Mexico’s violent drug trade has claimed more than 10,000 victims in three years. Ed Butler on how the carnage could force its neighbour to reconsider its own war on drugs. Border terriers (PDF)
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Druglink article 2009 – Mephedrone: the future of drug dealing? by Mike Power
Chemists are staying one step ahead of drug laws by toying with the chemical make-up of illegal stimulants such as ecstasy, speed and crystal meth to make an increasingly popular range of legal highs. Mike Power reports on the substances…
Druglink news item 2009 – Cannabis farm clampdown: the fallout by Steve Sampson
Steve Sampson on signs that the UK’s cannabis growing gangs are feeling the heat from increased police attention. Cannabis farm clampdown: the fallout (PDF)
Druglink article 2008 – Growing concern by Amean Elgadhy
Police and prosecutors have proven dogged in their determination to make an example of two men who ran a hydroponics equipment firm. Amean Elgadhy on what the case could mean for indoor gardeners and head shops. Growing concern (PDF)
Druglink article 2007 – Plant warfare by Max Daly
Police are shutting down cannabis farms on a daily basis in a bid to disrupt a budding market in domestic weed. Max Daly investigates the changing nature of cannabis supply in Britain. Plant warfare (PDF)
Druglink news item 2007 – Field of dreams by Steve Rolles
Plans to license Afghan opium production for medical use have been garnering much publicity and high level support, most recently from the British Medical Association. Is this the ‘silver bullet’ to heal Afghanistan, as well as the global barriers to…
Druglink article 2007 – Passing the buck by Garry Leech
A campaign to brand cocaine an unethical product which perpetuates bloodshed and exploitation in Colombia fails to mention that coca is the only viable cash crop for many farmers who have suffered years of neglect at the hands of their…
Druglink article 2007 – Mission impossible? by Max Daly
Despite the US mantra that destroying Afghanistan’s opium crop is key to defeating the Taliban, the evidence on the ground tells a different story. Max Daly talks to a serving British soldier about why, in the current climate, an all-out…
Druglink article 2006 – The opium odyssey by Diane Taylor
What happens to Afghanistan’s burgeoning poppy crop once it leaves the farmer’s gate and how long does it take to reach Europe? Diane Taylor pieces together the opium trail from the hands of the poppy farmers to the European gangsters.…
Druglink article 2004 – Creation of an opium giant by Jason Burke
In 15 years, Afghanistan has become a global poppy farm, producing three quarters of the world’s opium. Jason Burke, chief reporter of the Observer, on a country that has become synonymous with the illegal heroin market Creation of an opium…