Heroin
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US Chemicals Help Fuel Mexico Drug Production: Report
Authorities in Mexico said they will look into the mass-scale diversion of chemicals from US companies to produce drugs that are trafficked over the border to feed...
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Mexico Opium Network Shines Light on Marginalized Poppy-Growing Communities
The fall in heroin prices in the United States and the devastating economic effect this has had on poppy-growing communities in Mexico has been widely discussed and...
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Continued Street Drug Sales in Tijuana Puts Users at Risk of Coronavirus
A coronavirus outbreak in the Mexico border city of Tijuana has not stymied street-level heroin and methamphetamine sales, and its large population of drug users is...
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Fentanyl Enters Heroin Supply in Tijuana, Mexico
Drug users in Tijuana are being unwittingly exposed to the deadly opioid fentanyl in a corridor where the drug is frequently smuggled, but where the effects of the...
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Small Farmers Hurting in Mexico’s Poppy Growing Heartland
Tension is brewing among small farmers in a notorious poppy-growing region in Mexico over delivery delays of a government subsidized fertilizer, in just the latest...
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Argentina Dismantles Pill Ring That Sold Opioids To US Customers
Authorities in Argentina have dismantled an intricate organization illegally selling opioids and counterfeit medicines online to US customers, revealing a number of...
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Illegal Clinics and Addicts Fuel ‘H’ Boom in Guayaquil, Ecuador
In the south Ecuador city of Guayaquil, organized crime has created a vicious circle of drug consumption: violent microtrafficking networks peddle drugs on the city...
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GameChangers 2018: As Opioids and Cocaine Boom, the Americas Wilt
While traditional criminal organizations have widened their portfolios dramatically in recent years, drug trafficking remains the most important earner in the...
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LatAm Crime Groups Adapting to Meet Growing US Drug Demand
As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States, with a record number of overdose deaths, crime groups in Latin America have taken advantage of the...
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US Fentanyl Seizure Suggests Evolving Mexican-Dominican Links
US authorities arrested two Dominican citizens in connection to a multimillion-dollar fentanyl shipment delivered from Mexico, suggesting that relations between...
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Who Controls Colombia’s Enduring Heroin Trade
Reports have emerged that guerrilla group the ELN has taken control of the heroin business in the south of Colombia, which, if confirmed, would represent a huge...
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Documentary Series Examines Role of Mexico’s Crime Groups in US Opioid Crisis
A new documentary series exploring the opioid epidemic ravaging cities across the United States underscores the role of Mexican organized crime groups in the...