Articles tagged with
Drug Trafficking

White House replies to alleged unmatching figures on cocaine trafficking

by Narcoleaks

After the release of Narcoleaks' article on world production and seizures of cocaine, the White House marked the whistleblower's analysis as "flawed". Yet, figures speak for themselves.

The sorrow of Mexico

by Cynthia Rodriguez

A cry of desperation ran through Mexican streets last Wednesday when thousands people marched in protest against the unbearable violence that deprived the life of 40.000 in the past four years.

EXCLUSIVE: Iran and UK united on war on drugs

by Riccardo M. Ghia

A collaboration between Iranian and British forces in order to counter the drug trade from Afghanistan to Europe through Iran has now been revealed.

Bikies' BlackBerrys beat law

by Natalie O'Brien

Bikie gangs and organised crime groups are believed to have foiled police attempts to tap their phones by importing untraceable, encrypted BlackBerrys from Mexico.

Mexican newspaper takes stand against drug cartels

by Sarah Whitmire - StatePress

The murder of a photography intern at a prominent Mexican newspaper earlier this month has finally prompted Mexican media to stand up to the drug cartels

Organised crime ‘growing in global reach’ - UN report

by Sofia Echo

Top United Nations officials underscored the urgency of combating organised crime, which a new report has found is gaining in global reach and posing a greater threat to peace, development and even national sovereignty, the UN News Service said

US drug war has met none of its goals

by Associated Press

After 40 years, the United States’ war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread