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SINGAPORE – Four people were arrested for drug-related activities by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) over the weekend, which also seized nearly $328,000 worth of…
View More CNB raids net $328,000 worth of drugs, including 4kg of heroin; 4 arrested
MANILA (AFP) – The main architect of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war said Monday (Sept 20) he would rather be “convicted and even hanged”…
View More Duterte drug war enforcer says he prefers to be 'hanged' in the Philippines
ROTTERDAM (REUTERS) – A Dutch court on Friday (July 2) approved an Australian request to hand over the alleged leader of an Asian drug syndicate…
View More Alleged Asian drug kingpin Tse Chi Lop can be handed to Australia: Dutch court
WASHINGTON – Close to 1.2 tonnes of heroin and methamphetamine were discovered by the Thai authorities last Friday (June 18). The drugs had been hidden in…
View More Drug production spike in S-E Asia calls for new approach to end trade: UN
ROME (AFP) – Italian police have broken up a drug gang that offered a drive-through service for cocaine just outside Rome’s main cemetery, an operation…
View More Police bust drive-through cocaine service at Rome cemetery
JAKARTA – February’s military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to hamstring the crime syndicates, say experts. “My gut instinct is that the coup will have…
View More Myanmar coup unlikely to affect drug trade: Experts
SINGAPORE – The High Court on Monday (Feb 8) dismissed a bid by a convicted Singaporean drug trafficker to delay his impending execution on the…
View More High Court dismisses death row inmate's bid to delay execution on ground of unequal treatment
KAJANG (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Malaysian police have arrested 14 people after a video of a clash between two groups of men went viral…
View More Malaysia police arrest 14 men after armed clash over drug territory near Kuala Lumpur
SINGAPORE – He left Singapore in the mid-1990s when he was put on the police gazette for drug-related offences. A wanted man here, John (not…
View More A decade on the run as runner for Ah Kong drug ring in Europe
LONDON (REUTERS) – A record 2.35 tonne haul of cocaine worth more than US$250 million (S$337 million) has been discovered in the British Virgin Islands…
View More Record two tonnes of cocaine worth S$337 million seized in British Virgin Islands
SINGAPORE – A 38-year-old Malaysian man escaped the noose when he was acquitted by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday (Oct 13) of a charge of…
View More Malaysian man escapes hanging after being acquitted of drug charge by Court of Appeal
SINGAPORE – An estimated $1.2 million worth of drugs have been seized and 11 people, including four women, arrested in separate operations conducted by the…
View More CNB officers arrest 11 people and seize drugs worth an estimated $1.2 million
MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian police hauled in Bollywood megastar Deepika Padukone for questioning on Saturday (Sept 26) in an escalating drugs probe following the death…
View More Bollywood star Deepika Padukone questioned in drugs probe
SINGAPORE – The Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Aug 12) rejected a bid by a British drug trafficker to raise legal questions related to his…
View More Court of Appeal rejects British drug trafficker's second bid to raise legal questions