Cele Castillo – American DEA Hero – Scapegoat for ‘Fast and Furious’?
America's habit of making enemies out of former allies turns inward with the conviction of a decorated DEA Agent in a crime the U.S. ATF itself committed.
Browsing: Latin America
Youth Group Promotes The Legalization of Marijuana in Costa Rica
The movement says it opposes to the war on drugs started by former U.S. president, Richard Nixon, in 1971 and Costa Rica's following of the U.S. prohibition model that could end up to the similar impossible situation in Mexico.
Bolivia to Withdraw from Drugs Convention Over Coca Classification
Bolivian President Evo Morales says chewing coca leaves is a cultural heritage and ancestral practice.
Riot Police Bust Up Marijuana Protest in Brazil
Brazilian riot police have fired tear gas to break up a protest in support of the legalization of marijuana in South America’s biggest city. Six people were detained.
Bolivia Seeks Decriminalization of Coca Leaf Chewing
Steeped, chewed, or set alight in a ritual: the coca leaf has been used for millennia in the Andes for medicinal and sacred purposes. The rest of the world, however, sees it as the source plant for the illegal narcotic cocaine.
US Military Presence in Costa Rica Rejected
Costa Rican opposition parties expressed their rejection to the entry of more soldiers, ships and helicopters from the US to Costa Rica, on a pretext to fight drug trafficking.
Guatemala Police Chief, Anti-Drug Czar Arrested
Guatemala's national police chief and anti-drug czar were detained Tuesday in connection with stolen cocaine in a case that led to the deaths of five police agents.
UN Says Latin America Marijuana Movement May Undercut Drug War
A growing movement in Latin America to decriminalize possession of marijuana and other illegal drugs may undermine global efforts to combat narcotics, a United Nations group said.
Latin America Rejects Old US Approach in Drug War
As an increasingly violent and costly drugs war clogs up prisons with small-time users, some Latin American countries are abandoning hardline U.S. policies on consumption to intensify the fight against major traffickers.
Noam Chomsky deconstructs the drug war
For those of you who have never heard of him, Noam Chomsky is the most quoted living human being:
