All About Methamphetamine

METHAMPHETAMINE / 8 AUG 2012

A report by Paraguayan newspaper ABC details the Mexican Sinaloa Cartel's unsuccessful attempt to establish a precursor chemical trafficking network in the country in 2008.

EL SALVADOR / 19 JUL 2012

Police in El Salvador and Guatemala are investigating more than a dozen front companies that smuggled tons of precursor chemicals used in methamphetamine production from Asia, highlighting a thriving, yet…

METHAMPHETAMINE / 19 JUL 2012

Police announced the arrest of seven people and the seizure of 80 barrels of precursor chemicals, reportedly aimed at setting up a methamphetamine lab in Nicaragua, one sign that the…

BELIZE / 4 JUN 2012

US authorities are concerned about Belize's failure to bring charges against a man suspected of ordering a massive shipment of methamphetamine precursor chemicals, according to reports.

CHILE / 31 MAY 2012

Synthetic drugs like the one that reportedly sparked a vicious attack by the infamous “Miami cannibal” are becoming increasingly popular in Latin America, as production of drugs like cocaine falls.

GUATEMALA / 21 MAY 2012

Guatemalan authorities detained five police officers, four of them from the anti-drugs force, and five government prosecutors accused of being part of a ring that smuggled chemicals into the country…

METHAMPHETAMINE / 14 MAY 2012

Officials in Mexico seized another 136 tons of precursor chemicals originating from China, pointing to that country's role as a major source for methamphetamine ingredients and highlighting the prevalence of…

METHAMPHETAMINE / 8 MAY 2012

Mexican authorities have seized a shipment of 32 tons of chemicals used to make methamphetamine, which authorities say originated from China, a major player in the market for precursor chemicals.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 2 MAY 2012

US officials seized close to three tons of methamphetamine precursor chemicals reportedly heading for Mexico, potentially a rare instance of Mexican cartels using the US as a transhipment point.

GUATEMALA / 2 APR 2012

Guatemalan authorities have seized a shipment of over 80,000 liters of methamphetamine precursor chemicals which the authorities said came from China and was heading for Honduras.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 15 FEB 2012

Federal police arrested a major methamphetamine producer for the Sinaloa Cartel in northwest Mexico, in another blow to Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman's criminal organization.

METHAMPHETAMINE / 9 FEB 2012

The Mexican Army seized a record 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in Jalisco, in a sign that criminal groups in the region are increasingly reliant on the drug, which is…

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