Drug Trade
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 08:00
Signs of increased synthetic drug manufacturing in Central America underscore reports that Mexican cartels are shifting production south in response to tighter restrictions on precursor chemicals and a crackdown on meth production in Mexico.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 09:18
Another, and perhaps even more apt, metaphor used to describe drug trade movements as a result of security force operations is that of the "hydra effect:" when one "head" (a capo, production zone or drug route) is cut off, two more grow back to take its place.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 08:05
The Caribbean already has some of the world’s highest murder rates. The trafficking revival will do nothing to bring them down.
Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 06:20
Murky cases of violence are nothing new in the area: Khorog was the epicenter of a military operation in 2012 that killed dozens, including at least 22 civilians, but was never clearly explained by authorities.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 - 08:45
But gang violence is merely a symptom of a bigger problem. Trinidad has become an important stop for drugs headed to West Africa and the United States.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 09:11
An anti-drug campaign Kuknor 2014 (Poppy 2014) will kick off in Tajikistan on May 20, the source at the Drug Control Agency said.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 07:34
Se decomisó 1,445 kilos de insumos químicos para preparar droga. Una mujer quedó detenida.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:27
"Today's action highlights the critical role that some Panamanian attorneys and resident agents play in helping known drug trafficking organizations establish shell companies that facilitate the flow and laundering of illicit proceeds," said Director of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control Adam J. Szubin.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 08:37
In his words, this is a type of operation which changes cardinally an infrastructure and logistic system of world drug production and global drug trafficking according to its target result and scale.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 - 06:12
El colombiano Ever Enrique Oñate Viaña, alias “Barrabás” fue custodiado por agentes de Migración, Policía Militar y de la DLCN que participaron en la captura y expulsión de Honduras