Drug trade
Photos of the Synthetic Drug Epidemic That's Ravaged Gaza
For years now, Gaza has been rocked by the proliferation of a synthetic opiate called Tramadol. We sent a photographer to document sales, police confiscations, and the human suffering that pushes people into opiate use.
Shifting Sands: Cocaine's New Routes into Europe
As drug cartels continue to change their trafficking routes to evade interference by authorities, enforcement agencies are struggling to keep up.
Inside Mong La, the Myanmar Town Where You Can Buy Drugs, Sex, and Endangered Animals
Mong La is a 5,000-square-kilometer fiefdom in the Golden Triangle that is infamous for the flagrancy of its sin-based industries like prostitution, gambling, and the selling of endangered animals.
We Asked Some Young People If They'd Stop Taking Coke After Watching This Video
Will the National Crime Agency's new video actually make a difference?
Everything You Need to Know About the Cocaine 'Cut' That Supposedly Rots Your Skin
Levamisole, a common cutting agent in cocaine, made the news recently for its apparent skin-destroying properties – but there's a lot more to the substance than that.
How Pablo Escobar's Legacy of Violence Drives Today's Cartel Wars - Part 1
In part one of our three-part documentary, we meet two DEA agents who spent years on the trail of the elusive king of cocaine and became the basis for Netflix's show, 'Narcos.'
What It Feels Like to Smuggle 700 Grams of Cocaine In Your Stomach
I spoke to my cousin about her time as a drug mule, even though she didn't get why I found it so interesting.
Kofi Annan: The War on Drugs Has Failed in West Africa and Around the World
The former Secretary-General of the United Nations says that force alone is not enough to stop the problems of violence and addiction that come with drug trafficking.
Cocaine & Crude
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi went to Mexico to meet the drug cartels that are stealing the country's oil.
Mexican Narco Music Is the Soundtrack to the War on Drugs
Sing along to lyrics about beheadings, executions and coke binges.
I Was Kidnapped by a Colombian Guerrilla Army
T. Christian Miller's run-in with FARC, a left-wing guerrilla army.