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The Billion-Dollar Business of Human and Drug Smuggling

Border Patrol agents Carlos Ruiz apprehends 35 illegal aliens who have just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico near McAllen, Texas, on April 18, 2019. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times) The Billion-Dollar Business of Human and Drug Smuggling BY CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON May 16, 2019 WASHINGTON—Huge money is flowing straight to the coffers of the Mexican cartels and…

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Afghanistan responsible for more than 90 per cent of the world’s heroin.

United Nations’ early assessment of the 2013 crop found farmers were planning to plant more poppy than last year, marking the third annual rise in the drug’s cultivation. UN officials predict the increase will push this year’s crop close to 2007’s record level and again see Afghanistan responsible for more than 90 per cent of…

The Coca Cola Effect : Drugs & Crimes In Afghanistan Rob The Soul

The Lost Souls of Kabul: Photographs by James Nachtwey A man injects himself under a bridge near an open sewer in Kabul. While overall production has dropped thanks to aggressive eradication efforts, and a blight that destroyed almost half of last year’s harvest, more Afghans than ever are getting addicted to opiates. We’re used to…