‘Armed and Dangerous’: Inside the ’Ndrangheta’s Intercontinental Cocaine Pipeline In the first part of this investigation, we explored how the ’Ndrangheta syndicate moved cocaine across Europe. Now, we examine their pipeline through Latin America a…

The 'Ndrangheta’s ‘Little Kiss’: Inside an Organized Crime Clan That Moved Cocaine Across Europe With logistical support from a scion nicknamed “Little Kiss,” the Giorgi-Boviciani clan of the 'Ndrangheta crime group used northwestern Europe as a co…

The Forgotten History of European Drug-Dealer Activism  In a small Dutch city outside of The Netherlands, drug user activists from around the world gathered in 1999 for the fourth annual International Drug Users Day (IDUD) conference.  A…

Belarus. Illegaler Zigarettenhandel: Für Lukaschenko eine Goldgrube  Viele Regimekritiker und -kritikerinnen mussten in Nachbarländer fliehen. Von dort aus versuchen sie, Lukaschenkos Einnahmequellen trockenzulegen. Auch Schweizer Firmen spiel…

Kolumbien. Colombia coca crop area expanded to 245,000 hectares in 2020 - report BOGOTA - The area occupied by coca crops in Colombia expanded to 245,000 hectares (605,408 acres) at the end of 2020, and cocaine production capacity rose to 1,010 met…

Niederlande. “No Story Is Worth as Much as My Life” - Fears Mount Following Attack on Dutch Journalist  Did “cocaine baron” Ridouan Taghi commission a hit job on Dutch star reporter Peter R. de Vries? The assassination attempt casts new light…