A senior Spanish police officer has been arrested after an investigation into the nation's largest haul of cocaine ever led law enforcement to find €20m ($21m) hidden within the walls of his house.

This follows the White House's declaration of xylazine as an emerging threat, as it is increasingly mixed with fentanyl to extend drug highs.

A Miami judge ripped into a medical school assistant professor who stands accused of trafficking a date rape drug.

Facing a lifetime behind bars, the drug lord is seeking to overturn his conviction and make his time in prison more bearable.

Canadian manufacturers of methamphetamine are being pushed to begin selling their product in foreign markets after being unable to compete with cheaper product from Mexico circulating in their home market.

The drug cartel leader smuggled drugs into the U.S. and illicit money into Mexico.

He also contends that he should have been tried in Texas or California, rather than New York, and that harsh pre-trial restrictions compromised a proper defense

"El Ratón" appeared before a Chicago judge on Monday. "It's not surprising, it happens in all cases," said his lawyer

With changes in drug demand, Michoacán ports have become key entry points for methamphetamine, synthetic opioids, and precursor chemicals smuggled from China.

The seizure is one of the largest prosecuted in South Texas and happens amid a drop in both street drug availability and overdose deaths nationwide.

A U.S. indictment claims Zetas leader Miguel Angel Treviño Morales continued to control the Northeast Cartel while incarcerated in Mexico.

Troy Miller also addressed the broader connection between smuggling networks that facilitate both human migration and drug trafficking

The indictment also accuses the former athlete of orchestrating multiple murders.

Experts warn that the decision is "shortsighted," as Haitian gangs increasingly fund their operations through drug trade links with cartels from other regions

A pilot and passenger were arrested after large amounts of drugs were found on board.

A man was stopped at a security checkpoint at Hilo International airport in Honolulu. Upon checking his luggage, law enforcement found enough fentanyl to kill 12,000 people and a fake gun.

Employees of a German discount grocery chain found 95 kilograms (210 pounds) of cocaine 95 kilograms (210 pounds) of cocaine worth €7 million ($7.8 million) concealed within crates carrying bananas

Both Comer and Jamie Raskin seek for the bill to " reauthorize the ONDCP and related programs" to be properly resourced to "hold accountable those trafficking drugs" into the U.S.

Mike Vigil said that since the cartel leader is unhealthy and relatively old, there is practically no deal the U.S. can offer that will entice him to cooperate

Federal officials reported separate seizures involving children as young as nine and 11-years-old

An El Paso judge had twice rejected a request by the DOJ to transfer the infamous drug lord, who has now changed his stance

The drug-trafficking landscape in northern Mexico is in turmoil following the arrest of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in late July

Their resignation came Saturday, three days after President Xiomara Castro canceled the extradition treaty with the United States.

Authorities are looking for evidence that could help clarify the events that led to the capture of the drug lord in Texas

Called "punteros," over 700 riders are tasked with informing the higher echelons of any suspicious activity in Culiacán, Mexico

Officers at the Rio Grande City International Bridge discovered $3 million worth of cocaine stashed within a shipment of charcoal

The DOJ is seeking for the co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel to be tried in the same court as "El Chapo" Guzmán

Prosecutors are seeking to charge the Sinaloa Cartel co-founder with kidnapping

Michel Martelly is accused of sponsoring gangs involved in several criminal activities, which also include displacing hundreds of thousands of people

The episode is not the only one involving produce this month as CBP also reports seizing $5 million worth of meth disguised within a shipment of watermelons