Drug Policy

DataInSights: The Cocaine Problem Ecuador’s Presidential Candidates Cannot Wish Away

by Steven Dudley and Luisa Acosta 28 Aug 202329 Sep 2023

Incautación de cocaína en unas cajas de bananas, recubiertas de plástico verde, con un coche de la policía italiana en el fondo

Europe: Cocaine’s Ever-Expanding Market

by Yago Rosado 17 Aug 202327 Sep 2023

Investigations Colombia

Expanding Drug Trafficking on Peru’s Borders With Colombia and Brazil

by Juan Diego Cárdenas and Seth Robbins 8 Aug 20232 Oct 2023

A shipment of cocaine caught on the river between Monagas and Sucre.

Monagas: The Missing Link for Venezuela Drug Traffickers

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 24 Jul 202327 Sep 2023

Coca leaves in a coca cultivation field in Peru.

Peruvian Coca Continues Expansion as New Regions Gain Importance

by Gavin Voss 5 Jul 202327 Sep 2023

Plastic bags of white powder labeled as fentanyl.

US Indicts Chinese Companies in New Approach to Fighting Precursor Chemicals

by Liza Schmidt 29 Jun 20233 Oct 2023

One of the radars installed in Bolivia as part of the $215 million purchase.

News Security Policy

Why Bolivia’s $215 Million Radars Are Not Targeting Drug Flights

by Sean Doherty 19 Jun 202327 Sep 2023

Dominican troops raiding properties during a drugs raid in the northern city of Cibao.

News Dominican Republic

After Peralta, Dominican Republic’s Cocaine Crackdown Targets Smaller Cities

by Gavin Voss 16 Jun 202327 Sep 2023

"Cocaine 97 kilograms" written in Swedish on a tag above a bag of presumed cocaine.

News Cocaine Europe

Cocaine Seizures Spike in Sweden as Traffickers Seek Secondary Routes

by Henry Shuldiner 8 Jun 202327 Sep 2023

Contraband is rife across the Suriname and French Guyana border.

Europe’s Weakest Border? Smuggling Between Suriname and French Guiana

by Douwe den Held 16 May 20232 Oct 2023

Investigations Fentanyl

Mexico’s Laws to Regulate Chemicals Work on Paper But Not in Practice

by Victoria Dittmar and Annie Pforzheimer 10 May 20232 Oct 2023

Investigations Fentanyl

How Fentanyl Is Synthesized in Mexico

by Steven Dudley 9 May 20232 Oct 2023

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