Fatal overdoses increase after police seize drugs, study finds A new study highlights an unintended consequence of interventions to combat the country’s illicit opioid epidemic, emphasizing the need to include harm reduction strategies as part of a…

Mexiko. Mexico investigates army personnel seen on video appearing to beat and kill suspected cartel members  An investigation has been launched into what Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has described as an “execution,” after a v…

Peru. Peru Destroys Clandestine Airstrips and Clips the Wings of Narcotrafficking  Peruvian authorities dealt a blow to international narcotrafficking by destroying 18 clandestine airstrips used to move drugs from the Peruvian jungle to neighb…

Philippinen. Philippine court acquits top critic of ex-president Duterte's 'war on drugs' MANILA, May 12 (Reuters) - A Philippine court on Friday acquitted of a drugs charge one of the fiercest critics of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drug…

Jordanien/Syrien. Jordan strikes Iran-linked drugs factory in southern Syria - sources AMMAN (Reuters) -Jordan carried out rare air strikes on southern Syria on Monday, hitting a Iran-linked drugs factory and killing a smuggler allegedly behind big…

Brasilien. Policing, COVID-19 and people who use drugs: Surviving the police in Cracolândia The so-called “Cracolândia ” is one of the largest open drug scenes in the city of São Paulo. Over the years, however, "Cracolândia" has become an identity…