US Marine Turned Drug Trafficker Wanted a ‘Narcocorrido’ Written About His Exploits
Roberto Salazar II was already running drugs across the border from Mexico when he joined the United States Marine Corps. He was just sentenced to 12 years behind bars.
Brazen Killing of Alleged Narco in Mexico City Unusual in ‘Safe Haven’ Capital
An alleged member of the Arellano Felix cartel was killed in a Starbucks in broad daylight in the upscale Plaza Carso mall in Polanco.
Costa Rica Was the ‘Happiest Country on Earth.’ Now It’s a Base for Drug Traffickers.
Over the last decade, murders have increased by 66 per cent, and more than 70 percent of killings are related to drug trafficking, say official figures.
Rise of Coke Labs in Europe Signals ‘Death’ of the Smuggled Cocaine Brick
Drug experts tell VICE World News that traffickers are increasingly dissolving pure cocaine into materials and extracting it in large scale European labs.
Gangsters Have a New Way of Avoiding Capture: Becoming Turkish
European officials tell VICE World News they are concerned accused drug traffickers are using Turkey's citizenship laws to evade trial in other countries.
Mexican Cartels Are Turning Once-Peaceful Ecuador Into a Narco War Zone
“We are fighting to contain this sickness that is threatening our country,” said an official of the violence created by Mexico's cartels in Ecuador.
US Claims El Chapo’s Sons Fed People to Tigers
Prosecutors claim that Los Chapitos also tested illicit fentanyl produced by the Sinaloa Cartel on humans in a slew of new charges.
YouTube Just Gave a Prize to a Violent Haitian Gangster Rapper
Izo Vilaj de Dye, also a popular rapper, is an alleged Haitian crime boss and reportedly behind a series of kidnappings in Haiti.
A Man Was Killed For His Rolex Inside a Starbucks in Tulum
Initial reports by local media linked the attack on Mexican David González Cuéllar to a gang in the tourist town who steal fancy watches.
Germany Said It Was Going To Legalise Weed. Europe Said Nope.
Six months ago Germany said it would legalise recreational weed and create a £3.3bn market. But the slow process has been described as “snail racing after the snails had too many edibles.”
Far-Right Media Whipped Up Fake-News Outrage Over Imaginary Line of Cocaine
Apparently a zipper and a line of cocaine are indistinguishable.
Why Are Footballers Obsessed with Snus?
In the 1970s and 1980s football players were known for their love of alcohol, cigarettes and cocaine. Now the drug of choice appears to be a tobacco product called “snus”.