Europe Sees a Rise of Narcotics Shipments from Latin America | DW News

Nov 8, 2025 | The US military has killed dozens of people in recent airstrikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Atlantic and Pacific. The Trump administration has labelled it a war against narco-terrorists to curtail the flow of drugs into the US. The attacks will be among the issues discussed by leaders of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. They are also expected to talk about what authorities call the "cocaine crisis" in Europe during a two-day meeting, which begins on Sunday in Colombia.

The Hasidic Drug Dealer • Samuel Leibowitz • Full Version

Jul 11, 2022 | Documentary series giving an unprecedented insight into Jewish life in Britain in 2008. It begins with the story of ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jew Samuel Leibowitz, who has multiple convictions for international drug-smuggling. Filmmaker Vanessa Engle follows him as he comes out of prison and returns to his community, documenting his re-entry into ultra-orthodox life to discover whether he can overcome his transgressions and live once again as an observant Hasidic Jew.

Samuel Leibowitz, an ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jew with a history of drug trafficking convictions, is the protagonist of the BBC Four documentary about Jewish life in modern-day Britain.