drug trafficking
Reporters
Colombia: Cursed by coca in Catatumbo
While the United Nations on Wednesday announced that Colombia remains the world’s largest cocaine producer, our reporters visited the northeastern region of Catatumbo - one of…
Mexican authorities discover 166 bodies in mass grave
Mexican authorities discovered at least 166 bodies at a mass grave site in Veracruz state, prosecutors said Thursday, the latest horrifying find in a region hit by bloody drug…
Reporters
Forced disappearances in Mexico's drug war
Since 2006, when the Mexican military began to intervene in the country's war on drug trafficking, tens of thousands of people have gone missing. Have they been killed, sold to…
Drug smuggler returns to France after 18 years in Indonesian custody
A Frenchman detained for 18 years after trying to smuggle drugs into Bali arrived in Geneva on Sunday and was on his way home after being deported in a case that sparked outrage…
Focus
Mexican presidential frontrunner Obrador promises controversial amnesty plan
On Sunday, Mexicans will elect a new president. Andrés Manuel López Obrador is widely expected to win the poll. This would be a historic moment for Mexico, where the left has…
The Debate
Mexico swings left: Firebrand Lopez Obrador tipped for historic win
He likes to call himself a "high-risk politician." No, we're not talking about Donald Trump, but the man who come Sunday could become Mexico's first-ever left-wing president.…
Suspect arrested in killing of Mexican journalist
The alleged perpetrator behind the murder of Mexican journalist Javier Valdez—a long-time AFP collaborator killed in May 2017 -- is in police custody, Interior Minister Alfonso…
Tramadol: Cameroon’s low-budget opioid crisis
Today’s Focus report takes us to Cameroon where we look at a growing addiction to opioids. Readily available on the black market, one of the most abused substances, Tramadol, is…
Focus
Andalusia, the gateway to Europe for cannabis
More than 70% of cannabis in circulation in Europe transits through Andalusia, in southern Spain. The drug is transported from Morocco on speedboats across the Strait of…
Ecuador's president confirms journalists killed, vows military response
Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno on Friday confirmed that three press workers kidnapped along the conflictive border with Colombia had been killed, opening the door to a military…
Philippines's Duterte moves to quit ICC over 'outrageous attacks'
The Philippines said on Wednesday it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to what President Rodrigo Duterte called “outrageous” attacks by U.N.…
Revisited
Video: What remains of Peru’s Shining Path guerrillas?
Peru’s central Ayacucho region was hit hard by the conflict that plagued the country from the 1980s to 2000. It was the scene of massacres by the Shining Path guerrillas and…
Focus