UN Office on Drugs and Crime

By Eliza Ronalds-Hannon When European heroin use dipped in the early 2000s, politicians and analysts hailed the news as...

Organizations fighting to curb illegal weapons are criticizing the draft of a new UN treaty on regulation of global arms...

Bulgarian police have seized 12 tons of hashish, worth about €360 million (US$445 million), destined for the European Union...

The death of a prominent guerilla leader may represent a turning point in Colombia’s war on drugs.  Alfonso Cano, the leader...

Serbian and French police arrested 14 people last week over their alleged smuggling of arms and explosives from Serbia to...

The production and use of synthetic drugs – ecstasy, amphetamines and methamphetamines – is feared to be increasing in the...

If it wasn’t bad enough that the worldwide monetary melee has revealed malfeasance like giant Ponzi schemes, creative...

Israel’s dozen major crime families have become more brazen in recent years as they fight over the usual industries – drugs,...