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For years many brave Filipinos have worked tirelessly, in and out of the spotlight, to expose the horrors of the deadly campaignFacing charges of crimes against humanity and hauled off to The Hague, the arrest this week of the former Philippine preside…
続きを読むFormer president was surrendered to The Hague amid a row between his family and that of the current presidentFew expected things to move so quickly. Supporters of the Philippines’ former president Rodrigo Duterte barely had time to protest before he wa…
続きを読むMyanmar, Cambodia and Laos have become havens for criminal syndicates operating online scam operations and tricking thousands into enslaved workAbout 7,000 people have been rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar and were waiting to be t…
続きを読むThe Australians were arrested in 2005 for attempting to smuggle heroin out of the Indonesian resort islandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Continue reading…
続きを読むEx-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdownsThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a senate inquiry into drug killings under his leadership that he…
続きを読むHeroin use has risen sharply across the country but in Pretoria, a programme of methadone and support is successfully helping people regain their livesIn the centre of the South African city of Pretoria, dozens of people mill around a dusty patch of la…
続きを読むJustice department charges 24 defendants and says long investigation reveals links between Mexico’s Sinaloa gang and ChinaRevealed: how Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel has created a global network to rule the fentanyl tradeThe US justice department has accused…
続きを読むBeijing says talks productive as US calls for help to fight synthetic opioid crisis responsible for hundreds of thousands of deathsExpert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisisAmerican and Chinese officials met on Tuesday to discuss joint effort…
続きを読むOpium production in Afghanistan slumped an estimated 95%, according to a UN reportMyanmar became the world’s biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government’s crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations …
続きを読むUnder deal, China will go after chemical companies to halt flow of fentanyl while US will lift restrictions on forensic police instituteJoe Biden and Xi Jinping are set to announce an agreement for China to crack down on the manufacture and export of f…
続きを読むAntony Blinken speaks at launch of US-led coalition to address synthetic drug threatsWho is responsible for the United States’ opioid epidemic? According to the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, the culprits are “transnational criminal enterprises…
続きを読むDrug importer fled UK in 2018 before trial that led to 11-year prison term but was captured at a Bangkok garage in FebruaryAn organised crime boss described as a most wanted fugitive after going on the run in 2018 has been jailed after his extradition …
続きを読むRichard Wakeling, 55, had been on the run since he fled the UK before his trial for drug smuggling in 2018A British organised crime boss has been arrested in Thailand after being on the run for five years.Richard Wakeling, 55, from Brentwood, Essex, tr…
続きを読むAuthorities say the haul, which is the largest seizure of illicit drugs made by the country’s law enforcement, was destined for AustraliaNew Zealand authorities have found a record-breaking amount of cocaine floating in international waters, which they…
続きを読むConflict and economic hardship force farmers to rely on opium, with poppy cultivation rising by 33% in 2022Production of opium has flourished in Myanmar since the military’s seizure of power, with the cultivation of poppies up by a third in the past ye…
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