index drug production
[Link] 2 Drug Companies Can Legally Start Selling Cocaine, Heroin, and MDMA
Read: 3/3/2023 www.vice.com
But it’s not clear under what circumstances the companies will be able to sell the drugs, and B.C. Premier David Eby said he was “astonished” to hear the announcement.
canada canada business canada crime canada drugs canada government canadian companies cocaine drug addiction drug adulterants drug deaths drug decriminalisation drug laws drug markets drug production drug purity testing drug rehabilitation drug research drug supply drug testing drug therapy drug use drugs drugs and politics fentanyl north america opiod crisis opiods overdose overdose deaths psychedelic drugs psychedelic mushrooms vice.com
[Link] The Cocaine Queen of Honduras Was Just Extradited to the US
Read: 28/7/2022 www.vice.com
Honduras just put one of its most notorious suspected drug bosses on a plane to the United States. Herlinda Bobadilla, alias “La Chinda,” is the 62-year-old alleged matriarch of the Montes drug cartel.
cartel arrests cartels cocaine corruption crime crime networks drug busts drug laws drug production drug routes drug smuggling drug supply drug use drug violence drug war drugs drugs and politics dynasties honduras narcos south america south america crime south america drugs south american politics us extradition vice.com
[Link] A $200 Million Load of Fentanyl Was Just Seized in El Chapo’s Hometown
Read: 11/7/2022 www.vice.com
Authorities also found 555 kg of methamphetamine, 31 kg of cocaine, 7 kg of heroin, and over 71,000 kg of chemical precursors. Ten people were arrested in the bust, according to a Mexican army press release.
drug addiction drug busts drug dealing drug deaths drug markets drug precursors drug production drug routes drug smuggling drug supply drug use drug violence drug war drugs fentanyl gangs and drugs methamphetamine mexican cartels mexican government mexican police mexico mexico armed forces mexico crime mexico drugs mexico geopolitics opiates opiod crisis opiods us drugs us opiate crisis vice.com war on drugs
[Link] Operation Ironside nets 18 more suspects as police seize guns and drugs
Read: 2/12/2021 www.abc.net.au
Another 18 men have been arrested in South Australia as part of ongoing Operation Ironside investigations, including two who have been charged with false imprisonment.
afp anom phones anonymisation aus guns australia australian crime australian police cocaine drug busts drug dealing drug production encryption end to end encryption false imprisonment guns mdma message services methamphetamine money laundering operation ironside organised crime sapol south australia south australia courts south australia police south australian crime
[Link] Alleged mini meth lab and firearms discovered in PNG hotel, but Australian manager won't face drug charges
Read: 25/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Papua New Guinea police say outdated drug laws have left them unable to lay drug charges against the Australian manager of a Port Moresby hotel where an alleged clandestine meth lab and illegal firearms were discovered.
afp asia asia drugs aus regional relations australia australia geopolitics australia guns australian agencies australian crime corruption crime customs drug busts drug dealing drug laws drug production drug smuggling drug supply drugs geopolitics government agencies government corruption government crackdown guns international crime international law international politics methamphetamine papua new guinea papua new guinea courts papua new guinea crime papua new guinea law papua new guinea politics port moresby smuggling south east asia us agencies us dhs
[Link] We Spoke to the Unlucky Company With the Same Name as the Investor of Taliban’s Marijuana Center
Read: 25/11/2021 www.vice.com
On Wednesday night, the Twitter account for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs (MOI) announced that a foreign company was investing $450 million into setting up a hashish processing factory within the country.
afghan economy afghan government afghanistan afghanistan geopolitics asia cannabis cannabis cultivation drug markets drug production drugs greater middle east medical cannabis medicine mistaken identity natural drugs taliban twitter vice.com
[Link] Inside a Booming Black Market for Heroin in the Shadow of the Himalayas
Read: 19/11/2021 www.vice.com
We spoke to a dealer who dodges Indian soldiers and checkpoints to sell drugs in the world’s most militarised zone. Srinagar, KASHMIR – Javed has been looking over his shoulder more often than he'd like.
addiction asia asia drugs central asia covid covid crime covid lockdowns covid19 doctors without borders drug addiction drug busts drug dealing drug markets drug production drug rehabilitation drug routes drug smuggling drug supply drug use drug war drugs drugs and children hepatitis c heroin himalayas india india crime india government india police india politicians india politics indian crime kashmir poverty sad stories vice.com
[Link] Drug Kingpin El Mencho's Wife Was Just Arrested in Mexico
Read: 17/11/2021 www.vice.com
MEXICO CITY—Mexican authorities announced the arrest Tuesday of Rosalinda González Valencia, charged with laundering money for the hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which is led by her husband, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho.
bounty programs cartels crime criminal groups criminal investigation drug dealing drug production drug routes drug smuggling drug supply drug violence drug war drugs dynasties fentanyl gangs and drugs methamphetamine mexican cartels mexican government mexican police mexico mexico armed forces mexico courts mexico crime mexico drugs money laundering narcos ng jalisco cartel organised crime us crime us drugs us extradition us government us most wanted vice.com war on drugs
[Link] Colombia: Coca farmers release 180 soldiers from hostage
Read: 4/11/2021 www.dw.com
Almost 200 Colombian soldiers were released on Thursday after being held hostage by coca farmers with sticks and machetes, a government official said.
cartels coca farmers cocaine colombia colombia crime colombia drugs colombia military drug precursors drug production drug routes drug supply drug violence drug war drugs farc hostages narcos natural drugs protests south america south america drugs war on drugs
[Link] Las Patronas: The Rise of Female Drug Bosses in Latin America
Read: 26/10/2021 www.vice.com
VICE World News brings you exclusive reporting from Latin America’s criminal underworld on the boss women you’ve never heard of. MEXICO CITY, Mexico — She told me her name was Brenda. When I met her, she had been in the Pavón prison on the outskirts of Guatemala City for 20 years.
abductions cartels criminal groups criminal history drug dealing drug history drug production drug smuggling drugs fbi gangs and drugs gender gender politics gender roles girlboss guatemala hostages kidnapping ring las patronas matriarchs mexican cartels mexico mexico courts narcos organised crime prison prison gangs prisons representation south america drugs south american prisons us dea usa vice.com women and crime
[Link] Colombia's Most-Wanted Drug Lord Since Pablo Escobar Is Now Under Arrest
Read: 25/10/2021 www.vice.com
For years, Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord has eluded capture, despite a $5 million bounty on his head by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and an $800,000 reward by the Colombian government. His good fortune seemed to end on Saturday.
colombia colombia crime colombia drugs drug busts drug production drugs narcos south america south america crime south america drugs vice.com war on drugs
[Link] State of Emergency Declared Over Crime Spike and Cocaine Boom in Ecuador
Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com
Lasso’s declaration comes amid spiraling violence in the country, and just 18 days after a confrontation in an Ecuadorian prison between rival criminal groups left 116 inmates dead, including six who were decapitated.
assassination cocaine colombia colombia crime colombia drugs death drug busts drug deaths drug production drug smuggling drug war drugs ecuador ecuador crime ecuador drugs ecuadorian prisons gangs and drugs martial law massacres murder narcos public security south america south america crime south america drugs state declarations state of emergency vice.com war on drugs
[Link] The Unexpected Places the Taliban Got Rich From Before Taking Over Afghanistan
Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com
The extremist group made a staggering $1.6 billion last year, a key factor that helped them gain control of Afghanistan at lightning speed. On the streets of Kabul after the Taliban takeover, Afghans were running from one empty ATM to the next. Prices soared, the U.S. froze $9.
afghan civil war afghan government afghan history afghanistan asia biden administration corruption crime drug dealing drug production drug smuggling drugs g7 greater middle east haqqani network hardline islam illegal mining illicit income kabul military pullout money laundering narcos nato organised crime sanctions taliban terrorist groups usa vice.com
[Link] First China, Now India: How Drug Cartels Get Chemicals for Meth and Fentanyl
Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com
Restrictions in China have pushed drug traffickers to source the chemical “precursors” they need in India. Shopping for the chemical ingredients used to make fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other illicit synthetic drugs is still easy—if you know where to look.
asia china chinese crackdown drug precursors drug production drug smuggling drugs fentanyl india loopholes methamphetamine mexican cartels mexico public health public health crisis synthetic drugs us dea usa vice.com
[Link] The Coltan in Your Smartphone is Financing Colombian Guerrilla Armies
Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com
MEDELLIN, Colombia–Authorities in southern Colombia pulled over a cargo truck looking for drugs in early August. But instead of finding a pile of cocaine bricks, the truck was loaded with a sandy, blue-ish black rock called coltan.
apple black market cocaine colombia coltan computer hardware contraband criminal groups drug dealing drug production drug smuggling drug war drugs environment environmental crime farc gangs guerillas illegal logging illegal mining illicit income manufacturing rare earth materials rebel groups sanctions smuggling south america south america drugs south american gangs tech companies venezuela venezuela sanctions vice.com war on drugs
[Link] Neo-Nazi Leader Gets Prison for Disturbing Threats Against Journalists
Read: 25/8/2021 www.vice.com
Thanks in part to Santa Claus stamps, a leader of the neo-Nazi terror group Atomwaffen Division, or AWD, has been sentenced to three years in prison for threatening journalists and activists. Cameron Shea, 25, was first arrested in February 2020.
atomwaffen division crime drug production drugs ghost guns hate hate speech intimidation journalism nazis neonazism terror prosecution terrorism terrorist groups the base us hate groups usa vice.com white supremacy