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Guerillas, Paramilitaries, Drug Cartels Colombian Gangs Are Using the Pandemic To Exploit Youth

With schools closed as part of measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, many children in Colombia no longer have a safe haven. Paramilitaries and drug gangs are taking advantage of the situation to bait or forcefully recruit adolescents for their criminal operations. By Klaus Ehringfeld in Mexico City

Colombian Gangs Are Using the Pandemic To Exploit Youth - Jaime Saldarriaga/ REUTERS

Fighting the Yaba Pill The Death Toll Mounts in Bangladesh's Drug War

Bangladesh has a methamphetamine problem, and the government is turning to drastic measures in the search for a solution. Human rights organizations say that the authorities are resorting to extrajudicial killings. By Tim van Olphen

The Death Toll Mounts in Bangladesh's Drug War - Olivier Jobard/ MYOP

Drug Mafias in Mexico The Child Police of Guerrero

Increasing numbers of children are becoming involved in the drug wars in Mexico. Now, one indigenous group is recruiting children for its police force. By Klaus Ehringfeld in Mexico City

The Child Police of Guerrero - PEDRO PARDO/ AFP

Drug Taxis and Impotent Police The Avalanche of Cocaine Hitting Europe

Drug syndicates are flooding Europe with very pure cocaine. Consumers need only send an encrypted text and a dealer will show up at their doorstep. And the authorities are all but powerless to stop them. By DER SPIEGEL Staff

The Avalanche of Cocaine Hitting Europe - Daniel Reinhardt/ DPA

House of Hope Battling the Devastation of America's Opioid Crisis

The U.S. has failed to get it's burgeoning opioid crisis under control, with the number of newborns suffering from withdrawal having multiplied fivefold in the last decade. One family in New Hampshire is doing what it can to help. Von Katrin Kuntz

Battling the Devastation of America's Opioid Crisis - Sara Lewkowicz/ DER SPIEGEL

A Death in Berlin Deafening Silence After Overdose at Berghain

During an around-the-world trip last summer, a couple from California visited Berlin's legendary Berghain techno club. A few hours later, one of them was dead. Even today, no one seems willing to accept responsibility for the tragedy. Von Alexander Osang

Deafening Silence After Overdose at Berghain - Paul Zinken/ picture alliance / dpa

PEDs on the Pitch The Lie of Drug-Free Football

It is often said that taking performance enhancing drugs makes no sense for soccer players. Then why do so many do so? An internal list from the World Anti-Doping Agency reveals the substances players have been caught using. And shows that football officials seek to play down the issue. Von Rafael Buschmann, Lukas Eberle, Christoph Winterbach und Gerhard Pfeil

The Lie of Drug-Free Football - Friso Gentsch/ picture alliance / dpa

President Duterte and the Death Squads A Politician and an Ex-Hitman Take on Philippine Leader

More than 7,000 people have died in the war on drugs since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took office. A politician who has investigated the leader fears for her life and has since been arrested. Her most important witness, a former hitman, is living in hiding in the rainforest. Von Katrin Kuntz

Lift the Ban! Kofi Annan on Why It's Time To Legalize Drugs

Drugs are dangerous, but current narcotics policies are an even bigger threat because punishment is given a greater priority than health and human rights. It's time for regulations that put lives and safety first, argues former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Von Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan on Why It's Time To Legalize Drugs - Corbis

The Curaçao Connection Germany Becomes a Destination for Drug Mules

In 2011, Air Berlin became the first German airline to offer non-stop service to Curaçao. Since then, customs inspectors in Düsseldorf have been battling a serious cocaine smuggling problem. Von Andreas Ulrich

Germany Becomes a Destination for Drug Mules - Thomas Frey/ dpa

Legal Highs Welcome to the Cannabis Revolution

A new consensus is emerging that bans on cannabis are counterproductive. Across the world, countries are legalizing its use for pleasure and medical treatment -- but Germany still lags behind. Von Marco Evers und Laura Höflinger

Welcome to the Cannabis Revolution - Corbis

47 Sacks of Coke A Charter Pilot's Run-In with Venezuelan Drug Lords

It started as a routine charter flight. But when the business jet landed in Venezuela, armed men loaded 47 sacks of cocaine on board and forced the crew to fly the cargo back across the Atlantic. Since then, the German pilot has been living under an assumed identity. Von Arndt Ginzel, Martin Kraushaar und Steffen Winter

A Charter Pilot's Run-In with Venezuelan Drug Lords

Teeth and Bones Mass Abduction Reveals a Decaying Mexican State

Most murders don't even make the front page in Mexico anymore. But the recent abduction of 43 students has infuriated the country. The story has exposed the tight relationship between politics, law enforcement and organized crime. And it shows how weak the state has become. Von Marian Blasberg und Jens Glüsing

Mass Abduction Reveals a Decaying Mexican State - RONALDO SCHEMIDT/ AFP

America's Marijuana Revolution Ganjapreneurs Hit the Jackpot

Since the legalization of marijuana in two US states in January, entrepreneurs and investors have been seeing green. Observers believe the industry will grow rapidly and may even rival the Dot.Com boom of the 1990s. Von Anne Seith

Ganjapreneurs Hit the Jackpot - Gretel Johnston/ picture alliance / dpa

The High Before the Crash Germany's Crystal Meth Pandemic

In recent years, crystal meth use seems to have exploded in Germany, particularly along the Czech border. As researchers are discovering, the population of users is much more diverse than many people expect. Von Anna Kistner

Child Pornography Victims of Exploitation Struggle to Forget

The roots of the scandal leading to the resignation of German parliamentarian Sebastian Edathy lie in Romania. In the village of Racsa, boys were filmed naked and the footage sold onward. The shame still haunts them. Von Maximilian Popp

Victims of Exploitation Struggle to Forget - Claudiu Padurean/ ClujToday

Brooms for Beer Amsterdam Enlists Alcoholic Street Cleaners

Amsterdam has begun employing alcoholics to clean the city's streets, paying them in cash, tobacco and beer. City authorities say it's solving the problems related to public drunkenness. Critics question whether the program unethically enables addiction. Von Rainer Leurs

Amsterdam Enlists Alcoholic Street Cleaners - NICOLAS DELAUNAY/ AFP

'I Can't Get Clean' Christiane F. Publishes New Book on Her Life

Immortalized in a cult book and film more than 30 years ago, Christiane F. is Germany's most famous heroin addict. Now 51, she still uses drugs and has written a new book about her troubled life. Von Katja Thimm

Christiane F. Publishes New Book on Her Life - Marcel Mettelsiefen

'Worse Than Gangs' Rio Police Criticized for Favela Crackdowns

A new security campaign is helping authorities win back control of Rio de Janeiro's favelas ahead of next year's World Cup. Special police units are driving drug gangs out of the slums -- but often only to replace them with their own thuggish rule. Von Jens Glüsing

Rio Police Criticized for Favela Crackdowns - Antonio Lacerda/ dpa

Rookie Rodents Dutch Police Train Rats to Sniff Out Crime

Police in the Netherlands are hoping to save money by training rats to sniff out things like drugs and gunshot residue. The animals are cheaper and faster than traditional lab work -- and they're very accurate. Von Benjamin Dürr

Dutch Police Train Rats to Sniff Out Crime - Benjamin Dürr

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