Editorial: There's Always Another Drug Cartel...
The capture of cartel leader Javier Arellano-Felix made a lucky day for the US DEA. But even they don't think anything's really going to change from it.
Crime & Violence
Latin America: US Feds Bust Major Mexican Trafficker, Expect Violence, Continued Drug Trafficking as Result
Federal law enforcement officials risked serious injury from all the back-patting going on at their Thursday press conference celebrating the capture of drug lord Javier Arellano-Felix. But they also acknowledged his arrest would ultimately amount to little.
Rio de Janeiro International Symposium on Public Security & Drug Policy
This event, co-hosted by the Brazilian Antidrug Secretariat, the Ministry of Justiceâs National Public Security Secretariat, Directorate of the Federal Police and The Senlis Council, brings together international authorities, experts and policy makers to discuss the most pressing challenges facing public security, and will explore the relationship between global drug policy and public security policies.