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'El Chapo' was just co-leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, informant tells NY trial
Drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman co-headed the Sinaloa cartel, a drug trafficker turned cooperating witness told his U.S. trial Wednesday, skewering defense claims that the defendant is little more than a scapegoat. Jesus "El Rey" Zambada, brother of still-at-large co-defendant Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, ...
Security tight as U.S. trial is set to tell epic, bloody tale of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo'
During the height of Mexican drug wars in 1993, an attempted hit on Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman went wrong. A team of gunmen sent to rub out the notorious drug lord instead killed a Roman Catholic cardinal at an airport in Guadalajara, outraging the Mexican ...
Jail in Japan for cannabis in Canada? Possible but unlikely
Possession and receipt of marijuana are illegal for Japanese citizens even overseas, but don't expect urine checks at immigration.
Views from Tokyo: Should Japan follow Canada and legalize recreational marijuana?
What do Tokyoites and tourists think of Canada legalizing pot for recreational use? Could or should it ever happen in Japan?
NY trial starts for Mexico escape-artist drug lord 'El Chapo' under tight security
The New York trial began Monday under razor tight security for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, accused of running the world's biggest drug cartel and spending a quarter of a century smuggling more than 155 tons of cocaine into the United States. Guzman, one of the ...
Reputation precedes Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' as U.S. trial nears
He is accused of having a hand in dozens of murders, of using his drug cartel to smuggle more than 200 tons of cocaine into the United States, even pulling off running the massive operation from behind bars. That's when he wasn't busy escaping ...
Singapore hangings spur fresh calls by rights groups to scrap death penalty
Singapore on Friday hanged a Malaysian convicted of drug trafficking, the latest in what rights groups said was a series of executions prompting them to renew calls for the wealthy city-state to abolish the death penalty. Singapore has some of the world's toughest anti-drugs laws, ...
South Korea joins Japan in warning citizens over smoking pot in Canada
South Korea has followed Japan in warning its citizens against smoking marijuana in Canada, telling them that even though the country legalized weed last week, using it there was still an offense under Seoul's own laws. Consumption, possession or sale of illegal substances are criminal ...
A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure more than 90 percent of sufferers, according to a trial hailed Monday as a "game changer" in the fight against the global killer. Doctors in Belarus — a country with one of the highest ...
As Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, Japanese citizens warned the law from home may apply
Canada's legalization of the recreational use of marijuana, which went into effect last week, has prompted the Japanese government to issue warnings that Japan's law on cannabis use may apply to its nationals even when they are abroad. In an Oct. 4 message posted on ...
Government weighs prevention program for Japan's first-time drug offenders
The government is considering introducing a special prevention program for first-time drug offenders who have been given suspended sentences, a source close to the matter said Sunday. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is discussing deploying counselors for the program at 12 drug enforcement bureaus ...
