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Dark side of the drugs. Andrei Khrapov, Head of the Main Directorate for Drug Control of the Russian Ministry of the Interior, stated the following: “The first place in the number of seized drugs is cannabis, on the second before it was opiates, now synthetics.” “In December 2016, the group” Khimprom “- 68 people was liquidated, almost 4 thousand kg of drugs were seized. This year, the main site of the Russian anonymous Internet stopped functioning.” Mr. Khrapov means, of course, RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace). Altogether, about 150 narcotics laboratories manufacturing synthetic drugs were liquidated. In general, the traffic Darknet, where RAMP existed, sets records. In 2016, it grew on the territory of the Russian Federation ~15 times. That is connected also with growth of transactions in cryptocoins (growth in 20 times). Among the ocean of censorship is an island of freedom, occupied by sins. Click to see the full-size image Tor, which is the basis of Darkn...

Source: http://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/pkk-pyd-terrorists-seize-syria-s-largest-oil-field/944696 Covering the alleged advances of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the province of Deir Ezzor, the Turkish state-run media outlet Anadolu Agency has failed to find a proper location of the Omar oil fields. So, according to Anadolu Agency, the Omar oil fields are located northwest of Deir Ezzor city, on the western bank of the Euphrates. Meawnwhile, in reality, the fields are located east of Deir Ezzor city.  More about the situation in the area HERE Click to see the full-size map

Very ‘moderate’ rebels Originally appeared at  RT A group that claims to be fighting against Russian propaganda and “fake news” is asking a reporter not to pursue information on the CIA arming Syrian rebels. PropOrNot, famous for being an ex-source for the Washington Post, says the story may fall into the wrong hands. On Thursday, Jason Leopold, a senior investigative reporter at Buzzfeed, tweeted that he had filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the CIA for documents related to the US arming Syrian rebels. PropOrNot beseeched him to drop its case in a tweet. Last year, the Washington Post published a front page  article  that cited PropOrNot, a group that, according to the site’s description, is  “volunteering time and skills to identify propaganda – particularly Russian propaganda – targeting a US audience.” The report identified more than 200 websites as  “routine peddlers of Russian propaganda.” After several complaints,...