USA. Trapped by the ‘Walmart of Heroin’ (Feature) A Philadelphia neighborhood is the largest open-air narcotics market for heroin on the East Coast. Addicts come from all over, and many never leave. (New York Times, 10.10.2018) https:/…

China/USA. Fentanyl crisis: Is China a major source of illegal drugs? Amid tension between China and the US over trade, there's also friction over another issue - the illegal trade in synthetic drugs. (BBC, UK, 24.09.2018) https://www.bbc.com/news…

Belgien. Cocaine smuggling is corrupting Antwerp politics, says mayor  Bart De Wever blames Dutch drug bosses for tenfold rise in drug finds at Belgian port The scale of cocaine smuggling at the port of Antwerp – through which half of E…

Illegale Märkte im Darknet: Der Kiffer ist König Illegale Märkte im Darknet arbeiten verblüffend erfolgreich mit Händlerbewertungen, Moderatoren und Treuhandsystem – auch ohne bürgerliches Gesetz im Rücken…

Belgien. A Murdered Journalist's Last Investigation · Going Bananas: Flanders Transformed into Hub for International Cocaine Trafficking When he was murdered by an unknown assassin earlier this year, Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak wa…

Mosambik. How WhatsApp has helped heroin become Mozambique’s second biggest export As many as 40 tonnes of heroin could be passing through Mozambique every year, making it the country's second biggest export, in a trade that is boosted by the…