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• San Francisco uncovers nine secret drug and gambling dens disguised as convenience stores - San Francisco shuts down nine alleged drug and gambling dens disguised as convenience stores in downtown neighborhood Tenderloin, seizing weapons and stolen goods.
• Video shows airport bystander bodyslamming TSA breach suspect in split-second takedown - Surveillance footage shows bystander tackling suspect who allegedly breached TSA checkpoint at Atlanta airport after knocking down security officer.
• Former North Carolina elections official allegedly drugged teens' ice cream: report - Former North Carolina elections official allegedly placed pills in teens' ice cream cones, facing felony charges after grand jury indictment.
• Mexico flies 37 cartel members to US under pressure from Trump admin - Mexico transfers 37 cartel members to US as Trump administration ramps up pressure on drug trafficking networks. Latest move brings total transfers to 92.
• US drug overdose deaths plummet 20% as Trump administration cracks down on southern border - Drug overdose deaths plummeted over 20% as border enforcement tightened, new CDC data shows. Experts suggest stronger policies may curb fentanyl flow.
• Venezuela’s acting leader was once a DEA 'priority target': report - Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez was reportedly labeled a DEA "priority target" in 2022, appearing in intelligence files since at least 2018.
• The border in your backyard: Mexican cartels fuel record fentanyl, meth busts in Rocky Mountain states - The DEA reported record drug seizures in mountain states with 8.7 million fentanyl pills and 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine confiscated during 2025 operations.
• Five severed heads found hanging on Ecuador beach amid escalating gang clashes - Ecuador gang violence escalates as five severed heads discovered on tourist beach in Puerto Lopez, highlighting country's record homicide rate amid military crackdown.
• DEA zeroes in on Cartel of the Suns bosses as Maduro is hauled into US narco case - Nicolas Maduro arrested on federal narcotics trafficking charges as Venezuelan President allegedly led "Cartel of the Suns" cocaine network, prosecutors say.
• Marijuana consumption set to expand into yoga studios, theaters, other venues in blue state - Massachusetts approves on-site cannabis consumption at licensed businesses, including yoga studios and theaters. New social consumption rules are taking effect.