Category Archives: Drug Trafficking

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

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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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Drug Trafficking, Dublin, garda, illegal cannabis, Ireland, Knocklyon, News, Operation Tara, Police, seizure, Tallaght, World

Irish Police Seize More Than 250 Pounds of Weed

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22
Feb

Police in the Republic of Ireland announced this week that law enforcement officers seized more than 250 pounds of cannabis as part of an ongoing effort to target organized crime activity in the Dublin area. In a statement released on Tuesday, the garda (Irish national police force) said that the seizure resulted in the arrest […]

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Cocaine, coke, customs, Drug Trafficking, New Zealand, News, Pacific Ocean, Police, seizure, World

New Zealand Officials Seize Half a Billion Dollars Worth of Cocaine

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09
Feb

Officials in New Zealand announced this week that they have completed a massive seizure of cocaine at sea, calling it a “major financial blow” to producers and traffickers of the drug.  Authorities there said on Wednesday that the seizure was a part of “Operation Hyrdros,” with New Zealand Police working in partnership with both New […]

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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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