The beds are full at the National Centre for the Rehabilitation of Addicts (NCRA), one of only two public addiction rehabilitation facilities
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Six killed in Peru in clashes between military and Shining Path rebel group | Conflict News
Remnants of the Maoist rebel group once focused on overthrowing the government have turned to drug trafficking. At least four soldiers and
Notorious Colombian drug trafficker Otoniel sentenced to 45 years in US | Drugs News
Dairo Antonio Usuga David, a leader in the Gulf Clan, has admitted to overseeing a vast network of criminal operations. Notorious Colombian
Former Venezuela spy chief pleads not guilty to US drug charges | Crime News
Plea comes after Hugo Carvajal was extradited from Spain to US to face charges he coordinated drug trafficking. Venezuela’s former spy chief
Peru’s coca leaf cultivation reaches record high in 2022 | Drugs News
Peru’s anti-drugs commission says some 95,000 hectares of land (367 square miles) were being used to grow coca leaves in 2022. Land
Myanmar authorities burn $446m in illegal drugs | Drugs News
Restricting narcotics use and production in the military-ruled nation has failed despite efforts at cracking down on the booming business. Myanmar authorities
UN report says cocaine market booming as meth trafficking spreads | Drugs News
Globally, more than 296 million people used drugs in 2021, an increase of 23 percent since 2011, the UN report says. Cocaine
US charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl materials | Drugs News
Chinese officials have countered that the US is shifting blame for what is a domestic opioid addiction crisis. The United States justice
A Second Shot: Inside Afghanistan’s growing drug epidemic | Drugs
In a hospital in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a former mujahideen fighter helps drug addicts in a rehabilitation programme. Afghanistan has one of the
Thailand’s cannabis lovers face comedown amid legalisation U-turn | Drugs
Bangkok, Thailand – On Thailand’s Ganja TV, cannabis enthusiasts have followed the drug’s swift journey from banned narcotic, to legal plant for
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