Drug Trade
Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 00:00
Soldiers found dozens of large plastic containers with over 3,600 liters of the dark liquid on Feb. 1 during a raid on a drug lab in Coyuca de Catalan, a mountain town in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Paraguay destroyed 242 tons of marijuana seized during a 10-day operation, a reminder that the country is a major supplier of the plant to other consumers in South America, especially Brazil.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
La Policia Rodoviaria Federal (PRF) de Brasil probablemente hizo el mayor decomiso de cocaina del ano en Miranda.
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 00:00
Northland crewmembers confiscated 54 bales of cocaine, worth a total wholesale value of $43,254,000.
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 00:00
The small quantity of seizures in Mexico may then have to do with problems in Mexico's law enforcement, as well as with the shift of criminal activities to Central America.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican officials seized 53 tons of cocaine in 2007 and only 10 tons last year, according to a report Tuesday from the International Narcotics Control Board.
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
Police arrested five people and seized 6.5 tons of marijuana in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, officials said Sunday.
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 00:00
"This could potentially put a huge dent in the supply chain in the U.S," said U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Rusty Payne.
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 00:00
The drugs, said to be worth $4 billion, were stuffed in barrels on a farm outside Mexico's second-largest city, Guadalajara.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 00:00
If the Rastrojos and the FARC deepen their alliance here -- working more closely together in the drug trade, or carrying out joint attacks against the security forces -- it could be interpreted as a survival strategy.