They covered themselves with hazmat suits, gloves and masks and put plastic bags over their boots. That's how dangerous the substance was that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were ...

CBP officers extracted 100 packages concealed within the vehicle’s doors, fenders and spare tire in California. Photo courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection Feb. 19 (UPI) --U.S. Customs and ...

A total of 70 packages, weighing 187 pounds and their contents testing positive for cocaine, were extracted from the commercial bus and seized. (CBP Photo) CBP officers assigned to the San Ysidro Port ...

CBP officers extracted 67 concealed packages weighing 167 pounds from the truck. The contents of the packages tested positive for cocaine and had an estimated street value of more than $1.2 million.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe. By Genevieve Glatsky Genevieve Glatsky ...