WC Hawks welcome 7-year jail terms handed down to 2 drug traffickers

CAPE TOWN - The Hawks in the Western Cape have welcomed the seven-year jail terms handed down to two drug traffickers. Zimbabwean nationals, Albert Tinemhamo Nemara and Tinashe Mhonde, were arrested in 2022 following their arrest in Worcester. They were …

Undercover agent leads to the arrest of over 50 weapons, drug traffickers, police say

Criminal – Expert – Drug conspiracy

U.S. District Court Where a defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances has designated an expert witness to rebut the prosecution’s anticipated assertion that anyone performing occasional …

Joint federal-tribal operation charges 13 in violent drug trafficking case

YAKIMA — Thirteen people have been charged in connection with a sweeping federal investigation targeting armed and violent drug traffickers operating on the Yakama Nation and throughout the Yakima Valley, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District …

Afghan national military intercepts drug smuggling attempt

(MENAFN) Afghan national army troops have intercepted a drug smuggling attempt and arrested three suspected traffickers in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, a regional army spokesman, Jawed Agha, said Tuesday. According to the official, soldiers …

Dillon Questions Executive’s Commitment to Enforcing Drug Laws

Montserrado County Senator Abe Darius Dillon has raised serious concerns over the Liberian government’s failure to enforce its own anti-drug legislation, questioning the Executive Branch’s commitment to tackling the country’s growing drug crisis. Speaking …

Colombian mercenaries training Mexican drug traffickers: ‘They’re bloodthirsty. We don’t want to end up floating in a ...

“Los Viagras have several Colombians,” says Lupe Mora, 72, sitting in a dilapidated office in the town hall of La Ruana, a small, hot, lemon-growing town in the state of Michoacán. Three bodyguards armed with Mexican army rifles are stationed outside the …

Heroin smuggling from Punjab tightens grip on Chamba as police crack down on rising drug menace

Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, is facing a growing heroin smuggling crisis from Punjab, particularly Amritsar. Recent arrests highlight the issue, with police seizing drugs from smugglers operating in the Dalhousie region. Authorities are increasing border …

FDA Official Demands Harsher Penalties for Illegal Drug Traffickers

The Upper West Regional Director of Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has called for tougher sentencing guidelines following what he describes as “disappointingly lenient” court rulings against illegal drug vendors. Sankpal Dafaari Kelvin revealed …

Police clampdown thwarts Pakistan’s plan; Bhagwant Mann govt breaks back of drug traffickers

Faced with increasing drone-based drug and weapon smuggling from Pakistan, the Punjab Police has implemented a comprehensive anti-drone strategy. Since 2022, the Mann government has significantly increased drone seizures, arrested thousands of traffickers, …