Dakota County in midst of fentanyl-related overdose boom: “We need to alert the public”

A Twin Cities sheriff is calling a spike in overdose cases an epidemic. Sheriff Joe Leko says Dakota County, which has just under a half-million residents, has seen 25 suspected overdoses between May 29 through June 2. Two of those cases were fatal. "It's at the point we need to alert the public and that there's a danger to first responders," Leko said. He says this isn't the first time they've seen a spike like this. "There's a lot of people experiencing this loss in overdoses that might not […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/06/04/dakota-county-in-midst-of-fentanyl-related-overdose-boom-we-need-to-alert-the-public/

Northern California man arrested after major drug bust on Nebraska freeway, officials say

Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) says troopers seized more than 500 pounds of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop on Interstate 80 Wednesday morning and arrested a Northern California man. The stop happened around 10:25 a.m. near Milford, Nebraska, at mile marker 382 on eastbound I-80. Troopers said a Nissan Rogue was pulled over after it was seen following a semi-truck too closely. During the stop, an NSP K9 alerted officers to the odor of a controlled substance coming from the vehicle, […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/28/northern-california-man-arrested-after-major-drug-bust-on-nebraska-freeway-officials-say/

U.S. says suspected drug trafficker rescued from plane crash off Florida linked to Bahamas politician

Opposition leaders in the Bahamas are demanding an investigation into a suspected drug trafficker who survived a recent plane crash near Florida and was allegedly found with roughly $30,000, according to a U.S. federal agent. The money was inside a bag labeled with the name of an unidentified high-ranking politician from the archipelago.The suspect, who was deported to the Bahamas more than a decade ago after being convicted on drug and money laundering charges, is accused of trafficking […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/20/u-s-says-suspected-drug-trafficker-rescued-from-plane-crash-off-florida-linked-to-bahamas-politician/

Takedown Targets Open-Air Drug Market at L.A.’s MacArthur Park, Long an Area Run by Gang Members and Homeless Drug Users

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roiH3ijmobI LOS ANGELES – Eighteen defendants, including two people law enforcement believes are the main sources of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Los Angeles’s gang- and drug-infested MacArthur Park, have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging them with a federal drug trafficking offense, the Justice Department announced today. The complaint charges 25 defendants with possession with the intent to distribute, and distribution of, a […]

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Officer talks man off Bridge with Prayer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VsXceoS-n0 A despondent man was saved by a Jacksonville, Florida, police officer and a team of other cops who talked the individual out of jumping as he was perched on the edge of a bridge nearly two hundred feet above the St. Johns River. Source: Youtube

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Mexican governor accused by U.S. of drug trafficking steps down during investigation

The governor of a Mexican state who was accused by the United States of ties to drug trafficking said on Friday he was temporarily stepping down to facilitate investigations. Sinaloa Gov. Ruben Rocha Moya and nine others were charged by the U.S. Justice Department this week for working with the notorious Sinaloa cartel to distribute "massive quantities" of narcotics to the United States. Rocha Moya, a member of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's left-leaning Morena party, has decried the […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/05/02/mexican-governor-accused-by-u-s-of-drug-trafficking-steps-down-during-investigation/

Man accused of running meth lab at Michigan State University’s Wells Hall

A man was arrested for allegedly running a meth lab inside Wells Hall at Michigan State University, police say. Court records show that 31-year-old Xin Tong was charged with malicious destruction of a building over $20,000 and operating/maintaining a lab involving methamphetamine. Tong was arraigned on Wednesday and received a $500,000 cash/surety bond. Officials say Wells Hall will be closed through Friday, May 1. The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety says it received a report of […]

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Meth worth $8.1 million found in shipment disguised as tiles at U.S. border

Authorities at the United States-Mexico border seized a shipment of suspected methamphetamine, which had an estimated street value of $8.1 million, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. The shipment was disguised as tiles, the agency said. Border patrol officers found the narcotics inside a commercial tractor trailer that crossed the Pharr International Bridge from from Reynosa, Mexico into Texas on April 21. Once it was inspected and screened by a team of drug detection dogs, […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/28/meth-worth-8-1-million-found-in-shipment-disguised-as-tiles-at-u-s-border/

Mexican special forces arrest top commander of cartel and his alleged money launderer

The Mexican authorities have arrested two top criminals, one of them a close ally of the slain founder of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), prompting gunmen to block roads near the border city of Reynosa. Audias Flores, known as “El Jardinero”, is a regional commander in control of swathes of CJNG territory along Mexico’s Pacific coast. He was considered a potential successor to Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho”, who ran the cartel and was killed in a security operation in […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/28/mexican-special-forces-arrest-top-commander-of-cartel-and-his-alleged-money-launderer/

22 Buddhist monks arrested at airport after record drug bust

Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested on Sunday at the main international airport with a record 242 pounds of powerful cannabis, officials said. A Sri Lanka Customs spokesman said the group, returning home after a four-day vacation in the Thai capital, had Kush -- a potent, plant-based strain of cannabis -- hidden in their luggage. "Each carried about five kilos of the narcotic concealed within false walls in their luggage," the spokesman said, adding that the […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/04/27/22-buddhist-monks-arrested-at-airport-after-record-drug-bust/