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Experts say a series of massacres in Brazilian jails were part of a war between organized drug gangs in one of the worlds most important cocaine markets . (Photo: AFP)

Cocaine gang war drives Brazil prison bloodbaths

They say it was part of a war between organized drug gangs in one of the world's most important cocaine markets and...

12 Jan 2017 1:20 PM IST

A farmer prepares sacks of cocoa beans to be taken to Bogota on a Colombian Air Force plane at Guerima village, in the municipality of Cumaribo, Vichada department, eastern Colombia. (Photo: AFP)

Colombia's 'drug triangle' puts hope in chocolate

The FARC imposed a 'tax' on coca paste, the substance produced by farmers like Montiel.

4 March 2017 3:24 PM IST

Freedy Trujillo Renteria

Colombian paid $3k to ferry drugs

Meanwhile, the officials are facing a tough time interrogating Renteria as he cannot understand English.

14 Jun 2017 3:04 AM IST

The research showed that cocaine use in fathers caused epigenetic changes in the brain of their sons, thereby changing the expression of genes important for memory formation.

Sons of cocaine-using fathers at memory loss risk: Study

Epigenetics refers to heritable traits that are not caused by changes in the DNA sequence, as is the case with genetic...

28 Feb 2017 1:07 AM IST

A police source said that the ANC has detection kits for all other major narcotics including cocaine and heroin but not mephedrone.

Drugs worth Rs 14.5 lakh seized from businessman

The ANC officials said that the accused was a supplier himself and was selling the drugs to high-profile customers.

11 Dec 2017 2:24 AM IST