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Mexico

US-Mexico border wall won’t stop drug trafficking, says journalist

Investigative journalist Anabel Hernández told Euronews that tonnes of drugs and money are transported by commercial airlines and private planes, which land at airports in cities in both Mexico and the United States.

18/02/2019

USA

How bad is the prison where 'El Chapo' is likely to end up?

Dubbed the "Alcatraz of the Rockies", the prison has concrete slabs for beds and houses some of the most violent criminals convicted in the US.

15/02/2019

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Suspected drug traffickers killed by police in Rio shootout

Brazilian police killed at least 13 suspected drug traffickers on Friday in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro.

09/02/2019

World News

Canada and China ramp up war of words over Canadian’s death sentence

Beijing and Ottawa have exchanged accusations after convicted drug smuggler Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s 15-year jail term in China was replaced with the death penalty.

15/01/2019

France

Authorities seize 285kg of cocaine near French Caribbean island

The cocaine bust is the second bigegst of the year on Saint Martin.

06/12/2018

Italy

How Italy's 'Ndrangheta mafia group is infiltrating European countries

Italian anti-mafia prosecutor Federico Cafiero De Raho told Euronews that the sentencing of more than 100 people this week was proof that 'Ndrangheta’s cells “are able to develop everywhere”.

02/11/2018

Mexico

Mexico City's mariachi district rocked by shooting

A popular tourist area of Mexico City has been rocked by a gunfight that left at least five people dead,

16/09/2018

United Kingdom

UK police make 'largest ever' cocaine bust

Two Dutch nationals are facing drug importation charges after British Border Force officers raided a yacht in Cornwall,

21/07/2018

Philippines

Mayor 'killed by sniper' during city hall ceremony in Philippines

Filipino mayor Antonio Halili was killed during Tanauan City's weekly flag ceremony on Monday.

02/07/2018

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Myanmar burns seized drugs worth $180 million

Myanmar authorities destroyed a year's worth of confiscated drugs on Tuesday, with an estimated street value of 180 million US dollars.

26/06/2018

Italy

Italian police seize 10 tonnes of hashish off the coast of Sicily

Authorities estimate street value of seized is between 15 and 20 million euros

08/06/2018

Spain

Southern Spain corroded by cocktail of drug gangs and jobless youth

Drug traffickers along Spain’s southern coast are acting with near impunity and luring unemployed youngsters to join their ranks.

16/05/2018

World News

Price of cocaine most expensive in New Zealand, cheapest in Colombia: report

New Zealand and Australia are among some of the most expensive countries to buy cocaine in, a new survey published on Wednesday has revealed, while South American users pay the least.

09/05/2018

USA

Vet charged in US for smuggling heroin in puppies' bellies

A Colombian man faces life inprisonment for conspiring to import and distribute heroin into the US by turning man's best friend into drug couriers.

02/05/2018

Mexico

Kidnapped Mexican students were killed, dissolved in acid police say

The three film students are believed to have been mistaken for gang members

25/04/2018

Colombia

Colombia seizes 5 tonnes of cocaine in banana shipment

It's Colombia's country's biggest drugs bust so far this year, worth around 350 million euros.

07/03/2018

Europe News

EU signs border agreement with Albania

The EU and Albania have signed a draft border agreement that would allow European border agency Frontex to deploy to the West Balkan country in case of a sudden surge of migrants into the country.

12/02/2018

Portugal

Portugal police snatch substance set to make millions of ecstasy pills

Around 4.5 tons of BMK has been seized after a joint operation involving Dutch and Belgian authorities

07/02/2018

Spain

Busted: cocaine-filled pineapple ring

Spanish and Portuguese police have seized more than 700 kg of cocaine wrapped in pineapple skins and shipped from South America.

18/01/2018

Brazil

Drug lord extradited to Brazil

A Brazilian drug dealer has been extradited from Paraguay. He was handed to Brazil's federal police at a military airport before being taken back to serve a 17-year sentence for drug trafficking

29/12/2017