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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.

07/06/2022

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.

12/05/2022

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.

06/05/2022

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.

05/05/2022

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.

29/04/2022

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.

28/04/2022

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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

26/04/2022

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.

30/03/2022

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".

22/02/2022

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.

15/02/2022

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.

11/02/2022

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.

05/02/2022

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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.

11/01/2022

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.

10/01/2022

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".

15/12/2021

Germany

German court convicts eight people in 'cyberbunker' trial

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

13/12/2021

Panama

Panama seizes record €9 million of drug money

Authorities in Panama found 10 million dollars of illegal drug money hidden in a residential house in Nueva Providencia.

04/12/2021

Germany

German police bust cocaine smuggling network from South America

The gang is also accused of using fake companies to fraudulently apply for aid from coronavirus relief programmes.

30/11/2021

Portugal

Portugal seizes cocaine worth €200m from yacht in Atlantic Ocean

The haul is reported to be one of the largest hauls in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years.

18/10/2021

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Honduras burns 3.3 tonnes of cocaine seized from cartels

Honduras burns 3.3 tonnes of cocaine seized from cartels

02/10/2021