Heroin
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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...
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Testimony on Drug Trade Highlights System’s Complexity
In testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Western Hemisphere subcommittee, InSight Crime Co-Director Steven Dudley discussed some common myths and the decidedly...
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Sinaloa Cartel’s Takeover of US Heroin Market Questionable
Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel has taken control of the US heroin market by elbowing out traffickers of the Asian product, according to a DEA official, but the dynamics of...
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Report Documents Guerrero’s Role as Mexico’s Poppy Capital
A recent report on poppy in Mexico's Guerrero state highlights both the economic benefits and violent repercussions the plant's cultivation -- necessary for...
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US Sanctions for Mexico Heroin Traffickers Marks Shifting Priorities
The US government has sanctioned the alleged leaders of a Mexico-based heroin trafficking ring in another indication of a new emphasis on disrupting the flow of the...
