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• Five severed heads found hanging on Ecuador beach amid escalating gang clashes - Ecuador gang violence escalates as five severed heads discovered on tourist beach in Puerto Lopez, highlighting country's record homicide rate amid military crackdown.
• DEA zeroes in on Cartel of the Suns bosses as Maduro is hauled into US narco case - Nicolas Maduro arrested on federal narcotics trafficking charges as Venezuelan President allegedly led "Cartel of the Suns" cocaine network, prosecutors say.
• Marijuana consumption set to expand into yoga studios, theaters, other venues in blue state - Massachusetts approves on-site cannabis consumption at licensed businesses, including yoga studios and theaters. New social consumption rules are taking effect.
• Trump and Colombian president arrange White House meeting after threats of military action - President Trump says the U.S. and Colombia are planning White House talks after he warned President Gustavo Petro following the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
• Maduro arrest sends 'clear message' to drug cartels, allies and US rivals, retired admiral says - Maduro's takedown sends deterrent message to cartels and U.S. rivals, potentially altering global power dynamics as experts predict regional cooperation.
• Chicago Catholic university offers courses on running cannabis dispensaries - DePaul University in Chicago offers cannabis dispensary management courses as marijuana businesses boom, with dispensaries growing across the country.
• Father arrested on drug, weapons charges as 4-year-old son found dead after New Year's disappearance - Father arrested on felony charges during search for missing 4-year-old son who died after disappearing in Alabama. Jameson Boley allegedly exposed kids to drugs.
• Bondi says Trump 'saved countless lives' in Venezuelan dictator Maduro capture operation - Attorney General Pam Bondi says more charges are possible in Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro's case after he pleads not guilty to narcoterrorism charges on 'Hannity.'
• Seattle police union condemns new socialist mayor's drug enforcement approach as 'suicidal empathy' - Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan said on Sunday that the city's LEAD program represents "suicidal empathy" and will increase death and decay on streets.
• Schumer blasted Trump for failing to oust Maduro — now warns arrest could lead to ‘endless war’ - Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro faces narcotics charges after U.S. military operation, while Sen. Chuck Schumer and Democrats criticize Trump administration for not notifying Congress.