Drug Trafficking / Narcotics
Profits and poppy: Afghanistan’s illegal drug trade a boon for Taliban
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States spent more than $8 billion over 15 years on efforts to...
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Bodies of six men found hanging from a bridge in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The bodies of six men were found hanging off a bridge in the city of Zacatecas...
Read moreMob attacks Indian businesses in Congo amid furore over student’s death
KINSHASA (Reuters) - A mob attacked Indian businesses and vehicles in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Thursday, the police...
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Indian state launches assault on drugs as U.N. warns of Bangladesh-like crisis
By Krishna N. Das GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - A northeastern Indian state that has for years been a big transit...
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Mexican president offers journalist protection after death threat
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed on Tuesday to protect a prominent journalist after a...
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‘Weapon of war’: the U.S. rifle loved by drug cartels and feared by Mexican police
By Diego Oré and Drazen Jorgic MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The flow of high-caliber arms smuggled across the porous U.S....
Read moreColombia seizes explosives, says it foils Bogota attack
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian police have confiscated 67 kg (148 pounds) of explosives from former FARC rebels who planned to...
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Interpol Red Notices re-issued for top ex-FARC boss Ivan Marquez, Colombia says
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Three Interpol Red Notices have been reactivated for Ivan Marquez, a former top commander of Colombia's demobilized...
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A sweet bust for Paraguay: record cocaine stash found in a shipment of sugar
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay seized more than 3,400 kilos of cocaine near the capital city of Asuncion...
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Philippines’ Duterte taunts ICC, saying war on drugs far from over
By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday the battle against...
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New self-defense militia appears in Chiapas, Mexico to fight organized crime
By Jacob Garcia CHENALHÓ, Mexico (Reuters) - Just like the Zapatista rebels before them, the indigenous people of Chiapas state...
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Costa Rica seizes 4.3 tons of Colombian cocaine, 2nd-biggest bust in its history
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican police on Sunday seized 4.3 tons of cocaine originating in Colombia, the Central American...
Read moreMurders, killings by police rose in Brazil last year, report shows
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Both murders and killings by police rose in Brazil during 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic,...
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Dutch crime reporter De Vries dies after being shot in street
By Stephanie van den Berg and Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Celebrity Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has...
Read moreColombia seizes 5.4 tonnes of cocaine worth $185 million -navy
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Authorities in Colombia, working alongside counterparts in Panama and the United States, have seized 5.4 tonnes of...
Read moreGerman police arrest hundreds in EncroChat crime crackdown
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police have arrested more than 750 people and seized a large haul of weapons and drugs...
Read moreMexico arrests ex-top police official over torture allegations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A former top police official once seen as vital to Mexico's battle against drug cartels was...
Read moreDutch court says alleged Asian drug kingpin can be handed to Australia
By Stephanie van den Berg ROTTERDAM (Reuters) -A Dutch court on Friday approved an Australian request to hand over the...
Read moreGerman police seize weapons in raids on ‘Bandidos’ biker gang
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police raided more than 100 premises of the Bandidos motorcycle gang on Thursday and seized weapons,...
Read moreColombia seizes six metric tons of cocaine from ELN rebels
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's military has seized six metric tons of cocaine from guerrillas of the leftist National Liberation Army...
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