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Who picked it up when
Breitbart mentioned it first (Oct 22, 2026, 8:02 AM EDT). Left-leaning outlets followed 27 hours later. No least biased outlet mentioned it.
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Results
8 articles mention drug trafficking in the last 7 days (Oct 21 to Oct 27).
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| New York Post | US Marines ANNIHILATE vessels and intercept boats in Pacific Ocean drug operationNew York Post US Marines and Navy sailors carried out a maritime interdiction operation in the Pacific Ocean on September 5, as part of a broader US military deployment targeting illicit drug trafficking. Dramatic footage shows vessels being destroyed and military personnel moving in on boats during the operation. | 0.80● | |
| Washington Examiner | Louise Lucas indictment suggests lawmakers knew about criminal marijuana enterpriseWashington Examiner Justice Department officials claim to know of at least two unnamed state legislators who were present in discussions about Democratic Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas’s alleged drug trafficking enterprise. Four conversations in which Lucas allegedly discussed her cannabis business included one or more unindicted colleagues between 2022 and March, according to the federal grand jury […] | 0.60 | |
| Breitbart | DOJ: Virginia Democrat State Sen. Louise Lucas Charged with Drug Trafficking, Money LaunderingBreitbart The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D) and several other individuals were charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. The post DOJ: Virginia Democrat State Sen. Louise Lucas Charged with Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering appeared first on Breitbart . | 0.60● | |
| The Guardian | The Narco Hack review – an epic tale of how detectives’ tech wizardry smashed a billion-euro drugs ringThe Guardian Human heroism is celebrated in profoundly personal ways in this extraordinary tale of a mind-boggling investigation into massive criminal organisations. It’s part The Wire, part The Imitation Game We begin with the audio of a horrifying call made to the French police in 2020. Two men are driving home when their car is attacked. The police ask for the caller’s name as bullets ricochet around the vehicle. “Who cares what we’re called?” the man shouts. “I’m going to die!” Seconds later, his companion is dead. This killing (of a mechanic called Houcine Hakkar) was planned and discussed in detail on an app called Sky ECC. The police were at the tip of an enormous iceberg. Showing modern law enforcement on screen can be a challenge: in the online era, it’s less cops and robbers; more zeros and ones. So it’s a surprise to be confronted with something as thrilling as The Narco Hack. This three-part documentary explores an extraordinary investigation by French, Belgian and Dutch police, during which they undermined several massive criminal organisations via methods at once impressively logical and completely mind-boggling by compromising Sky ECC’s encryption software. Continue reading... | 0.70● | |
| CBS News | Federal prosecutors charge top Virginia Democrat in alleged drug, racketeering schemeCBS News Top Virginia Democrat L. Louise Lucas has been charged in connection to an alleged drug and racketeering scheme, the Justice Department announced Thursday. CBS News' Sarah Lynch has more. | 0.60● | |
| The Washington Times | Law enforcement seizes 1,309 pounds of cocaineThe Washington Times U.S. officials seized $9.4 million worth of cocaine from a vessel south of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. | 0.60 | |
| CBS News | Feds charge powerful Virginia Democrat in alleged drug schemeCBS News L. Louise Lucas, a longtime state senator from Virginia, has been arrested in connection with an alleged bribery and racketeering scheme. | 0.60 | |
| Breitbart | White House: 'Need More Progress' from CCP, 'Everyone Else' on Narcotic ExportsBreitbart On Wednesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Sara Carter stated that while there has been “some progress” from China on narcotic exports, but “we need more progress. We need The post White House: ‘Need More Progress’ from CCP, ‘Everyone Else’ on Narcotic Exports appeared first on Breitbart . | 0.70 |
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Coverage by source
The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.
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| The Guardian | 0.2% | 1 | 621 |
| CBS News | 0.5% | 2 | 417 |
| Washington Examiner | 0.4% | 1 | 287 |
| The Washington Times | 0.3% | 1 | 322 |
| New York Post | 0.1% | 1 | 801 |
| Breitbart | 0.5% | 2 | 372 |
Coverage by lean
The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.
- Left-leaning1 of 15 sources
- <0.1%
- Least biased0 of 8 sources
- 0.0%
- Right-leaning5 of 15 sources
- 0.1%
Lean index +5.3: covered more by right-leaning outlets
Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.
lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright
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