drugs

End of truce: Colombia kills two cartel members, captures one

MONTERÍA, Colombia (AFP) -- The Colombian army said Tuesday it had killed two members of the infamous Gulf Clan drug…

Architect of Mexico’s drug war convicted in US of trafficking

by Ana FERNÁNDEZ Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A once-powerful Mexican government minister was convicted by a…

Police seize enough cocaine to supply N. Zealand for 30 years

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Police said Wednesday they had seized enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years,…

Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in under a week

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Tuesday 1/24/2023   Thai police seized 1.1 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine in less than a week,…

Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe

by Laetitia Drevet, Arthur Connan and Philippe Alfroy in France, Julie Capelle in the Netherlands, and David Salazar in Colombia…

Mexico arrests son of notorious drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’

CULIACÁN, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican security forces on Thursday captured a son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman,…

Germany to pay more for children’s meds as shortages spike

Berlin, Germany (AFP) Germany will pay up to 50 percent more for common children's medication such as cough syrup and…

Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been left without monks after all its holy men…

Colombia sending troops to southern border to fight drug gangs

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AFP) -- Colombia is to deploy 400 soldiers to fight drug traffickers operating across its rural southern borders,…

Ecuador declares emergency after 5 police gunned down

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Five police officers were killed, several more wounded and prison guards taken hostage Tuesday in the…

PNP: Over P7.7 million worth of marijuana seized in Mountain Province; 2 nabbed

(Eagle News) -- Authorities seized over P7.7 million worth of illegal drugs in Sadanga, Mountain Province, the Philippine National Police…

At least 17 dead in bloody 72 hours in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 17 people were killed over the last three days in Colombia in a spate…

This website uses cookies.