- A kingpin of the Sinaloa drug cartel, ‘La Señora’, responsible for large supplies of cocaine, has been arrested in Cancun, Mexico.
- Peruvian anti-drug police have released details of how narco-traffickers move cocaine through the Amazon.
- Bolivia has fired seven state prosecutors following investigations following complaints of irregularities, including corruption.
- The Colombian Navy has reportedly seized 2 tonnes of cocaine being transported by boat to Central America.
- Romanian police have seized 70kg of cocaine, estimated to be worth around €4million, hidden in furniture imported from Germany. The investigation was a collaboration between German customs, the UK’s NCA, and Spanish authorities.
- Barack Obama has said that the US is having a more “productive” and “smarter” conversation about the war on drugs.
- Research by NewLink Wales, a substance misuse charity, has claimed cocaine has become a “status symbol,” and argues there has been a “normalisation” of drug-taking in the country.
- Two men have been arrested in Ireland after cocaine worth an estimated €500,000 was seized following an intelligence-led operation by Garda.
- Ecuadorian authorities have arrested 11 suspected drug traffickers, including an active Lt.Col., after seizing 2 tonnes of cocaine headed for Europe.
