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Colombia Risks US Decertification Amid Rising Coca Cultivation
Colombia risks US decertification for failing to meet drug reduction targets despite record drug seizures in 2024; coca cultivation increased by 10% to 253,000 hectares, jeopardizing crucial bilateral security cooperation and potentially impacting anti-narcotics aid.
Colombia Risks US Decertification Amid Rising Coca Cultivation
Colombia risks US decertification for failing to meet drug reduction targets despite record drug seizures in 2024; coca cultivation increased by 10% to 253,000 hectares, jeopardizing crucial bilateral security cooperation and potentially impacting anti-narcotics aid.
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Police Inspector Arrested for Alleged Collaboration with Drug Trafficking Ring
Spanish police arrested senior inspector Óscar Sánchez for allegedly collaborating with a drug trafficking ring led by Ignacio Torán, using encrypted messages to facilitate cocaine shipments and avoid detection; nearly €19 million was seized from Sánchez's home and office.
Spanish Police Inspector Arrested for Alleged Collaboration with Drug Trafficking Ring
Spanish police arrested senior inspector Óscar Sánchez for allegedly collaborating with a drug trafficking ring led by Ignacio Torán, using encrypted messages to facilitate cocaine shipments and avoid detection; nearly €19 million was seized from Sánchez's home and office.
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40% Bias Score
Russian Mother Arrested for Fatal Child Drug Poisoning
In Miass, Russia, a 31-year-old mother was arrested for murdering her two-year-old son by administering lethal doses of narcotics; despite neighbors' repeated attempts to alert social services, the family was not flagged as at-risk, highlighting systemic failures in the child protection system.
Russian Mother Arrested for Fatal Child Drug Poisoning
In Miass, Russia, a 31-year-old mother was arrested for murdering her two-year-old son by administering lethal doses of narcotics; despite neighbors' repeated attempts to alert social services, the family was not flagged as at-risk, highlighting systemic failures in the child protection system.
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64% Bias Score
Andalusian Drug War Escalates: Death Threats Follow OCON Sur Disbanding
Three drug traffickers died in confrontations with authorities in Andalusia this month, prompting death threats against Guardia Civil officers following the disbanding of the elite anti-narcotics unit OCON Sur, despite its success in reducing drug trafficking, contradicting Minister Grande-Marlaska'...
Andalusian Drug War Escalates: Death Threats Follow OCON Sur Disbanding
Three drug traffickers died in confrontations with authorities in Andalusia this month, prompting death threats against Guardia Civil officers following the disbanding of the elite anti-narcotics unit OCON Sur, despite its success in reducing drug trafficking, contradicting Minister Grande-Marlaska'...
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56% Bias Score
Drug Smuggling Violence Claims Lives of Two Spanish Officers
Two Civil Guard officers were killed in Barbate, Spain, on February 9th, 2024, while pursuing drug smugglers; this incident follows a similar attack in Algeciras two years prior, and highlights the dangers faced by law enforcement in the region.
Drug Smuggling Violence Claims Lives of Two Spanish Officers
Two Civil Guard officers were killed in Barbate, Spain, on February 9th, 2024, while pursuing drug smugglers; this incident follows a similar attack in Algeciras two years prior, and highlights the dangers faced by law enforcement in the region.
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56% Bias Score
ELN's Binational Operations in Venezuela Fuel Conflict and Hinder Redemocratization
Armed conflict in Colombia's Catatumbo region between the ELN and FARC dissidents, fueled by cocaine trafficking, has caused 52 deaths and over 52,800 displaced people by January 31, 2025; Venezuela's support for the ELN hinders peace in Colombia and Venezuela's redemocratization.
ELN's Binational Operations in Venezuela Fuel Conflict and Hinder Redemocratization
Armed conflict in Colombia's Catatumbo region between the ELN and FARC dissidents, fueled by cocaine trafficking, has caused 52 deaths and over 52,800 displaced people by January 31, 2025; Venezuela's support for the ELN hinders peace in Colombia and Venezuela's redemocratization.
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44% Bias Score
France Secures First Forced Extradition from Dubai Since 2021
France extradited Mehdi Charafa, a drug trafficker and money launderer, from Dubai on February 18th, marking the first forced extradition since 2021 and demonstrating improved judicial cooperation between France and the UAE, despite ongoing challenges.
France Secures First Forced Extradition from Dubai Since 2021
France extradited Mehdi Charafa, a drug trafficker and money launderer, from Dubai on February 18th, marking the first forced extradition since 2021 and demonstrating improved judicial cooperation between France and the UAE, despite ongoing challenges.
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32% Bias Score
France to Tax Illegal Income for Social Security
The French government plans to collect social security contributions from illegal activities like drug trafficking, aiming to recover misappropriated benefits and increase revenue by leveraging existing tax laws and legal frameworks. In 2024, detected fraud reached a record €20 billion.
France to Tax Illegal Income for Social Security
The French government plans to collect social security contributions from illegal activities like drug trafficking, aiming to recover misappropriated benefits and increase revenue by leveraging existing tax laws and legal frameworks. In 2024, detected fraud reached a record €20 billion.
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36% Bias Score
Mexico Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Counter Foreign Intervention in Drug War
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed a constitutional amendment to counter what she perceives as foreign intervention in Mexico's fight against drug cartels, following the US and Canada's designation of six Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. The amendment strengthens Articles 19 and...
Mexico Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Counter Foreign Intervention in Drug War
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum proposed a constitutional amendment to counter what she perceives as foreign intervention in Mexico's fight against drug cartels, following the US and Canada's designation of six Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. The amendment strengthens Articles 19 and...
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64% Bias Score
Memoir of a Colombian Drug Lord: Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela's Account
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela's memoir details his life as a Colombian drug lord, his motivations, his business strategies, and his complex relationship with Colombian politics, all while serving a 30-year prison sentence in the US for money laundering and cocaine trafficking.
Memoir of a Colombian Drug Lord: Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela's Account
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela's memoir details his life as a Colombian drug lord, his motivations, his business strategies, and his complex relationship with Colombian politics, all while serving a 30-year prison sentence in the US for money laundering and cocaine trafficking.
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40% Bias Score
Insufficient Resources Fuel Drug Trafficking Violence in the Strait of Gibraltar
Two Civil Guard officers died in Barbate, Spain on February 9th, 2024, after being hit by a drug-smuggling boat, highlighting insufficient resources to combat the escalating drug trafficking in the Strait of Gibraltar, resulting in increased violence and drug smuggling despite prior warnings and pro...
Insufficient Resources Fuel Drug Trafficking Violence in the Strait of Gibraltar
Two Civil Guard officers died in Barbate, Spain on February 9th, 2024, after being hit by a drug-smuggling boat, highlighting insufficient resources to combat the escalating drug trafficking in the Strait of Gibraltar, resulting in increased violence and drug smuggling despite prior warnings and pro...
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56% Bias Score
France Creates Specialized Prosecutor's Office to Combat Drug Trafficking
The French Senate approved a bill creating a National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office (Pnaco) to combat drug trafficking, including asset seizure measures and strengthened investigative techniques, with concerns raised about potential impacts on individual liberties and the absence of preve...
France Creates Specialized Prosecutor's Office to Combat Drug Trafficking
The French Senate approved a bill creating a National Anti-Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office (Pnaco) to combat drug trafficking, including asset seizure measures and strengthened investigative techniques, with concerns raised about potential impacts on individual liberties and the absence of preve...
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48% Bias Score
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