32 h. ago Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the Caribbean

US has used claims of a ‘war on drugs’ to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executionsAmid growing tensions between Washington and Caracas, the US has gathered its largest military presence in the Caribbean since the 1989 invasion of Panama.Donald Trump’s administration has steadily increased pressure on Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of running the “Cartel of the Suns” drug-trafficking organization, and placing a $50m bounty on his head. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago The ‘war on terror’ has killed millions. Trump is reviving it in Venezuela | Daniel Mendiola

After decades of terrorizing civilians in the name of fighting terror, the White House is trying to do it with even less oversightFor the last two months, US forces have amassed outside Venezuela and carried out a series of lethal strikes on civilian boats. The Trump White House has ordered these actions in the name of fighting “narco-terrorists” – a label apparently applicable to anyone suspected of participating in drug trafficking near Latin American coastlines. More than 80 people have already been killed in these pre-emptive strikes, and war hawks are calling for expanded military action to depose the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro.Watching this play out, I am reminded of a passage from the geographer Stuart Elden’s award-winning 2009 book, Terror and Territory. In discussing how to study the “war on terror”, Elden observed that it did not make sense to study terrorism as something unique to non-state actors.Daniel Mendiola is a professor of Latin American history and mig...

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3 d. ago Thousands march in Marseille to denounce drug violence after killing of activist's brother

Thousands of people have gathered in the French city port of Marseille to denounce drug trafficking after the killing of an activist's brother

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5 d. ago Over 1,000 pounds of meth seized and 15 people charged in Colorado drug investigation

Federal authorities in Colorado say they have disrupted a Mexican drug trafficking organization that was operating in the state

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6 d. ago Canadian former Olympic snowboarder wanted by US is charged with orchestrating murder of witness

A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who is wanted by authorities for running a multi-national drug trafficking network is facing additional charges in connection with the killing of a federal witness

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6 d. ago Eight people ‘linked to Albanian mafia’ arrested over plot to kill Brussels’ chief prosecutor

Suspects linked to drug trafficking underworld found after a four-month-long investigation

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8 d. ago Alleged plot to bribe a juror with $100,000 upends former heavyweight boxer’s NYC drug trial

A federal jury about to hear the drug-trafficking case against a former heavyweight boxer has been abruptly dismissed after three men were charged with trying to bribe a juror with up to $100,000 to return a not guilty verdict

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8 d. ago US attacks another alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing three, as Trump signals possible talks with Maduro

Strike comes as navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean Sea and president says US may open talks with Venezuelan leaderThe United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,” the US Southern Command announced in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Moment US strikes another drug smuggling vessel, killing 3, as narco war ramps up

THREE suspected narco-terrorists are the latest to die in Donald Trump's continued strikes against illegal boats trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific. Dramatic footage shows the moment a boat was lined up by a target, before missiles were deployed to take them out. Viewers can see the haunting moment the missiles connect with the ship,...

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8 d. ago US military attacks another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing three

This is 21st known strike since early September as Trump officials justify efforts to stop narcotics from entering USThe United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,” the US Southern Command announced in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Ecuadorian drug gang leader captured in Spain years after faking his death

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has announced the capture of one of Ecuador’s most wanted drug traffickers

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1 week ago Revealed: The 14,000 foreign criminals let off for saying SORRY

The foreigners were among more than 412,000 offenders who escaped receiving a criminal record because they were handed 'community resolution orders' instead.

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1 week ago London Suspends Sharing Caribbean Drug Trafficking Intelligence With U.S.

London Suspends Sharing Caribbean Drug Trafficking Intelligence With U.S.  Мілітарний

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1 week ago Britain has 'stopped sharing intelligence with the US' about suspected Caribbean drug traffickers after American lethal strikes

British military chiefs and spies are said to doubt the legality of Mr Trump's lethal strikes and do not want their own intelligence being used to identify targets.

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2 w. ago Glasgow garage owner jailed after police find deadly haul of guns and drugs

Kristopher Kinnaird was busted on the Encrochat phone network - acting as a middleman for supplying firearms and drug trafficking.

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2 w. ago Hegseth says six people killed in two new US attacks on alleged drug boats

US defense secretary says without providing evidence that dead from strikes in eastern Pacific were ‘narco-terrorists’US forces struck two more alleged drug trafficking boats off the coast of South America, killing six people, the Trump administration’s defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said.The US began carrying out such strikes – which some experts say amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers – in early September, taking aim at vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Bella Culley reunions: Pregnant drugs mule back with her family back home

Bella, 19, was freed from a secure unit in Tbilisi with her mum Lyanne Kennedy by her side. There were a long line of cars at the family home as she enjoyed her freedom.

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2 w. ago ‘Drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping’: the lawless rush for rare earth minerals in Venezuela

Guerrilla groups have seized control of mining areas, exploiting Indigenous people and fuelling environmental ruin on the border with ColombiaFor months, Brig Gen Rafael Olaya Quintero, commander of the Orinoco naval force, has been chasing tin and coltan traffickers across the waterways at Colombia’s border with Venezuela.His mission has become more urgent since the global shift towards clean energy has generated an unprecedented rush for rare earth elements and critical minerals. These materials are vital components in electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines, fighter jets and guided missiles, with demand also driven by increased defence budgets in the EU, US and China, and throughout the world. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The curious case of Dutch international turned drug smuggler Quincy Promes

The likes of Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal all once pursued Quincy Promes – but their efforts were never as intense as those of Dutch police. Will Castle explores his criminal history following his long-awaited extradition

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2 w. ago Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in US

Pontiff says authorities must address the spiritual rights of those held in custody amid immigration crackdownPope Leo has called for “deep reflection” in the US about the treatment of migrants held in detention, saying that “many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now”.The Chicago-born pope was responding late on Tuesday to a range of geopolitical questions from reporters outside the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, including what kind of spiritual rights migrants in US custody should have, US military attacks on suspected drug traffickers off Venezuela and the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. Continue reading...

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