The Drug Trade
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Puerto Rico Dealing With Bloody Violence Due to Drugs
Puerto Rico offers beautiful central mountain ranges that appear to be a place of peaceful tranquility from afar. Come in for a closer look, however, and you will find a vicious crime wave. This once-tranquil area has turned into a new refuge for drug gangs who have been flushed out of big cities.
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Political Sides Split on Border Security
The state of Arizona has gotten a lot of attention lately. Celebrities continue to knock the state for taking a stand against illegal immigration, while others simply look at the opportunity for development in the area.
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Reading Pennsylvania Drug Raid Results in 11 Arrests
Reading, Pennsylvania is a little bit safer today because a local drug trafficking ring has been dismantled by authorities. According to a recent WFMZ report, Operation Red Hammer has resulted in the arrest of 11, with warrants issued for another seven.
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Drug Trafficking Resumes in Guinea-Bissau
The tiny West African nation of Guinea-Bissau has seen an influx of drug trafficking as cocaine trade is threatening to further destabilize a country still reeling from the assassination of its president and the subsequent attempted coup.
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Middle East Drug Arrests Rising
Arab arrests in drug cases are producing significant drug hauls, according to an Arab News report. Saudi security forces and anti-drugs police have seized 6.53 tons of hashish, 6.79 million amphetamine tablets and 2.44 kilograms of heroin in several operations over the past two months.
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Drug Cash Flow to Mexico Largely Undetected
What better way to be paid for your drug trouble than in cash? According to an article in the LA Times, a new study shows that $19 billion to $29 billion is shipped south and then laundered through cash purchases of land, luxury cars, hotels and other high-end items.
As this type of money transferring goes on, it eludes detection and continues to fund vast criminal operations. The study attempts to explore the ways in which illicit drug-trafficking profits make their way from the United States to Mexico or Columbia in an effort to determine how best to interrupt the process.
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Jamaica to Extradite Drug Lord with Ties to Prime Minister
Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding has done an abrupt about-face when he announced he would hand over the alleged kingpin, Christopher “Dudus” Coke. According to an article in the Miami Herald, Golding has been dogged for months over his relationship with the notorious drug lord.
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Former Cancun Leader Extradited to United States to Stand Trial for Drug Crimes
While Cancun can seem like the ultimate vacation destination, not all is as tranquil as it seems. An LA Times report finds Cancun’s former mayor and governor extradited to the United States to stand trial for reportedly pocketing millions of dollars in bribes to assist a notorious drug cartel in moving more than 200 tons of cocaine across the border.
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U.S. and Britain Blamed for Mysterious Poppy Disease
Is damaging a drug crop the only way to curb the international drug problem? Farmers in Afghanistan belief that this is the approach being taken by Britain and the United States, according to a Telegraph report.
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Indian Authorities Make Arrest and Heroin Capture at IGI Airport
An international drug cartel has been busted with the arrest of a Mali national and the recovery of 5.1 kg of high-quality heroin. According to a report in the Indian Express, The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) made this discovery and arrest at the Indira Ghandi International (IGI) Airport.
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