The Irish Times

British Virgin Islands should be temporarily returned to UK rule – inquiry

Territory’s premier arrested for alleged money laundering and conspiracy to import cocaine

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 09:35

Kinahan extraditions from UAE ‘not impossible’ say gardaí

Bilateral deal already used to extradite Kinahan associate from Dubai to Italy

Fri Apr 22 2022 - 01:00

Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker arrested following decade on run

Usuga, also known as Otoniel, is alleged head of Gulf Clan whose army terrorised north of state

Sun Oct 24 2021 - 08:29

Facebook's negative impact affects far more than teenage girls

Breda O’Brien: Facebook does very little about the cartels and traffickers it hosts

Sat Sept 25 2021 - 01:00

Haiti says suspects in president’s assassination dead or arrested

Police hunting for masterminds behind assassination of Jovenel Moise at his home

Thu Jul 08 2021 - 21:52

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges

Makers of prescription painkiller OxyContin investgated for role in US opioid crisis

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 09:40

Irish-led agency seized cocaine worth a record €2bn last year

Increased demand is driving rise in seizures, ex-garda leading international agency says

Fri Jan 17 2020 - 00:40

Drug companies head off opioid trial with $260m settlement

Drugmaker Teva and three distributors reached a settlement with two US counties over their alleged role in the opioid addiction crisis, just moments before the start a trial

Mon Oct 21 2019 - 20:46

Netherlands unveils new ‘narco brigade’ to tackle gangland crime

Lawyer’s murder spurns creation of new unit but police and intelligence are unimpressed

Sun Sept 29 2019 - 20:04

The Irish Times view on the US opioid crisis: where the blame lies

An Oklahoma court ruling against Johnson & Johnson will encourage other states to pursue drug companies over the painkiller epidemic

Tue Aug 27 2019 - 18:30

El Chapo sentenced to life in prison over murderous drug empire

Mexican drug lord berates ‘corrupt’ US during sentencing hearing in New York

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 16:14

After ‘El Chapo’, Mexico faces a new phase in its neverending war on drugs

There are many challengers to the Sinaloa boss’s throne amid endemic corruption

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 01:00

El Chapo trial: The 11 biggest revelations from the case

Jury begins deliberations in trial of Mexican drug kingpin that shed light on Sinaloa cartel

Tue Feb 05 2019 - 09:59

The massacre that shocked rural America, and the huge cost of putting suspects on trial

Eight people were shot dead as they slept in their homes at four locations in southern Ohio

Sun Dec 30 2018 - 18:27

Prince kept opioids in aspirin bottles to hide addiction

Pills were found throughout his home, including in the laundry room, court papers reveal

Tue Apr 18 2017 - 06:56

How Europe’s drug trade scaled up, straight through Isis turf

Huge cargo ships ply new drugs route through Libya, where Isis may exact a tax

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 15:59

US plans to auction $1.6m worth of bitcoin from legal cases

Auction includes digital currency forfeited following conviction of Silk Road figure

Mon Aug 08 2016 - 16:39

Panama Papers: The secret offshore world of the elite

Millions of documents show heads of state, criminals and celebrities using secret hideaways in tax havens

Mon Apr 04 2016 - 10:01

‘El Chapo’ Guzman: How Mexican drug lord’s luck ran out

Capture of Mexico’s most wanted involves helicopters, sewers, carjacking and sex motel

Mon Jan 11 2016 - 15:39

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ returned to prison

Joaquin Guzman’s intention to make film of his life helped authorities track him down

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 10:29

Defence Forces emails to security firm leaked

Italian company Hacking Team had 400GB of data downloaded from its files

Thu Jul 09 2015 - 21:38

Former NFL players revolt against pill-popping ‘no pain, no gain’ culture

Powerful league under pressure from class action lawsuit and DEA investigation

Thu Nov 20 2014 - 07:00

Three Afghan soldiers ‘missing from US military base’

National Guard does not believe men pose any threat after Cape Cod disappearance

Mon Sept 22 2014 - 08:32

Bitcoin raises its profile but investors demand more

Impatient backers want virtual currency to grow into viable payment network

Mon Aug 04 2014 - 01:20

Video: Smugglers’ tunnel linking US and Mexico found

Authorities shut sophisticated drug passage under border into San Diego warehouse

Fri Nov 01 2013 - 11:05

US student ‘forgotten’ in jail gets $4m settlement

25-year-old abandoned in a windowless cell for four days without food or water

Wed Jul 31 2013 - 06:35