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25.09.26 - 05:00
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10 Indicted In Philadelphia Cocaine Trafficking Case Tied To Mexican Cartel (ZeroHedge)
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10 Indicted In Philadelphia Cocaine Trafficking Case Tied To Mexican Cartel
Ten members of an alleged drug trafficking organization were indicted, and $17 million of cocaine was seized along with multiple firearms, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Wednesday.
Blanche said the drug organization worked with a Mexican drug cartel to move more than 300 kilos of cocaine from Mexico to Philadelphia.
"Literal truckloads of cocaine have been seized as a result of this case and kept from flooding our city," said U.S. Attorney David Metcalf in a statement.
"Know that the investigation is ongoing and there will [be] more arrests to come. We, the FBI, and the Philadelphia Police Department are zeroing in on the drug traffickers and cartels poisoning our neighborhoods and communities."
As Tom Gantert reports for The Epoch Times, the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, identified Gregory Jones of Philadelphia and Edward Basley of Wayne, Pennsylvania,...
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24.09.26 - 05:24
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Hurricane Polo Disrupts Mexican Ports, Puts Key Asia Trade Gateways At Risk (ZeroHedge)
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Hurricane Polo Disrupts Mexican Ports, Puts Key Asia Trade Gateways At Risk
Hurricane Polo weakened to a Category 4 storm early Wednesday after strengthening into an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm and churning 210 miles south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. The storm risks disrupting critical maritime shipping lanes along Mexico's Pacific coast.
FreightWaves reports that Mexico's Navy restricted major container port Manzanillo to ships of at least 500 gross tonnage beginning Tuesday morning, allowing container ships to continue operating while barring smaller craft. Ships already docked at the container port were advised to reinforce mooring lines as winds, rainfall and waves intensified.
Polo's slow track up the western Mexican coast is complicating complex global maritime supply chains as navigation restrictions continue to broaden.
According to local outlet La Jornada, smaller vessels have so far been restricted at Acapulco, Puerto Marqués, Zihuatanejo a...
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