Mar 2nd, 2010 · Attorney General Amilcar Velasquez said the officials and a third, unidentified official were being held in connection with a case of stolen cocaine that led to the deaths of five police agents. Guatemala has long struggled to battle corruption among top law enforcement officials overseeing the fight against drug-trafficking gangs.
Dec 9th, 2009 · Pablo Escobar was once the world's most wanted man, directing an empire of drugs and murder as leader of Colombia's Medellin cocaine cartel. Sixteen years after his death, his victims' families haven't forgotten about him. Nor has Escobar's only son, whose story is told in a new documentary.
Oct 23rd, 2009 · Weekends at Bellevue is psychiatrist Julie Holland's account of her years treating patients in a New York City psychiatric ER. She says one of the hardest parts of her job was figuring out which patients were manic or schizophrenic and which were high on cocaine or methamphetamines.
Aug 17th, 2009 · Scientists presented tests of paper money at a meeting of the American Chemical Society. They took cash from 18 cities, and an overwhelming majority of the bills tested positive for cocaine. Some might have been rolled up to use like a straw. Other money might have been contaminated in bank counting machines.
Aug 7th, 2009 · The 50-year bearded TV personality died of a heart attack in his sleep after going to bed at his Tampa condo.
Jun 21st, 2009 · A mass buildup of troops, a roundup of mayors charged with corruption — even frozen sharks stuffed with cocaine. In the past few days, NPR's Jason Beaubien tells host Guy Raz, the deadly narco-wars in Mexico have taken several unexpected turns.
Jun 3rd, 2009 · Police say two suitcases carried by a woman who was about to fly from Chile to Spain were made of cocaine. The Associated Press reports the suitcases were made of a substance combining cocaine with resin and glass fiber. A "chemical process" could be used to separate out the drug.
May 28th, 2009 · Brian O'Dea tried marijuana and saw dollar signs. By the early 1980s, he had built a $100 million a year smuggling operation, and a cocaine addiction. High is his memoir of dealing drugs, doing time, and seeking redemption.