The ups and downs of the fight against drugs in Afghanistan illegal drugs; A silent crisis in the African continent The upward trend of the fight against drugs in Turkey Increase in Captagon smuggling in Jordan Extradition of “El Chapo Asia” from the Netherlands to Australia Why El Chapo’s son …
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“The Taliban cooperated in some areas, and our ultimate effort is to require them to play a role in preventing the entry of drugs into the country’s borders,” IRNA quoted Mohammad-Massoud Zahedian as saying. Since the establishment of the Taliban government, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been pursuing the …
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Iran is also known as the first station and the front line of dealing with all kinds of drugs due to its location on the European transit route of Afghan drugs. Some 1,080 tons of narcotics were discovered in the country over the last Iranian calendar year (March 2021-March 2022), …
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On the 5th of January, Mexican authorities captured Ovidio Guzman, son of infamous drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Ovidio is said to be a key figure in Los Chapitos, a group headed by El Chapo’s sons within the wider drug trafficking network called the Sinaloa Cartel. The aftermath of the arrest …
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cocaine traders in West Africa have switched to coastal routes to avoid a rise in conflict between militia groups inland. According to the latest report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, West Africa is experiencing “unprecedented levels” of armed violence — with the period since 2015 being the most violent …
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When Amsterdam pioneered “coffee shops” in the 1970s, the European capital was one of very few places where you could openly buy and smoke weed—and it quickly became a global mecca for marijuana enthusiasts. But over the last decade, the grass has grown greener on the other side of the Atlantic, with Colorado …
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Drug-related health and security threats in the Western Balkans are highlighted today in a new report published by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). Released in the framework of the agency’s latest Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance project (IPA7), funded by the EU, the report provides the latest picture of the drug situation in the region (1). The report offers …
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Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), 30 November 2022 – The fifty-fifth session of the Subcommission on Illicit Drug Traffic and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East adopted a comprehensive set of recommendations on how to address drug challenges in the region at its meeting last week. Held on an annual basis, the Subcommission – …
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Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu accused Colombia of concocting a piece of pulp fiction against Turkey over five tons of cocaine seized in Colombia, during the ministry’s budget negotiations in parliament on November 18. When speaking about Colombia, Soylu used the Turkish word “denilen” (called or so-called), which is used to …
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A UN recent report revealed the grim situation of drug addiction in Pakistan, a problem that runs deep in the country, as more and more school children turn to substance abuse. The total number of drug addicts in Pakistan is 7.6 million, of which 78 per cent are male and …
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