Peruvian authorities burned 7.7 tons of drugs seized in recent months between June and October, seen as a success in the war on drugs. The drugs included cocaine, marijuana and opium. Police from Toronto seized 93 kilograms of drugs, including cocaine, crystal meth and MDMA, with a total street value of $8.98 million, following a…
The sixth Latin American and first Caribbean Conference on Drug Policy took place between 5 and 6 October in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The conference provided a room for debate and evaluation of drug policies, as well as for discussing concrete policies to be implemented in order to fight against illicit drugs. It is estimated…
72 people have been accused of operating a multi million-dollar drug-trafficking ring in Puerto Rico. Reportedly, the suspects were conspiring to distribute marihuana, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base. The group would have generated $27 million, according to the authorities. 250 kilos of cocaine were found by the Costa Rican Police on a container ship that…
During his address at the UN General Assembly, the President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri, highlighted the need to combating drug trafficking and violence associated with organized crime. Countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region are still facing important challenges, despite important progresses, including the peace agreement between the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary…
The Governor of Mexico’s Guerrero State is calling for the legalization of opium poppy for medicinal purposes as an alternative plan for minimizing the insecurity in the state, as revealed by Insight Crime. However, as stated by the UNODC Representative to Mexico “structural solutions” must be found to tackle the issue of violence. Reportedly, in…
It has been reported that the Spanish National Police seized 900 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a container of fruit in the southern city of Cadiz. Allegedly, the drugs came from Colombia and three individuals were apprehended. An article analyses the situation in the Philippines where there have been 2,528 drug-related deaths under the first…
InSight Crime has reported an investigation by Spanish Police which demonstrates that Juan Manuel Muñoz Luévano, a Mexican citizen, headed a criminal organisation that brought cocaine into Spain via the port of Valencia. Muñoz was accused of money laundering and criminal association. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will quit the cocaine drug trade…
Paraguay authorities reported the interception of a tour bus loaded with 296 kilos of cocaine on its way to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Two men were arrested and charged with drug trafficking and other crimes. According to officials, the cocaine would have a value of $3 million on the Brazilian market. Venezuelan…
The UK National Crime Agency has reported two nationals from Turkey were sentenced to 22 and 20 years after being found with 3.2 tonnes of cocaine with estimated street value of £512 million. According to the NCA senior investigating officer investigation for this case involved law enforcement agencies from different countries including UK, France, Turkey, Guyana…
A Bulgarian woman has been detained at the Athens International Airport when she was trying to smuggle over 2.5 kilograms of cocaine into Greece. Allegedly, the woman arrived from Rio de Janeiro via Zurich and was a member of a drug-trafficking group dedicated to smuggling cocaine from Latin America to Europe. BBC informed that security forces…
