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Global Drugs Production At 3,708 Tonnes, 34% Jump From 2022: UN
Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.
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Mother Of Colombian Leader Shot In Head Was Kidnapped By Pablo Escobar
Diana Turbay was a journalist and was kidnapped in 1990 by a group working under drug lord Pablo Escobar. She died in a failed rescue attempt.
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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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'Narco Wig': Man Arrested For Smuggling 400 Doses Of Cocaine Hidden In Hair Wig
A Colombian man was arrested at Cartagena's Rafael Nunez International Airport for attempting to smuggle 400 doses of cocaine hidden inside his hair wig.
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"Cocaine Only Illegal As It Comes From Latin America": Colombia President
Colombia is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter, mainly to US and Europe, and has spent decades fighting against drug trafficking.
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
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US Man Admits To Stuffing Girlfriend's Body In Suitcase, But Can't Recall Killing Her
John Poulos said he did drugs with Trespalacios and used alcohol to wash it down. But on January 22, 2023, the routine gave him a bad reaction and impaired both his judgement and memory.
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Pablo Escobar's Pet Hippos To Be Culled By Colombia
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
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Drug Smugglers Deliver Shipment Of Cocaine Worth 68 Million Pounds To Czech Supermarkets By Mistake
Cocaine worth almost 68 million pounds has been seized by police in the Czech Republic after it was mistakenly delivered to supermarkets in banana shipments.
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Colombian Police Seize 1,300 Kg Cocaine Camouflaged As Potatoes: Report
The police in Colombia have seized more than 1,300 kilograms of cocaine disguised as frozen potatoes and chips, the ABC News reported. Authorities said they consider it as one of the most innovative attempts to traffic drugs in recent years.
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El Chapo Cartel Member Arrested After Model Girlfriend Posts Picture On Facebook
A notorious Mexican drug trafficker wanted in nearly 200 different countries has finally been arrested in Colombia after his model girlfriend posted pictures of the pair kissing at a tourist attraction on Facebook.
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Bitcoin, Other Crypto Use to Launder Drug Money on the Rise, Says Report
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are being increasingly used to launder drug money by Mexican and Columbian cartels, the UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said Thursday.
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"You Beat Me," World's 'Most Dangerous' Drug Trafficker Said On Capture
The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.
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Colombia's Top Drug Trafficker 'Otoniel' Captured, Says Government
Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said Saturday.
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Narco Pablo Escobar's Lawyered-Up Hippos Recognised As People By Court
In a first, a US court has recognized animals as legal persons -- specifically, the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses who have thrived in Colombia since the notorious drug lord was killed almost 30 years ago.
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Global Drugs Production At 3,708 Tonnes, 34% Jump From 2022: UN
Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.
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Mother Of Colombian Leader Shot In Head Was Kidnapped By Pablo Escobar
Diana Turbay was a journalist and was kidnapped in 1990 by a group working under drug lord Pablo Escobar. She died in a failed rescue attempt.
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"Opportunity For Drug Trafficking": Colombia Warns Trump Against Blacklisting
Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.
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'Narco Wig': Man Arrested For Smuggling 400 Doses Of Cocaine Hidden In Hair Wig
A Colombian man was arrested at Cartagena's Rafael Nunez International Airport for attempting to smuggle 400 doses of cocaine hidden inside his hair wig.
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"Cocaine Only Illegal As It Comes From Latin America": Colombia President
Colombia is the world's biggest cocaine producer and exporter, mainly to US and Europe, and has spent decades fighting against drug trafficking.
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Record High Colombian Cocaine Production In 2023: UN
Colombia, the world's biggest cocaine exporter, set a new record last year for production of the drug and cultivation of the coca leaf it is made from, a United Nations report said.
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US Man Admits To Stuffing Girlfriend's Body In Suitcase, But Can't Recall Killing Her
John Poulos said he did drugs with Trespalacios and used alcohol to wash it down. But on January 22, 2023, the routine gave him a bad reaction and impaired both his judgement and memory.
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Pablo Escobar's Pet Hippos To Be Culled By Colombia
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
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Drug Smugglers Deliver Shipment Of Cocaine Worth 68 Million Pounds To Czech Supermarkets By Mistake
Cocaine worth almost 68 million pounds has been seized by police in the Czech Republic after it was mistakenly delivered to supermarkets in banana shipments.
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Colombian Police Seize 1,300 Kg Cocaine Camouflaged As Potatoes: Report
The police in Colombia have seized more than 1,300 kilograms of cocaine disguised as frozen potatoes and chips, the ABC News reported. Authorities said they consider it as one of the most innovative attempts to traffic drugs in recent years.
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El Chapo Cartel Member Arrested After Model Girlfriend Posts Picture On Facebook
A notorious Mexican drug trafficker wanted in nearly 200 different countries has finally been arrested in Colombia after his model girlfriend posted pictures of the pair kissing at a tourist attraction on Facebook.
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Bitcoin, Other Crypto Use to Launder Drug Money on the Rise, Says Report
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are being increasingly used to launder drug money by Mexican and Columbian cartels, the UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said Thursday.
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"You Beat Me," World's 'Most Dangerous' Drug Trafficker Said On Capture
The man Colombia describes as the world's most dangerous drug trafficker told security forces: "You beat me" when he was captured during an operation this weekend, the government said on Sunday, pledging to extradite him swiftly to the United States.
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Colombia's Top Drug Trafficker 'Otoniel' Captured, Says Government
Colombia's most-wanted drug trafficker, Dairo Antonio Usuga, also known as "Otoniel," was arrested by the country's authorities, the government said Saturday.
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Narco Pablo Escobar's Lawyered-Up Hippos Recognised As People By Court
In a first, a US court has recognized animals as legal persons -- specifically, the descendants of Pablo Escobar's hippopotamuses who have thrived in Colombia since the notorious drug lord was killed almost 30 years ago.
