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Registering name of dead Colombian drug kingpin would flout ‘fundamental values and moral standards’
Xylazine, commonly used to sedate animals, found cut with heroin, counterfeit tablets and cannabis vapes, study finds
Daniel Noboa, the crime-ridden nation’s youthful leader, gambles that brazen attack will pay off domestically
Mexican president’s ‘hugs, not bullets’ pledge has increased tensions with US drug enforcement agency
Gang attacks on civilians have paralysed the port city of Rosario
Hernández was accused of abusing his office to facilitate the shipment of more than 400 tonnes of cocaine to the US
Alleged head of Angels of Death cartel Ridouan Taghi convicted for ordering a string of assassinations
Also in this newsletter: Drug violence spills on to the streets of Brussels
President Daniel Noboa escalates ‘internal armed conflict’ as violence continues to roil Andean country
Beijing meeting aims to advance agreements between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping during summit last year
Cartels fighting to control trafficking routes rebel against government crackdown in Guayaquil
Wave of kidnappings and bombings follow new president’s declaration of state of emergency
Crackdown on group believed to have links to Mexican cartel reflects new president’s security pledge
Former Forza Italia lawmaker convicted for collusion with the ’Ndrangheta
The massacre comes amid a surge in crime as Ecuadoreans prepare to elect a new president
Treasury’s move comes as Washington tries to combat flow of deadly opioid
Oversupply in Colombia is attributed to the vertical integration of production and breaking of Farc’s monopoly
Report highlights size and ‘enormous power’ of crime groups that hold sway over areas of the country and economy
Rise in the main cocaine ingredient comes as the country’s government re-examines its approach to drugs
The Belgian port grew rich trading salt and sugar. ‘Now, we’re dealing with another white powder’, says city official
Voters look for tough pledges on security as blame game continues over assassination of centre-right candidate
Justice minister calls for EU extradition agreements to help catch kingpins
How geopolitics has blurred the lines between criminal enterprise and the state
Hugo Carvajal is alleged to have been part of a state-backed cartel trafficking drugs into America for two decades
In less than a decade, traffickers have created a highly profitable business to feed US demand for the synthetic opioid
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