A week of fighting between authorities and drug-trafficking groups in Rio de Janeiro has left dozens of people dead and two favelas, or shantytowns, occupied by heavily armed military police. Those favelas had for…
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Dozens Dead As Police, Drug Gangs Clash in Rio
November 28, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
Posted in NewsThis Week’s Corrupt Cop Stories
September 28, 2010 | 12 views | No Comments
A massively crooked sheriff, a massively enraged DEA agent, a couple of greedy cops, and a woman police officer married to the wrong guy all made the news this week. Let's get to it:
In Benton, Illinois, the …
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Mexic Drug War Update
September 9, 2010 | 1 views | No Comments
by Bernd Debusmann, Jr.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations make billions each year smuggling drugs into the United States, profiting enormously from the prohibitionist drug policies of the US government. Sinc…
Posted in NewsMontreal Compassion Club Members in Court
June 28, 2010 | 0 views | No Comments
Montreal Compassion Club Members in Court CTV: Thirty-five people connected with Montreal's so-called Compassion Clubs were charged, Wednesday, with crimes related to drug trafficking. They were arrested in early June following a series of high profile raids on the clubs, which claim to sell medical marijuana to those suffering from chronic pain. http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100623/mtl_compassion_club2_100623/20100623/?hub=MontrealHome http://www.cannabisculture.com http://www.pot.tv [...]
Venezuela, US Governments Spar Over Drug Fighting
September 19, 2008 | 21 views | No Comments
The tense relations between the Bush administration and Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez grew even more strained this week as Washington and Caracas traded charges and counter-charges over Venezuela’s fight against cocaine trafficking. While it seems indisputable that cocaine trafficking through Venezuela has increased in recent years, the two governments are trading barbs over the extent [...]
