Tag: trafficking
Ecuador under the influence of gangs and drug trafficking
In a South American continent plagued by countless political upheavals, Ecuador has long appeared as a haven of peace. Today, residents are struggling to understand the surge of violence that…
The West Indies on the front line facing the rise in drug trafficking
The patrol boat crew The Fighter shattered, on November 28, 2023, the score of drug seizures made by the national navy in the Antilles: that day, 3.5 tons of cocaine…
Marseille: dismantling of arms trafficking made on 3D printers
Stéphane Burgatt 06:20, February 6, 2024modified to 8:08 a.m., February 6, 2024 The best of new technologies diverted for bad purposes. This completely unprecedented dragnet, between the Var department and…
“1,200 euros per corpse”: Spanish police dismantle trafficking in bodies sold to medical universities
Philippe Folgado // Photo credit: D.SINOVA / COMUNIDAD DE MADRID / AFP 9:07 p.m., February 2, 2024 It is a macabre traffic that the Spanish police managed to dismantle. Four…
In Antwerp, European ports join forces against drug trafficking
A dog searches for drugs during a demonstration, January 10, 2023 in Beveren, Belgium (BELGA/AFP/Archives/JONAS ROOSENS) The European Union launched on Wednesday in Antwerp in Belgium, the main entry point…
At the Bobigny court, the avalanche of cases linked to “narcotics” reveals the extraordinary complexity of the fight against drug trafficking
From the “start-up nation”, they retained the idea that the quality of service was essential, that respecting delivery commitments was fundamental, that marketing was worth a thousand words. They noted…
Drug trafficking, assassinations… Who is Fito, the man behind the security crisis shaking Ecuador?
Yanis Darras with AFP 12:59 p.m., January 10, 2024modified to 12:14 p.m., January 11, 2024 He is the most wanted man in Ecuador. This Monday, January 8, the president of…
Ecuador “in a state of war” against drug trafficking gangs, France invites its nationals to postpone their trips
A checkpoint in Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 10, 2024. CESAR MUNOZ / AP Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said the country was in “state of war” after several days of violence perpetrated…
Drug trafficking: Gérald Darmanin in Marseille after a “black year” of fatal shootings
William Molinie//Photo credits: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP 8:05 a.m., January 3, 2024 The Minister of the Interior is going to Marseille this Wednesday for a two-day visit. It will…
a 22-year-old man, known for drug trafficking, killed by assault rifle fire
Settling of scores in front of the Quick located rue de Lyon in Marseille, December 29, 2023. GILLES BADER / PHOTOPQR/LA PROVENCE/MAXPPP A 22-year-old man, known to the police and…
Marseille: a 22-year-old man, known for drug trafficking, shot dead
Friday around 9:15 p.m., in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant north of Marseille, this young Marseillais was hit by “several shots from an assault rifle type weapon…
A man, known for drug trafficking, shot dead in Marseille
A man, already convicted of drug trafficking, was shot several times during the night from Monday to Tuesday near a city in the impoverished northern districts of Marseille, AFP learned…