A U.S. Coast Guard anti-drug smuggling ship made a surprise discovery: a sea turtle, tangled up in $53 million worth of cocaine bales. Continue reading →

Duterte used the story to defend his violent crackdown on drug dealers and users in the Philippines. Continue reading →

The brutal crackdown has resulted in thousands of deaths, but the street price of crystal meth has fallen and Filipinos remain anxious about crime. Continue reading →

Despite a warning from Cesar Gaviria about his methods, Rodrigo Duterte promised to stand behind those on the front lines of his war on drugs and called Gaviria an “idiot” Continue reading →

About 100 activists protested outside the Philippine National Police headquarters in Manila on Friday to demand justice for those allegedly murdered by police. Continue reading →

President Rodrigo Duterte says he has personally patrolled the streets of Davao on a motorcycle to look for criminals to kill. Continue reading →

The Philippine president said Sunday that he may need to extend a bloody government anti-drug campaign that has left more than 3,000 people dead. Continue reading →

The soaring popularity of methamphetamine – a cheap and highly addictive drug also known as meth – is driving countries across Asia to adopt hardline anti-narcotics policies. Continue reading →

President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs turns its focus on schoolchildren with a puppet show against drug-use, while a theatre group opposes the bloody campaign with an interactive play on summary execution. Continue reading →

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte railed against the United Nations on Sunday after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs. Continue reading →