The court of Tirana told BIRN that on Thursday a judge ruled detention for former Kosovo's Vetevendosje member Besnik Mujeci who was among five people arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of trafficking ecstasy worth 400,000 euros by bus between Tirana and Pristina
Jordanian army downs drone from Syria carrying meth - state news agency
The Secret Service's investigation into who brought cocaine to the WH is closed “due to a lack of physical evidence.” “There was no surveillance footage found that provided investigative leads or any other means for investigators to identify who may have deposited the substance.”
The U.S. State Department announced that it was forming a new global coalition to address the threat from synthetic drugs, including the threat from Captagon
The National Army, in cooperation with the Military Police, managed to arrest four drug dealers in the city of Al-Bab, east of Aleppo
1 year ago The Jordanian Armed Forces: Downing a drone loaded with narcotics coming from Syria
The St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) is investigating a drug lab found in a home at 2063 Illinois Ave NE. on Sunday
A force of the Lebanese army raided a "Captagon" factory belonging to those wanted in the case of the kidnapping of the Saudi citizen
The King of Jordan affirms the support of the armed forces and security agencies to confront local and regional drugs
The Jordanian border guards thwarted two attempts to smuggle large quantities of drugs and weapons coming from the Assad-controlled areas in Syria
1 year ago Ahrar Houran Gathering: Warplanes likely Jordanian launch air strikes on the purification plant in the western countryside of Daraa, which contains a drug production factory supervised by militias supported by Hezbollah
1 year ago Few hours before Quartet meeting in Amman with Syrian FM, Jordanian forces thwarted an attempt by pro-Assad cartels to smuggle Captagon from Syria. 133,000 pills were seized
German FM: We keep our focus on the conflict in Syria. The new EU sanctions package targets the trafficking of Captagon. The Pro-Assad forces profits massively from this drug. Perpetrators of the 2013 Tadamon massacre were also listed
The US and UK have sanctioned several Lebanese and Syrian men, including the Nouh Zeaiter, for supporting the Assad government and the production or export of Captagon. Two of Bashar al-Assad's cousins were also designated
US Treasury Dept. OFAC and the UK are taking coordinated action to sanction key individuals supporting the Syria government and the production or export of Captagon, a dangerous amphetamine
1 year ago Venezuelan Navy offshore patrol vessel PO-14 (Kariña) seized 1,700kg of cocaine 250 nautical miles from Barbados with help from the French navy, a Marine national sailor is seen on board the Venezuelan vessel. This seizure happened at the start of March
1 year ago Iraq: hidden in boxes of apples. The Iraqi authorities revealed that they seized more than 3 million pills as baggage, which entered through the Al-Qaim border crossing with Syria. On the other hand, the Al-Bukamal-Al-Qaim border crossing is still operating normally.
1 year ago Israeli army and police say they foiled an attempt to smuggle 49kg of hashish into Israel from Lebanon earlier today. Suspect, 25, from Ibtin, detained
3 dead in San Francisco, 1 hospitalized; fentanyl overdoses suspected
Arizona border officers find more than 700,000 fentanyl pills hidden in train arriving from Mexico
The National Police have arrested two Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel allegedly in possession of 40,000 ecstasy pills and 75 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine smuggled from abroad in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra
Border Patrol seizes 360 pounds of marijuana in Presidio
Fourteen people were arrested and hundreds of pounds of drugs were seized
1 year ago Israeli army says troops foiled a drug smuggling attempt on the Egyptian border overnight, seized a 20kg package. No arrests made
Member-states of the UN Human Rights Council urge swift justice for the victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte's violent war on drugs
1 year ago Thai police have taken into custody more than 60,000 suspects, on charges related to firearms and illegal narcotics, during a nation-wide crime suppression campaign, which began on October 10th, ahead of the APEC Summit in Bangkok
Ecuador declares a state of emergency after the death of 5 police officers at the hands of drug traffickers, reported President Guillermo Lasso
1 year ago Cornered 29 Oct by 3 US Navy patrol vessels, drug smugglers in the Gulf of Oman set their ship afire and went over the side. SIROCCO PC6 took aboard the meth & hash smugglers while CHINOOK PC9 and THUNDERBOLT PC12 fought the fire but the vessel sank
1 year ago Israel Defense Forces:Israeli army soldiers thwarted a drug and weapon smuggling attempt from Lebanese territory into Israel overnight. A suspect was apprehended and two handguns and 30kg of drugs were confiscated. We will continue to operate against any attempts to breach Israeli sovereignty
19 arrested and 7 'indoor' marijuana plantations dismantled in San Blas-Canillejas and Coslada