Drugs

President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that U.S. forces destroyed a narco-terrorist vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. The military strike, the fourth of its kind since August, killed six suspected traffickers tied to a designated terrorist organization. No American personnel were injured in the operation.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro asserted that a U.S. naval strike on a narcotics ship was aimed at “a Colombian vessel with Colombian citizens on board.” The White House forcefully rejected his accusation, demanding a retraction and calling the claim “baseless and reprehensible.”

Spokane’s top health official is urging residents to accept higher taxpayer costs to combat the city’s worsening drug and homelessness crisis. Spokane Regional Health Officer Dr. Bob Lutz told the City Council on Tuesday that “harm reduction” strategies—such as clean needle exchanges, naloxone distribution, and supervised consumption centers—are essential to public safety, even if they come at taxpayer expense.

President Donald Trump announced that his administration reached a deal with Pfizer as part of an effort to reduce pharmaceutical prices.

Cocaine in the United States is now cheaper and purer than in past decades, fueled by the growing dominance of Mexican drug cartels.

The U.S. military has again struck a Venezuelan vessel in international waters, targeting what it says were narcoterrorists transporting illegal drugs. According to President Trump, three people onboard were killed in this latest strike. The operation marks a fresh escalation in the Trump administration’s push to combat drug trafficking from Latin America, particularly by cracking down on cartels believed to be using maritime routes.

The DEA arrested 617 suspected Sinaloa Cartel members in 23 states, seizing fentanyl, meth, cocaine, guns, and millions in cash.

U.S. officials have ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of President Donald Trump’s expanded effort to dismantle drug cartels operating in the Caribbean.

A California State University Channel Islands professor has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly assaulting Border Patrol agents during a July raid on a marijuana farm in Camarillo.

Federal agents have carried out the largest seizure of methamphetamine precursors in U.S. history, intercepting nearly 700,000 pounds of chemicals headed from China to Mexico. Authorities said the shipments were bound for clandestine labs operated by the Sinaloa Cartel.