Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 00:00
Mexican authorities say a record marijuana haul seized in the city of Tijuana is bigger than they had estimated
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 14:27
On November 2nd, California voters will head to the polls to vote on, among many other things, Proposition 19. Also known as the "Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010" (the text of the proposed law can be downloaded here), Proposition 19 is a ballot proposition which would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana use in California. "Adults could possess up to one ounce of the drug and grow small gardens on private property.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 00:00
Panamanian authorities seized three tons of cocaine near the Caribbean Sea.
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 00:00
Santiago Police Antinarcotics Unit commander colonel Franklin A. Peralta was arrested on Saturday for links to drug shakedown together with 13 others, including a police sergeant and a corporal.
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 06:26
Public security in Mexico has deteriorated to the point at which, on Sept. 19, the El Diario de Juárez newspaper published a front-page editorial calling out to drug traffickers for guidance in reporting. Titling it “What do you want from us?” El Diario printed the editorial amid increased violence against journalists. To see an English translation of the editorial,
Friday, September 17, 2010 - 00:00
El dinero fue hallado en una lancha durante una inspeccion en el muelle turistico.
Friday, September 10, 2010 - 00:00
La policia peruana decomiso durante esta semana mas de 200 kilogramos de pasta basica de cocaina en varias operaciones de control realizadas en el Valle de los Rios Apurimac y Ene.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - 10:11
Adam talks with Maureen Meyer, the Washington Office on Latin America's Associate for Mexico and Central America, about the worsening wave of violence in Mexico, and the U.S. and Mexican government's security and justice reforms.
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Friday, August 27, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuelan authorities found four tonnes of cocaine buried on a ranch on Thursday after stopping a plane presumably on its way from Mexico to pick up the illegal drug haul.
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 00:00
El cargamento se encontraba oculto en un compartimiento especial de un furgon y tenia como destino Guatemala.
