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Pablo Escobar, El Patrón del Mal
August 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Book Reviews
Colombian Governor Says Forgo Coca Eradication Program, Use Money to Combat Poverty
July 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombia's program to eradicate coca - the raw material of cocaine - is a failure and the money would be better spent on efforts to alleviate rural poverty, the governor of the southwestern province of Nariño said here Friday. continue reading »
Airport Shooting in Mexico Began Over Drug Dispute
July 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A June 25 shootout at Mexico City's capital's airport that left three police officers dead began with an argument among cops over a packet of cocaine, a leading Mexican newspaper said Friday. continue reading »
Costa Rica Arrests Mexican Cocaine Kingpin Who’s Wanted in 8 Countries
July 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A high-ranking member of Mexico's Gulf drug cartel was arrested Thursday in Costa Rica, the Central American country's top counternarcotics official said. continue reading »
U.S. Customs Seizes $7.3 Million Worth of Cocaine
June 17, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
On May 29, Customs and Border Protection officers at the Miami Seaport discovered approximately 459 pounds of cocaine hidden in a container at the Port of Miami. While inspecting containers at the Miami seaport CBP officers identified suspect suspicious boxes in a container which a CBP canine subsequently alerted to for the presence of narcotics. continue reading »
Mexican Court Overturns Ruling, “Queen of the Pacific” Will be Extradited to the U.S.
June 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Mexican federal court ruled that a reputed drug trafficker known as the "Queen of the Pacific" can be extradited to the United States. The judges overturned a January ruling blocking the handover of Sandra Avila Beltran on grounds that U.S. authorities were seeking to try her on the same charges as those she had already been acquitted of in Mexico. continue reading »
2.5 tons of Cocaine, $300,000 Confiscated in Colombia
June 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police seized 2.5 tons of cocaine and a large amount of cash in three operations in different parts of Colombia, arresting 16 suspects, President Juan Manuel Santos said. continue reading »
Bolivia Destroyed 250 Cocaine Labs This Week
June 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Bolivian police dismantled nearly 250 cocaine laboratories in recent days in the eastern province of Santa Cruz, the FELCN drug enforcement agency said. continue reading »
The Heat is On In Oscar De La Hoya’s Latest Sex Scandal (VIDEO)
November 15, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Boxer Oscar de la Hoya has turned up the heat in the case of a woman suing him for $5M for allegedly imprisoning her during a kinky night of sex and drugs. continue reading »
Coca Cultivation in Bolivia Remains Stable, Contributes $310 Million to Economy
September 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The cultivation of coca bushes in Bolivia has remained stable over the past year with 31,000 hectares planted with the shrub, the raw material for the manufacture of cocaine, according to a new survey by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: Woman Arrested in Barcelona With 8lbs. of Cocaine IN HER NUTS!
June 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The woman managed to fly from Bogotá to Barcelona with 8lbs of the alkaloid hidden in wine bottles, and nuts. continue reading »
Bolivian Coca Growers Upset With Comedy Film (VIDEO)
June 20, 2011 | by The Guardian | Latino Daily News
The film titled “Los Gringos No Comen Llajua” (Gringos Don’t Eat Spicy Sauce) has been banned in the Chulumani region of Bolivia after local coca growers say they have been portrayed at criminals. continue reading »
Bolivia Appeals to the UN to Legalize Chewable Coca Leaf
January 20, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chewing coca leaves has been a common practice among Andean indigenous populations through countless generations, dating back to pre-Colombus times. continue reading »
