Drug trade
Meet the Up-and-Coming Narcos Who Could Be Worse Than El Chapo
In the bastion of the Sinaloa cartel fears are growing that the recapture of El Chapo, and the demise of the old-guard leaders, could give the more impulsive generation of narcojuniors free rein.
How Ketamine Made Its Way Back into the UK
After the drought of 2014 and 2015, a new survey has found a significant rise in UK students using the drug—which confirms what analysts have been thinking for a while: K is back on Britain's streets.
Carrots, Coke, and Kinder Eggs: Today's Weird Drug Smuggling News
Police have found cocaine in Kinder Eggs and weed in carrots.
Shifting Sands: Cocaine's New Routes into Europe
As drug cartels continue to change their trafficking routes to evade interference by authorities, enforcement agencies are struggling to keep up.
The President of Mexico Says El Chapo Has Been Captured (Again)
The Sinaloa Cartel boss has been on the lam since escaping from a maximum-security prison in July.
United Nations Officials Are Worried that the UN's Drug Policy Is Leading to Executions
We spoke to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health about his concerns for the basic rights of people caught up in the drugs trade.
Inside Mong La, the Myanmar Town Where You Can Buy Drugs, Sex, and Endangered Animals
Mong La is a 5,000-square-kilometer fiefdom in the Golden Triangle that is infamous for the flagrancy of its sin-based industries like prostitution, gambling, and the selling of endangered animals.
We Asked Some Young People if They'd Stop Doing Coke After Watching This Anti-Drug PSA
The short cartoon emphasizes the violence, death, and environmental damage caused by the drug trade.
Don't Forget That Your Weekend Fun is Killing People, Cocaine Users Told
The new #EveryLineCounts campaign targets recreational drug users with a social conscience, asking them to think about the environmental devastation and brutal violence fueled by their habit.
Calling Bullshit on the Calgary Police’s Gang Update
A gang expert basically debunked everything that was said.
How Pablo Escobar's Legacy of Violence Drives Today's Cartel Wars - Part 2
In part two of this VICE documentary, a former Escobar hitman gives us a tour of the criminal underworld in Lima, Peru.
The Truth About Britain's 'Flesh-Eating' Cocaine
Levamisole, a common cutting agent in cocaine, made the news recently for its apparent skin-destroying properties—but there's a lot more to the substance than that.