Russia’s mephedrone problem is spiralling out of control
Russians are, stereotypically, known as heavy vodka drinkers – a fact that is often celebrated, despite all the bodily perils…
Does Singapore’s death penalty really deter drug crimes?
On Friday morning, Azwan bin Bohari was marched to the gallows. The 47-year-old Singaporean, himself an addict, was convicted of…
The rise of Isis in Russia’s prisons
On Friday, a hostage crisis unfolded at the IK-19 prison colony near Volgograd, the southern Russian city once known as Stalingrad. Four…
Trump’s crackdown on Mexico’s narco-cartels won’t work
Donald Trump has said he would not rule out military action against Mexico’s narco-cartels which he blames for the opioid crisis killing…
Could Kamala Harris end the war on weed?
Kamala Harris is the Democrats’ new hope for keeping Agent Orange out of the Oval Office. It’s probably for the best.…
Mexico’s narcos election
17 October 2019 will forever be etched in the memory of Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa in northwest Mexico, as Black…
How the Netherlands became a narco-state
In a heavily-fortified Amsterdam courthouse known as The Bunker, Ridouan Taghi, the chieftain of the so-called ‘Mocro-Maffia’ (Moroccan mafia), and…
How Ecuador descended into chaos
Ecuador was once spared the worst of the narco-warfare and insurgencies that have plagued Latin America. No longer. The storming…
How Ecuador became a narco state
Ecuador was once spared the worst of the narco-warfare and insurgencies that have plagued Latin America. No longer. The storming…
The mistakes of Prohibition still haunt us
On December 5, 1933, exactly ninety years ago, the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed, formally lifting the ban on alcoholic beverages that…
The West could pay a heavy price for the Taliban’s war on drugs
The meth and heroin addicts were still gathering in their hundreds in a squalid encampment under the Pul-e-Sokhta bridge in…
