Peru. Peru to buy illegal coca crops to battle drug trafficking Lima (AFP) – Peru's government has announced a plan to buy the nation's entire supply of illegal coca leaf -- the primary ingredient in cocaine -- for at least a year, as part of its b…

Irak. Iraqi police seize more than 6 million Captagon amphetamine pills Syria is the Middle East’s main producer of the drug Captagon and Saudi Arabia is the main consumer market. (Al Jazeera, Katar, 30.04.2022) https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022…

Jordanien/Syrien. Captagon: Jordan's undeclared war against Syria drug traffickers (…) Fighting from the decade-long war in Syria may have died down, but the country's transformation into a narco-state is sowing new seeds of misery across this regi…

Honduras/USA. Mutmaßlicher Drogenhandel: Ex-Präsident von Honduras an USA ausgeliefert  Er soll Honduras zum »Drogenstaat« gemacht haben: Juan Orlando Hernández, Ex-Präsident des lateinamerikanischen Landes, droht ein Prozess in den USA. Sein…

Kolumbien. Deep in Colombia, Rebels and Soldiers Fight for the Same Prize: Drugs The country signed a historic peace deal more than five years ago. But a power vacuum is fueling the rise of new armed groups competing to control the drug trade. (New…

Mexiko. El Huevo: Alleged drug lord's arrest causes violent clashes in Mexico A suspected drug lord, whose arrest sparked clashes in north-eastern Mexico, has been deported to the US. (BBC, UK, 16.03.2022) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60760385