Marco Antonio Paredes-Machado, who insists he was not a major player in the Sinaloa Cartel, is arguing that he was sent to this dangerous supermax prison as a “torturous” move to get him to talk about El Chapo.
At the trial of 11 suspects this week, Dutch public prosecutor Koos Plooij told a court of the “repulsive” and “hell-like” chamber they planned to use on rival gang members.
A new report revealed that teens as young as 13 are able to find and buy drugs like MDMA and Xanax by way of hashtags and suggested profiles.
Princess Charlene was only home for a week before leaving again – this time, reportedly to an addiction treatment facility outside of Monaco.
The sentiment about how important the descendants of the hippos once owned by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar has changed dramatically, from one year to the next.
Of all the ways for a criminal to get caught, ending up behind bars due to a picture of cheese isn’t up there with the most common.
As if there weren’t already enough issues when it comes to bringing the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to South Africa, the price just went up.
Scientists have predicted that the so-called ‘cocaine hippo’ population, which has increased from four of Pablo Escobar’s escapees, will grow to almost 1 500 by 2040.
On Monday, two students died after mixing and drinking alcohol and cough syrup, at the Vaal University of Technology.
Mexican drug cartels are capitalising on the opioid crisis north of their border, and the body bags are stacking up at a staggering rate.
Crime statistics have shown that drug-related convictions, even for possession of small quantities, are significantly higher than for other violations.
A new study showed that Panado could have some unexpected psychological side effects.
History tells us that while a COVID-19 vaccine would be timely, scientists shouldn’t jump the gun before sending one out into the world.
You’d struggle to find a drug with a more controversial and fascinating history than LSD.
US authorities have uncovered another border tunnel between America and Mexico, and this one contained a massive drug haul.
Tony Pike may have passed away earlier this year, but he remains an Ibiza icon who had a front-row seat to the island’s wildest era of excess.
Scientists have been researching the positive effects that psychedelics can have on people suffering from depression, anxiety and addiction.
Elon Musk has launched himself into a new online drama involving flamethrowers and the Escobar family.
Drug smugglers from Colombia are finding new and inventive ways to get cocaine from the lab to the people.
Greek Coca-Cola heir Alki David has been arrested for transporting $1,3 million worth of cannabis to the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts.
Vaping to spare your kids from secondhand smoke? According to a new study, you might want to take it outside.
A rapidly growing heroin market in South Africa seems to have gone largely undetected by SA police and government.
Smuggling drugs into prison is fraught with danger, and in the past gangs have used pigeons and tennis balls. Now they’re branching out.
A “friendly Christian family” from just outside of Pretoria are behind bars after their multimillion-rand drug lab was raided by police.
White River Manor Wellness Centre is an executive substance treatment centre that provides a luxury rehab experience.
During an interview promoting her company, Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow weighed in on the supposed ‘health trends’ we can expect in 2019.
He was one of the stars of ‘Jackass’, and achieved worldwide notoriety off the back of that success, but Steve-O was a mess behind the scenes.
Millennials are increasingly conscientious of the products they buy and the companies they support, and now drug dealers are looking to get in on the action.
You’ve seen them on TV and in movies, but what does being an undercover cop actually entail? This guy knows a thing or two about blending in.
He was one of the biggest action stars of the early to mid-nineties, but at the time JC was caught up in the midst of a hardcore cocaine addiction.