Drugs

‘Most wanted’ Dutch drug kingpin who once faked death killed in Mexico | Drugs News

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Marco Ebben was one of Europe’s ‘most wanted fugitives’ for smuggling drugs from Brazil to the Netherlands. A convicted drug kingpin from the Netherlands – considered one of Europe’s most wanted criminals – has been killed in a gun battle in Mexico. Marco Ebben, 32, was shot dead in Atizapan de Zaragoza, a municipality 25km … Read more

McKinsey to pay $650m to settle US opioid consulting probe | Drugs News

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Prosecutors say McKinsey provided Purdue advice on measures it could take to ‘turbocharge’ OxyContin sales. Consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to pay $650m to resolve a United States Department of Justice investigation into the consulting firm’s work advising opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma on how to boost OxyContin sales. McKinsey has entered into a … Read more