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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

Actor Michael K Williams poses for a portrait at the Beverly Hilton during the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour. AP

Michael K Williams: Dealer pleads guilty in death of The Wire actor

Film & TVApril 06, 2023

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

Plan to relocate Escobar's hippos gathers pace

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

Aspirin could have potential implications for cancer immunotherapy, scientists have found. AP

Scientists uncover why aspirin works so well

HealthMarch 28, 2023

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