Philippine President Duterte slams Putin for Ukraine killings | Russia-Ukraine war News
Addressing Russia’s president, Duterte said: ‘I kill criminals, I don’t kill children and the elderly.’ In a rare rebuke by
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US authorities find major cross-border ‘narco-tunnel’ to Mexico | Drugs News
Tunnel from Tijuana to San Diego had rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls, authorities say. Authorities in the
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‘Terrifying’: Days of terror under Colombia’s Gulf Clan cartel | Drugs News
Bogota, Colombia – “It was terrifying.” That is how a resident of Tierralta, in Colombia’s northern department of Cordoba, described
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Overdose deaths in US hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says | Drugs News
With opioid epidemic still rising, tragic milestone translates into one death from drug abuse every five minutes in US. More
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Paraguay anti-drug prosecutor shot dead on honeymoon in Colombia | Drugs News
Marcelo Pecci, 45, was fatally shot while relaxing on a beach on Colombia’s Carribean island of Baru, his wife says.
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Honduras ex-President Hernandez pleads not guilty in US court | Courts News
Former president’s lawyer says Hernandez, who is facing drug charges, is being treated like a ‘prisoner of war’. Former Honduran
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US judge to decide how much pharmacies owe over opioid crisis | Drugs News
Approximately 80 million prescription painkillers were dispensed in Trumbull County between 2012 and 2016 — 400 for every county resident
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Otoniel shipped ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US: Prosecutor | Drugs News
The accused Colombian drug trafficker is expected to make his first US court appearance after being extradited from Bogota. One
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US: Walgreens reaches $683m opioid settlement with Florida | Drugs News
Pharmacy chains have increasingly been targeted for allegedly lax oversight states say spurred high rates of addiction. Walgreens Boots Alliance,
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The legal psychedelics industry: capitalism on drugs | Drugs
On April 19, the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel hosted the inaugural Benzinga Psychedelics Capital Conference, advertised as “bringing together leaders
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