Read more drug trafficking stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3559/drug-trafficking.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:25:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72444/bong-water-is-a-drug-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMinnesota’s Supreme Court has declared bong water an illegal drug. The decision overturns a lower court ruling that held bong water was paraphernalia. The decision means lazy users who leave water in their bongs could be hit with a first-degree drug possession charge—even if they have no other drugs,...http://www.newser.com/story/72444/bong-water-is-a-drug-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 14:50:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72385/cocaine-sub-nabbed-off-guatemala.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Navy and Guatemalan forces have seized a makeshift submarine carrying 10 tons of cocaine. Three Colombians and a Mexican crewman were arrested on board. The haul is the biggest drug bust ever made in Guatemala, which has become a major transit point for drug traffickers seeking to secure...http://www.newser.com/story/72385/cocaine-sub-nabbed-off-guatemala.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 3:13:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72361/300-arrested-in-drug-raids-across-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the US, federal officials today announced the arrests of more than 300 people in raids across the country aimed at the newest and most violent cartel. La Familia has earned a reputation for dominating the methamphetamine trade and for using...http://www.newser.com/story/72361/300-arrested-in-drug-raids-across-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 16:10:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67046/mexican-drug-cartels-turn-into-mafias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican drug cartels have evolved into mafia empires, charging protection fees to businesses and providing social services and jobs where government cannot, the AP reports. Behind it lurks the threat of violence or kidnapping, which drug lords carry out with near impunity. "Today, the traffickers have big companies, education, careers,...http://www.newser.com/story/67046/mexican-drug-cartels-turn-into-mafias.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 16 Aug 2009 19:10:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66709/crime-show-host-ordered-murders-for-killer-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Brazilian politician is suspected of commissioning killings to boost ratings for his crime show, the Guardian reports. Wallace Souza has asserted that the city of Manaus is crime-ridden; he’s suspected of ordering at least 5 deaths to make his case. The show “had an uncanny knack for being first”...http://www.newser.com/story/66709/crime-show-host-ordered-murders-for-killer-ratings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 12:12:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62981/us-to-change-tactics-in-afghan-drug-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US is changing tactics in its war against the Afghan opium trade, the AP reports. Rather than targeting crops for eradication, the US will focus on interdiction and alternative crop programs. A top administration official called eradication “a waste of money” that failed to divert “a single dollar” of...http://www.newser.com/story/62981/us-to-change-tactics-in-afghan-drug-war.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 5:29:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61164/drug-smuggling-subs-go-high-tech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's not a lark anymore: Miniature submarines now carry about a third of the cocaine smuggled into the US. With the numbers up, the Washington Post takes a look at how these so-called semi-submersibles have gotten more and more high-tech over the last 2 years. Authorities say sub builders are...http://www.newser.com/story/61164/drug-smuggling-subs-go-high-tech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 14:25:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60866/pregnant-brit-gets-life-sentence-in-laos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pregnant British woman convicted of drug trafficking in Laos last year has been handed a life sentence, AFP reports. Samantha Orobator, 20, who was nabbed while trying to board a plane to Thailand, had been found found guilty of trafficking 1.5 pounds of heroin, said a UK embassy...http://www.newser.com/story/60866/pregnant-brit-gets-life-sentence-in-laos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Jun 2009 9:04:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60719/25-mexican-cops-busted-for-drug-ties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexican soldiers and federal agents have arrested at least 25 police officers accused of links to drug trafficking operations, reports AP. The busts are part of an ongoing effort to stem the tide of drug violence. President Felipe Calderon has committed over 40,000 troops to combat the cartels. Calderon...http://www.newser.com/story/60719/25-mexican-cops-busted-for-drug-ties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 2:10:41 CDT