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Commission seeks closer ties with Latin America to tackle drug traffic

Cooperation with drug exporting countries would enable Europol to access more data on illegal activities .

World News

Romanian right-wing parties join efforts ahead of EU elections

The bloc's goal is to challenge the country's governing alliance and the rising far-right movement across Europe.

Denmark

Copenhagen residents dismantle Christiania's drug market

In the words of the Mayor of Copenhagen, for Christiania to exist, drug dealing and clashes have to stop. Residents have taken initiative.

World News

EU's most threatening criminal networks enter legal economy

Crime webs are penetrating legitimate businesses across the 27-nation bloc, relying heavily on corruption to develop their activities.

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Health news

Doctors in Belgium see serious nose lesions amid rising cocaine use

Doctors are treating people in Belgium who present with serious nose problems due to cocaine use.

World News

Hundreds arrested in French anti-drug police raids

French police arrested more than 190 people today in cities as part of a far-reaching anti-drug clampdown. President Macron described the raids as "unprecedented".

Earth News

Euroviews. It’s the Amazon’s turn to lead on global climate action

It seems easier to resign ourselves to a world marked by constant climate catastrophes than to imagine a reality in which our economies and energy systems are released from the shackles of the fossil fuel industry, Colombian President Gustavo Petro writes.

Honduras

Former Honduras President convicted in US

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted in New York on Friday of conspiring with drug traffickers to enable tonnes of cocaine to be smuggled into the US.

Euronews Witness

Inside Marseille’s deadly drug wars: Why are youths killing youths?

Forty-nine people were killed in drug-related shoot-outs between rival gangs in Marseille in 2023 - and the killing is ongoing. Is the situation in the French port city spiralling out of control? Euronews Witness heads south to find out.

Health news

Spanish priest arrested by police for trafficking Viagra

The clergyman's diocese has expressed regret at his alleged actions. As well as Viagra, the priest was found to have other aphrodisiac substances.

Lifestyle

Care Bear undercover cop busts female drug dealing suspect in Peru

In Lima, Peru, a police officer disguised as a Care Bear delivering flowers and chocolates to arrest a suspected cocaine drug dealer before Valentine's Day.

World News

Spanish police seize 8 tonnes of cocaine in fake power generator

The eight-tonne cocaine haul is one of the largest ever intercepted in Spain.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica asks EU for help to fight drug trafficking in the country

Costa Rica and the EU will cooperate to fight narco traffic in the country, where drug-related murders have reached record numbers in the past year.

World News

Ecuadorian government seizes and destroys over 20 tonnes of cocaine

Ecuadorian authorities have started the process of destroying some 22 tonnes of cocaine seized in recent days.

World News

EU launches European Ports Alliance tackle drug trafficking

Last year saw a huge increase in drug seizures in several European ports, with gangs exploiting security weaknesses.

Spain

Spanish police apprehend major drug dealing network

Spanish police raided several homes across Madrid where they discovered two drug distribution lines belonging to the same criminal organisation.

Belgium

Belgian customs seized a record amount of cocaine in 2023

The amount of cocaine seized in Europe continues to rise every year, driven by the growing demand among Europeans.

World News

Euroviews. Amid escalating drug wars, Benelux police is striking back — together

The new Benelux Police Treaty, which entered into force on 1 October, has given law enforcement in all three countries a plethora of cross-border instruments, making it the finest tool in the fight against organised crime in Europe, Frans Weekers and Jochen Stöger write.

Economy

UK facilitates corruption by Central Asian elites, says new report

The UK’s powerful financial sector “bears some responsibility for the continuation of corruption and kleptocracy by Central Asian elites”, according to a British parliamentary report, which also noted the government’s responsibility in the matter.

World News

Euroviews. The EU’s Ports Strategy should zero in on global hubs of illicit trade

The EU’s Ports Strategy proposes measures to intercept drugs and other illicit goods on arrival in Europe, but disrupting global black market hubs will have a far greater impact, David M Luna writes.