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South-east Asia integration could worsen drug problem

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Illegal drugs in South-east Asia.

Serious action against Kenya's drug trade is unlikely

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KENYA

Kenyan drug trade.

Philippines drug war halt implies security risk spike

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PHILIPPINES

This follows comments by Duterte that perhaps 40% of the 160,000-person PNP might be corrupt or involved in illegal drugs.

Peru's coca cultivation will elude eradication efforts

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PERU

Rising coca cultivation.

Argentina drug violence exposes systemic weaknesses

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ARGENTINA

A death threat left at a supermarket owned by the in-laws of Rosario-born football star Lionel Messi has raised the political salience of drug-related criminal activity in…

Crime will aggravate South Africa’s growth crisis

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa’s crime rates have long been among the world’s highest. Much of this constitutes interpersonal violence, where the victim and perpetrator know each other. However…

Indonesia drug problem to grow despite narcotics war

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INDONESIA

This follows President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo’s order in a July 21 speech that law enforcement personnel should summarily shoot suspected drug dealers who resist arrest, with a…

Philippines police internal violence may be imminent

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PHILIPPINES

PHILIPPINES: Police internal violence may be imminent

Philippines 2017-18 agenda has modest outlook

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PHILIPPINES

The act, aimed at improving government efficiency by closing or merging departments and state entities, is one of the priorities President Rodrigo Duterte set in his second State…

Central American security cooperation to target gangs

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CENTRAL AMERICA

One major step to that end was the agreement in August to increase cooperation to tackle gang activity with the creation of a trinational force.