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Aug 22
ICIJ Report: cartel leader accused of deluging countries in Europe and beyond with cocaine and amphetamines set up a company in Dubai to employ key members of his organization

An international cartel leader accused of deluging countries in Europe and beyond with cocaine and amphetamines set up a company in Dubai to employ key members of his organization, including three men accused of drug trafficking, money laundering and attempting to overthrow the Bosnian state, records leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reveal. […]

Aug 22
Turning Over a New Leaf: Ho-Chunk Nation Decriminalizes Cannabis

Hilary Bricken, Catarina Colón, Erik Eisenmann Husch Blackwell LLP Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/turning-over-a-new-leaf-ho-chunk-nation-8577673/ A whopping 7 in 10 Americans favor the legalization of cannabis, according to Gallup, as more states are slated to legalize adult use cannabis, or at least decriminalize it, this year. Indigenous nations, such as Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk, are following suit. As of April 30, the Ho-Chunk tribal legislature […]

Aug 22
India: Odisha’s Sheelavathi ganja emerges as new favourite surpassing Malana Cream, Idukki Gold

Interesting story…and gets us away from a constant North American narrative Bhubaneswar, August 19: A unique strain of cannabis called Sheelavathi primarily cultivated in tribal districts of Odisha is dominating the ganja market across the country, surpassing the well-known Malana Cream, Idukki Gold and Mysore Mango varieties, which were dominating the ganja market for the […]

Aug 22
Article: Beyond the Gaza War: Rising Drug and Arms Smuggling in the Arabian Peninsula

As threats of regional war rise in the aftermath of the Israeli assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, Middle Eastern nations are also confronting a growing threat from the trafficking of weapons and drugs. On May 23, 2024, while patrolling the Arabian Sea, the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond intercepted an unflagged fishing vessel smuggling 2,382 kilograms […]

Aug 22
Gang that brought cocaine worth 180 billion won to Korea caught

A drug gang that brought cocaine worth 180 billion won to Korea, which can be administered by 2 million people at the same time, has been caught. The case is the first case in which a drug gang member smuggled, processed, and distributed liquid cocaine into Korea through a ship, and at the same time, […]

Aug 22
Manhattan Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Possessing and Intending to Distribute Cocaine

ALBANY, NEW YORK – William De La Rosa, age 29, of Manhattan, was sentenced on Friday to 60 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute 1 kilogram of cocaine. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York […]