Greece Four tonnes of cannabis found in cupcake-making machines The street value of the drugs is estimated at around €33 million. 23/04/2021
brussels bureau Europe at 'breaking point' over organised crime, says Europol The EU's law enforcement agency released a report on organised crime Monday highlighting the extent of the problem on the continent. 12/04/2021
Mexico Gunmen massacre police officers in ambush in central Mexico A huge search was underway for those responsible for killing eight state police officers and five prosecution investigators in the rural area southwest of Mexico City. 19/03/2021
Spain Police seize drug 'submarine' designed to smuggle narcotics into Spain Similar drug-smuggling vessels have in the past been discovered at sea, especially near Central and South America. 12/03/2021
World Asian drug lord Tse Chi Lop arrested at Amsterdam airport The alleged drug lord known as Asia's 'El Chapo' is suspected to run the Sam Gor international crime syndicate. 24/01/2021
no comment Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in abduction probe Mexico has ordered 25 arrest warrants for those suspected to have been involved in the disappearance of 43 students six years ago including soldiers and police. 27/09/2020
Italy Italian police station shut amid 'torture' and 'drug-dealing' charges "Nothing happened there was licit', the prosecutor of Piacenza said. 22/07/2020
Colombia Dissident FARC rebels killed in Colombia after taking up arms again It comes after former FARC commanders Ivan Marquez and Jesus Santrich announced on YouTube that they were going to take up arms again. 31/08/2019
Spain Police in Spain seize 2.7 tonnes of hashish A three-year joint operation by Spanish and Italian police has resulted in the seizure of 2.7 tonnes of hashish in the Spanish region of Andalusia. 11/05/2019
Mexico Mexicans seek answers over 40,000 missing loved ones It's estimated 40,000 people have gone missing since Mexico began its war on drugs in 2006. Families accuse the police of failing to investigate the disappearances. 11/05/2019
futuris EU scientists fight against growing drug market with 'encyclopedia' of legal highs New psychoactive substances (NPS) are designed to mimic the effects of illegal narcotics such as cannabis, cocaine or heroin. Despite this, they are often not illegal and can be cheaply purchased online. 06/05/2019
USA 'El Chapo' juror says panelists regularly broke judge's order "You know how we were told we can't look at the media during the trial? Well, we did," the juror said. 21/02/2019
no comment Suspected drug traffickers killed by police in Rio shootout Brazilian police killed at least 13 suspected drug traffickers on Friday in a shootout in Rio de Janeiro. 09/02/2019
world news Canada and China ramp up war of words over Canadian’s death sentence Beijing and Ottawa have exchanged accusations after convicted drug smuggler Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s 15-year jail term in China was replaced with the death penalty. 15/01/2019
