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Venezuela: Where the Politics of Drugs, Oil and War Intersect
13 Jan 2026 17:06 GMT
… tons of Colombian cocaine into the US and Europe for the Calí … flooded US cities with Colombian cocaine to fund various covert … hand, is addicted to the largest sectors of global trade: drugs, oil … the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
It …
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Drugs and gangs exist in Venezuela, but don’t be fooled. Trump arrested Nicolás Maduro to plunder our wealth
13 Jan 2026 15:16 GMT
… it was to fight the illegal drugs trade and stop the flow … a result of growing European demand for cocaine, the effects of 2000 … the usual suspects (drugs, narco-terrorism, organised crime, illegal migration) to justify …
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Spanish police intercept Europe-bound vessel carrying 10 tonnes of cocaine in largest-ever maritime bust
13 Jan 2026 12:31 GMT
… allegedly used to guard the drugs. The operation was coordinated … Spain’s special anti-drugs prosecutor’s office, according … large-scale cocaine shipments from South America to Europe.
Authorities noted … a key gateway for drugs entering Europe.
In a separate …
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Spain Seizes Record Cocaine Haul at Sea
13 Jan 2026 11:59 GMT
… tactics.
In addition to the drugs, law enforcement also recovered a … a major entry point for cocaine into Europe. In 2024, Spanish authorities … commercial shipping routes to transport drugs across the Atlantic, reflecting the …
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Fading, forgotten Europe has been dropped from the world order
13 Jan 2026 10:16 GMT
… to ancient type. Meanwhile, Europe, including the post-Thatcher UK … world’s largest manufacturer of drugs. Perhaps not coincidentally, the … Greenland, with its calamitous addiction problems caused by the Innuits … fiction to which the EU and UK adhesively cling …
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Study Finds Rapid Weight Rebound After GLP-1 Drugs, Far Outpacing Diet and Exercise
13 Jan 2026 09:41 GMT
… widely used weight-loss drugs regain weight dramatically faster … two years of stopping the drugs.
“What we found … , including potential treatments for addiction, neurological disorders such as … The company has since become Europe’s most valuable firm, …
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Moment Polish drug smuggler who flooded the streets with cocaine is arrested getting off the plane at British airport - as police quip 'at least you get to beat the queues'
13 Jan 2026 08:02 GMT
… after law enforcement agencies across Europe hacked EncroChat – a communication system … the criminality we deal with. Drugs fuel violence, exploitation and fear … of cannabis, 7,551 cannabis plants, 26kg of cocaine and 2.6kg of heroin …
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€100m cocaine haul seized from bulk carrier off Canary Islands
13 Jan 2026 06:53 GMT
… quantities” of cocaine from South America to Europe, officers from … using bulk cargoes to mask illicit drugs on long-haul voyages. … for cocaine into Europe. Authorities seized 123 tonnes of cocaine nationwide … routes to move drugs across the Atlantic.
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Turkey’s juvenile crime crisis deepens as violence, drugs and easy weapon access drive a sharp rise
13 Jan 2026 04:25 GMT
Levent Kenez/Stockholm
Turkey is facing a growing juvenile crime crisis, marked by rising violence, increasing drug-related offenses and widespread access to weapons, with official statistics showing that tens of thousands of minors come into contact …
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Sen. Mark Kelly sues Pentagon over punishment for warning troops of illegal orders
12 Jan 2026 23:58 GMT
… punish him for warning about illegal orders.
The state of Minnesota … that resolution, Russia, Ukraine, and Europe must pursue peace seriously and … the influence of alcohol or drugs. It did not offer a …