The Latest: Lawyer for El Chapo: No evidence of wrongdoing
The Latest on Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman facing drug trafficking and other charges in the United States (all times local): 3:40 p.m. A U.S. lawyer for Mexican…
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Obama commutes 330 drug sentences on last day as president
By JOSH LEDERMAN In a last major act as president, Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes on Thursday, bringing his bid to…
Philippines seizes huge haul of suspected meth, arrests 6
By AARON FAVILA Philippine authorities seized more than half a metric ton of suspected methamphetamine Friday in suburban Manila and arrested six people in what could be one of the…
China carfentanil trade thrives as seizures top 400 in US
By ERIKA KINETZ and RAPHAEL SATTER Seizures of the deadly chemical carfentanil have exploded across the United States, with more than 400 cases documented in eight states since July alone,…
Trump’s latest unfounded charge has Clinton on drugs
By JILL COLVIN Donald Trump’s latest unsubstantiated salvo against rival Hillary Clinton charges she might have been on drugs during their last debate and challenges her to join him in…
Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic
By ERIKA KINETZ and DESMOND BUTLER For a few thousand dollars, Chinese companies offer to export a powerful chemical that has been killing unsuspecting drug users and is so lethal…
Duterte tells Obama ‘you can go to hell’ in new tirade
By JIM GOMEZ Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told his U.S. ally Barack Obama “you can go to hell” in a speech Tuesday that was his latest tirade against the U.S.…
Witness says Philippine president ordered killings of 1,000
By JIM GOMEZ and TERESA CEROJANO A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country’s Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him…