#Drugs

Growing risk of military intervention by the United States in Venezuela amid drug trafficking, gold trade and oil

Rising tensions between the United States and Venezuela after US military conducted another strike against an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in…

In the aftermath of the police raid in Rio de Janeiro. Cardinal Tempesta: “True peace is not something that can be imposed; it emerges through dialogue and trust”

Speaking after the deadly police raid in Rio’s favelas on 28 October, Cardinal Orani João Tempesta made an appeal for…

Brazil: carnage in Rio as 121 people are killed in the favelas. The Church: “Life is sacred and it must be defended and protected at all times”

Dozens of bodies line the streets, schools are closed and the city is paralysed. A major police operation targeting organised…

EU Drugs Agency: changing market, new health and security risks. Brunner: “Crime and illicit trade pose severe threat”

‘Extermination camp’ found in Mexico. The Church’s “closeness to all the victims and their families”

An ‘extermination camp’ used by drug cartels has been found in Mexico. The Church expressed its sadness for the victims…

EU: web survey on drugs. “Cannabis most consumed, polysubstance use on the rise”

EU: web survey on drugs. Cocaine consumed with alcohol or tobacco. Crack spreading in the Balkans

Drugs: Johansson (European Commission), market and consumption “evolve quickly and fuel violence and corruption”

Drugs: EMCDDA, “growing threats in Europe. Powerful synthetic substances, new blends and changes in consumption”

Drugs: European consultation launched on Illicit use of precursors

Cannabis. Bolognese: “We must debunk the myth that it is harmless”

German lawmakers on Monday passed a law liberalising the recreational use of cannabis amid urban street festivals and bitter controversies.…