El Salvador has deployed a new special unit to fight criminal gangs that are now said to be operating not only in the cities, but in rural areas throughout the country. The 1,000-strong Specialized Reaction Force is equipped with helicopters, armored cars and assault weap… Read article here: High Times
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Peru: Protests Erupt as US Military Forces Arrive for Anti-Drug Mission
Without fanfare in either country, some 3,000 U.S. troops are now arriving in Peru for an anti-drug "training mission. The troops have embarked, along with several cargo planes, on the USS George Washington—sparking street protests in Lima. Read article here: High Times
Reefer Rambos: Indiana Enlists Military Forces to Uproot Cannabis Plants
While parts of the United States are now generating millions of tax dollars from the sale of marijuana to put toward the betterment of their communities, Indiana continues to waste valuable resources to aggressively eradicate pot plants from Hoosier soil—all at the … Read article here: High Times
Retired Military Dogs Find New Purpose in US Meth Wars
Five retired military dogs that spent years working in war zones are putting their noses to new uses by helping police in the U.S. combat methamphetamine and other drugs. Read article here: High Times
Military Official Not Ready to Admit Defeat in Drug War
A leading military official claims that if the US government moves forward with reductions in the national budget, it will castrate the dogs of the drug war and essentially put a halt to defense operations against the cartels. Last week, Marine Corps General John Kelly&nb… Read article here: High Times
Italian Military To Grow Medical Marijuana
Italy's government announced Sept. 18 plans to cultivate medical marijuana at a secure military lab outside Florence and distribute it through pharmacies. High Times
Zetas Cartel Founder Reportedly Killed by Mexican Military
A co-founder of the brutal Mexican drug cartel, Los Zetas, was allegedly killed in a shootout with the Mexican military in the border town of Reynosa on May 9. Galindo Mellado Cruz — aka “Z-9” — is believed to have died in a gunfight during a raid on his san… High Times
Afghanistan: US Military Cannot Stop Heroin Production
Despite a $ 7.5 billion effort on behalf of the United States to stop Afghanistan’s heroin market, a recent US Report indicates that the Islamic nation has risen above American invasions in the name of the war on drugs and increased their opium farm lands by nearly 4… High Times