The CRAC-PF, a militia in the Mexican state of Guerrero, took matters into their own hands after the Mexican government failed to protect their community from surrounding drug cartels.
Seizure of Cocaine in Uruguay posted on social media to scare illegal drug traders. (Photo : REUTERS) Uruguayan authorities had shared through a public announcement that it had seized a record-breaking six tons of cocaine worth approximately $1 billion.
He's not right, but he's not entirely wrong either. President Donald Trump believes that we must build his proposed border wall because drug fueled violence makes Mexico the "second deadliest country" in the world behind Syria, per a Thursday night tweet.
Several Latin American governments have been challenging various approaches to the war on drugs, traditionally pushed by the United States. Countries like Colombia, Chile, and Bolivia are "just saying no" to -- or at least severely modifying -- long held U.S. anti-drug strategies employed in the region like prohibition, the eradication of narcotics-producing crops, and presenting a unified militarized front against growers.
On Wednesday, the White House announced in a press release that President Barack Obama granted clemency, consisting of eight commutations and 12 pardons, to 20 prisoners,
Since the disappearance of 43 Mexican students from a teachers college in September, a discussion has emerged on the beneficiaries of the war on drugs.
A new research study conducted by the UK government has found that there is "no obvious" correlation between tough laws and the level of illegal drug use.
Honduran President said that the issue is a humanitarian crisis and sprouted from the fight against drugs in the US, despite the fact that the US is the biggest consumer of drugs. And while the US only has to fight the public health and safety aspect, the backstage fight is the one affecting Central America and encouraging the migration.
Mexican authorities busted a high ranking Gulf drug cartel kingpin on Sunday. Mexican authorities busted a high-ranking Gulf drug cartel kingpin on Sunday.
A new poll shows that a majority of California Latinos are against harsh drug sentencing laws. A majority of California Latinos support the reduction of harsh drug sentences, according to a new poll.
Federal law enforcement agencies have struggled to reduce the amount of marijuana smuggled into the country through the U.S.-Mexico border while the Rio Grande poses as its biggest challenge.
President Obama pardoned or commuted the sentences of several non-violent drug offenders on Thursday, highlighting the consequences of the US war on drugs.
