Category: Drug Trafficking
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🇬🇭 Ghana’s Ports Under Pressure as Drug Trafficking Networks Target West African Trade Routes
Ghana’s ports are facing renewed scrutiny over their role in international narcotics trafficking following a series of high-profile drug seizures, highlighting the growing challenge of protecting West Africa’s commercial gateways from transnational criminal networks. As Ghana expands its role as a major maritime and logistics hub, the country’s ports connect West Africa to shipping routes…
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🇵🇦 Operation Just Cause, Colonial Logic: How the Panama Invasion Previewed the Weaponization of “Drug Wars” in the Global South
The 1989 US ouster of Manuel Noriega was less a noble drug bust and more a blueprint for how Washington would replace Cold War demons with new justifications for intervention, sovereignty violation, and political control. In the final days of 1989, as the Berlin Wall crumbled and the world heralded the end of the Cold…
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🇺🇸 Alleged Latin Kings Gang Member Arrested on Federal Charges After Stealing Rifle From FBI Vehicle
MINNEAPOLIS – A prior convicted felon was charged in a criminal complaint today with being a felon in possession of a firearm and theft of government property after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle, announced United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. Rosen was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge…
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🇱🇷 Between Promise and Harassment: The Contradictory Reality for Liberia’s Returnees
Liberia launches an ambitious “Diaspora Annual Return” program while Bucky Raw’s rise and a businesswoman’s harassment expose the painful gaps between homecoming dreams and reality. Liberia is sending mixed signals to its global citizens. On one hand, the government is rolling out an elaborate “2025 Diaspora Annual Return” program under the theme “Our Liberia, One…
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Major US Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Dismantled in Philadelphia, 33 Indicted
In a significant blow to a prolific drug network, U.S. federal authorities have unsealed indictments against 33 individuals linked to a massive, decade-long drug trafficking organization based in Philadelphia, known for distributing “tremendous” volumes of fentanyl and other narcotics. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the sweeping operation on Friday, following a coordinated raid…