BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian warlord Salvatore Mancuso was sent to his native country Tuesday after serving a drug trafficking sentence in the United States and being denied several requests to be sent to Italy, where he also has citizenship. Mancuso arrived in Bogota’s El Dorado Airport on a charter flight that also carried dozens of … Read more
Vials move along a conveyor at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The success of Novo’s bestsellers Ozempic and Wegovy, drugs that help people lose significant amounts of weight, has created something of a gold rush in the pharma industry with about 40 companies developing products that … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador lashed out Thursday at a report that U.S. agents had investigated possible ties between his aides and drug traffickers, in the latest jolt to anti-narcotics cooperation with the United States. U.S. agents were told by informants that drug groups were in contact with the president’s allies … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Four Roman Catholic bishops met with Mexican drug cartel bosses in a bid to negotiate a possible peace accord, one of the bishops said, and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday he approves of such talks. The revelation by Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, José de Jesús González Hernández, in remarks at a … Read more
MEXICO CITY — An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum, officials confirmed Sunday. Prosecutors in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo stressed the American woman had no connection … Read more
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For years, Juan Carlos Bonilla, better known as “El Tigre,” was a feared figure in Honduras. His roots were in the military and he brought that bearing to the National Police that he ultimately led. But Bonilla’s tenure was plagued by allegations of human rights violations, including running death squad s and … Read more
Ozempic is becoming Hollywood’s biggest trend. The once-a-week injectable medication was made to help adults with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar, but is also known for its weight loss effects, which some celebrities have used for that reason…and that reason alone. Despite Ozempic becoming a growing weight loss tool, a plastic surgeon confirmed … Read more
The mystery of missing surgical drugs at HCA Florida Mercy Hospital ended in the right leg of a registered nurse with other drug problems. When the nurse’s state license suspension will end is less certain. Groennou Nieves has been suspended by the state Board of Nursing since Friday. Before she can come off suspension, Nieves … Read more
Dex Carvey, the eldest son of Saturday Night Live alum Dana Carvey, died from an accidental drug overdose, medical records confirmed on Tuesday. The 32-year-old actor and comedian died on Nov. 15, 2023. Fentanyl, ketamine and cocaine were confirmed to be in his system at the time of death. The day after Dex’s death, Dana … Read more
Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lifetime ban on “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli from working in the pharmaceuticals industry, as well as an order to … Read more