Philippinen. Philippines: President Duterte's fierce rival becomes new drug czar Leni Robredo, an outspoken critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs, has accepted his offer to lead the controversial campaign. Ms Robredo, the v…

Philippinen. Philippines police chief and Duterte drug war enforcer resigns in meth scandal  Oscar Albayalde denies allegations he profits from drug deals arranged by corrupt officers in 2013. (The Guardian, UK, 14.10.2019) https://www.thegua…

Philippinen. Former Philippines chief drugs fighter faces drug charges The former head of the Philippines national police force is facing a criminal complaint in relation to the alleged resale of confiscated drugs. (BBC, 21.10.2019) https://www.bb…

Philippinen. Philippines: End “war on drugs” following national Police chief’s resignation  Responding to today’s resignation of Philippine National Police chief General Oscar Albayalde, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Regional Dire…

Mexiko. Cartel gunmen terrorize Mexican city, free El Chapo's son Heavily armed fighters surrounded security forces in a Mexican city on Thursday and made them free one of drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman’s sons, after his capture triggered gunb…

Mexiko. Gefechte nach Festnahme von "El Chapos" Sohn: Das Parallelregime der Gangster in Mexiko  Ein Drogenhändler wird festgenommen, die Milizen des Sinaloa-Kartells rücken an und schießen ihn frei. Die Gangster zeigen der mexikanischen Regie…