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Cocaine

Cocaine pollution in waterways causes salmon to swim farther and act bolder

An international study published on April 20, 2026, in Current Biology has revealed that cocaine contamination in natural lakes and rivers is significantly altering the behavior of Atlantic salmon.

21 Apr 2026-17:17
Colombia plans euthanasia of “cocaine hippos”

Colombia has approved a controversial plan to euthanize dozens of invasive hippos descended from animals once owned by former drug lord Pablo Escobar, as authorities struggle to control a growing population threatening local ecosystems.

14 Apr 2026-11:59
Cocaine worth nearly $100M seized from bananas; three arrested in the UK

British authorities announced that three people have been charged in the United Kingdom after allegedly attempting to traffic nearly $100 million worth of cocaine hidden in a container of bananas.

30 Mar 2026-21:29
El Salvador seizes 6.6 tons of cocaine in record bust

El Salvador announced that it had seized 6.6 tons of cocaine, valued at approximately $165 million, in the Pacific Ocean. President Nayib Bukele called it the largest drug seizure in the country's history.

16 Feb 2026-23:14
Spain makes largest-ever maritime cocaine bust, seizing 10 tonnes

12 Jan 2026-22:04
Russia seizes 1,515 kg of cocaine

19 Sep 2025-17:49
Cocaine ring used shipwreck to fuel narco boats, say Spanish police

Police forces from multiple countries have dismantled an international drug trafficking network that used high-speed "narco boats" to transport large amounts of cocaine from Brazil and Colombia to Spain's Canary Islands, Spanish authorities announced on Friday.

06 Jun 2025-20:59
Turkish police seize over 455 kg of cocaine at Istanbul Airport: ministry

05 Apr 2025-20:12
South Korea seizes 1 ton of cocaine from ship on east coast

On Wednesday, South Korean authorities confiscated one ton of cocaine, valued at $341.7 million, from a ship off the country's east coast.

02 Apr 2025-21:23
Tunisian Customs seizes over 6 kg of cocaine at airport

08 Feb 2025-12:21

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