In 2024, Afghanistan is facing a second year of the Taliban’s poppy ban, significantly reducing poppy cultivation, though some areas like Badakhshan continue to resist, leading to violent clashes. Despite efforts to enforce the ban, including crop destruction, many farmers have turned to other crops or left their land fallow
Chinese nationals, limited in how much money they can transfer abroad, are allegedly using a complex network to launder funds earned from selling fentanyl to Mexican cartels. These funds then allegedly flow back to China to pay for students’ education and support wealthy individuals living abroad. This intricate system, detailed
On June 20, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the formation of a bipartisan Fentanyl Policy Working Group, led by Rep. John Moolenaar and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, to tackle China’s involvement in America’s fentanyl epidemic. You can read the original article here. To address China’s
L.A.’s controversial $600K homeless housing tower, the Weingart Tower, boasting 278 units, is set to open as the city’s largest permanent supportive housing project on Skid Row. The high-rise includes amenities like a gym, art and music rooms, and is funded by taxpayers and state housing funds. The 278 homeless
In Buford, Georgia, two alleged members of a transnational money laundering organization, Li Pei Tan and Chaojie Chen, were arrested for laundering millions in drug proceeds for Mexican cartels, including Sinaloa and CJNG. Due to their alleged involvement in a scheme to launder millions of dollars in illicit drug proceeds
According to an unknown official, the weapons sent to Kiev have been found in the possession of Mexican cartels and Hamas. A law enforcement official informed TASS that some of the weaponry that Western nations have been supplying to Ukraine has been found in the hands of armed organizations from
Dubai has long been a haven for some of the most notorious drug lords in Europe and has a history of protecting European criminals, particularly those involved in the cocaine trade. Submitted By Georgia Gee of Whale Hunting, a weekly newsletter delving into the hidden worlds of wealth and power Photo
The Mexican TV channel Milenio published an article titled ‘Mexican cartels prepare for war; they have military-grade ROCKET LAUNCHERS’ that showed a drug cartel spotted with an anti-tank rocket launcher near Texas. The Mexican government has been waging war against drug cartels for over a decade with limited success. These
According to ABC7 News, Gov. Newsom activates the National Guard and Highway Patrol to combat San Francisco’s drug crisis. Gov. Gavin Newsom has called up the California Highway Patrol and the California National Guard to combat San Francisco’s out-of-control open-air drug market as parts of the progressive-run city descend into chaos. According