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Cocaine
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New Zealand Officials Seize Half a Billion Dollars Worth of Cocaine
Authorities say it “lands a major financial blow right from the South American producers through to the distributors of this product.”
February 9, 2023
My Coke-Free Visit to Escobar’s Home Turf
The romanticization of Pablo Escobar has turned Colombia into a narco-tourism hotspot, much to the chagrin of those who live there.
January 31, 2023
The Life and Drug Trade of Vladimiro Montesinos: Peru’s Shadiest Drug Trafficker
Years after his unmasking, Montesinos’ legacy continues to divide Peruvian society in half.
December 27, 2022
U.K. Police Chiefs Call for Decriminalization of First-Time Drug Offenses
U.K. police chiefs have proposed eliminating criminal penalties for first-time drug offenders who agree to complete a drug education or treatment program.
December 22, 2022
‘Super Cartel’ Controlling Third of Europe’s Cocaine Trade Sacked by Police
Operation Desert Light took out one of the world’s largest cocaine suppliers.
November 28, 2022
Belgium Says It Needs Even More Incinerators To Destroy Seized Cocaine
Authorities have seized a record amount of blow this year.
November 22, 2022
Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Arrested With at Least 2.5 Kilos of Cocaine
By day, 33-year-old Eric Welch works as a police officer at the Pentagon. By night, he competes as a bodybuilder, offers fitness advice to his Instagram followers, and *allegedly* moonlights as a trap star.
November 3, 2022
Australian Capital Territory Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Drugs Including Heroin, Cocaine
Beginning in October 2023, small amounts of cocaine, heroin, meth, LSD, and psilocybin will no longer lead to jail time in Australia’s capital.
October 24, 2022
UN Report Dramatizes Uptick in Global Cannabis Use
In their latest report on the topic, the UN equates cocaine and heroin with cannabis use and creates boogeymen around every corner of the end of Prohibition.
June 27, 2022