Juan Orlando Hernández, who stepped down as president last month, was recently accused in a drug-trafficking case in federal court in New York.
Tag: Drug Abuse and Traffic
Overdose Deaths in the United States Are Rising at a Troubling Rate
Overdoses are increasing at a troubling rate.
Jordan’s Army Kills 27 in Drug Bust on Syrian Border
The Jordanian Army said that soldiers fired on suspected smugglers as they tried to cross the border under cover of a snowstorm.
Malta Becomes First E.U. Country to Legalize Marijuana
The government said that the new law was aimed at ending the criminalization of people for smoking the drug and at reducing criminal trafficking.
Malta Becomes First E.U. Country to Legalize Marijuana
The government said that the new law was aimed at ending the criminalization of people for smoking the drug and at reducing criminal trafficking.
Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It.
In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Moïse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came For It.
In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Moïse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
The Other, Seemingly Endless, State of Emergency in British Columbia
The province announced annual and monthly record numbers of opioid-related overdose deaths, further prompting calls for changes to laws.
Your Monday Briefing
Omicron’s rapid spread.
On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
Powerful associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new narcostate on the Mediterranean.