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US Charges El Chapo's Sons, Chinese Businessmen with Fentanyl Trafficking

US Charges El Chapo's Sons, Chinese Businessmen with Fentanyl Trafficking

The US Justice Dept. (DOJ) announced Friday that it had charged dozens of defendants throughout Mexico, China, and Guatemala in connection to the Sinaloa Cartel's fentanyl trafficking operation allegedly fueled by Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical companies....

Mexico

UN Report: Global Cocaine Production Hits Record High

UN Report: Global Cocaine Production Hits Record High

A United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report states that global cocaine production has reached record highs after declining during the COVID pandemic, as cocaine production increased by 35% between 2020 and 2021....

Cocaine

US Requests El Chapo's Son Be Extradited

US Requests El Chapo's Son Be Extradited

According to the Mexican government, the US has requested that Mexico extradite Ovidio Guzman — the son of jailed drug lord Joaquin Guzman, known as 'El Chapo.' Ovidio was arrested in January for allegedly helping run his father's infamous Sinaloa drug cartel....

Murders and attempted murders

FDA Considering Over-the-Counter Narcan

FDA Considering Over-the-Counter Narcan

On Wednesday, independent advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously to recommend the over-the-counter sale of Narcan, known generically as naloxone. Narcan is used to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses by blocking the effect of opiates on the brain....

United States of America

Canada: B.C. Experiments with Decriminalizing Hard Drugs

Canada: B.C. Experiments with Decriminalizing Hard Drugs

On Tuesday, the Canadian province of British Columbia (B

Drug abuse & traffic

US Judge: Ban on Marijuana Users Owning Guns Unconstitutional

US Judge: Ban on Marijuana Users Owning Guns Unconstitutional

On Friday, US District Judge Patrick Wyrick in Oklahoma ruled a federal law banning marijuana users from possessing firearms violates the Second Amendment

Gun control

Mexican Army Captures Son of Drug Lord 'El Chapo'

Mexican Army Captures Son of Drug Lord 'El Chapo'

Mexican Sec. of Defense Luis Cresencio Sandoval announced on Thursday that the Mexican army arrested Ovidio Guzmán, a top leader in the Sinaloa Cartel and the son of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán, the now notorious cartel leader who is currently serving a life sentence in the US....

Murders and attempted murders

Colombia Truth Commission: 450K Killed in Civil War

Colombia Truth Commission: 450K Killed in Civil War

On Tues., the Colombian government-appointed truth commission released its report on the country's civil war that lasted more than a half-century. The internal conflict cost billions to American taxpayers and allegedly killed at least 450K people....

Colombia