If you look at who is killed in South Africa, if you look at per capita murder rates, those most vulnerable to being killed are unemployed young Black men. And that’s not for a moment to say ...

An Indian drug maker tells a BBC undercover team its addictive cocktail drug is “very harmful” but “this is business”.

Recent crime statistics reveal a troubling rise in gun-related murders in South Africa, prompting calls for stricter firearm ...

The proliferation of "y'all" points to a global cultural shift toward more inclusive language and merging traditions.

Five years on, the World Drug Report 2008, recently released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), provides a great deal of evidence to support that contention. According to the ...

Since their emergence, NPS have been known in the market by terms such as “designer drugs,” “legal highs,” “herbal highs,” and/or “bath salts.” The term “designer drugs” had been traditionally used to ...

In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of ...

On 13 February, the Dutch Minister of Justice officially sent a request for extradition to the authorities of the West African country for the man who is considered one of the most wanted ... heading ...

A convicted drug kingpin from the Netherlands – considered one of Europe’s most wanted criminals – has been killed in a gun battle in Mexico. Marco Ebben, 32, was shot dead in Atizapan de ...

A convicted drug trafficker from the Netherlands who was one of Europe's most wanted criminals was murdered in Mexico, an official said Friday. Marco Ebben, 32, was shot and killed on Thursday in ...

Other illegal drugs present growing risks in Europe Cannabis and cocaine are the two most commonly used illegal drugs in the EU but other drugs, like MDMA (also called molly or ecstasy), heroin ...