Tag: drugs

Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:40 UTC
Mexican president challenged by drug gangs, but refuses to declare war

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would maintain a less confrontational approach to battling drug gangs even after one of Mexico's most powerful cartels showcased its firepower in a video that stunned Mexicans.
Friday, May 15th 2020 - 11:52 UTC
Notorious Mexican drug leader extradited from Uruguay to United States

Uruguay on Thursday turned over to the United States a Mexican man wanted on drug and money laundering charges. Gerardo Gonzalez Valencia is the brother of Abigael González, the former head of the Sinaloa cartel faction known as “Los Cuinis” (The Squirrels). Gonzalez Valencia is also the brother-in-law of Jalisco cartel drug lord Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.
Thursday, February 27th 2020 - 18:17 UTC
UN report: Smoking and drinking linked to recreational drug use by the youth

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) annual report cites studies that reveal that, in young people aged between 16 and 19, early use of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis leads to an increased likelihood of the use of opiates and cocaine in adulthood.
Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
Colombia offensive against drug traffickers clearing national parks to plant coca

Colombia's Defense Minister said on Monday the military will step up an offensive against drug trafficking gangs responsible for clearing thousands of hectares of protected national parks for coca plantations.
Thursday, January 2nd 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Mexican president openly admits the power of drug lords

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared an end to the days of collusion between crime and government, saying in a holiday address there was a time when drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was as powerful as the country's president.
Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:27 UTC
More clashes with drugs gunmen bring closer Trump's intention to designate the Mexican gangs as terrorists

Clashes between police and suspected cartel gunmen in a northern Mexican town killed 21 people this weekend, authorities said, adding fuel to a debate sparked by US President Donald Trump, who has vowed to designate the gangs as terrorists.
Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Brazilian gang leader caught trying to escape from prison dressed as his teenage daughter

A Brazilian gang leader tried to escape from prison by impersonating his teenage daughter, complete with a lifelike silicone mask and wig, before attempting to walk out the front door in her place after she visited him.
Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 20:31 UTC
Fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid painkiller poisoning US/China relations

President Donald Trump has repeatedly hit out at China for failing to curb the export of illegal fentanyl to the United States. The powerful painkiller is the primary synthetic opioid available in the US, a class of drug that was responsible for almost 32,000 overdose deaths last year.
Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:06 UTC
Largest cocaine bust in Germany, 4.500 kilos, was shipped from Montevideo

German customs have confiscated a record 4.5 metric tons (5 short tons) of cocaine in a shipping container in Hamburg, with a street value of nearly €1 billion (US$ 1.1 billion). The drugs were discovered two weeks ago during a routine check, resulting in the largest cocaine shipment ever seized in Germany.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Brazil seizes record volumes of cocaine, mostly in the Santos port hub

Brazil seized 25.3 tons of cocaine bound for Europe and Africa in the first half of 2019, up more than 90 percent on the same period last year, officials said on Monday. Nearly half of the drugs were found at Santos port in southern Brazil, not far from where police recently arrested two men suspected of belonging to Italian mafia 'Ndrangheta'.