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Colombian Guerrillas Warn Of 'Total War' As Peace Plan Falters

Commanders from Colombia's National Liberation Army guerrilla group have vowed to repel a government counteroffensive in the country's northeast, warning that years of "total peace" risk turning into "total war."

International Business Times · Mar 10, 2025

Groups demand: "decolonize" coca leaves

Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread

Salon · Mar 9, 2025

Colombian FARC Dissidents Take 29 Soldiers, Police Captive

Dissident members of Colombia's FARC rebel group have taken 29 soldiers and police officers captive during clashes with the military in a key cocaine-growing region in the southwest, the defense ministry said Friday.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2025

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City of London hotel guest who stabbed bar staff in face with wine glass jailed for seven years

Oliver Huckerby took cocaine and drank wine before the horrific attack

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025

Canadian snowboarding star and ex-Olympian added to FBI’s 10 most wanted

Ryan Wedding ‘went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets,’ the FBI says

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

2 men plead not guilty in drug overdose deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans after game

Two men have pleaded not guilty in the drug overdose deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they got together to watch a game in 2024

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Money laundering plays a key role in every part of the illegal drugs industry – here’s how it works

The global illicit drugs trade is estimated to be worth at least half a trillion US dollars each year. Drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin generate large revenues all along their supply chains, from where the products (and precursor materials) are grown or made – principally Colombia and Bolivia,…

The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025

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Miquita Oliver criticises Jack Whitehall’s ‘inappropriate’ Brit Awards hosting performance

‘There were over 10 jokes about musicians taking cocaine,’ said Oliver

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Lawyer of man accused in mysterious deaths of Chiefs fans laments ‘long year’ for his client

‘This case is a tragic reminder of the dangers of street drugs,’ says Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Nigerians arrested, implicated in cocaine smuggling

Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Bangkok after a woman caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan implicated them in drug trafficking.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2025

Charges filed in deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in friend's backyard

Two men have been charged in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they got together to watch the final game of the regular season in 2024

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025

Marching Powder review – Danny Dyer still up for it in outrageous geezer comedy

Teaming up with writer-director Nick Love once more, Dyer is back in boisterous action as a middle-aged cocaine enthusiast and lower-leagues football hooligan

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

Man caught with Mexican cocaine in Scottish airport claimed he only had sombreros

A man who smuggled cocaine worth £5 million from Mexico to a Scottish airport claimed that the only items he acquired on his trip were sombreros...

The National (Scotland) · Mar 4, 2025

Colombian President Announces Plan To Reduce Coca Planting

Colombian President Petro's initiative to eradicate coca in Catatumbo region to combat rebel violence and drug trafficking.

Three Men Could Spend Decades Behind Bars After Being Charged With Firearms and Drug Trafficking in Texas

An undercover investigation led to the arrest of a Texas man and two undocumented immigrants for weapons trafficking

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025

‘Cocaine is classless ... everyone’s at it’: Danny Dyer on fame, aliens, love and male violence

He went from Harold Pinter’s protege to barely scraping a living to roaring success in Jilly Cooper’s Rivals. With the release of his new film Marching Powder, he talks about his journey from national joke to national treasure

AAP · Mar 3, 2025

'Out of time': ex-Test spinner's panic after coke deal

Texts from former cricketer Stuart MacGill before his kidnapping have been revealed in court as he faces trial for setting up a major cocaine deal.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2025

‘It’s packed with dealers. Look around you’: life amid the cocaine cartels of the French Riviera

Nice may be at the heart of France’s upmarket Mediterranean coast, but violent drug gangs making €1.5m a month are colonising part of it

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The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2025

The São Paulo connection: a Brazilian gang is spreading its cocaine business into Australia

The PCC – First Capital Command – formed in a Sāo Paulo prison but is now spreading its tentacles around the world

BANG Premier · Feb 27, 2025

Marcus Jordan's drug charge changed

Marcus Jordan's drug charge has been changed to ketamine possession after he was initialy charged with cocaine possession following his arrrest earlier this month.

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

Colombia wants to ban Pablo Escobar and other narco-themed merchandise – here’s why

When you think of Colombia, what images come to mind? For some, it may be coffee or perhaps the country’s diverse landscapes and cultures. For many others, it will be cartels, crime and cocaine.

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025

Drug gang used flights from France to drop £4m worth of cocaine in English countryside

Police say organised crime group would fly planes from Cherbourg, France, to southern England

Latin Times · Feb 27, 2025

Six People Arrested In Texas After Border Patrol Agents Find More Than 500 Pounds of Cocaine in Three Vehicles

Since the start of Fiscal Year 2025, CBP agents have already seized more than a third of the total cocaine seized during FY2024

Latin Times · Feb 26, 2025

Liam Payne's Alcohol Percentage When He Died Was 2,7%, Largely Exceeding Potentially Lethal Amounts

The former One Direction member also had "cocaine metabolites, methylecgonine, benzoylecgomine, cocaethylene and the medication sertraline" in his bloodstream when he fell from a third floor

Colombian Police Bust Man Smuggling Cocaine In Toupee

Colombian police foil drug smuggling attempt at Cartagena airport as cocaine production rises in Colombia, highlighting ongoing challenges in combating dru...

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