SPANISH customs authorities have arrested a senior anti-drug trafficking official just days before his scheduled retirement, marking the latest corruption scandal to hit Barcelona’s troubled port operations. Francisco Javier Martín Miñana, deputy head of …
Six months after Fiji declared an HIV outbreak, driven largely by a growing methamphetamine crisis, UNAIDS’ Pacific adviser says other countries around the region are at risk of following suit. “It does worry me. We have all the risk factors in all the …
In a sweeping nationwide crackdown on drug cartels and traffickers, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multiple consignments of hard drugs cleverly concealed in everyday items, arrested kingpins and family-run …
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has refiled a bill that seeks to revive the death penalty against large-scale drug traffickers. “This bill has become more than a campaign promise or a legal stand, but the realization of our commitment to those families …
Police officers with the District Anti-Narcotics Special Action Force carry out checking as part of the heightened vigil in Kozhikode city. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Heightened vigilance and sustained patrol efforts by the Kozhikode city police, …
A counselling psychologist, Dr. Gloria Eifediyi, has raised concerns over the rising rate of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria, particularly among young people. Eifediyi, who works at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Edo, spoke during an …
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Policemen clamped down five drug den operators, all reportedly linked to two local terror groups, in an entrapment operation in Barangay Pidsandawan in Radjah Buayan, Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday, July 5. Brig. Gen. Jaysen …
Abu Dhabi: The Anti-Drug Committees of the UAE Anti-Narcotics Council have intensified their collaborative efforts to curb cross-border drug smuggling and trafficking. In a recent coordination meeting, members from the Anti-Drug Trafficking Department, the …
MANILA, Philippines – To combat the drug problem, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has filed a bill that seeks to impose the death penalty on those convicted of large-scale illegal trafficking of dangerous drugs. The bill, “Death Penalty for Large-scale …
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