Police operations targeting drug gangs have put children in the crossfire in the Brazilian city, where at least 21 minors have been struck by stray bullets in 2019.
Tag: Drug Abuse and Traffic
Venezuela’s Ex-Spy Chief, Wanted in U.S., Is Missing in Spain
A Spanish court ordered the extradition of Hugo Carvajal, who broke with Nicolás Maduro’s government. Now the police are searching for him.
Is Mexico Growing More Violent? Our Journalists Answer Reader Questions
The killing of nine members of a family in northern Mexico prompted questions about violence in the region and what will be needed to combat it.
China Sentences Man to Death for Trafficking Fentanyl to the U.S.
President Trump has blamed China for failing to crack down on production of the drug, which plagues American streets.
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.
Mexico’s President Defends Government Response to Drug Cartel Mayhem
The government of Sinaloa State warned residents to stay off the streets and be on high alert after the attempted arrest of the son of the infamous drug lord Joaquín Guzmán Loera.
The China Connection: How One D.E.A. Agent Cracked a Global Fentanyl Ring
Fentanyl is quickly becoming America’s deadliest drug. But law enforcement couldn’t trace it to its source — until one teenager overdosed in North Dakota.
U.S. Disputes Finding That Airstrikes on Afghan Drug Labs Killed 30 Civilians
The American military said the facilities were funding the Taliban. But a United Nations report argued that those working in the labs were not “performing combat functions.”
Opium-Smuggling Taliban Leader’s Release From Prison Raises Questions
Among the 11 Taliban prisoners freed, in what some reported was a swap for Indian hostages, was a U.S.-designated terrorist figure who had been caught with a haul of opium.
Police Rescued by Drug Suspects They Were Chasing After Collision at Sea
When three Spanish police officers fell into the ocean in the middle of a high-speed pursuit, the people they were chasing — suspected of trafficking drugs — were asked to pick them up.