All About Methamphetamine

METHAMPHETAMINE / 29 JUN 2011

The Mexican army discovered the most sophisticated illegal drug laboratory ever found in the country, located in the western state of Sinaloa.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 24 JUN 2011

Mexican authorities announced the find of seven tons of precursor chemicals, used in the production of synthetic drugs, in the Pacific port city of Manzanillo, Colima.

COLOMBIA / 20 JUN 2011

Efforts to crack down on precursor chemicals, used to produce drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, seems to create a "balloon effect," pushing drug production into countries with laxer restrictions.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 1 JUN 2011

Mexico's authorities seized more than 54 tons of precursor chemicals, used to produce methamphetamine, in the Pacific port city of Manzanillo.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 30 MAY 2011

Mexico's authorities have dismantled a large methamphetamine production facility in the southern state of Chiapas, capable of making 150 kilos of the drug each day.

EL SALVADOR / 10 MAY 2011

El Salvador's police found 45 barrels of a precursor chemical used to produce methamphetamine, which they say was smuggled into the country disguised as cleaning product.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 22 NOV 2010

In June The New York Times obtained a leaked U.S. government report on methamphetamine production as well as patterns of its use and price in the United States, that the U.S.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 6 NOV 2010

A Police sweep last Saturday saw the arrest of six low-level members of the Arellano Félix Organization, also known as the Tijuana Cartel. …

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