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Granny by Day, Drug Lord by Night—How “Gangsta Debbs” Built an £80M Empire with Her Kids
She drew her children into crime and flooded her community with cocaine. Now Deborah Mason is trading Gucci for a prison cell.
DRUGS
Speedballing Fuels a Deadly Drug Trend Sweeping the US
Speedballing is the cartel’s newest formula for addiction—and for death. Some 35,000 Americans die each year from fatal drug cocktails mixing opioids and stimulants.
DRUGS
Cartel Hacks Cameras to Hunt FBI Agent and Informants: DOJ Report
A newly released report shows a cartel weaponizing hacked surveillance to intimidate, locate and kill those who cooperate with law enforcement.
DRUGS
Hugo Carvajal Pleads Guilty to Plot to Flood US With Cocaine, Ending International Manhunt
The former Venezuelan spymaster admits guilt in Manhattan court to trafficking cocaine with Colombian rebels and conspiring to use drugs as a weapon against the US.
DRUGS
“Worse Than Heroin”—Top UK Cops Call for Crackdown, Stiffer Penalties for Cannabis
Fourteen police chiefs warn that today’s turbocharged cannabis is fueling psychosis, crime and death and are demanding it be reclassified as one of Britain’s most dangerous drugs.
DRUGS
From Celery to Cheese: Smugglers Hide Millions in Drugs Among Groceries
Smugglers are stuffing meth, heroin and cocaine into shipments of vegetables, cheese and fruit. The strategy exploits perishable goods to evade inspection.
DRUGS
Crime Gangs Are Turning Quiet British Homes Into Cannabis Farms
Tempted by high rent offers, landlords unwittingly become hosts to criminal drug operations that put entire communities at risk.
DRUGS
Sacklers Hope to Pay $7 Billion to Bury Their Opioid Legacy
Purdue prepares to pay up, leaving unanswered questions about justice, accountability and how hundreds of thousands of lives might have been saved if regulators had acted sooner.
DRUGS
Study Finds Marijuana Users Twice as Likely to Die From Heart Disease
New studies show marijuana users are significantly more likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes and premature death—yet most still think it’s harmless.
DRUGS
Doctor to Plead Guilty in Matthew Perry Ketamine Death Case
“I wonder how much this moron will pay,” wrote Dr. Salvador Plasencia, who now faces 40 years for supplying the actor with ketamine.
DRUGS
Darknet Drug Ring Crushed as Global Agencies Seize 317 Pounds of Fentanyl
Coordinated across four continents, Operation RapTor dismantled a darknet drug empire, seizing enough fentanyl to kill 71.5 million.
DRUGS
States Scramble to Regulate THC Drinks Amid Spike in Youth Cannabis Use
THC-infused beverages now account for 15 percent of Minnesota liquor chain sales, with daily cannabis use surpassing alcohol consumption.
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DRUGS
The Opioid Dossier
“The Opioid Dossier” chronicles a yearlong investigation by Associate Editor Michael Brennan into a deadly drug epidemic—spawned by America’s pharmaceutical industry. His in-depth report follows.
THE OPIOID DOSSIER
Almost Heaven, Almost Hell
In West Virginia’s natural paradise pain pills paved a road to perdition.
THE OPIOID DOSSIER
Lawyer
A Southern lawyer tells how we got here, and how he hopes to use a forgotten state law to rescue the country from the opioid epidemic.
