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Dozens held after Belgian-Dutch investigators crack coded network

The vast police operations followed a two-year investigation which broke up an encrypted communications network popular with criminals.

10/03/2021

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Scottish and English drinkers most frequently drunk, study suggests

The findings were part of the Global Drug Survey 2020, which included data from 110,000 people from 25 countries.

25/01/2021

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Police in Peru carry out drug-related arrest in Santa and elf disguise

Members the National Police of Peru disguised themselves as Santa Claus and an elf during a police operation in Lima.

17/12/2020

United Kingdom

Men arrested after accidentally showing police video of cannabis farm

One of the men went to open Google Translate on his phone to help him communicate with the officers but ended up showing them a video of a cannabis farm instead.

15/12/2020

USA

US House of Representatives votes to decriminalise marijuana

Fifteen states already authorise recreational marijuana use and 36 allow it for medical use, but federal laws banning the drug make it difficult for companies to trade

05/12/2020

World News

45 arrested in Europe, Brazil with 'record haul' of cocaine seized

Authorities also seized luxury cars, dozens of aircraft and properties worth millions of euros.

27/11/2020

Romania

Romania's oldest fugitive is a cannabis-smuggling 82-year-old woman

Gran-abis! An 82-year-old woman smuggled drugs into a prison for her grandson. She's now the oldest person on Romania's wanted list but police discovered she's gone to Australia.

12/11/2020

Europe News

COVID and drugs: Lockdown dealing, party pills decline and over-50s OD

Between 2012 and 2018 the number of drug overdose deaths among the 50-plus age group increased by 75%.

22/09/2020

Netherlands

Police arrest 17 after finding 'largest ever' Dutch cocaine lab

Investigators estimate the drugs found have a street value of between €4.5 million and €6 million.

11/08/2020

World News

Debunking the myths: which drugs used to treat COVID-19 work?

Several drugs are being used to treat COVID-19 but which ones are actually effective in helping to lessen the effects of the virus? Euronews talks to an expert in intensive care medicine to debunk the myths.

29/07/2020

France

France imposes on-the-spot fines for drug users

France's Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the move in the city of Nice, the capital of the French Riviera, which has been troubled by drug related crime.

25/07/2020

Italy

Italian police intercept coffee beans stuffed with cocaine

The package, sent from Colombia, contained 500 beans that had been cut open, stuffed with cocaine powder and carefully fastened closed with dark brown tape.

17/07/2020

Mexico

Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center

Mexico: 24 shot to death in attack on drug rehab center

02/07/2020

Italy

'World's largest seizure': Italy finds haul of ISIS-made amphetamines

The haul is worth about €1 billion and came in the form of 84 million Captagon tablets

01/07/2020

USA

EU negotiating with remdesivir maker as US buys up world stock

The EU said that "multiple discussions" had been undertaken with the drug's manufacturer, Gilead, which included "production capacity".

01/07/2020

World News

COVID-19 threatens increase in global drug use, UN report warns

The coronavirus pandemic could lead to an increase in drug use and trafficking, as well as heightened risks for narcotic users, a UN report warned on Thursday.

25/06/2020

World News

What is dexamethasone, the new drug being used to treat COVID-19?

It's cheap, widely available... and could be the first drug that is able to treat COVID-19.

17/06/2020

Philippines

Euroviews. Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation ǀ View

Filipinos cannot expect justice from the perpetrators of this slow-rolling massacre in the name of an anti-drug campaign. The UN’s top human rights body should send a strong rebuke to the Duterte administration when it meets in Geneva this month.

04/06/2020

World

Business booms for fledgling drugs start-up as pandemic continues

Some French businesses have seen a mahor upturn in customers because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drugs delivery start-up Phacil has seen a six-fold increase, while plastic goods producer Tecform has reduced its range - but doubled its operations.

13/05/2020

Europe Decoded

What do we know about ibuprofen and COVID-19?

France's health minister suggested on Saturday that NSAIDs, including ibuprofen, could aggravate COVID-19.

18/03/2020