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Eurovision-Winning Damiano David Did Not Use Drugs, Broadcaster Says

May 24, 2021Neil VigdorComments Off on Eurovision-Winning Damiano David Did Not Use Drugs, Broadcaster Says

Damiano David of the Italian rock band Maneskin hunched over a table in a sniffing motion during the show’s finale, fueling speculation of drug use.

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Honduran Leader Vowed to Help Flood U.S. With Cocaine, Prosecutor Says

March 9, 2021Emily Palmer and Kirk SempleComments Off on Honduran Leader Vowed to Help Flood U.S. With Cocaine, Prosecutor Says

The allegation against President Juan Orlando Hernández came in opening arguments at an accused drug trafficker’s trial.

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Blood Bath at Ecuador Prisons as Drug Gangs Battle for Control

February 23, 2021José María León Cabrera and Anatoly KurmanaevComments Off on Blood Bath at Ecuador Prisons as Drug Gangs Battle for Control

More than 60 prisoners were killed in gruesome violence, some of it videotaped and posted online, that the authorities tied to the drug trade.

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Venezuelan Leader Maduro Is Charged in the U.S. With Drug Trafficking

March 26, 2020William K. Rashbaum, Benjamin Weiser and Katie BennerComments Off on Venezuelan Leader Maduro Is Charged in the U.S. With Drug Trafficking

Federal prosecutors accused President Nicolás Maduro of participating in a narco-terrorism conspiracy, in a major escalation of the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure him to leave office.

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Honduran President’s Brother Is Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019Emily Palmer and Elisabeth MalkinComments Off on Honduran President’s Brother Is Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

Witnesses at a trial in New York describe how drug money buys protection at the highest level of Honduran politics.

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Crack Cocaine Makes a Paris Neighborhood ‘Hell’ for Users and Residents

August 18, 2019August 18, 2019ELIAN PELTIERComments Off on Crack Cocaine Makes a Paris Neighborhood ‘Hell’ for Users and Residents

Five squalid acres at the edge of the city are home to France’s largest open-air crack market — an “apocalyptic situation,” the local police chief says.

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How Not to Smuggle Cocaine: Atop Your Head, Under a Hairpiece

July 16, 2019RAPHAEL MINDERComments Off on How Not to Smuggle Cocaine: Atop Your Head, Under a Hairpiece

The Spanish police said they had arrested a man arriving at Barcelona’s airport from Bogotá with half a kilogram of cocaine stuck to his head and covered with a toupee.

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White Powder, Red Faces: Cocaine Cargo Aboard Brazil Presidential Plane

June 26, 2019ERNESTO LONDOÑOComments Off on White Powder, Red Faces: Cocaine Cargo Aboard Brazil Presidential Plane

Authorities in Spain detained an airman supporting a Brazilian presidential trip after finding 37 bundles of cocaine in his bag.

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Boris Johnson Emerges to Face Reporters’ Questions. Six of Them.

June 12, 2019STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on Boris Johnson Emerges to Face Reporters’ Questions. Six of Them.

Criticized as hiding from scrutiny, the front-runner to be Conservative Party leader spoke at a campaign event, vaguely, about his Brexit plans and college cocaine use.

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Michael Gove, a Contender to Succeed Theresa May, Admits to Past Drug Use

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019PALKO KARASZComments Off on Michael Gove, a Contender to Succeed Theresa May, Admits to Past Drug Use

Mr. Gove said that he had taken illegal drugs “on several occasions at social events more than 20 years ago.” He said it should not disqualify him in the leadership race.

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