Drug Trade
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 07:11
Mexico's attorney general said on Tuesday he expects the United States to submit an extradition request soon for drug lord Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, who was Mexico's most wanted man until his capture last February.
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 08:44
Since the emergence of the Guadalajara cartel in the 1980s as one of the country’s largest drug trafficking organizations, Mexican organized crime has continued to expand its reach up and down the global supply chains of illicit drugs.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 10:51
Deputy Department Spokesperson Marie Harf speaks on U.S.-Honduras High Level Security Dialogue
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 - 08:01
Today, the United States and Honduras held a High Level Security Dialogue and discussed areas where we can continue to work together to prevent and reduce crime, hold accountable narcotraffickers and other criminals, and further strengthen judicial institutions.
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 07:25
Heroin and meth are far easier to transport and conceal than marijuana. Especially worrisome to U.S. officials is a growing trend of more border-crossing pedestrians carrying the drugs strapped under their clothing or hidden in body cavities.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:34
A gold rush swept through swaths of Colombia, and narco-trafficking groups—both guerrillas and paramilitary organizations—turned to the precious metal to make up for lost profits in the drug trade. In many parts of the country, gold became the new cocaine.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 13:21
Seizures of methamphetamine soared at the U.S.-Mexico border during fiscal 2014, accelerating a trend that began several years ago as new laws that limited access to the drug’s chemical ingredients made it harder to manufacture it in the United States.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 13:05
Reuters reports that the number of homicides in El Salvador increased an alarming 56 percent during the past year. “The National Civil Police reported 3,875 homicides in total as of December 30, compared with 2,490 [in 2013]. Just this month, police said, there was an average of 12 homicides daily.”
Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 16:18
Paraguay, insospechado paraíso de la marihuanaPaís agrícola-ganadero, tercer productor de soja en América del Sur y... la nación sudamericana con mayor producción de marihuana.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 08:02
The Iguala massacre 'is a watershed for Mexico': Author Alfredo Corchado discusses the country's crisis