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Inside the internet's underground fertility drug trade

There's a thriving trade of fertility drugs, "#IVFCandy," on Instagram, Reddit, and other corners o…

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West Virginia Sheriff Who Fought Drug Trade Shot By Courthouse

After Crum was shot Wednesday, the suspect was also shot and then taken into police custody, accord…

Erin Fuchs   


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San Diego's largest cash seizure ever may shed light on an overlooked aspect of the drug trade

The August 23 seizure comes a little over three months after federal agents raided a home just bloc…

Christopher Woody   


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The US totally failed to stop the drug trade in Afghanistan, but the Taliban found a better way to cash in

Opium is Afghanistan's largest cash crop, but drug trafficking isn't the only, or even the biggest,…

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Five arrested after bungled assassination in war for control of European drug trade that has led to 41 deaths

The CCTV footage shows two men soaking a stolen SMART car with liquid before the flames unexpectedl…

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'There was no other way and there still isn't': 'El Chapo' Guzman defends his role in the drug trade in exclusive interview

In the wake of his July escape, some observers doubted that Guzmán would survive his next…

Christopher Woody   


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From inside the US's most secure prison, 'El Chapo' is pointing fingers at what he says are the real powers in the drug trade

Through his attorney, "El Chapo" Guzmán said that for the drug war to stop, authorities have to go …

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Just ten drugs can add $30 billion to Indian pharma's US revenue, says a report

Despite having good demand from across the markets, primarily due to lower prices and easy avai…

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Colombia's historic peace plan has a drug problem

A crop-substitution pilot program has gotten underway in northern Colombia, but there are doubts th…

Christopher Woody   


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Successful drug dealers in San Francisco can make as much as $350K a year, per a new report — more than the average senior software engineer at Google

Some of the money made by the dealers is going back to their hometown in Honduras, driving a real e…

Lloyd Lee   


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Heroin is driving a sinister trend in Afghanistan

"They receive more revenues if they process it before it has left the country," William Brownfield,…

Christopher Woody   


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The Philippines' president is trying to cozy up to China, but his bloody drug war may undermine his efforts

And he has caused more worry in Washington, DC, through his repudiation of ties with the US and see…

Christopher Woody   


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America's 11 Most Powerful Prison Gangs

We gathered information from the Department of Justice and gang expert and teacher Robert Walker to…

Michael Kelley   


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Here's How The Hackers' Black Market Got To Be So Sophisticated

The hierarchy is eerily similar to that of the illegal drug trade. Anyone can be a mule, but gettin…

Natasha Bertrand   


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Ross Ulbricht's defense team argues Silk Road made buying and selling drugs safer

Mr. Ulbricht's lawyers contend in a filing on Friday that "in contrast to the government's portraya…

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26 photos that give an inside look at one of the biggest criminal enterprises on the planet

In fact, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ranks wildlife trafficking alongside the drug…