Drug Trafficking / Narcotics
U.S. gun makers urge judge to throw out Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether allowing Mexico to sue U.S. gun manufacturers for...
Read moreU.S. offers $5 million reward for arrest of Irish crime gang
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday offered a $5 million reward for help arresting the...
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Philippine expert says some drug war death certificates falsified
By Eloisa Lopez and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine justice secretary pledged on Tuesday to launch an investigation...
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Honduran judge approves extradition of ex-police boss to U.S.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A Honduran judge on Friday signed off on the extradition of former police chief Juan Carlos Bonilla...
Read moreU.S. arrests leader of Japanese crime syndicate on drugs, weapons charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have arrested a leader of a Japanese crime syndicate on charges of plotting to...
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Colombia court approves extradition to the U.S. of accused drug trafficker Otoniel
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday approved the extradition to the United...
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Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
By Charlotte Greenfield and Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR (Reuters) - The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of...
Read moreSix severed heads left on car in violent Mexican state
By Uriel Sanchez ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - The severed heads of six men were discovered on Thursday atop a car...
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El Salvador boosts jail time for gang members after rash of murders
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's gang lords and their followers will face prison sentences ranging from 20 to 45...
Read moreGuatemalan court jails eight for murder of soldiers
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan court sentenced eight people on Tuesday to long prison sentences for the 2019 murder...
Read moreAt least 11 FARC dissidents killed in combat, Colombia army says
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least 11 members of a group formed by former FARC rebels who...
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Singapore court rejects Malaysian’s appeal in high-profile execution case
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore court rejected on Tuesday an appeal against the execution of a Malaysian...
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Mexican armed forces knew about attack on 43 students, report says
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's armed forces knew that 43 student teachers who disappeared in 2014 were...
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Honduran court backs U.S. extradition of ex-president to face drug charges
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -The Honduran Supreme Court on Monday authorized the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez...
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El Salvador invokes emergency powers after surge in homicides
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress approved on Sunday emergency powers that temporarily suspended some constitutional...
Read moreSpanish court suspends extradition of Venezuela’s ex-spymaster to U.S
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's High Court on Friday said it had suspended the extradition of former Venezuelan spymaster Hugo Carvajal...
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Honduran judge grants U.S. extradition request for ex-president Hernandez
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -A Honduran judge authorized on Wednesday the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to...
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U.S. reissues travel advisory for Mexico over Nuevo Laredo violence
(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Wednesday reissued a travel advisory for Mexico, warning Americans not to travel to the...
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Mexico deports gang leader ‘El Huevo’ after arrest sparks attacks
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico deported the suspected leader of a drug gang to the United States,...
Read moreSeventh journalist killed this year in Mexico as scrutiny mounts
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The director of a media outlet in a gang-plagued state in western Mexico was shot and...
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