Belgium and Spain arrested 45 people as part of an international operation between police from seven countries against a network that trafficked cocaine from Latin America to Europe, European Union (EU) agencies and prosecutors reported. The operation dismantled “one of the most active Albanian-speaking cocaine trafficking networks in Europe,” Europol and Eurojust said, adding that […]
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US sanctions drug trafficking networks in Brazil, Mexico and China
The US government imposed sanctions on Wednesday against international drug trafficking networks in Brazil, Mexico and China at the same time that it announced the creation of a Council on Transnational Organized Crime with which it seeks to more agilely pursue this type of activity. Among the new sanctions, released through separate statements from the […]
Secretary of State affirms that to fight against drug trafficking it is necessary to reduce demand in the United States.
The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, assured, upon his arrival in Colombia, that in order to fight drug trafficking, the roots of the problem must be addressed, such as inequity or “reducing demand in the United States, which is what is fueling all illicit activity.” Blinken addressed in a joint press conference with the […]
Coup against international drug trafficking with seizure of 5 tons of cocaine
The collaboration between Spain and Portugal in the fight against drug trafficking made it possible to seize a sailboat loaded with more than 5 tons of cocaine in Atlantic waters and detain three people, one of the largest apprehensions in Europe, official sources reported. The drugs were seized on a sailboat used by drug trafficking […]