Parents Fight for Release of Son Jailed in Mexico
Parents fight for release of son jailed in Mexico
Filed under: El Paso Drug Abuse
Matamoros is the long-time headquarters of the Gulf Cartel, which has been engaged in a bloody struggle with its former security guards, the Zetas, since early 2010 for the lucrative drug routes along the eastern end of the Texas-Mexico border. An …
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Feds probe FedEx, UPS over online drug shipments
Filed under: El Paso Drug Abuse
SAN FRANCISCO—FedEx and UPS have disclosed they are targets of a federal criminal investigation related to their dealings with online pharmacies, which are at the center of an international crackdown on prescription drug abuse. The shipping companies …
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Ukraine fights spreading HIV epidemic
Filed under: El Paso Drug Abuse
But due to a lack of funds, less than a quarter are receiving the drugs, one of the lowest levels in the world. … The girl, who contacted HIV at birth from her drug-abusing mother, has been denied a place in preschool because of her diagnosis …
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