The rise of drug cartels in Ecuador
Drug cartels in Ecuador are gaining influence, in part due to widespread poverty in the country that makes it easy to recruit dealers. Also: Could forest dieback be an opportunity for more…
Tomorrow’s News Today: Police rescue one of the six kidnapped JAMB officials in Kogi and many more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Tuesday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
NDLEA arrests 21 suspected drug abusers in Adamawa
The National Drug Law enforcement agency has paraded no fewer than 21 suspected drug abusers in Adamawa state.…
Kim Kardashian Enlists Former Inmate Alice Johnson as SKIMS Model
64-year-old Alice Marie Johnson was granted clemency in June of last year. She was previously serving a life sentence for drug trafficking.…
Detained Russian journalist Ivan Golunov under house arrest
Russian authorities have charged well-known investigative reporter Ivan Golunov with attempt at "large-scale" drug dealing as his colleagues claim a frame-up. He will remain under house arrest for at least two months.…
After war and terror, Iraq plagued by drug crisis
After war and terror, Iraq plagued by drug crisis.…
Zainab Aliyu: Senate to probe release of NDLEA drug cartel by Kano court
Zainab Aliyu: Senate to probe release of NDLEA drug cartel by Kano court…
24 Nigerians on death roll in Saudi, says FG
The Federal Government says it will engage the Saudi Arabian authorities over the killing of Nigerians allegedly involved in drug offences in their country.…
Pope condemns violence against women at World Youth Day
Pope Francis said Latin America had to address the "plague" of femicide, as well as drug and gang violence. He also slammed anti-migration rhetoric built on "fears and suspicions."…
Salvador Panelo on conflict zone
Human rights groups say 12,000 people have been killed in Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. The Philippines president has bragged himself of killing criminals. His legal advisor tells DW, “We can kill…
How Portugal solved its Heroin problem
Back in the 1990s, Portugal faced a heroin crisis. Most people knew someone affected by the lethal drug. Just two decades later, the country has one of the lowest drug-related death rates…