The “big man” Rocco Morabito, who is considered one of the most powerful drug traffickers in the world, was extradited to Italy today from Brazil. Morabito was arrested last year in Brazil, in a joint operation by Italian and Brazilian police forces. Morabito has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and until yesterday was […]
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UN: The conflict in Ukraine, fertile ground for drugs
Illicit drug production could benefit from the war in Ukraine, make it even more prosperous, the United Nations warns today, citing the experience of armed conflict in other parts of the world. “Data from the Middle East and Southeast Asia (…) show that conflict situations can act as a magnet for the production of synthetic […]
‘Pablo Escobar of Brazil’ is arrested in Hungary
The Brazilian federal police arrested one of the “biggest traffickers in the world” in Hungary on Tuesday, with the nickname “Brazilian Pablo Escobar”, who escaped from 2020 and is suspected of being the leader of a huge cocaine trafficking ring in Europe. The Brazilian police, who cooperated with Interpol, “confirm the arrest of Sergio Hoberto […]
Canada: British Columbia decriminalizes possession of small quantities of hard drugs
Canadian authorities announced on Tuesday that the possession of small quantities of so-called “hard” drugs in a province in the western part of the country, which is particularly affected by the opioid crisis, from which thousands of Canadians have died, is being decriminalized. British Columbia became the first Canadian province to decriminalize possession of small […]
Alcohol and drugs ‘suffocate’ the British Parliament
We can say that if the British Parliament had a motto it would be “Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll”. Why; For the simple reason of repeated complaints of alcohol consumption, drug use, pornographic surveillance, sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior of MPs and employees inside government buildings. After all, the fines for “Partygate”, which […]
Honduras: Former police chief accused of drug trafficking transferred to US
The plane of the American Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) took off this morning (local time) from the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, carrying the former police chief Juan Carlos “El Tigre” Bonia, who was extradited to the USA accused of Bonia, who served as Honduran police chief between 2012 and 2013 under the presidency of Porfirio […]
Colombia: Drug Baron Otoniel Cartel Members Attacked in Retaliation for US Extradition
Some 100 cars were damaged or burned to the ground in northern Colombia in attacks by members of the Clan del Golfo cartel in retaliation for the extradition of its leader, drug lord Otoniel, Colombian authorities said on Friday. Members of the Otoniel-led gang went on a four-day “armed strike” on Thursday in areas under […]
EU: Europe becomes a cocaine hub
Europe is increasingly becoming a hub for cocaine production and shipping to other parts of the world, in addition to being a major consumer market for the drug, European Union services said today, warning of its growing industry. methamphetamine. After cannabis, cocaine is the most widely used drug in Europe, with millions of users and […]
US: Former President Trump wanted to bomb Mexican drug cartels
Donald Trump had asked in 2020 if the US military could bomb secret laboratories of drug cartels in Mexico, the then Secretary of Defense of his government, Mark Esper, reveals the latter in his book, which will be published on May 10. According to excerpts from the book, published by the New York Times, the […]
Switzerland: More than 500 kilos of cocaine were found in a container with coffee beans
More than 500 kilograms of cocaine were found by the Swiss authorities in a container with coffee beans destined for a Nespresso factory in Romνn, western Switzerland. According to the police, Nespresso informed on Monday night that the employees of its factory found an unspecified amount of white substance during the unloading of bags with […]