Drug Trade

A Venezuelan Judge's Amazing Story

Joel D. Hirst | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Drugs, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Walid Makled, Organized Crime, Drug Trade, Venezuela Drug War, World News

It is time to use the full weight of the United States government to bring an end to the drug activity in Venezuela, and protect the beleaguered opposition which it is now clear is simply being silenced and sidelined by a criminal government.

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America's Missed Opportunities in Latin America

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Latin America, Immigration, Colombia, Brazil, Summit of the Americas, Drug Trade, Latin America Policy, Mexico, Brazil Economy, Emerging Economies, World News

Latin America presents enormous opportunities for the U.S. in terms of economic and political cooperation, but we continue to squander these opportunities as we squabble among ourselves over issues like immigration and drug policies.

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The Central American Presidents Legalization Meeting? A Big Fat Nothingburger

Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D. | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Medical Marijuana, Drugs, Guatemala, Legalization, Drug Trade, Drug Legalization, World News

These countries are pleading with the international community for cooperation and real solutions. Not only is legalization a nonstarter for them, it is insulting to them that we think their problems could be solved by such a policy.

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Stuffed Animal Maker Allegedly A Front For Money Laundering

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Angel Toy Corp., Drug Trade, Taxes, Drug Cartels, Video, Money Laundering, Import Fees, Federal Prosecutors, Business News

LOS ANGELES — Two sisters who ran a Los Angeles toy company were sentenced Tuesday to more than three years in federal prison for their role in ...

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Venezuela Hands Over Most-Wanted Drug Lord

AP | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Drug Trade, Venezuela, Colombia, United States, War on Drugs, Maximiliano Bonilla Orozco, Maximiliano Bonnilla Orozco Handed Over, Colombia Drugs, World News

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela handed a top Colombian drug trafficking suspect to U.S. authorities on Thursday, deporting him to face charges of...

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Honduras Becomes Regional Cocaine Hub

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, Honduras, Honduras Cocaine Hub, Honduras Cocaine, Honduras Smuggling, Honduras Drug Trade, Cocaine Hub, Honduras Drug Smuggling, Cocaine, Drug Smuggling, World News

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — On Honduras' swampy Mosquitia coast, entire villages have made a way of life off the country's massive cocaine transship...

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How Africa's Drug Trade Made 'Queen Of Khat' So Rich

Die Welt/Worldcrunch | Philipp Hedemann | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, African Drug Trade, Ethiopia, Stimulant Drugs, Somaliland, Africa, Suhura Ismail, Khat, World News

For many Africans khat is a stimulant drug that also stills hunger pangs. But the world's biggest seller of khat doesn't fit the typical profile of a ...

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Chicago Gang Rivals Band Together To Control Neighborhood Drug Trade

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, Chicago Gangs, Gangs, Chicago Crime, Chicago Drugs, Chicago News

At first glance, the intersection of Lexington and Pulaski doesn't look very prosperous. Ugly, empty lots anchor two of the corners. There's a yell...

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Mexican Artists Respond To Violence With New Work

AP | OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Cabaret, The Zetas, Drug Trade, Cuidad Juarez, Mexico Drug War, Mexico City, Violence, Mexico, Drugs, Ricardo Herbert, Arieles, Guns, Mexican Art, Death, Gun Violence, David Siqueiros, Ciudad Juarez, Diego Rivera, Arts News

MEXICO CITY — Dozens of plastic foam heads rain onto the stage. Four drug traffickers in fringed jackets and sparkly pink cowboy hats bat them i...

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Afghan Anti-Drug Officers Burn Confiscated Opium (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Drug Labs, Afghan War, Opium, Drug Trade, Drug Raid, Herat, Slidepollajax, Afghanistan, Heroin, Afghan Drugs, Drug Trafficking, World News

President Hamid Karzai may have slammed recent drug raids conducted by U.S. and Russian agents in Afghanistan as "a violation of sovereignty," yet tha...

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50 Cent Memoir On Rochester School District Reading List

Democrat and Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, School District, From Pieces to Weight, Rochester, 50 Cent Memoir, High School, Reading List, 50 Cent, Books News

Getting teens to pick up a book can be tough, especially during the summer months when school isn't in session. So in an attempt to get more students...

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A Comprehensive Approach to Fight Drugs

José Miguel Insulza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Problems, Drug Trade, Drug Trafficking, Drug-Related Violence, Public Health Policy, Economy, President Obama, Public Health, Drug Dependency, Organization of American States, Western Hemisphere, World News

Drug dependency is a chronic, relapsing disease that must be dealt with as a core element of public health policy.

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Afghanistan Is The World's Top Hashish Producer

AP | VERONIKA OLEKSYN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, Hashish, Drugs, Afghanistan Drug Trade, Hash, World News

VIENNA — Afghanistan is not only the world's largest supplier of opium, it also is the global leader in hashish production, the United Nations s...

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Why The War On Drugs In Colombia May Never Be Won

Guardian | Rory Carroll | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, Drugs, Colombia, Drug War, Colombia Drug War, World News

Decades after Richard Nixon tried to end the trafficking of cocaine from Colombia, success seems as elusive as ever. ...

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Gunmen Open Fire On AA Meeting In Mexico, Killing 1

AP | E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trafficking, Drug Trade, Chihuahua City, Cartels, Illegal Drugs, Mexico Violence, Mexico, Aa, Sinaloa, Drugs, Chihuahua, Esparza, Border, Ciudad Juarez, Alcoholics Anonymous, Rehabilitation Clinics, Juarez, Drug Rehab, Home News

MEXICO CITY -- Gunmen burst into an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and opened fire in a violence-plagued Mexican border state, killing one person and wo...

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WaPo Covered For CIA In Iran-Contra Crack Scandal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, Washington Post, Cia, Ryan Grim, Media Criticism, Eat the Press, Media News

Over at The Root, you can read an excerpt of my colleague, Ryan Grim's book This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History Of Getting High In Ameri...

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World Cocaine Market 'In Retreat'

BBC News | Mark Easton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, Drug Market, Drugs, Cocaine Market, Cocaine, World News

The international cocaine market is "in retreat" after a year of successful operations around the world, the Serious Organised Crime Agency claims....

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Washington Post Launches Series On Mexico's Drug War

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drug Trade, Drug Cartels, Mexican Army, Mexico Drug Cartels, Drug-Related Deaths, President Felipe Calderon, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Drug War, Mexico, Mexico Corruption, War on Drugs, Washington Post Mexico, Washington Post, Mexico's Drug War, World News

The Washington Post has launched a year-long series -- "Mexico at War" -- that will take a closer look into the Mexican drug war and offer snapshots o...

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International Narcotics Control Board Reaffirms its Shameful Commitment to Politics over Science

Ethan Nadelmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy, Latin American Commission on Drugs, Drug Policy Alliance, International Narcotics Control Board, Drug War, Ethan Nadelmann, United Nations, Drug Prohibition, Drug Trade, Drug Trafficking, Drug Reform, Narco-Trafficking, Incb, Politics News

The INCB boldly reaffirmed its shameful commitment to politics over science as well as its shocking indifference to the failures and harmful consequences of the global drug prohibition regime.

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