The US government has determined that Bolivia now has fewer coca plantations but it is producing more cocaine because traffickers...
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Alcohol prohibition on Islamic holidays beyond Ramadan
Along with month of Ramadan, Egyptians won’t be able to purchase alcoholic beverages during 4 other major Islamic holidays, according...
Jamaica police torch seized marijuana
Nearly 15,000 pounds (6,795 kilograms) of marijuana have gone up in smoke in Jamaica.The bonfire of seized drugs follows raids...
Security forces destroying cannabis come under fire in east Lebanon
Lebanese police and army soldiers eradicating fields of marijuana came under fire Monday, security sources said. No casualties were reported....
U.S. drug war expands to Africa, a newer hub for cartels
In a significant expansion of the war on drugs, the United States has begun training an elite unit of counternarcotics...
Memorial concert to honour victims in Oslo and at Utoya
Memorial Concert in Oslo, Norway tonight at 8 p.m. (Central European Time) If you missed the live memorial concert broadcast...
Argentina nabs half-ton of Africa-bound cocaine
Drug-sniffing dogs found a half-ton of cocaine hidden in machinery marked for shipment to Africa, customs police announced Friday. Further...
Colorado gunman James Holmes may have taken drugs before massacre
Reports from KMGH TV out of Denver, Colorado state that Holmes took 100 mg of Vicodin (pain killers) late on...
South Pacific a money laundering paradise
Deregistered shell companies drift across the South Pacific without oversight, but crucial to corruption and money laundering. Authorities in Europe...
Good news from Ireland: €2.6m worth of cannabis seized in Dublin raid
Cannabis with an estimated street value of €2.6m has been seized by Gardaí during an operation targeting a Dublin-based organised...