World Thai police seize drugs worth $8 million Bangkok — Thai anti-narcotics police seized over $8 million worth of drugs in one of the largest single hauls... Read more 28 Sep
Countries Woman ‘wrongly’ sentenced to 16 years for drug dealing must be immediately released Beaufort West magistrate committed a litany of errors in sentencing, says High Court By Tania Broughton GroundUp A mother... Read more 11 Sep
World Singapore executes fifth prisoner this year for drug trafficking Singapore — Singapore executed a 39-year-old man who was convicted of trafficking heroin, the city-state’s fifth hanging this year... Read more 3 Aug
Countries Hawks seize R1.5m worth of drugs from Germany at OR Tambo Airport Cape Town – The Gauteng Hawks confiscated drugs worth R1.5 million at OR Tambo International Airport this week The... Read more 9 Jul
Countries Convicted drug dealer Glenn Agliotti dies in Joburg hospital Cape Town – Police in Gauteng have confirmed that convicted drug dealer Glenn Agliotti has died. Agliotti died at a... Read more 1 Jul
World Eight suspected cartel members dead in shootout in Mexico Ciudad Juárez — A gun battle between suspected cartel members left at least eight dead and one wounded on... Read more 29 Jun
World Uruguay finds cocaine in surfboards bound for Europe Montevideo — Police have broken a drug ring that smuggled cocaine hidden in surfboards bound from South America to... Read more 14 Jun
World Study shows cheap diabetes drug reduces risk of long Covid Paris – People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for Covid-19 had a 40% lower risk... Read more 9 Jun
World Spike in boats smuggling meth out of Myanmar: UN Bangkok — Asian drug trafficking networks are increasingly using sea routes to smuggle methamphetamines out of Myanmar and ramping... Read more 2 Jun
World Cocaine price crash a blow for Colombian coca growers Llorente — “Carlos,” a 36-year-old coca grower in Colombia, is stuck hanging onto kilos of the valuable paste used... Read more 26 May