drug trafficking
Is the Drug Trade Really Bank-Rolling Terrorism?
We often hear about "Jihadists flooding the west with heroin", or "ISIS making billions through drug trafficking" – but we rarely see much actual evidence.
A Prosecutor’s Regret: How I Sentenced Someone to Life in Prison for Selling Drugs
We caught him selling a small amount of crack: only 57 grams.
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.
Yakuza, Pills and Rave: An Interview with One of Britain's Most Notorious Drug Smugglers
Speaking to Howard Marks about the buzz of trafficking, his dalliance in Ibiza's ecstasy trade and coming to terms with his cancer diagnosis.
Everything We Know About the Mexican Drug Lord Who Escaped from Prison This Weekend
Joaquín Guzmán Loera, better known as "El Chapo," surpassed Pablo Escobar as the most successful drug kingpin of all time years ago. This weekend, he pulled off his second elaborate escape from prison.
Being a Stoner in Beijing Is Expensive, Dangerous and Complicated
A recent government crackdown has made dealers and users nervous, but it hasn't stopped people from getting high in the Chinese capital.
New Zealand Gangs Are Making Peace and Mowing Lawns
Members of the notorious Mongrel Mob and Black Power gangs will soon be working as landscapers in an effort to give them a legal source of income.
A Peace Deal with Colombia's Marxist Guerrillas Won't Fix Latin America's Cocaine Problem
Colombia's broader drug problem is, and always has been, that the global war on drugs has made cocaine production too profitable for too many people.
Cocaine & Crude
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi went to Mexico to meet the drug cartels that are stealing the country's oil.
The Godfather of Mexican Drug Trafficking Has Disappeared
The Mexican government is again under scrutiny for their relationship to the drug cartels.
New Cocaine Routes Are Wreaking Havoc in West Africa
The War On Drugs has forced South American cartels into a damaging rethink.
The British Woman Who's Breastfeeding Behind Bars on Pakistan's Death Row
Khadija Shah was arrested for carrying £3.2 million worth of heroin through Islamabad airport.