Mexican authorities have never identified any money laundering cases related to synthetic drugs or precursors in Mexico, according to our public records requests and interviews with officials. Nor were there …
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Several operations against drug trafficking networks in Andalusia, Spain, and an increase in cocaine seizures there have confirmed the growing role of southern Spain as a gateway for Latin American …
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Panama’s new President-elect José Raúl Mulino has won election by promising to return Panama to its economic boom years. But tackling drug trafficking and white-collar crime could prove a bigger …
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‘Adulterated’ Ozempic sold on TikTok resulted in bacterial infection and arrest according to Feds
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneFederal investigators are cracking down on the illegal sale of wildly popular weight loss drugs online and this week, a New York woman without a medical license accused of hawking …
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Police Corruption Endangers Drug Trafficking Trial in Spain
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochThe alleged involvement of a high-ranking Spanish police officer in cocaine smuggling threatens to undermine a drug trafficking trial and underscores how corruption infiltrates all levels of the country’s security …
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Cocaine is now being used in smaller towns in Europe, not just big cities, according to a study of wastewater
A wastewater analysis has indicated that in Europe, cocaine from South America is now being consumed in smaller towns, as well as major urban areas. The report, published on March …
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A decrease in cocaine flows in northern Colombia has resulted in an increase in extortion as increasingly fragmented criminal groups seek new funding sources. According to the national police database, …
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The decision to launch the raid on the Mexican embassy has the hallmarks of a political gamble, with Noboa betting that the benefits of burnishing his hardline reputation outweigh the …
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Methamphetamine Traffickers in Mexico Become Global Wholesalers
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneAfter a long day of work in the highlands, a coordinator for several clandestine methamphetamine and fentanyl laboratories in the Mexican state of Sinaloa climbed to the top of a …
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Questions and Answers: How the AGC Jeopardizes Colombia's Plans for Complete Peace
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychThe report released by the International Crisis Group in March describes how the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia – AGC) have become the largest armed group …