Tag: Drugs
Argentine President Milei Reduces Drug Coverage for Retirees
In practice, this measure implies the elimination of the ‘Live Better’ plan, which was created in 2020. On Monday, the Comprehensive Medical Care Program (PAMI) announced that five medications will no longer be fully covered by the Argentine state for retirees, except for those citizens eligible for the so-called “Social Subsidy.” RELATED: Argentine Judges Uphold […]
December 2, 2024
Mexico Incinerates 64 Kg of Fentanil Seized in Nuevo León
The Mexican Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported on Monday that it had incinerated more than 64 kg of fentanyl, which it confiscated in Nuevo León, a northern state in Mexico, amid growing pressure from the United States to control this synthetic drug. RELATED:Cuban President Arrives Mexico to Sheinbaum’s Inauguration as President The federal agency detailed […]
September 30, 2024
Germany Reports Rise in Drug-Related Crimes and Deaths
In 2023, almost 347,000 drug-related offenses were recorded, 1.8 percent more than in the previous year. On Wednesday, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) released a report showing that Germany has seen an increase in drug-related crime in 2023, with figures for trafficking, consumption, and deaths all rising. RELATED: Germany Sees More Discrimination in Times […]
June 27, 2024
Chile: Anti-drug Plan Focusing on Prevention Presented
On Friday, official sources stated that preventing drug use and addressing its social and health consequences is now the objective of the comprehensive plan against this scourge presented in Chile for the period 2024-2030. Related: The World’s Highest Scientific Observatory Opens in Atacama, Chile The program contains eight strategic objectives, 42 intersectoral measures and 123 […]
May 17, 2024
US Admits It Has No Evidence China Encourages Fentanyl Shipment
On Wednesday, Todd Robinson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, admitted that the United States has no evidence that the Chinese government deliberately encourages the shipment of fentanyl to its territory. RELATED: Mexico: AMLO Describes His Meeting With Yellen as Productive Previously, a committee of the United States House of […]
April 17, 2024
Paraguay: 9 Tons of Marijuana Seized in Border Area With Brazil
Paraguayan anti-drug agents seized 9.1 tons of marijuana and destroyed a narcotics production center during an operation in a rural area of the town of San Luis, in the department of Amambay, near the Brazilian border. RELATED: Paraguayan Indigenous Peoples & Farmers Start March in Asuncion Secretaría Nacional Antidrogas (Senad) released the information this Saturday, […]