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.
Tag: Drug Abuse and Traffic
U.N. Rights Council to Investigate Killings in Philippine Drug War
President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against drug dealers and users has left thousands of people dead, and has been denounced as a lawless atrocity.
Mexican Opium Prices Plummet, Driving Poppy Farmers to Migrate
The drop in prices is leading poppy farmers to seek work in the United States and other places.
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.
Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns
The notorious Silk Road site was shut down in 2013. Others have followed. But the online trafficking of illegal narcotics hasn’t abated.
Philippines Hits Back at Call for U.N. Inquiry of Police Killings
A presidential spokesman called the experts’ report “an outrageous interference,” adding that the government’s “primary duty” was to protect its citizens.
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.
Russian Reporter Who Exposed Moscow Graft Is Arrested on Drug Charges
The police announced the detention of Ivan Golunov, an investigative journalist, and later charged him with selling a “large amount” of drugs, a common method to silence independent voices.
An Australian Doctor’s Dream: Curing America’s Opioid Curse
Dr. George O’Neil has implanted a device he invented into thousands of Australians who abuse opioids. But is it an answer for America’s addiction crisis?
Frank Lucas Dies at 88; Drug Kingpin Depicted in ‘American Gangster’
His rise from poverty to riches through a drug-smuggling enterprise was a larger-than-life tale of ambition, organization and ruthless brutality.