Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has fallen by 95 percent since the Taliban took control of the country, the United Nations’ DEA says in a new report. The cultivation was banned in April 2022 by the Taliban, who announced that violations of the covenant will be punished “in accordance with Sharia law”. Already in 2000, the Taliban stopped opium cultivation in the country, but... 

The US Department of Justice has announced indictments against multiple senior Venezuelan officials including President Nicolas Maduro, accusing them of “narco-terrorism,” and offering millions of dollars in reward money for information leading to their arrest or conviction. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Attorney General William Barr unsealed charges against Venezuela’s president and other... 

In an attempt to get more money from the state, a middle school and high school in Texas are implementing a program in which student IDs will be outfitted with radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips in order to track their movements around school. If you’re unfamiliar with this technology, a great primer on the subject has been written by Brent Daggett for End the Lie and I highly recommend...