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Drugs

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The National Drug Enforcement Authority launched the successful campaign last month. Photo: National Drug Enforcement Authority

Dubai Police block websites promoting narcotics as anti-drug campaign ends

UAEJuly 28, 2026

By dialling 80044, callers gain access to psychiatrists, addiction specialists and behavioural counsellors. Photo: DFWAC

Anti-drug helpline offers 24/7 support for callers battling addiction

UAEJuly 20, 2026

Authorities have warned against the false belief that e-cigarettes are less harmful than conventional cigarettes. Photo: AFP

Illegal drugs concealed inside vapes, new national campaign warns

UAEJuly 18, 2026

Clinicians say practical support methods must be available to those seeking to tackle addiction. Getty Images

'Beyond saying no': Clinics and schools look to bolster UAE anti-drug drive

UAEJuly 01, 2026

Police in Sharjah have seized 3.3 tonnes of illegal substances in the past three years. Philip Cheung / The National

Hundreds of families report teenage children to Sharjah Police over drug abuse

UAEJune 26, 2026

Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad bin Hamdan, chairman of the National Drug Enforcement Authority. Photo: National Drug Enforcement Authority

Protecting children from drugs is 'national and civil duty'

UAEJune 24, 2026

Police stand guard during a protest in Amman. Three personnel were killed in the raid in the east of the capital. Getty Images

Jordan sentences drug dealer to death for killing three security personnel

MENAJune 07, 2026

Emil Kongshoj Larsen, executive vice president of Novo Nordisk’s international operations Emil Kongshoj Larsen, executive vice president for Novo Nordisk’s international operations, says using the new daily weight-loss drug may be easy but could leave patients vulnerable to abuse. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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Following advice on responsible use of weight-loss pills a 'critical priority'

UAEJune 04, 2026

The aftermath of a Jordanian strike on an suspected drugs and weapons cache in the village of Arman, in Sweida, southern Syria. AFP

Jordan's air raids on Syrian border highlight emergence of new breed of drug smugglers

MENAMay 04, 2026

Police officers near the US embassy in Amman. EPA

Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

MENAMarch 18, 2026

Criminal kingpins Rawa Majid, left, and Ismail Abdo. Photo: Swedish Police

Phones seized in Sweden expose drug-dealing network linked to Kurdish gangsters

EuropeMarch 06, 2026

Our reliance on medicines is such that when availability is disrupted, the consequences can be severe. Getty

Public health is behind the UAE's changing drugs market

EditorialFebruary 26, 2026

This aerial view shows a burned truck, allegedly set on fire by organised crime groups in response to an operation to arrest a high-priority security target, on a highway near Acatlan de Juarez, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 22, 2026. The Mexican army announced that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various parts of the country on February 22, 2026. Gunmen retaliating for the raid blocked more than 20 roads in western Jalisco state, which includes Tapalpa, with burning cars and trucks. The violence spread to other states as well. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz / AFP)

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'El Mencho' killing sparks chaos and violence across Mexico

NewsFebruary 23, 2026

The Jordanian army has said it foiled attempts to smuggle large quantities of into the country using balloons. Photo: Petra

Jordan shoots down 'remotely guided balloons' carrying huge drugs haul

MENAFebruary 15, 2026

Iraq worked in co-operation with Syrian authorities to set up the raid in which 200,000 Captagon pills were confiscated. Photo: @INIS_IQ / X

Iraq foils 'Captagon smuggling gang' in Syria operation

MENAFebruary 10, 2026

Syrian authorities seized large amounts of narcotics prepared to be smuggled to Jordan. Photo: @syrianmoi / X

Syria seizes 75 hot-air balloons from Captagon smugglers

MENAFebruary 03, 2026

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