Max Daly
Global Drugs Editor
max.daly@vice.comMax Daly is Vice's Global Drugs Editor and specialises in reporting on drugs and crime. He won the Orwell Prize in 2019 for his work on young drug dealers and co-authored Narcomania: How Britain Got Hooked on Drugs
Billionaire Cartel Boss Nicknamed 'Taxi' Arrested in Spain
Karim Bouyakhrichan, arrested last week after a five year hunt, was one of Europe's top gang leaders allegedly involved in a blizzard of cocaine, violence and money laundering.
Record $1.1 Billion Cocaine Stash Found By Army in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian military found $1.1 billion of cocaine in a pig farm in what they say is a big win against global organised crime.
Elon Musk Visits Auschwitz While Allowing Antisemitism to Surge on X
Billionaire visited former death camp on Monday ahead of a conference on tackling surging online antisemitism. But a Polish anti-racism group says his platform is allowing anti-Jewish hate to proliferate.
Andrew Tate Channels Culled By YouTube After Revelations About Get Rich Quick "Cult"
Channels with hundreds of thousands of subscribers, including one with more than 450 million views, have been terminated by the video-sharing giant in the wake of a VICE News investigation into Tate’s The Real World programme.
Leaked Footage Shows a Greek Crime Boss Executed in a Hail of Bullets
Notorious mobster Vangelis Zambounis was killed by two assassins who peppered him with 96 rounds as he sat in his BMW outside a gas station in Athens.
Leaving The Real World: How I Escaped Andrew Tate’s Get Rich Quick ‘Cult’
Karim Mahmoud joined Andrew Tate’s online business academy expecting to get rich, but found himself stuck in an exploitative grift that nearly derailed his life. He’s now trying to warn others away.
US and UK Carry Out Air Strikes in Yemen, Houthis Vow Revenge
Attacks were launched by the U.S. and U.K. on strategic Houthi rebel targets in Yemen on Thursday as the Gaza conflict spreads to the Red Sea.
US Military Showdown Imminent in Red Sea as UN Issues Final Warning
The United Nations Security Council has called on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to cease attacks in the Red Sea, with military action an option, an official told Vice News.
Bombs, Kidnappings, and Jailbreaks: Ecuador Slides Into Chaos
The kidnapping of four police officers, violence and riots were sparked after convicted gang leader 'Fito' vanished from prison in the South American country beset by cocaine cartels and a rocketing murder rate.
Chilling Video Shows Hundreds of Far-Right Activists Giving Fascist Salute
The sight of ranks of men performing a Nazi-style salute at a far right commemoration ceremony in Rome on Sunday has drawn condemnation.
Cheap and They Don't Snitch: Drones Are the New Drug Mules
Drones are on the rise in the drug world with smugglers using them to shift product across borders, into prisons - and soon to a street near you.
You Thought Weed Was Legal in The Netherlands? It is Now
A four year government experiment to sell and make legal weed in parts of the Netherlands is a “fall of the Berlin Wall moment” for Europe’s cannabis industry.