Colombia bans cocaine-killing crop dusters over health fears
CRUCITO, Colombia — Manuel de Jesus Sanchez holds up a green poncho to protect his skin from the midday sun. The farmer says he was working in a rice paddy four years ago when a crop duster buzzed by,...
View ArticleThe grim toll of the war on drugs
Don Winslow, novelist and conscientious objector to America’s longest “war,” was skeptical when he was in Washington on a recent Sunday. This was shortly after news broke about the escape, from one of...
View ArticlePlan to use crocodiles as death row guards moves forward
Here’s one way to take a bite out of crime. In a move seemingly inspired by the Bond flick “Live and Let Die,” crocodiles may soon be used to guard death row inmates in Indonesia. News of plans for the...
View ArticleWatch how El Chapo was finally caught
Video made public Monday shows heavily armed Mexican marines exchanging gunfire and hurling hand grenades at drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s henchmen during the deadly raid that led to his...
View ArticleEl Chapo goes from drug lord to fashion icon
You, too, can dress like a notorious drug lord — for $128. California clothing company Barabas is cashing in on its connection to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who wore its gaudy shirt for his Rolling...
View ArticleMexico moving recaptured El Chapo from cell to cell
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government is moving Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman constantly from cell to cell inside the maximum-security prison where he is being held, the same lockup the elusive drug lord...
View ArticleSean Penn breaks silence on El Chapo interview
Sean Penn heaped praise on himself for scooping the world with his “El Chapo” interview — defiantly fending off widespread criticism for meeting the notorious drug lord in his jungle hideout. “When you...
View ArticleEl Chapo may have had business deal with actress who arranged Sean Penn...
MEXICO CITY — There are indications that drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman had business dealings with actress Kate del Castillo, who arranged a meeting between the drug boss and actor Sean Penn,...
View ArticleThis time, prison sucks for El Chapo
It’s a dog’s life for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in prison, where the drug lord is depressed, been given “Don Quixote” to cheer him up, and has his food tasted first by a pooch — to prevent anyone from...
View ArticleMexican authorities want to question actress over El Chapo
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have ordered that actress Kate del Castillo be located and presented for questioning about her encounters with cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Two security...
View ArticleLess than a dozen people NYPD caught smoking pot did time
Only 11 of the nearly 4,000 people caught smoking pot in New York City earlier this year had to spend a night in Central Booking, according to new arrest records. The rest of the 3,897 marijuana...
View ArticleObama cuts short sentences for 111 federal inmates
WASHINGTON — President Obama cut short on Tuesday the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Two of those were from The...
View ArticlePhilippine president evokes Hitler in threat to rid country of drug dealers
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the rhetoric over his bloody anti-crime war to a new level Friday, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust and saying he would be...
View ArticleVigilantes execute drug dealer on city street in Philippines
Disturbing images released Wednesday show an alleged narcotics dealer fatally shot execution-style in the middle of a street in the Philippines, making him the latest victim in that nation’s...
View ArticleColombia releases Pablo Escobar’s #1 hitman after 22 years
BOGOTA, Colombia — A former hit man for Pablo Escobar, who confessed to hundreds of murders as head of the drug kingpin’s army of assassins, has been freed from a maximum security prison under heavy...
View ArticleDrug sting nets $12M worth of heroin headed for NYC
The owner of a Queens trucking company called Good Guys Transport used one of his big rigs for a really bad purpose — shuttling massive quantities of heroin across the country. Dorian Cabrera’s...
View ArticleColombia bans cocaine-killing crop dusters over health fears
CRUCITO, Colombia — Manuel de Jesus Sanchez holds up a green poncho to protect his skin from the midday sun. The farmer says he was working in a rice paddy four years ago when a crop duster buzzed by,...
View ArticleThe grim toll of the war on drugs
Don Winslow, novelist and conscientious objector to America’s longest “war,” was skeptical when he was in Washington on a recent Sunday. This was shortly after news broke about the escape, from one of...
View ArticlePlan to use crocodiles as death row guards moves forward
Here’s one way to take a bite out of crime. In a move seemingly inspired by the Bond flick “Live and Let Die,” crocodiles may soon be used to guard death row inmates in Indonesia. News of plans for the...
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