Drug Trade
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 10:45
A lack of security relations between Afghanistan and Central Asian countries continues to
hamper border security. Security relations with Central Asian states, including military-to military
and police-to-police relations are underdeveloped at both at the upper and middle levels.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 09:06
The heroin problem plaguing parts of East Africa is likely because of its use as a transit area, a report from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime said.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:27
More than 100,000 people were smuggled out of eastern Africa in 2012, heroin seizures are soaring and ivory poaching has risen to levels that could threaten local elephant populations, the United Nations said in a report on organised crime on Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 00:00
This is the first time that police have found a significant cocaine processing lab in the Dominican Republic.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 00:00
Authorities found almost 4.4 tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas destined for the Belgian port of Antwerp.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 00:00
El ministro del Interior, Jose Serrano, informo este miercoles sobre la incautacion de un nuevo cargamento de droga en el Puerto Maritimo de Guayaquil.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 07:27
It may be time for policymakers, especially in the United States, to hit the stop clock on the War on Drugs (WoD) for a moment and look closely not only at how “success” is measured, but at the implications of those measurements.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 07:21
Since the April 2012 military coup d’état that ended civilian rule in Guinea-Bissau, the international community has largely overlooked this small, Portuguese-speaking country in West Africa. In fact, Guinea-Bissau has quietly become what some experts have termed Africa’s first “narco-state,” as cocaine trafficking is now a widely accepted route to power and influence in Bissau-Guinean politics.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 09:00
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs signed House Resolution 131, urging leaders in the Great Lakes region to abide by signed peace agreements. The Committee also called on the Obama administration to create a framework for ensuring humanitarian assistance and respect for human rights.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 00:00
Fue descubierta en el Pacifico colombiano una embarcacion de bandera ecuatoriana, en la cual fue decomisada una carga de 255 kilos de cocaina.