Colombia's Police Chief: Synthetic Drugs Overtaking Cocaine

Colombia's Police Chief: Synthetic Drugs Overtaking Cocaine
Colombian police seized over two kilos of illegal synthetic drugs worth more than $ 240,000 on Sunday, prompting National Police Director José Riaño to say that synthetic drugs were replacing cocaine in that country. Police confiscated over 3,000 pills … Read more on Hetq Online

Number of crack and heroin users among young people is 'plummeting'
But critics warned that while use of traditional drugs like heroin and cocaine was falling, use of synthetic drugs such as mephedrone was soaring – and more difficult to control. Mr Hayes, speaking at the final press conference for the NTA before it is … Read more on The Independent