# drug trafficking (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover drug trafficking. Page: Feed: --- ## [FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS WEEK ONE SCOREBOARD](https://www.whkp.com/news/friday-night-lights-week-one-scoreboard) _2026-08-22 · tsams@whkp.com (Tyler Sams) · Top News Stories - WHKP 1450 Hendersonville, NC_ Week one of the '26-'27 prep football season is underway across western North Carolina! Here's a list of the matchups we're tracking this week. Scores will be updated throughout the night, along with photos of all the action. GAMES Mountain Heritage: 30 Pisgah: 48 FINAL Cherokee: 66 North Buncombe: 60 FINAL Smoky Mountain: 42 Swain County: 6 FINAL North Henderson: 14 Enka: 28 FINAL Robbinsville: 0… ## [US CBP seizes more than $600k in cocaine at Pharr International Bridge](https://www.border-security-report.com/us-cbp-seizes-more-than-600k-in-cocaine-at-pharr-international-bridge/) _2026-08-21 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility intercepted $634,000 worth of alleged cocaine concealed ## [13 tons of “laughing gas” seized in southern Tenerife](https://www.border-security-report.com/13-tons-of-laughing-gas-seized-in-southern-tenerife/) _2026-08-21 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a criminal organization in southern Tenerife dedicated to the illegal import, storage, and distribution ## [The Challenges Behind the EU Entry/Exit System Rollout](https://www.border-security-report.com/the-challenges-behind-the-eu-entry-exit-system-rollout/) _2026-08-21 · NeilWalker · Border Security Report_ The European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) represents one of the most significant changes to European border management in decades. Designed ## [US CBP officers intercept Utah meth destined for Paris](https://www.border-security-report.com/us-cbp-officers-intercept-utah-meth-destined-for-paris/) _2026-08-20 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ Professional football players have reported to camp to kick off the 2026 season, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers ## [Two criminal organizations dedicated to the sexual exploitation of women in situations of extreme vulnerability have been dismantled](https://www.border-security-report.com/two-criminal-organizations-dedicated-to-the-sexual-exploitation-of-women-in-situations-of-extreme-vulnerability-have-been-dismantled/) _2026-08-20 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ The Spanish Civil Guard and the National Police, as part of Operation “Munib Calamitas,” have dismantled two criminal organizations allegedly ## [More than 1.5 tons of cocaine seized in a major anti-drug operation in Galicia](https://www.border-security-report.com/more-than-1-5-tons-of-cocaine-seized-in-a-major-anti-drug-operation-in-galicia/) _2026-08-20 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ The Civil Guard, in an operation carried out together with the National Police and the Customs Surveillance Service, has proceeded ## [Inter-institutional investigation succeeds in dismantling a transnational criminal gang, preventing drugs from leaving through Chilean ports](https://www.border-security-report.com/inter-institutional-investigation-succeeds-in-dismantling-a-transnational-criminal-gang-preventing-drugs-from-leaving-through-chilean-ports/) _2026-08-19 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ An investigation that lasted more than a year and involved national and international institutions led to the dismantling of a ## [Traffickers and illegal migrants detained at the border with Lithuania](https://www.border-security-report.com/traffickers-and-illegal-migrants-detained-at-the-border-with-lithuania/) _2026-08-19 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ Polish Border Guards conducted a roadside inspection of an Audi with Latvian license plates. It turned out that a 25-year-old ## [A network dedicated to recruiting minors under guardianship from sub-Saharan Africa for sexual exploitation has been arrested in Gran Canaria](https://www.border-security-report.com/a-network-dedicated-to-recruiting-minors-under-guardianship-from-sub-saharan-africa-for-sexual-exploitation-has-been-arrested-in-gran-canaria/) _2026-08-19 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled a network based on the island of Gran Canaria dedicated to recruiting unaccompanied foreign ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CK0C8H684uyh) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [Frontex Trials Shipborne V-BAT Drones to Extend Europe’s Maritime Surveillance Reach](https://www.border-security-report.com/frontex-trials-shipborne-v-bat-drones-to-extend-europes-maritime-surveillance-reach/) _2026-08-19 · NeilWalker · Border Security Report_ Frontex has completed what is believed to be its most ambitious shipborne drone trial to date, successfully demonstrating how large ## [US CBP officers seize more than $1.7 million in cocaine at Del Rio Port of Entry](https://www.border-security-report.com/us-cbp-officers-seize-more-than-1-7-million-in-cocaine-at-del-rio-port-of-entry/) _2026-08-18 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Del Rio Port of Entry recently seized more than $1.7 million in cocaine. “This significant ## [Syrian migrant smugglers arrested in coordinated strike in Germany and Serbia](https://www.border-security-report.com/syrian-migrant-smugglers-arrested-in-coordinated-strike-in-germany-and-serbia-2/) _2026-08-18 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ A coordinated international operation has dealt a significant blow to two international migrant smuggling networks with close links to Libya ## [The money laundering network of the Sánchez Castro brothers’ organization has been dismantled](https://www.border-security-report.com/the-money-laundering-network-of-the-sanchez-castro-brothers-organization-has-been-dismantled/) _2026-08-18 · Tony Kingham · Border Security Report_ The Civil Guard, as part of Operation “Omnis”, in collaboration with Europol, has dismantled the economic and corporate structure allegedly ## [HENDERSONVILLE ANNOUNCES 2026 COUNCIL CONVERSATION SERIES](https://www.whkp.com/news/hendersonville-announces-2026-council-conversation-series) _2026-08-17 · tsams@whkp.com (Tyler Sams) · Top News Stories - WHKP 1450 Hendersonville, NC_ Hendersonville City Council Members invite residents and community members to join them at a series of ‘Council Conversation’ meetings. These informal gatherings allow the public to interact with their local elected officials by asking questions, voicing concerns, and working together toward solutions. Each meeting will last approximately one hour and will be hosted by an individual member of City… ## [HENDERSON COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO STATUTORY SEXUAL OFFENSE OF A MINOR](https://www.whkp.com/news/henderson-county-man-pleads-guilty-to-statutory-sexual-offense-of-a-minor) _2026-08-17 · tsams@whkp.com (Tyler Sams) · Top News Stories - WHKP 1450 Hendersonville, NC_ A Henderson County man was sentenced to at least 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual assault of a minor. According to an Aug. 17 news release from District Attorney R. Andrew, who serves Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties, Mason Edgar Shields, 31, of Hendersonville, pleaded guilty in Henderson County Criminal Superior Court on Aug. 13 to statutory sexual offense of a person… ## [FLOCK MANDATES NEW SAFEGUARDS AS HENDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS PUSH BACK](https://www.whkp.com/news/flcok-mandates-new-safeguards-as-henderson-county-residents-push-back) _2026-08-16 · tsams@whkp.com (Tyler Sams) · Top News Stories - WHKP 1450 Hendersonville, NC_ New safeguards announced by Flock Safety are doing little to ease concerns among some Henderson County residents who have been pushing for the removal of the company's license plate-reading cameras. The changes come as the debate over the technology continues locally, just days after residents spoke out about Flock cameras operating across Henderson County and an online petition calling for their… ## [HENDERSON COUNTY COUPLE SENTENCED IN WESTERN NC DRUG TRAFFICKING CASE](https://www.whkp.com/news/henderson-county-couple-sentenced-in-western-nc-drug-trafficking-case) _2026-08-16 · tsams@whkp.com (Tyler Sams) · Top News Stories - WHKP 1450 Hendersonville, NC_ This week, a couple was sentenced to prison on drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson announced. Jason Mills, 47, of Hendersonville, N.C., pled guilty to distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Stephanie Hope Lindsey, 40, of East Flat Rock, N.C., also pled guilty to distribution of…