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Drug News Roundup

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 2 stories

Past 24 hours. Search indexes were thin for US federal, military and most South American sources; only verifiable items are included.

In this edition

  1. National / Federal (US)0
  2. Local US Arrests1
  3. South America1
  4. Rest of World0
  5. Ongoing Stories with New Developments0
  6. Running Tally

1National / Federal (US)

Nothing significant in the past 24 hours.

2Local US Arrests

South Florida sheriffs arrest 20-plus people in a ring hiding cocaine in California-to-Florida freight trucks

45+ kg cocainePalm Beach, Broward, St. Lucie, Florida20+ arrested

Palm Beach County deputies, the Office of Statewide Prosecution and Broward and St. Lucie sheriff's offices served warrants over the weekend after a case opened in March, taking at least 45 kg of cocaine plus oxycodone and fentanyl pills. Investigators say the trucking firms were unaware of the loads, and a suspected supplier allegedly claimed to receive 50 to 60 kg every 15 days; more arrests are expected.

SourceTampa Free Press
Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 45+ kg cocaine
4 × 10 kg ≈ 45 kg cocaine

3South America

Colombian police find 30 kilos of cocaine in checked luggage at Bogotá's El Dorado airport, bound for Punta Cana

30 kg cocaineBogotá, ColombiaNo arrests

Officers pulled a suitcase from an international flight shipment and found 30 rectangular packages of cocaine hydrochloride, which police value at over 259 million pesos. No arrests were reported and investigators are still trying to identify who checked the bag and the wider network.

SourceInfobae
Pixel-art scene of the seized items: 30 kg cocaine
30 × 1 kg cocaine

4Rest of World

Nothing significant in the past 24 hours.

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 Oct 13, 2026. Counts seizures only — sentencings and indictments are not double-counted — and resets to zero each 1 January. Earlier years are kept below.

165 t 39 editions · 57 places · 14 substances

United States

Florida4 substances4.3 t
  • cocaine3.3 t
  • cannabis964 kg
  • fentanyl9.5 kg
  • methamphetamine4.2 kg
Puerto Rico1 substance3.3 t
  • cocaine3.3 t
Texas5 substances1.7 t
  • methamphetamine1.4 t
  • cocaine272 kg
  • heroin16 kg
  • cannabis1.8 kg
  • mdma640 g
California5 substances1.5 t
  • methamphetamine1.2 t
  • cocaine292 kg
  • fentanyl43 kg
  • heroin1 kg
  • mdma68 g
Illinois2 substances686 kg
  • khat532 kg
  • cocaine154 kg
Georgia4 substances344 kg
  • cannabis334 kg
  • carfentanil9.1 kg
  • methamphetamine450 g
  • fentanyl110 g
New York3 substances284 kg
  • cocaine277 kg
  • fentanyl7.6 kg
  • fentanyl/heroin250 g
Maryland2 substances152 kg
  • cocaine140 kg
  • fentanyl12 kg
Pennsylvania2 substances127 kg
  • cannabis113 kg
  • cocaine14 kg
Indiana1 substance126 kg
  • cocaine126 kg
District of Columbia3 substances117 kg
  • methamphetamine64 kg
  • cocaine50 kg
  • fentanyl3 kg
Alabama3 substances30 kg
  • methamphetamine29 kg
  • cocaine1 kg
  • fentanyl21 g
Minnesota2 substances28 kg
  • methamphetamine27 kg
  • cocaine883 g
Massachusetts2 substances22 kg
  • fentanyl22 kg
  • cocaine394 g
Kentucky2 substances20 kg
  • methamphetamine20 kg
  • fentanyl60 g
West Virginia3 substances17 kg
  • cocaine7.3 kg
  • fentanyl6.6 kg
  • methamphetamine3.6 kg
Mississippi5 substances17 kg
  • cannabis9.5 kg
  • methamphetamine4.8 kg
  • cocaine3 kg
  • mdma140 g
  • fentanyl25 g
North Carolina3 substances10 kg
  • cocaine8.2 kg
  • cannabis1.8 kg
  • fentanyl126 g
South Carolina2 substances7.9 kg
  • fentanyl4.1 kg
  • methamphetamine3.8 kg
Tennessee3 substances7.9 kg
  • fentanyl5.4 kg
  • methamphetamine2 kg
  • cocaine500 g
Wisconsin3 substances6.7 kg
  • cannabis4.5 kg
  • cocaine1.8 kg
  • methamphetamine370 g
Missouri2 substances6 kg
  • cocaine3.5 kg
  • fentanyl2.5 kg
Virginia3 substances5.6 kg
  • methamphetamine5.3 kg
  • fentanyl195 g
  • cocaine190 g
North Dakota2 substances5.6 kg
  • methamphetamine5.4 kg
  • cocaine155 g
Ohio4 substances4.5 kg
  • methamphetamine2.5 kg
  • cocaine2 kg
  • fentanyl10 g
  • heroin3 g
Nebraska2 substances2.4 kg
  • methamphetamine2.4 kg
  • cocaine17 g

International

Colombia4 substances34.0 t
  • cocaine26.5 t
  • cannabis6.7 t
  • coca base809 kg
  • heroin15 kg
Spain2 substances23.2 t
  • cocaine12.0 t
  • hashish11.3 t
Mexico5 substances22.3 t
  • methamphetamine19.2 t
  • cannabis1.8 t
  • cocaine1.3 t
  • fentanyl19 kg
  • heroin7.7 kg
Brazil4 substances21.8 t
  • cannabis18.1 t
  • cocaine3.3 t
  • coca base360 kg
  • hashish45 kg
Ecuador2 substances17.1 t
  • cocaine16.2 t
  • cannabis900 kg
Nigeria3 substances7.0 t
  • cannabis7.0 t
  • methamphetamine2 kg
  • cocaine350 g
Portugal1 substance5.3 t
  • hashish5.3 t
Chile2 substances5.1 t
  • cannabis5.1 t
  • cocaine7.2 kg
France1 substance3.9 t
  • cocaine3.9 t
Indonesia1 substance2.6 t
  • methamphetamine2.6 t
Romania3 substances1.6 t
  • hashish1.3 t
  • cannabis228 kg
  • cocaine114 kg
Argentina3 substances1.6 t
  • cannabis1.3 t
  • cocaine321 kg
  • mdma52 kg
Pakistan4 substances1.5 t
  • hashish1.0 t
  • opium242 kg
  • heroin202 kg
  • methamphetamine2 kg
Venezuela1 substance905 kg
  • cannabis905 kg
Peru2 substances698 kg
  • cocaine448 kg
  • coca base250 kg
Dominican Republic1 substance587 kg
  • cocaine587 kg
Thailand1 substance516 kg
  • methamphetamine516 kg
Sri Lanka1 substance463 kg
  • methamphetamine463 kg
Uruguay2 substances408 kg
  • cocaine305 kg
  • coca base103 kg
Bolivia1 substance405 kg
  • cocaine405 kg
South Africa1 substance341 kg
  • cocaine341 kg
Costa Rica1 substance312 kg
  • cocaine312 kg
India5 substances154 kg
  • methamphetamine72 kg
  • cannabis45 kg
  • amphetamine17 kg
  • mdma14 kg
  • heroin5.7 kg
Hong Kong2 substances141 kg
  • cocaine76 kg
  • ketamine65 kg
Afghanistan1 substance101 kg
  • opium101 kg
Malaysia3 substances98 kg
  • methamphetamine86 kg
  • mdma11 kg
  • ketamine630 g
Canada7 substances59 kg
  • fentanyl28 kg
  • mdma12 kg
  • methamphetamine7.7 kg
  • cocaine6.2 kg
  • ketamine4.5 kg
  • heroin700 g
  • cannabis479 g
Philippines1 substance34 kg
  • methamphetamine34 kg
Ireland2 substances26 kg
  • cocaine22 kg
  • cannabis4 kg
Italy1 substance17 kg
  • methamphetamine17 kg
South Korea2 substances1.8 kg
  • methamphetamine1.2 kg
  • ketamine500 g