List of Drugs & Crime articles
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Mexican soldiers stand guard during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, a jailed drug kingpin in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023. The Problem With Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups
Trump wants broader powers, but U.S. businesses could suffer.
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Dollar banknotes are seen in a picture taken in Istanbul, Turkey, on Dec. 7, 2021. The Coming Golden Age of Crime
Artificial intelligence and other technologies are turbocharging cartels, mafias, and other illicit networks.
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A soldier holds a handful of pills. What Will Happen to Assad’s Secret Drug Empire?
The ousted Syrian regime financed its war machine by producing and trafficking Captagon.
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A bitcoin ATM is seen in Miami on Dec. 16. Bitcoin and Hawk Tuah Aren’t So Different
The political crypto push is its own kind of scam.
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Yamandu Orsi during the presidential election on October 27, 2024 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Uruguay’s Crime-Fighting Lessons for the World
Violent crime is on the rise in the Latin American country—but authoritarian politicians are not.
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson kneels at a makeshift memorial near the center of Skaerholmen. Hired Teen Hitmen Test Limits of Swedish Justice
Organized crime is turning to juveniles to dodge tougher sentences.
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A person's hands are seen as they stand behind a tabletop stacked with blister packs of small white pills. The person holds a box opener as they open a small cardboard box of the same pills to investigate them. Washington and Beijing Don’t Understand Each Other’s Fentanyl Positions
Perception gaps are a major problem in the fight against drug-trafficking.
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks out of Number 10 Downing Street to greet the Sultan of Oman in London on August 6, 2024. The Ruthless Government of Keir Starmer
Across the board, Britain’s new leader is harder-edged than his Tory predecessors ever were.
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A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory. Rare U.S.-China Cooperation Pays Off on Fentanyl Regulation
The countries have managed to make progress even as competition in other spheres escalates.
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Hundreds of prisoners are lined up in rows, kneeling on the floor with a prison guard standing in the middle, dressed in a black uniform and holding up a clear riot shield. The Problem With El Salvador’s Crime Numbers
Bukele’s government has been undercounting homicides since its 2022 crackdown.
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A worker wearing a mask and glasses studies a vial on a pharmaceutical factory assembly line. Other workers are out of focus on either side of her. How China Trapped Itself in America’s Fentanyl Crisis
Central policy and money laundering have created networks that aid traffickers.
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Trump is shown from below, mid-speech, wearing a navy blue suit and a thick red tie. An American flag is hanging behind him. The Problem With Invoking the ‘Third World’ Slur
The Trump verdict is the latest prompt for deploying a meaningless comparison. All that does is reflect poorly on the United States.
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A man wears a Canadian flag with a marijuana leaf in place of a maple leaf during the annual 4/20 rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 20, 2018. Where Canada’s Weed Legalization Went Wrong
A new government report faults Ottawa with prioritizing big business over public health.
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A chemist checks confiscated powder containing fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York. Europe Could Soon Be Hooked on Fentanyl
The continent invented the drug but has been spared its worst ravages—until now.
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Police look over drone surveillance images before conducting an early-morning raid in search of a gang member in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, on Feb. 13. How to Understand Ecuador’s War on Gangs
The country’s descent into turmoil is a case study in political ineptitude.
