Edition O'014

Drug News Roundup

Monday, September 7, 2026 · 10 stories

Covering reporting published since the Sept 6 edition, roughly Sept 4-7, with a few items surfacing late through indexing lag (a Golden Valley, MN meth bust dates to Aug 25; a Tipton County, TN lab raid dates to Aug 28). South America got dedicated effort in Spanish and Portuguese. Excluded: a Colombian National Police 'Operación Nexus' claim of 46.8 tonnes of cocaine and 26 captures, reported only by NTN24 and its syndication partners with no corroboration from El Tiempo, Semana, RCN or Infobae despite the scale it would represent — the same search turned up an unrelated outlet whose headline wrongly inflated the already-logged 4.7-tonne Zeus Arcano III operation to '46 toneladas,' which raises real doubt about the NTN24 figure too. Also excluded: a 280-lb/127 kg Laredo, TX CBP methamphetamine seizure (actually Aug 25) already considered and excluded as stale in the Sept 6 edition; a Zárate, Argentina cocaine-on-a-ship story that turned out to date to May; a CBP El Paso roundup that turned out to date to 2023; and a Pakistan ANF/DEA Colombo Port meth claim (671 kg) that appears to be a fuller accounting of the Sri Lanka seizure already logged Sept 1-2. No new SOUTHCOM strike or vessel interdiction was reported past the fourth Los Choneros refueling-vessel boarding already logged Sept 6.

1National / Federal (US)

Washington state fentanyl courier gets nine years for supplying a family-run trafficking ring

Federal Way / Seattle, Washington1 sentenced

A federal judge in Seattle sentenced Sir Terrique Milam, 22, to nine years in prison on September 3 for distributing fentanyl on behalf of the Jackson family drug trafficking organization based in Federal Way. Milam was recorded arranging a 150,000-pill fentanyl pickup in Arizona, and a 2024 search of his home found 323.8 grams of fentanyl under his bed; the wider investigation into the organization recovered more than 846,000 fentanyl pills, about seven kilograms combined of fentanyl powder and cocaine, and 29 firearms.

SourceFederal Way Mirror

Pixel-art scene: prison sentence handed down — prison sentence handed down

2Local US Arrests

Minnesota — Golden Valley apartment search turns up 27 kilos of meth and $17,000 cash

27 kg methamphetamineGolden Valley, Minnesota1 arrested

Hennepin County's West Metro Drug Task Force searched an apartment on the 6500 block of Golden Valley Road on August 25 and found about 27 kilograms of methamphetamine and roughly 883 grams of cocaine, along with digital scales, cell phones and $16,976 in cash. Eric Prince Holton Jr., 44, was arrested and held on $500,000 bail after admitting the drugs and money were his.

SourceHoodline

Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 27 kg methamphetamine — 27 × 1 kg meth

Tennessee — an 8-year-old is pulled from a Munford steroid lab, three arrested

Munford, Tennessee3 arrested

A search warrant executed August 28 at a home in Munford, Tennessee found an active anabolic-steroid manufacturing operation with an 8-year-old child present. Deputies recovered about 11 kilograms of steroid compounds, a pound of psilocybin mushrooms, more than 500 counterfeit Xanax pills and over 500 pre-loaded vials, plus marijuana and firearms. David Adam McNeil, 39, faces the most serious charges, including aggravated child abuse, and is held on $500,000 bond; Amanda Carol McNeil and David Lee McNeil were also charged and released on bond.

SourceAction News 5

Pixel-art scene: charges filed in federal court — charges filed in federal court

Massachusetts — Worcester man caught with a four-drug haul after kicking a police cruiser

Worcester, Massachusetts1 arrested

Worcester's Neighborhood Response Team stopped Salvatore Venuti, 46, on Madison Street on September 4 after seeing him holding what appeared to be a chunk of crack cocaine; he tried to flee and kicked an officer's cruiser during the arrest. Officers recovered about 12 grams of fentanyl, 35 grams of crack cocaine, 43 grams of oxycodone pills and a bag of crystal methamphetamine, along with a digital scale, cash and a replica firearm.

SourceHoodline

3South America

Ecuador — 2 tonnes of cocaine found in a fruit container bound for Sweden

2,040 kg cocaineMachala, Ecuador0 reported

Ecuadorian National Police inspecting a shipping container at Machala's maritime port on September 6 found 2,040 blocks of cocaine weighing about 2,040 kilograms, hidden among a fruit exporter's cargo destined for Sweden. Interior Minister John Reimberg announced the seizure; no arrests were reported and the exporting company was not named.

SourcePrimicias

Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 2,040 kg cocaine — 40 × 1 kg cocaine

Brazil — twin cocaine busts net 521 kilos in São Paulo and Santa Catarina in one day

521 kg cocaineBarra do Turvo, São Paulo / Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil2 arrested

Brazil's Federal Police stopped a vehicle in Barra do Turvo, São Paulo, on September 6 and found about 290 kilograms of cocaine, and separately searched a home in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, the same day, discovering roughly 231 kilograms hidden in an underground storage bunker. Two people were arrested, including the Itajaí property's caretaker; investigators linked the finds to a case connected to a 3.5-tonne cocaine seizure from July.

SourceND Mais

Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 521 kg cocaine — 5 × 100 kg ≈ 521 kg cocaine

Venezuela — 800 kilos of marijuana seized in more than 1,500 packages on Cubagua island

800 kg cannabisCubagua, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela

Venezuela's Interior Ministry said National Bolivarian Police seized 1,529 packages of marijuana weighing about 800 kilograms on Cubagua island, Nueva Esparta state, the result of continued follow-up on an earlier investigation. The seizure was announced September 6.

SourceÚltimas Noticias

Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 800 kg cannabis — 32 × 25 kg cannabis

4Rest of World

Mexico — Navy dismantles three more meth labs in Guerrero, days after the Sinaloa haul

Guerrero, Mexico

Mexico's Navy disabled three clandestine methamphetamine labs on September 6 — two in Zirándaro de los Chávez and one in Coahuayutla de José María Izazaga, Guerrero — seizing roughly 2,400 kilograms of chemical product and about 1,000 kilograms of precursor chemicals, along with more than 260 industrial drums, reactors and distillers. The operation, run with the federal prosecutor's office and aided by U.S. intelligence sharing, followed the Navy's dismantling of three larger labs in Sinaloa earlier in the week.

SourceLa Razón

Nigeria — cannabis hidden in a hollowed-out fuel tanker seized in Ondo State

2.1 t cannabisOndo State, Nigeria

Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted a 20,000-litre fuel tanker on the Akoko/Lokoja Expressway on September 4 after its driver refused to stop, then found a false compartment holding 165 bags of cannabis weighing about 2,145 kilograms alongside the tanker's legitimate fuel cargo. The driver abandoned the truck at a church in Ugbe Akoko and fled on foot; the seizure was part of a wider weeklong crackdown across nine Nigerian states.

SourceChannels Television

Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 2.1 t cannabis — 8 × 250 kg ≈ 2.1 t cannabis

Thailand — courier caught asleep at a car wash with 42,000 methamphetamine pills

Kalasin, Thailand1 arrested

Police in Kalasin municipality were called to a car wash after a bystander noticed a man asleep inside his car in the early hours of September 7; officers found Ekaphon Changprasert, 39, unresponsive at the wheel with 12,000 methamphetamine pills in the vehicle and a further 30,000 pills in his rented hotel room, plus a modified handgun. He told investigators he had gone seven days without sleep ferrying the drugs for a Laotian trafficking network in exchange for a 70,000-baht fee.

SourceKhaosod English

5Ongoing Stories with New Developments

Nothing significant in the past 24 hours.

2026 Running Tally

Total weight intercepted across every story covered so far this year, through Sep 7, 2026. Counts seizures only — sentencings and indictments are not double-counted — and resets to zero each 1 January. Earlier years are kept below.

77.0 t 14 editions · 45 places · 13 substances

United States

Puerto Rico1 substance3.3 t

cocaine3.3 t

Texas3 substances1.5 t

methamphetamine1.3 t
cocaine183 kg
cannabis1.8 kg

Illinois1 substance532 kg

khat532 kg

New York3 substances284 kg

cocaine277 kg
fentanyl7.5 kg
fentanyl/heroin250 g

Pennsylvania1 substance113 kg

cannabis113 kg

Florida4 substances32 kg

cannabis19 kg
cocaine8.3 kg
fentanyl4.1 kg
methamphetamine1.4 kg

Minnesota2 substances28 kg

methamphetamine27 kg
cocaine883 g

Kentucky2 substances20 kg

methamphetamine20 kg
fentanyl60 g

South Carolina2 substances7.9 kg

fentanyl4.1 kg
methamphetamine3.8 kg

Missouri2 substances6 kg

cocaine3.5 kg
fentanyl2.5 kg

North Dakota2 substances5.6 kg

methamphetamine5.4 kg
cocaine155 g

West Virginia3 substances4.8 kg

methamphetamine3.6 kg
fentanyl909 g
cocaine233 g

Tennessee3 substances4.7 kg

fentanyl2.2 kg
methamphetamine2 kg
cocaine500 g

Alabama3 substances3.3 kg

methamphetamine2.3 kg
cocaine1 kg
fentanyl21 g

Nebraska2 substances2.4 kg

methamphetamine2.4 kg
cocaine17 g

Ohio1 substance2 kg

cocaine2 kg

California1 substance680 g

methamphetamine680 g

Massachusetts2 substances163 g

cocaine98 g
fentanyl65 g

International

Mexico4 substances18.9 t

methamphetamine17.1 t
cannabis1.8 t
fentanyl9.1 kg
heroin7.7 kg

Spain2 substances14.6 t

hashish11.3 t
cocaine3.4 t

Brazil3 substances8.1 t

cannabis6.4 t
cocaine1.7 t
hashish40 kg

Colombia3 substances6.4 t

cocaine5.7 t
coca base600 kg
cannabis54 kg

Ecuador2 substances6.0 t

cocaine5.6 t
cannabis400 kg

Portugal1 substance5.3 t

hashish5.3 t

Nigeria1 substance3.2 t

cannabis3.2 t

Indonesia1 substance2.6 t

methamphetamine2.6 t

Romania3 substances1.6 t

hashish1.3 t
cannabis228 kg
cocaine114 kg

Venezuela1 substance905 kg

cannabis905 kg

Argentina2 substances487 kg

cannabis390 kg
cocaine97 kg

Sri Lanka1 substance463 kg

methamphetamine463 kg

Uruguay2 substances408 kg

cocaine305 kg
coca base103 kg

Bolivia1 substance378 kg

cocaine378 kg

Peru1 substance364 kg

cocaine364 kg

South Africa1 substance334 kg

cocaine334 kg

Chile2 substances310 kg

cannabis302 kg
cocaine7.2 kg

Thailand1 substance166 kg

methamphetamine166 kg

Hong Kong2 substances141 kg

cocaine76 kg
ketamine65 kg

India5 substances104 kg

cannabis45 kg
methamphetamine22 kg
amphetamine17 kg
mdma14 kg
heroin5.2 kg

Afghanistan1 substance101 kg

opium101 kg

Malaysia3 substances98 kg

methamphetamine86 kg
mdma11 kg
ketamine630 g

Ireland2 substances26 kg

cocaine22 kg
cannabis4 kg

Pakistan1 substance23 kg

heroin23 kg

Italy1 substance17 kg

methamphetamine17 kg

Canada5 substances13 kg

mdma6.9 kg
fentanyl3.1 kg
methamphetamine2.2 kg
cocaine481 g
cannabis479 g

Philippines1 substance2.1 kg

methamphetamine2.1 kg