State Dept. Claims ‘Progress’ in Afghan Drug War, But Production Increases | Warns of increasing marijuana farming
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Former Mexican President Urges Truce With Cartels, Amnesty
Former Mexican President Urges Truce With Cartels, Amnesty
Mexico Blocks US Extradition of ‘Drug Queen’
A Mexican "drug queen" acquitted of actual drug charges will not be extradited to the US, a Mexican federal court ruled today. Sandra Ávila Beltrán was cleared in December but held until the justice system could decide whether or not she would be sent to the US over a...
CIA, DEA, Contractors Operate Secretly Inside Mexico
Mexican law prohibits foreign armed forces to operate within the country without Congressional approval, but a new report claims that the United States has agents inside the country fighting in the "war on drugs," and is planning to send even more as private...
Anger in Costa Rica Over Deal to ‘Invite’ 46 US Warships
Anger in Costa Rica Over Deal to ‘Invite’ 46 US Warships | US Marines, warships to operate ‘at will’ in quiet nation