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Suspected drug lord 'Dudus' Coke extradited to the US
24/06/2010 - JAMAICA

Suspected drug lord 'Dudus' Coke extradited to the US

Suspected Jamaican drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke was extradited to the United States on Thursday where, if convicted, he faces life in prison. Coke's almost month-long attempt to evade police left 73 people dead in Kingston.
Scores killed in drug-related shootings
12/06/2010 - MEXICO

Scores killed in drug-related shootings

Multiple drug-related attacks brought terror to two different northern Mexican cities, police said on Friday. Gunmen killed 19 people in a drug rehabilitation centre in Chihuahua, while 20 others died in drive-by shootings in Puerto Madero.
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Police seize billion-dollar cocaine haul in Gambia
09/06/2010 - GAMBIA

Police seize billion-dollar cocaine haul in Gambia

Gambian police have seized 2.34 tonnes of cocaine - worth an estimated one billion dollars - bound for Europe and arrested a dozen suspected traffickers after a joint investigation with British detectives.
The cannabis test: a new tool for watchful parents
14/04/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

The cannabis test: a new tool for watchful parents

Could teenagers soon be subjected to a cannabis test? A new test kit would allow parents to check the urine of their rebellious teenagers to see if they’ve been smoking the demon weed! Also in today’s French papers, we take a look at the ongoing fallout of the Storm Xynthia, Jacques Chirac’s rising popularity and how many people believe in aliens! WEDNESDAY, 14th APRIL, 2010
Gang leader confesses to involvement in US consulate murders
01/04/2010 - MEXICO

Gang leader confesses to involvement in US consulate murders

Ricardo Valles, a leader of the infamous Los Aztecas gang and a suspect in the US consulate murders in Mexico, has confessed to participating in the killings.
Top US delegation pledges help against drug violence
24/03/2010 - MEXICO

Top US delegation pledges help against drug violence

Top US security officials led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Tuesday to boost cross-border efforts to tackle a surge in violence connected to Mexican drug cartels as three more suspected drug deaths were reported in Ciudad Juarez.
FBI probes consulate slayings as drug-related death toll skyrockets
16/03/2010 - MEXICO

FBI probes consulate slayings as drug-related death toll skyrockets

American FBI agents have flown to Mexico to join investigations into the weekend killings of three US consulate staff in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, as relentless drug-related violence claimed more than 100 lives in three days.
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Drug violence in southern state leaves 25 dead
14/03/2010 - MEXICO

Drug violence in southern state leaves 25 dead

Drug-related violence left 25 people dead in Mexico's Guerrero state on Saturday, including police, civilian and suspected drug-traffickers, in and near the resort city of Acapulco. The bullet-riddled body of a reporter was also found.
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The scandal of Cambodia's rehabilitation centres
04/03/2010 - EXCLUSIVE

The scandal of Cambodia's rehabilitation centres

A report by Human Rights Watch denounces the harsh methods used by Cambodian authorities against young drug addicts in rehabilitation centres which resemble prisons. FRANCE 24 correspondent Cyril Payen went to investigate and sent us this exclusive report.
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Police chief sacked over cocaine and guns theft
03/03/2010 - GUATEMALA

Police chief sacked over cocaine and guns theft

Guatemala's chief of police Baltazar Gomez (pictured) has been sacked after he was arrested over the theft of 700 kg of cocaine and a large stash of guns from a drug gang warehouse. Gomez is the fourth chief of police to be sacked in two years.
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