There are certain drugs that alter moods, emotions, and perceptions, these drugs are called as the Psychoactive Drugs. Psychoactive drugs fall into three major categories; the Depressants, Stimulants and Hallucinogens. Depressants have the capability to reduce the activity of the central nervous system. It slows down reactions and reduces the strength of response. It can also cause drowsiness; sleep or […]
Mexican cops storm drug cartel ranch killing 11
Mexican police officers reported Saturday that they’ve killed at least 11 La Familia drug cartel members after an intense shoot-out at the crime gang’s western Mexico ranch, a U.S. DEA agent told the Law Enforcement Examiner . Two officers were reported to have sustained wounds during the police raid that succeeded in capturing 36 gang members, including three of the top cartel leaders. The Drug Enforcement Administration source said the arrests should help in weakening […]
Cartel Leader Extradited From Mexico to U.S
The alleged leader of the Arellano-Felix Organization was extradited Friday by the government of Mexico to the U. S. to face racketeering, money laundering and narcotics trafficking charges in the Southern District of California. Alberto Benjamin Arellano-Felix was captured by Mexican authorities in 2002. While extradition to the United States was granted in 2007, there were years of unsuccessful […]
Was the Dutch-Iranian Woman Murdered in the Hands of Her Prison Interrogators?
TEHRAN—-An Islamic judge sentenced a Dutch woman of Iranian ancestry to death by hanging. Zahra Bahrami, 45, was accused of possessing and smuggling narcotics. Reports have surfaced in Iran that Bahrami was not hung as the Iranian officials previously claimed. Instead some Iranian sources state that Bahrami died in prison as a result of […]
Iran Executes Dutch Woman
TEHRAN—-An Islamic judge sentenced a Dutch woman of Iranian ancestry to death by hanging. Zahra Bahrami, 45, was accused of possessing and smuggling narcotics. Possession and distribution of drugs in Iran is a capitol offense punishable by hanging. Bahrami, a Dutch citizen, traveled to Iran to visit her daughter. She took part in post-election […]
Nukak’s desperate plea to return home
A leader of the Nukak tribe from the Colombian Amazon has made a desperate appeal for his people’s survival before the country’s top human rights committee. ’We want to return to our forest,’ said Joaquín Nuká, ‘from where the FARC guerrillas forced us out – why, we don’t know.’ The Nukak are a nomadic hunter-gatherer […]
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