Kinda not research, but thought this one was big.
50 tons of meth seized by the Mexican Navy in raid on Sinaloa Cartel site.
Sauce at link. And there is more. The world coming together. Russia agrees to let China grow crops on its land. Sauce coming. Read it this am, but need to find it again,
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-18/mexico-seizes-record-50-tons-meth-superlab