charges after being accused of smuggling cocaine to the US inside her body.
A 19-year-old Miami man was arrested Saturday morning in the Florida Keys after fleeing from police while reaching speeds greater than 100 mph on U.S. 1.
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded over 7,500 pounds of cocaine at Port Everglades on Monday.
Customs and Border Protection agents at Port Everglades seized over 69 pounds of cocaine.
South Florida may have warm weather and beautiful beaches, but it also has an infamous drug trade which keeps popping up, literally, along the coast of the Florida Keys. That's because packages of cocaine keep washing ashore the Florida Keys.
A person snorkeling near Craig Key made an unusual find on Wednesday afternoon.
Police are investigating a triple shooting that injured three people Thursday night in Northwest Miami-Dade.
The deputies were standing off their department-issued motorcycles when the crash occurred.
A first-grade student at Comstock Elementary School in Allapattah was left with severe bruises after an after-school game of tug of war went awry.
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Police are investigating a triple shooting that injured three people Thursday night in Northwest Miami-Dade.
The deputies were standing off their department-issued motorcycles when the crash occurred.
A first-grade student at Comstock Elementary School in Allapattah was left with severe bruises after an after-school game of tug of war went awry.
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A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
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Brittany Brave knows one thing for certain: When she takes the stage, a Miami joke is inevitable.
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, have gathered for his funeral in England.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
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