Drugs
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Colombia Bets on Drones to Spray Coca Without Spraying Communities
Colombia will resume coca eradication with drones spraying glyphosate, a shift driven by record cocaine output and pressure from the…
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ANALYSIS
Latin America War on Drugs Returns as Terror Labels Spread
Half a century after Nixon, cocaine hits records again: 3,700 tons in 2023, 25 million users. Now, Trump’s second-term War…
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AMERICAS
Mexican Union Masks and Cartel Money Challenge Sheinbaum’s Midterm Fight
As Mexico nears Claudia Sheinbaum’s midpoint, cartel operatives are slipping into union shirts, turning extortion into paperwork. Arrests in La…
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AMERICAS
Colombia Gulf Clan Gets Terrorist Tag as Fentanyl Fever Rises
Washington’s terrorist designation of Colombia’s Clan del Golfo collides with President Donald Trump’s fentanyl crackdown and offshore strikes. For President…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Mexico And Michoacán Reckoning Test Sheinbaum As Cartels Tax Avocados
In Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum inherits Michoacán’s orchard wars, where cartels treat avocados and lemons like cash registers. After killings in…
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AMERICAS
Trump’s War Talk Pulls Mexico and Colombia into Crosshairs Again
As Donald Trump weighs extending U.S. military power over Mexico and Colombia, Latin America confronts an old fear in new…
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ANALYSIS
Honduras Pardon Exposes Northern Hypocrisy In Endless Failed Drug Wars
When Donald Trump pardons Juan Orlando Hernández, a convicted narco ex-president of Honduras, he sends a signal to a region…
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AMERICAS
Latin America Divided Over U.S. Maritime Drug Strikes
As U.S. warships patrol near Venezuela and alleged drug boats erupt in violence at sea, Latin America and the Caribbean…
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ANALYSIS
Honduras Pardon Gamble Exposes Trump’s Drug War Double Standard Abroad
Donald Trump's promise to pardon ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, a convicted narco ally, collides head-on with his Caribbean military…
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SPORTS
From Olympic Snowboard Dreams To Cartel Kingpin Between Mexico and Colombia
Investigators compare Ryan Wedding to notorious figures like Pablo Escobar and El Chapo, highlighting the scale and brutality of his…
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