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Illegal drug use and violent crime, once rare in Cuba, are on the rise, the island’s leaders have told the country’s National Assembly in a session where officials shared data showing the ...
Drug-related violence that has rocked Ecuador in recent years is once again the biggest issue for many voters in Sunday's presidential election, with President Daniel Noboa touting some success ...
A French national held on death row in Indonesia since 2007 for drug offences is returning to France on Tuesday as part of an agreement made between both countries. Serge Atlaoui, 61, was accused ...
A drug-related crime is a crime to possess, manufacture, or distribute drugs classified as having a potential for abuse (such as cocaine, heroin, morphine and amphetamines). Drugs are also related to crime as drug trafficking and drug production are often controlled by drug cartels , organised crime and gangs .
Various paraphernalia used to smoke crack cocaine, including a homemade crack pipe made out of an empty plastic water bottle.. In a study done by Roland Fryer, Steven Levitt, and Kevin Murphy, a crack index was calculated using information on cocaine-related arrests, deaths, and drug raids, along with low birth rates and media coverage in the United States.
The Government of Puerto Rico has struggled to combat illegal drug use and the resulting crime since the mid-1970s. [5] Their efforts have been referred to as a "War on Drugs". [6] Though drug use was uncommon in Puerto Rico in the 1950s, it markedly increased in the late 1960s.
Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered murders of rivals and followers alike to maintain control over drug and collection rackets in Panorama City, was stabbed to death at Centinela State Prison.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODOC), . Drug cultivation thrives on instability, corruption and poor governance. The world's biggest drug producing centres are in regions beyond the control of the central government, like South Afghanistan, South-West Colombia and East Myanmar.