Combatting the Fentanyl Crisis: China, Mexico, and the US

2023-09-09 19:34:08 LOOK: The US rules out classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction The Trump administration focused on the problem, but COVID-19 and the electoral crisis diverted concerns. Since this year, Joe Biden’s government has made it one of its priorities. However, their concern is not only internal but, as part of Washington’s … Read more

Christian Zurita: Investigative Journalist Replaces Slain Presidential Candidate in Ecuador Elections

2023-08-17 01:32:52 Journalist Christian Zurita worked with Fernando Villavicencio on his investigations into corruption in Ecuador. Now, after the assassination of the presidential candidate, he will replace him in the elections on Sunday, August 20, with the Construye movement. On August 9, Zurita wrote on the social network X “They killed my friend”, he did … Read more

Intervention of 4,000 Ecuadorian Police in Prison Transfer of ‘Los Choneros’ Cartel Leader after Threat on Presidential Candidate’s Life

2023-08-13 03:01:00 More than 4,000 Ecuadorian police and military officers staged an intervention this Saturday in a prison in the southwest of the country, to organize the transfer of the leader of the “Los Choneros” cartel, who had threatened presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was finally assassinated this week. The uniformed men entered the Guayaquil … Read more

They destroy 23 thousand kilos of a precursor of synthetic drugs seized in the port of Buenos Aires

2023-08-12 13:24:25 Some 23,000 kilos of a synthetic drug precursor that had been seized last March in the port of Buenos Aires, were destroyed in the Santa Fe town of San Lorenzor, reported police sources. The transfer operation was carried out by personnel from the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) and the General Directorate of Customs … Read more

Deputy Rosa Amalia Pilarte Lopez Faces Coercion Measures for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges

2023-08-07 13:08:53 The Public Ministry asked the judge of the Special Instruction of the Supreme Court of Justice, Napoleón Estévez Lavandier, to impose a measure of coercion against the deputy Rosa Amalia Pilarte López, accused of crimes of drug trafficking and money laundering. The deputy attorney Pedro Amador in the instance asked the judge to … Read more

Strict Crackdown on Drug Trafficking in Saudi Arabia: Recent Arrests and Seizures

2023-07-30 16:41:10 Riyadh: The raid and legal action against drug trafficking in the country continues to be strict. During two days, many people from different parts of the country were caught with drugs. Last day, 10 people, including an Indian, were arrested with 693 kilograms of hashish in the Asir province of southern Saudi Arabia. … Read more

DNCD Seizes Cocaine Off the Coast of Barahona and at Caucedo Port

2023-06-30 16:41:19 The National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) confiscated 338 packages, presumably of cocaine, off the coast of the Barahona province and 270 sheets of cocaine, seized at the Caucedo Multimodal Port, in the municipality of Boca Chica, Santo Domingo province. In the first operation, two men of Dominican nationality were arrested and handed … Read more