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Iran

Iran jails two Swedish citizens for alleged drug trafficking

Tensions between Tehran and Stockholm soared after a Swedish court convicted a former Iranian official of war crimes during the 1980s.

Sport

Brittney Griner pleads guilty to Russian drug charges, denies intent

The athlete was detained in February after cannabis oil was allegedly found in her airport luggage.

Sport

US basketball star Griner appears in Russian court on drugs charges

The two-time Olympic champion and Phoenix Mercury starter is facing up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Culture news

Fake MDMA sold at UK festivals due to Brexit and lockdowns says study

A new study has found that caffeine and other amphetamine-like chemicals replaced MDMA in a large portion of pills in the UK last year.

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Italy

Italy seizes over four tons of cocaine linked to Colombian Gulf Clan

The haul is reported to be one of the largest-ever drug busts in Europe with an estimated street value of €240 million.

Green News

Illegal donkey skin is being sold alongside human hair on social media

More than 4.8 million donkeys are killed for their skins a year, the charity estimates, in the most comprehensive look at the illicit industry yet.

World News

Record quantities of cocaine seized in Europe, EU agencies warn

More than 214.6 tonnes of cocaine were seized in Europe in 2020, a 6% increase from 2019.

Spain

Three German fugitives arrested in Spain over money laundering scheme

The suspects had been on the run from German authorities since 2021, Europol said.

USA

British Virgin Islands premier arrested on drug trafficking charges

The islands' PM was arrested at a Miami airport. where he allegedly came to meet Mexican drug traffickers, who in reality were undercover US agents.

Netherlands

Ten men from same family arrested in Amsterdam for money laundering

Dutch police seized more than €1.4 million during the arrest, suspecting that the large sums of money originated from international drug trafficking.

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Singaporeans hold vigil for Malaysians facing execution

Hundreds of Singaporeans hold a candlelight vigil to protest the looming execution of two Malaysians convicted of drug offences

Austria

Private detective behind 'Ibizagate' scandal convicted on drug charges

NGOs denounced the ruling as an attempt to silence whistleblowers, but prosecutors said the case had nothing to do with the scandal that brought down the government.

Health news

America’s first safe injection site has just opened in New York

The centre has become a political flashpoint in the US with some Republican senators accusing President Biden of wanting to finance "crack pipes".

World News

Dozens arrested in Belgium & Spain in major drug trafficking operation

The criminal network is accused of using cargo planes, private jets and shipping containers to smuggle cocaine into Europe.

Spain

Spanish police bust drugs ring 'faking orca attacks' to aid smuggling

Police say the gang would simulate boat damage and even killer whale attacks to get towed into ports in southern Spain and smuggle in hashish.

Argentina

Buenos Aires residents block roads in protest over drug arrests

Residents from the Barrio 8 neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, where an adulterated cocaine that killed over 20 people was sold, protest over arrests of people they say are not linked to the crime.

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Croatia police display drugs seized in two raids

Croatian police on Tuesday displayed hundreds of pounds of drugs they said were seized in two separate operations last year in a southern Adriatic Sea port close to the famous resort of Dubrovnik.

Spain

Drug trafficking ring that used helicopters shut down in Spain

The criminal gang allegedly transported hashish and marijuana from Morocco to southern Spain using helicopters.

Germany

German police incinerate cocaine worth €270 million in huge operation

The drugs were incinerated in Bavaria on Tuesday as part of "Operation Snow Melt".

Germany

German court convicts eight people in 'cyberbunker' trial

Investigators say the data centre had hosted online sites dealing drugs and other criminal businesses.