Category Archives: drug trade

Antoine Vella, coca bush, Cocaine, coke, Colombia, COVID-19, drug market, drug trade, Drug Trafficking, Europe, News, UN, United Nations, UNODC, World

Cocaine Production Soars to Record Levels, UN Reports

Posted on by baldiesbuds
17
Mar

According to a report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), “The COVID-19 pandemic had a disruptive effect on drug markets. With international travel severely curtailed, producers struggled to get their product to market. Night clubs and bars were shut as officials ramped up their attempts to control the virus, causing demand to […]

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Alberto Fujimori, coca leaves, Cocaine, drug trade, Drug Trafficking, Lima, Medellín cartel, Pedro Castillo, People, Peru, Politics, The Imperfect Spy, Vladimiro Montesinos, World

The Life and Drug Trade of Vladimiro Montesinos: Peru’s Shadiest Drug Trafficker

Posted on by baldiesbuds
27
Dec

In December, Peru’s president, Pedro Castillo, tried to shut down congress to prevent its members from impeaching him. His orders were not obeyed, and hours later he was arrested on charges of rebellion and conspiracy. Awaiting trial, Castillo is believed to be held in a police prison in Lima – the same police prison that […]

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