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Panama drug bust provides more clues tying South Africa to Mexican and Colombian cartels

South Africa

Panama drug bust provides more clues tying South Africa to Mexican and Colombian cartels

By Caryn Dolley

Unmasking the narco networks — South Africa's ongoing role in global drug trafficking exposed

South Africa

Unmasking the narco networks — South Africa's ongoing role in global drug trafficking exposed

By Caryn Dolley

Legal battle ends: doctor fails to overturn prison sentence for opioid prescribing fraud

South Africa

Legal battle ends: doctor fails to overturn prison sentence for opioid prescribing fraud

By Caryn Dolley

Fatal fentanyl hits SA - Mexican cartels among drug trafficking gangs and money launderers 'active' in Mzansi

South Africa

Fatal fentanyl hits SA - Mexican cartels among drug trafficking gangs and money launderers 'active' in Mzansi

By Caryn Dolley

Connecting the global drug trafficking dots - Durban and Dubai linked to cocaine smuggling ‘supercartel’

South Africa

Connecting the global drug trafficking dots - Durban and Dubai linked to cocaine smuggling ‘supercartel’

By Caryn Dolley

Deadly synthetic cannabis kush takes hold of the youth in west Africa’s Mano River Basin

Op-eds

Deadly synthetic cannabis kush takes hold of the youth in west Africa’s Mano River Basin

By Feyi Ogunade

SA is facing a fast-escalating heroin crisis — and it’s being misunderstood

South Africa

SA is facing a fast-escalating heroin crisis — and it’s being misunderstood

By Jesse Copelyn for Spotlight