List of Drugs & Crime articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Not to Fix an African Narco-State
Europe is trying to stop Guinea-Bissau's drug trade by throwing money at the traffickers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 These Charts Show Why the U.S. Is Almost as Dangerous as Afghanistan
These charts show President Obama is right: U.S. gun violence far outpaces peer nations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Justice for ‘Affluenza’ Teen, Candidate For Worst Person of the Year, Delayed in Mexico
Mexican authorities have delayed deportation of the so-called "affluenza" teen, Ethan Couch.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Problem With Ukrainian Police Reform
Ukraine’s police are getting a much-praised makeover. But there could be trouble down the road.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Drug-Torn Colombia Just Made (Medicinal) Weed Legal
Colombia is still fighting the cocaine trade but is embracing medicinal pot.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria’s Speed Freaks, Jihad Junkies, and Captagon Cartels
The chaos of the war against Bashar al-Assad is fueling the rise of a dangerous, new super-amphetamine across the Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Drug Investigation Reaches Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro’s Inner Circle
A U.S. drug investigation has reached Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro's inner circle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Feds Announce Charges for Hackers Behind JP Morgan Breach
A group of hackers is alleged to have masterminded a $100 million criminal empire that went after big banks' customer data.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time for the U.S. to Tackle Corruption in Central America
Last year the United States took an important step toward helping the region clean up its bad actors. Now it needs to follow through.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Tale of 10,000 Sanctioned and Starving Crocodiles
The U.S. froze a wealthy Honduran family's assets after they were accused of drug trafficking. Now the family's 10,000 crocodiles are starving.
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A Saudi Airlines plane sits on the tarmac at Nice airport in southeastern France on July 26, 2015. King Salman of Saudi Arabia arrived in France for a Riviera holiday, with the closure of the beach in front of his villa incensing local residents. While the king's three-week visit with an entourage of nearly 1,000 is a boon for the local economy, the closure of a public beach for the privacy and security of the royal party -- along with illegal construction work -- has sparked anger. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) Saudi Arabia’s Royal Drug Problem
A drug bust in Lebanon Monday sheds light on the royal family's struggle with drug laws.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Norway Has Given Their Country’s Most Notorious Mass Murderer Permission to Try to Sue Them
The same man who killed 77 people in two bloody attacks in 2011 is now suing Norway for allegedly violating his rights in prison.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Congo’s Government Backtracks on Banning Explosive Documentary About Rape
A documentary about rape was banned last month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After international scrutiny, the Congolese reversed that ban this week.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble: Italian Woman Convicted of Witchcraft 300 Years Ago Finally Gets Retrial
A woman accused of witchcraft in 1715 will get a retrial after the local council in her hometown in Italy voted in favor of it earlier this month.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Scalia: I ‘Wouldn’t Be Surprised’ if the Supreme Court Outlaws the Death Penalty
Supreme Court Justice Scalia says the death penalty could soon be ruled unconstitutional.
