Modern day pirate hunters operate in the 'wild, wild West' as they track countless vessels smuggling 'arms, drugs, and people' on the open seas, former Naval admiral says

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) passes by the smoke from a suspected pirate skiff it disabled March 31, 2010 in the Gulf of Aden.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) passes by the smoke from a suspected pirate skiff it disabled March 31, 2010 in the Gulf of Aden.

Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Cassandra Thompson/U.S.

An American Airlines mechanic was convicted of trying to smuggle $320,000 worth of cocaine by hiding it under the cockpit of a plane

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Paul Belloisi
Paul Belloisi used an empty tool bag to fit 10 bricks of cocaine in the plane, prosecutors said.

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Major drug busts suggest Russia is becoming a hub for cocaine heading to Europe

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The Kremlin in Moscow.

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Cocaine production is taking root in a new region

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Honduras cocaine drug bust
A Honduran police officer stands on confiscated packages of cocaine on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa in July 2012.

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Pablo Escobar and the real story behind 'Cocaine Bear'

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Bear with blood on its snout
"Cocaine Bear."

Universal

A Senate hearing on drug trafficking shows how meaningless the world 'cartel' has become

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capitol hill
The US Capitol building, seen from the Russell Senate Office Building.

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Marijuana legalization has stalled in Mexico, but farmers and cartels are still making big plans to profit off a new market

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Mexican marines destroyer marijuana Badiraguato Sinaloa
Mexican marines destroy marijuana crops in Badiraguato in 2009.

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