[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.

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[Link] A 13-Year-Old Died of a Fentanyl Overdose. Experts Say the Response was ‘Theater.’

Read: 19/1/2022 www.vice.com

Last Thursday, a 13-year-old student from the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford, Connecticut, overdosed on fentanyl at the school and died two days later.

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[Link] Why Thailand Just Decriminalized a Plant That the US Has Tried To Ban

Read: 26/8/2021 www.vice.com

In a move that may indicate easing drug policies, Thailand has decriminalized a plant used to relieve pain, a decision expected to lessen crowding in prisons and impact thousands of people facing charges for its use or possession.

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[Link] Afghanistan will be Asia's first narco-state

Read: 18/8/2021 thehill.com

The Taliban once again control Afghanistan, which means they also control the world’s premier source of opium.

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