Former CIA and FBI counter-terrorism official Phil Mudd has first-hand experience fighting drug cartels. He says if the United States wants to make a dent in the illegal drug trade, cooperation with Mexico is key. “If you don’t have the support of the local population, you lose,” he said. #cartels #Mexico #drugs | NewsNation

Much attention has been put on fixing the problems of drug cartels in Mexico, with the U.S. putting pressure on its neighbor to the South to crack down on them. This has led some cartels’ operations to shift back to Colombia, where the illegal drug trade was a dominant business in the ’80s and ’90s. NewsNation’s Robert Sherman reports. More: https://trib.al/TP8EOs8 #VargasReports | NewsNation

WAR AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE: Oba Of Benin Tasks NDLEA On Cannabis Research His Royal Majesty, Omo N' Oba N' Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo,Oba Ewuare II has tasked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on undertaking of a Comprehensive Research into adoption of Indian Hemp as cure for diseases than abusive substance. Oba Ewuare II made the suggestion when Edo State Commander of NDLEA, men of the anti-narcotic agency led by its State Commander, Mr. Alumona Callys Obioma visited him at his Pal

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