Heroin
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Conflict in Mexico’s Heroin Heartland as Self-Defense Groups Cry ‘Narco’
Two self-defense groups in Mexico's troubled state of Guerrero have accused each other of involvement in organized crime, illustrating the complexity of the...
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How California’s Legalization of Marijuana Impacts Mexico’s Cartels
US voters in three states -- including California -- have approved the legalization of recreational marijuana, a decision that is likely to accelerate the trend of...
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Report Links US Drug Lobby to Opioid Epidemic
A new report sheds light on how the US pharmaceutical industry has poured millions of dollars into an effort to stop public health measures aimed at curbing...
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Data Shows Mexico Losing Battle With Organized Crime
Results of Mexico's antinarcotics strategy in 2016 show that seizures of all types of drugs and of weapons reserved for military use are down while homicides and...
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DEA Says Mexico Cartels Battling to Corner US Heroin Market
Two of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels are battling for control of the US heroin market, the DEA says, raising the possibility that heroin trafficking patterns...
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Governor of Mexico’s Guerrero State Again Calls for Poppy Legalization
The governor of Mexico's Guerrero state is again calling for the legalization of opium poppy, the plant from which heroin is derived, as a remedy for extreme...
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Farmers Switching from Coffee to Poppy in Mexico’s Heroin Hub
Falling coffee production in Mexico's Guerrero state, in part due to a devastating plant fungus, has reportedly contributed to rising poppy cultivation, in turn...
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New York Indicts Drug Ring Linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel
US prosecutors have brought charges against a drug ring linked to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel that turned western New York into "ground zero" for narcotics trafficking...
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Latest Guerrero, Mexico Arrest Promises Little Change in Insecurity
The capture of an alleged local Knights Templar chief on the coast of Guerrero promises to bring down insecurity in one of Mexico's most violent states, say...
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Will North American Leaders Stay the Wrong Course on Heroin?
Mexico's heroin production was a central point in the recent summit of North American leaders, but the remedies under discussion show a remarkable unwillingness to...
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Mexico Publishes Poppy Cultivation Data for First Time
Mexico has for the first time released its own estimates for the amount of land dedicated to poppy cultivation, and the figures contradict expectations that the...
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Low-Profile Mexico Traffickers Take Center Stage in Dreamland
Sam Quiñones' recent book blends separate but overlapping stories of business triumph: pharmaceutical giants' US promotion of powerful narcotics like...
