Heroin trafficking along the northern and southern routes In 2017, the total amount of opium produced globally was estimated at 10 500 tonnes, 9 000 tonnes (86%) of which came from Afghanistan. In 2018, 9.9 tonnes of heroin were seized in European…

USA. Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as the DEA watched and took no action, records show ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Even as it battled the deadliest drug epidemic in American history, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hund…

Syrien/Israel. Israel, die Drusen und die Drogen Warum die Verständigung zwischen den Herrschern im syrischen Gouvernement as-Suwaida und der Zentralregierung scheitert. (Le Monde Diplomatique, Frankreich, 09.07.2026) https://monde-diplomatique.de/…

Mexican Cartels Expand Drug Operations Analyst says cartels are ‘franchising’ criminal operations as they enter new markets. (ADF – Africa Defence Forum, USA, 23.06.2026) https://adf-magazine.com/2026/06/mexican-cartels-expand-drug-operations/

Indien. India’s Battle Against Drugs - Is A New Golden Triangle Emerging? Northeast Caught In Expanding Drug Syndicate’s Web Drug seizures and arrests raise concerns over expanding Northeast-Golden Triangle routes, report Sunil Kumar Singh and Pran…

Online-Drogenhandel: Wie Ermittler »Pygmalion« auf die Spur kamen  Als Puzzle mit nahezu unendlich vielen Teilen beschreibt ein Staatsanwalt die Jagd nach Drogendealern im Darknet. Wir rekonstruieren, welche Spuren zu Medina H. führten und was…