On Monday, Paraguay's top anti-drug official stepped down, two days after a botched anti-cannabis operation left a three-year-old girl dead at the hands of his troops. Read article here: High Times
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Brazil: Deadly Prison Uprising Ends in Deal
The riot erupted the day before as breakfast was being served, when inmates overpowered guards. In apparent score-settling between rival drug gangs, two prisoners were beheaded, and two others thrown to their deaths off the roof of acellblock. At least 25 were injur… High Times
Brazil: Deadly Prison Riot Sparks Angry Protests
Authorities said violence broke out after guards discovered inmates digging an escape tunnel. The inmates fought the attacking guards and started a fire as members of rival gangs took advantage of the confusion to settle scores. Then, as news of the conflagration broke, r… High Times