United Kingdom British minister who could replace Theresa May admits to cocaine use in the past 08/06/2019
Spain Spanish police bust ‘black magic’ sex trafficking ring Fifteen young Brazilian transsexuals in the southeastern city of Murcia have been rescued from a sex trafficking ring, which forced them into prostitution through physical abuse and threats of black magic. 31/10/2018
brussels bureau Drug trafficking moves to 'darker corners' of the web: EU report 'Darknet' drug trade on the rise, say officials 28/11/2017
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels The day's events in Brussels, in a nutshell : the UK election gets rough, EU drugs overdoses rise again, and laying the foundations of European defence. 06/06/2017
no comment Crackdown in crackland Brazilian riot police arrested 34 in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday (May 21) in the downtown Sao Paulo neighbourhood known as Cracolandia (Crackland), a notorious zone where crack cocaine users and addicts 22/05/2017
Spain Two tons of cocaine seized from Atlantic fishing boat Police in Spain have seized two point four tonnes of cocaine from a fishing boat sailing under a Venezuelan flag in the Atlantic. 15/05/2017
USA Quantities of prescription drugs found at home of Prince after his death, court documents reveal 18/04/2017
Sport Former All Black lock Williams fined over cocaine possession A judicial source says the New Zealand player was drunk at the time of his arrest 05/04/2017
Philippines Duterte clashes with the Catholic Church The gloves are off between the president of the Philppines and the Catholic Church as they threaten to come to blows over his hardline war on drugs. 05/02/2017
USA Marijuana legalisation advocates get on their high horses in anti-Trump protest A group of “Washingstonians” have planned a 420-themed protest on January 20: the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States. 19/01/2017
Mexico Revenge kidnapping in Mexico as druglord's mother snatched by angry wife Villager power wins release in Mexico as angry wife enlists locals to kidnap mother of drug lord as ransom for captured husband. 16/12/2016
Cinema 'Moonlight' illuminates the darker side of the American dream A gay black dancer deals with the difficulties in modern day Miami. 03/11/2016
France France opens first supervised injection facility for drug addicts France has opened its first supervised injection facility for drug users. 11/10/2016
Mexico Mexico marijuana fair pushes for drug to be made legal 'Expoweed' - a marijuana fair and conference in Mexico City aims to counter popular misconceptions about the plant and campaign to make it legal. 13/08/2016
USA Flo-Jo: a story of the Olympics, speed and dying to succeed Her name is Florence Griffiths Joyner. But everybody called her Flo-Jo. She dazzled the world with her trademark one-legged leotards and six-inch 10/08/2016
Brazil Australia defends Olympic champion Horton over "drugs cheat" comments Australia made it clear on Monday there would be no apology to Chinese swimmer Sun Yang after Olympic champion Mack Horton called him a “drugs cheat” 08/08/2016
World Five Olympic moments that shocked the world The Olympic Games never fails to inspire. 03/08/2016
Colombia Colombian authorities burn down more than 100 cocaine 'laboratories' Colombian authorities say they have destroyed more than 100 cocaine laboratories. 03/08/2016