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          A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency SPA on April 25, 2023, shows handcuffed suspects and bags of amphetamine pills seized in Jeddah. - Saudi Arabia announced on April 25, the seizure of more than 12 million amphetamine pills hidden in a shipment of pomegranate fruit, amid a crackdown on the widely used captagon drug. (Photo by SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / SPA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==

          Saudi minister warns drug dealers 'will not be spared'

          GulfApril 30, 2023
          Indian actress Chrisann Pereira has been granted bail after being detained by police at Sharjah airport. Photo: @chrisannpereira / Instagram

          Actress Chrisann Pereira released on bail in UAE drugs case

          UAEApril 27, 2023
          A photo of Tangaraju Suppiah is surrounded by candles during a vigil for him at a private office in Singapore, on Wednesday - the day of his execution. EPA

          Singapore executes man over 1kg of cannabis

          WorldApril 26, 2023
          Indian actress Chrisann Pereira was arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs into the UAE. Photo: Instagram

          Indian actress arrested in UAE on drugs charge

          UAEApril 26, 2023
          Sharjah Police seized 120kg of hashish and three million Captagon pills, together valued at more than Dh23.5 million. Photo: Wam

          Sharjah Police seize Captagon pills and hashish worth Dh23.5m

          UAEApril 26, 2023
          A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency SPA on April 25, 2023, shows members of Saudi Arabia's General Directorate of Narcotics Control (GDNC) displaying bags of amphetamine pills seized in Jeddah. - Saudi Arabia announced on April 25, the seizure of more than 12 million amphetamine pills hidden in a shipment of pomegranate fruit, amid a crackdown on the widely used captagon drug. (Photo by SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / SPA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==

          Four arrested as Saudi Arabia seizes 12 million amphetamine tablets

          GulfApril 26, 2023
          US Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks on charges against several leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel, a transnational drug trafficking organisation based in Sinaloa, Mexico. AFP

          El Chapo's sons included in US charges for fentanyl trafficking

          USApril 14, 2023
          The drugs were found concealed in seven packages. Photo: Dubai Customs

          Dubai Customs seizes 880g of heroin from airport passenger

          UAEApril 13, 2023
          Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador asked China to halt import of chemicals used to produce fentanyl. AP

          Mexican officials to hold talks in US on fentanyl smuggling

          The AmericasApril 10, 2023
          Compounds with a gold ion at their core offer a promising new treatment approach due to their antibacterial properties. PA

          Gold-based drugs could hold secret to treating superbugs, study finds

          UKApril 07, 2023
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          Members of the Mexican Navy and National Guard patrol the tourist beach area of Cancun. AFP

          Four killed in shooting on beach in Mexico's Cancun

          The AmericasApril 04, 2023
          A hippo in the Magdalena River in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia. AP Photo

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          WorldMarch 30, 2023
          Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Duterte is being investigated by the ICC for possible crimes against humanity. Reuters

          Ex-Philippine leader Duterte defiant in face of ICC drugs crackdown probe

          WorldMarch 29, 2023
          Tea bags containing suspected methamphetamine were found during a raid at a house in Baguio city, northern Philippines. AP

          Half a tonne of drugs hidden in tea bags found by Philippines police

          WorldMarch 29, 2023
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