Senegal seizes cocaine off coast of Dakar
Dakar – A Senegalese naval patrol boat seized 800 kilograms (1 763 pounds) of cocaine aboard a vessel 335... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
Algerian policeman kills boy during drug bust
Algiers – An Algerian policeman shot a teenage boy who later died when a gang tried to stop officers... Read more
11 Jan, 2023
Egypt hands Ukrainian life sentence for drug smuggling
Cairo – A Cairo court has sentenced to life in prison a Ukrainian woman arrested at the Egyptian capital’s... Read more
9 Jan, 2023
WATCH | Drugs, cellphones, self-made weapons seized during large scale raid at Pollsmoor prison
Cape Town – Drugs, cellphones, smart watches and self-made weapons were reportedly some of the contraband seized during a... Read more
6 Jan, 2023
Egypt actor handed suspended jail sentence for cannabis
Cairo – Popular Egyptian actor Menna Shalabi was found guilty on Thursday for cannabis possession and handed a suspended... Read more
6 Jan, 2023
SA man held at Namibian airport after he allegedly smuggled over 10kg cocaine from Brazil
Cape Town – A South African man, who is reportedly accused of smuggling cocaine into Namibia from Brazil, made... Read more
4 Jan, 2023
R1 million fine or life imprisonment: Drug syndicate member sentenced
Kwazulu-Natal – As the fight against drugs in South Africa rages on, a convicted syndicate member was given the... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Guatemala captures alleged drug trafficker wanted by US
Guatemala – Authorities in Guatemala on Sunday captured alleged drug trafficker Luciano Bravo “for the purpose of extradition” to... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
Colombia sending troops to southern border to fight drug gangs
Bogota – Colombia is to deploy 400 soldiers to fight drug traffickers operating across its rural southern borders, after... Read more
29 Nov, 2022
Ecuador declares emergency after 5 police officers gunned down
Guayaquil – Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of exception in two provinces on Tuesday, after at least five... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
