Yesterday, France and Spain signed an agreement to intensify co-operation to “cut all drug routes”. Morocco and Portugal will be...
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Endocannabinoid system most vulnerable to cannabis during adolescence
The system of the brain responsible for mediating the effects of cannabis, the endocannabinoid system, is most vulnerable to the...
Brazilian politician solicits votes with leaflets, packets of cocaine
A woman running for city council in the northwestern Brazilian town of Itacoatiara was arrested on Sunday — election day...
Italy government sacks city council for mafia ties
The Italian cabinet on Tuesday sacked the entire local government of the southern city of Reggio Calabria to stop it...
Brazil deploys 7,500 troops on borders with Bolivia, Peru
The Brazilian government announced Tuesday the launch of a vast operation along its borders with Bolivia and Peru, in which...
Oregon: ”Measure 80…a bad idea”
Imagine Oregon as a magnet that attracts the illicit drug trade for the entire North American continent. Is that what...
Malaysia: Two Customs officers sentenced to death for drug trafficking
The High Court in Alor Setar on Tuesday sentenced two Customs preventive officers to death by hanging after finding them...
Afghan farmers cashing in on cannabis
The number of Afghan families growing cannabis as a cash crop leapt by more than a third last year, the...
Afghanistan ‘sliding towards collapse’
Afghan forces are far from ready to secure a country riddled with violence and corruption, Red Cross and thinktank warn....
Zetas cartel leader arrested
Zetas cartel leader Salvador Alfonso Martínez Escobedo y/o Carlos García alias “Ardilla” arrested October 6. Video