South America
Guatemala considers legalizing drugs, a first-time DUI costs up to $16,000 in California, and Moonshiners star arrested for public drunkenness. MORE
Killing kingpins won't stop cartels, Brits drink 40% more than they think they do, and Lindsay Lohan wants to help young people avoid drugs. MORE
Bolivia wins reinstatement to the UN Narcotics Convention—even though growing coca remains legal there. MORE
The nation deploys 9,000 troops to secure its borders against a surge of drug and arms imports. MORE
Debate rages over the potential impact of Uruguay's plan to sell government-grown marijuana. MORE
By Bryan Le
Interference in Peruvian cocoa farming leaves chocolate aficionados bitter. MORE
Air Force chief admits that barely a third of the drugs flown in to America are intercepted. MORE
The US will employ a controversial private military contractor in South and Central America. MORE
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Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce biofuels that could power airplanes, cars and trucks.
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The President appoints an army general to take control of the drug cartel-ravaged region.
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