World Dec 26 How the Assad regime made billions producing and exporting party drugs By Leila Molana-Allen, Abdul Razzaq Al-Shami
Politics Oct 10 U.S. senators see a glimmer of hope for opening talks with China over the fentanyl crisis A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing are expressing hope that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks with China on its role in the fentanyl crisis ravaging America. By Associated Press
World Oct 08 Watch 6:38 Why the U.S. is pressuring China amid a crackdown on the global fentanyl trade The Biden administration has made recent moves against China-based firms and executives blamed for supplying chemicals used to make fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin. It’s part of the U.S. government’s effort to disrupt the… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
World Mar 27 WATCH: Blinken hosts U.S.-Colombia dialogue with Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva Durán Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva on Monday, March 27. By News Desk
World Dec 23 Watch 8:47 Jordan battles influx of cheap amphetamines from neighboring Syria In the first part of our series on the regional drug trade in the Middle East, we explored how crystal meth is affecting Iraq. In this segment, we turn our attention to Captagon, a cheap amphetamine that is popular in… By Simona Foltyn
Dec 22 Watch 8:12 Skyrocketing methamphetamine use poses new security threat in Iraq By Simona Foltyn The Middle East has long been plagued by conflicts, but now a crisis of a different sort is taking hold. The narcotics trade poses new security threats and risks forever changing societies whose conservative norms had usage in check. Special… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 7:57 Belgium authorities are intercepting cocaine, but most makes it into Europe anyway By Willem Marx, Joan Martelli Antwerp, Belgium, is one of the largest entry points into Europe and home to what Europol believes to be one of the most active cocaine trafficking networks. Local police raided dozens of locations last month and arrested 45 people as… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 6:00 What peace in Colombia would mean for the drug trade and those who depend on it By PBS News Hour As Colombian officials negotiate with FARC rebels to end the country’s 50-year civil war, the illegal drug trade -- used by the rebels to help finance their insurgency -- has become a major point of debate. Special correspondents Bruno Federico… Continue watching
Jan 10 Sean Penn met secretly with drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman By Elisabeth Ponsot In an interview with Sean Penn secretly conducted last year, drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman admitted he was the world's largest supplier of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana. Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S. offers full support to Mexico to capture drug lord ‘El Chapo’ By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The United States is pledging assistance to Mexico's government in bringing escaped drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to justice. Continue reading