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Madrid Cocaine Lab Bust: Six Arrested, 14 kg of Cocaine Seized
Spanish police dismantled a semi-industrial cocaine lab in Arroyomolinos, Madrid, arresting six Colombian nationals—including a family—who processed up to 10 kilos of cocaine weekly using chemicals in a hidden basement lab, distributing it across Spain; the operation seized 14 kg cocaine, €64,000, a...
Madrid Cocaine Lab Bust: Six Arrested, 14 kg of Cocaine Seized
Spanish police dismantled a semi-industrial cocaine lab in Arroyomolinos, Madrid, arresting six Colombian nationals—including a family—who processed up to 10 kilos of cocaine weekly using chemicals in a hidden basement lab, distributing it across Spain; the operation seized 14 kg cocaine, €64,000, a...
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44% Bias Score
Potent New Opioid Nitazene Threatens to Worsen Opioid Crisis
A new synthetic opioid, nitazenes, 40 times stronger than fentanyl, is spreading in the US and Europe, causing increasing overdose risks due to its potency and uncontrolled distribution in various forms (intravenous, pills, powder, aerosols).
Potent New Opioid Nitazene Threatens to Worsen Opioid Crisis
A new synthetic opioid, nitazenes, 40 times stronger than fentanyl, is spreading in the US and Europe, causing increasing overdose risks due to its potency and uncontrolled distribution in various forms (intravenous, pills, powder, aerosols).
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40% Bias Score
Peru Two's Warning: Young Women Still Targeted for Drug Smuggling
Michaella McCollum, one of the "Peru Two," who served prison time for drug smuggling, warns that young women are still being targeted by criminal organizations to traffic drugs internationally, highlighting manipulative tactics and the vulnerabilities of young female travelers.
Peru Two's Warning: Young Women Still Targeted for Drug Smuggling
Michaella McCollum, one of the "Peru Two," who served prison time for drug smuggling, warns that young women are still being targeted by criminal organizations to traffic drugs internationally, highlighting manipulative tactics and the vulnerabilities of young female travelers.
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48% Bias Score
Polo-Playing Drug Lord Sentenced to 16 Years
Muhammed Asif Hafeez, a 66-year-old Pakistani businessman and polo club ambassador, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in New York for conspiring to import millions of doses of heroin and other drugs into the US, after a joint operation between British and American authorities exposed his vast drug...
Polo-Playing Drug Lord Sentenced to 16 Years
Muhammed Asif Hafeez, a 66-year-old Pakistani businessman and polo club ambassador, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in New York for conspiring to import millions of doses of heroin and other drugs into the US, after a joint operation between British and American authorities exposed his vast drug...
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64% Bias Score
Harsh Sentences for Dutch Smugglers in Antwerp
Three Dutch men, suspected of attempting to retrieve cocaine from containers in the port of Antwerp, face 40-month prison sentences, highlighting the stark difference in penalties compared to the Netherlands.
Harsh Sentences for Dutch Smugglers in Antwerp
Three Dutch men, suspected of attempting to retrieve cocaine from containers in the port of Antwerp, face 40-month prison sentences, highlighting the stark difference in penalties compared to the Netherlands.
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44% Bias Score
Costa del Sol Double Homicide Links to Scottish Gang War
Two senior figures in Glasgow's Lyons crime family, Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr, were gunned down in a Fuengirola pub on Saturday; a £250,000 bounty was reportedly placed on Monaghan's head due to a feud with a Spanish cartel, prompting concerns about the involvement of international criminal ...
Costa del Sol Double Homicide Links to Scottish Gang War
Two senior figures in Glasgow's Lyons crime family, Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jnr, were gunned down in a Fuengirola pub on Saturday; a £250,000 bounty was reportedly placed on Monaghan's head due to a feud with a Spanish cartel, prompting concerns about the involvement of international criminal ...
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60% Bias Score
US Sanctions El Chapo's Sons, Offers $20 Million Reward
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Los Chapitos, sons of El Chapo Guzmán, for fentanyl trafficking and offered $10 million rewards for their capture, targeting their Mazatlán businesses and associates, including Jose Raul Núñez Rios and Sheila Paola Urias Vázquez, for money laundering and suppo...
US Sanctions El Chapo's Sons, Offers $20 Million Reward
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Los Chapitos, sons of El Chapo Guzmán, for fentanyl trafficking and offered $10 million rewards for their capture, targeting their Mazatlán businesses and associates, including Jose Raul Núñez Rios and Sheila Paola Urias Vázquez, for money laundering and suppo...
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60% Bias Score
China's Fentanyl Crackdown: A Temporary Solution to a Complex Problem
China's 2019 decision to strictly control all fentanyl-related substances correlated with a roughly 25 percent decrease in US overdose deaths over a limited period, highlighting the potential for pragmatic diplomacy in addressing complex geopolitical challenges; however, the temporary nature of the ...
China's Fentanyl Crackdown: A Temporary Solution to a Complex Problem
China's 2019 decision to strictly control all fentanyl-related substances correlated with a roughly 25 percent decrease in US overdose deaths over a limited period, highlighting the potential for pragmatic diplomacy in addressing complex geopolitical challenges; however, the temporary nature of the ...
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36% Bias Score
Myanmar's Opium Surge: Civil War Fuels Record Drug Production
In Southern Shan State, Myanmar, opium production has surged by 135 percent since the 2021 military coup, reaching 995 tonnes in 2024, with farmers driven by poverty and conflict, feeding a lucrative trade controlled by powerful syndicates like Sam Gor and facilitated by the military, while armed gr...
Myanmar's Opium Surge: Civil War Fuels Record Drug Production
In Southern Shan State, Myanmar, opium production has surged by 135 percent since the 2021 military coup, reaching 995 tonnes in 2024, with farmers driven by poverty and conflict, feeding a lucrative trade controlled by powerful syndicates like Sam Gor and facilitated by the military, while armed gr...
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48% Bias Score
French Airport Workers Indicted in 50kg Cocaine Trafficking Ring
Seven people were indicted in France after a months-long investigation uncovered a cocaine trafficking operation between France and Brazil involving Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport employees; 50 kg of cocaine and €500,000 in assets were seized.
French Airport Workers Indicted in 50kg Cocaine Trafficking Ring
Seven people were indicted in France after a months-long investigation uncovered a cocaine trafficking operation between France and Brazil involving Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport employees; 50 kg of cocaine and €500,000 in assets were seized.
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36% Bias Score
China's Role in Mexican Drug Cartels: 50,000 Kilos of Precursor Chemicals Seized
U.S. border patrol seized 50,000 kilos of precursor chemicals this week, shipped from China to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for methamphetamine production; this is part of an ongoing initiative that has seized over 1,700,000 kilograms of such chemicals since 2019, highlighting the significant role o...
China's Role in Mexican Drug Cartels: 50,000 Kilos of Precursor Chemicals Seized
U.S. border patrol seized 50,000 kilos of precursor chemicals this week, shipped from China to the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico for methamphetamine production; this is part of an ongoing initiative that has seized over 1,700,000 kilograms of such chemicals since 2019, highlighting the significant role o...
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48% Bias Score
German Prosecutor on Trial for Alleged Cartel Leaks
A German prosecutor is on trial for allegedly taking bribes from a cocaine cartel in exchange for leaking information, including a warning about an upcoming police raid that enabled many suspects to flee abroad. The case is based on intercepted encrypted messages and testimony from a convicted drug ...
German Prosecutor on Trial for Alleged Cartel Leaks
A German prosecutor is on trial for allegedly taking bribes from a cocaine cartel in exchange for leaking information, including a warning about an upcoming police raid that enabled many suspects to flee abroad. The case is based on intercepted encrypted messages and testimony from a convicted drug ...
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52% Bias Score
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