Trump puts on hold designation of Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pulled back on his stated plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terror groups, saying he was doing so at the request of his counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Last month, Trump called for a "war" on the cartels ...
Police find LSD at home of award-winning Japanese actress Erika Sawajiri
Police have seized LSD from the home of actress Erika Sawajiri, who was arrested last month over the possession of the synthetic drug MDMA, investigative sources said Friday, backing up her account to police that she used various illegal drugs such as LSD and ...
Fear grips Mexico border town after firefight involving cartel convoy leaves 22 dead
A small town near the U.S.-Mexico border began cleaning up Monday, gripped by fear after the killing of 22 people in a ferocious weekend gun-battle between drug cartel members and security forces. A 72-year-old woman living near Villa Union's city hall recounted how she huddled ...
Mexico president marks year in office with party and protests
Thousands of Mexicans packed into the capital's central square Sunday to celebrate President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's first year in office, while thousands more marched down the city's main avenue to protest violence and other ills in the country. The mood in the Zocalo was ...
At least 21 killed during Mexico cartel attack on town near U.S. border
Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, bringing the death toll to at least 21. The Coahuila state government said in ...
Backlash erupts in Mexico at Trump plan to list cartels as 'terror' groups
Donald Trump's plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations has ignited a raging debate in Mexico on whether the groups' horrific violence should be considered terrorism. Mexicans broadly agree on one thing, though: they don't want the American president's help. Mexico's powerful cartels have ...
An Australian woman escaped the death penalty and was released Tuesday after Malaysia's top court acquitted her of drug trafficking, a rare ruling that could bolster calls for an end to capital punishment in the country. Defense lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the Federal Court ...
Spanish police Tuesday managed to tow a sunken submarine believed to be carrying tons of cocaine into a northwestern port and began preparations to extract its cargo. Police were hoping to crane-lift the 20-meter (65-foot) submarine onto the dock at Port of Aldan so that ...
Spain working to refloat submarine thought to hold tons of cocaine
Spanish police were studying Monday how to refloat a submarine believed to be carrying tons of cocaine, which if confirmed would make it the first time such a vessel has been found to be used in drug trafficking in the country. The submarine was intercepted ...
Duterte fires vice president from anti-drug post weeks after offering it
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday removed the vice president from a lead role in his anti-drug crackdown just a few weeks after she accepted the post and vowed to make the campaign that has left thousands of suspects dead less bloody. Presidential spokesman Salvador ...
Actress Erika Sawajiri tests negative for illegal drugs after admitting to decadelong habit
Actress Erika Sawajiri, arrested for allegedly possessing the synthetic drug MDMA, has tested negative in a urine test for MDMA and other illegal drugs, police said Wednesday. After she was arrested last week, the 33-year-old was said to have told investigators she obtained MDMA from ...
Actress Erika Sawajiri allegedly admits to taking illegal drugs for over 10 years
Actress Erika Sawajiri, who was arrested late last week for allegedly possessing the synthetic drug MDMA, has admitted to using illegal drugs for more than 10 years, police sources said. Sawajiri, 33, told investigators that she got the MDMA at a nightclub event a few ...
