Srinwantu Dey speaks to street football legend and director of Favela Street Foundation Roxanne Hehakaija to investigate life inside Rio de Janeiro’s infamous favelas and how football… Read More
Two Nigerians jailed 60 years for drug trafficking in Cambodia
Two Nigerians have been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment each for selling 1.5 kilogrammes of methamphetamine to an undercov… Read More
Marwa: Curbing drug trafficking will help military in fight against terrorism
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa has stated that addressing drug traff… Read More
Daniel Barwell, a former Labour councillor, has been convicted and sentenced in the US for his part in an international drug trafficking conspiracy. The sentence marks a legal first, as the… Read More
Drug trafficking in the Sahel region of Africa is thriving due to the activities of non-state armed groups, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Cocaine seizures in the… Read More
Singapore has executed its first woman in 19 years for drug trafficking. Saridewi Djamani, a 45-year-old citizen, was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking nearly 31 grams of heroin. Si… Read More
A Taiwanese drug lord, Chen Hsin Han, who was freed from a 52-year jail sentence by masked gunmen during a dental visit, was found to have been conducting drug trafficking operations from Ca… Read More
Gabon is facing political turmoil as military officers announced on television that they were scrapping election results that gave President Ali Bongo Ondimba another term. French Prime Mini… Read More
A series of car bombings and the hostage-taking of over 50 law enforcement officers inside prisons in Ecuador have highlighted the country's fragile security situation. The explosions occurr… Read More
Fifty guards and seven police officers who were held hostage in Ecuadorian prisons by criminal groups have been released. The government believes the hostage situation was a response to thei… Read More
Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States to face drug tra… Read More
Local politicians in British Columbia have passed resolutions asking the province to provide more funding and regulation for the drug decriminalization pilot program. The resolutions include… Read More
India plans to extend its border fence along the Myanmar border in Manipur state to counter illegal immigration, arms smuggling, and drug trafficking. Currently, less than 10% of the 400-kil… Read More
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled the sex trafficking acts committed by financier Jeffrey Epstein. $55 million of… Read More
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to settle claims that it enabled the sex trafficking acts committed by financier Jeffrey Epstein. The settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands inc… Read More
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by the U.S. Virgin Islands, which alleged that the bank facilitated and benefited from the sex trafficking activities of its… Read More
Scotland will open the UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow to address the country's addiction problem. The facility will allow drug users to consume substances such as cocaine and he… Read More
U.S. and Mexican officials held a high-level economic dialogue in Washington to discuss trade, economic growth, and border security. The meetings were co-hosted by U.S. Secretary of State An… Read More
A drug that can regrow teeth in mice is entering clinical trials in humans. The drug, developed by dental scientist Takahashi in Japan, targets a protein that suppresses the growth of new te… Read More
On a calm Saturday morning in June 2023, I met a multitude of young children who had been sent far away from their families to serve time for various offences. It was at a juvenile centre in… Read More
A gun battle erupted at a hospital in Culiacan, Mexico, when hitmen attempted to kill a patient but clashed with armed individuals already inside, resulting in four deaths, including a docto… Read More
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries, is facing allegations of exploiting men for sex at events he hosted worldwide, according to a BBC News investigation. The report includes f… Read More
Assailants in Mexico have killed two workers conducting internal polling for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Morena party, while a third worker has been kidnapped and r… Read More
Senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, are in Mexico for talks with Mexi… Read More
Mexican police discovered a workshop for making drone-carried bombs during a raid on a castle-like house in the state of Jalisco. The raid uncovered 40 small cylindrical bombs with fins inte… Read More
Shares of Dutch health tech company Philips fell by more than 7% after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criticized its handling of a product recall. The FDA stated that Philips' tes… Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that explosive traces were found in the remains of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, and his crew after their plane cras… Read More
The Lagos Police Department has revealed the circumstances behind the death of famous artist Ilerioluwa Aloba AKA Mohbad.
The musician died as a result of an injury inflicted during a strugg… Read More
Six Colombians who were arrested for the assassination of a candidate in Ecuador's presidential election were killed inside a prison in Guayaquil. The prison authority identified the men as… Read More
A ‘church’ leader and his three sons have been sentenced to 12 years in prison after making $1 million from sale of toxic bleach they passed off as a ‘miracle cure’ f… Read More
In a bribery trial involving two veteran DEA agents, professional informant Jorge Hernández has emerged as a key figure. Hernández, known as "Boliche," has a criminal history a… Read More
Three members, including two women, of an "international drug cartel" operated by individuals of African origin in Delhi were arrested. The police received a tip-off and seized narcotics wor… Read More
The Colombian navy seized a semi-submersible loaded with 3.3 tons of cocaine, marking the 20th interception of a "narco sub" this year. The vessel was intercepted in South Pacific waters and… Read More
Ecuador is preparing to elect a new president amidst a surge of violence tied to drug trafficking. The runoff election on Sunday will be between Daniel Noboa, heir to a banana empire, and at… Read More
Ecuadorians are voting in a runoff election for a new president amid rising violence in the country. Both candidates, Daniel Noboa and Luisa González, have limited governing experienc… Read More
The VICE TV show "Dark Side of Comedy" highlights Robin Williams' struggles with drug addiction, with fellow comics recalling his reliance on drugs early in his career. Williams got clean in… Read More
The Royal Navy's HMS Dauntless, in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard, intercepted a drug trafficking scheme in the Caribbean, seizing over a ton of cocaine valued at $175 million. Usin… Read More
Police in Navi Mumbai seized banned gutka and tobacco products worth Rs 7.39 lakh from an apartment in the Airoli area. One person was arrested during the raid and a case was registered agai… Read More
Swiss health care company Roche has agreed to acquire Telavant Holdings for $7.1 billion. Telavant produces drugs for inflammatory and fibrotic diseases and is developing a new therapy for C… Read More
Researchers at Brazil's Federal University of Minas Gerais have developed a vaccine called Calixcoca to fight addiction to cocaine and crack. The vaccine prompts the body to produce anti-coc… Read More
The number of overdose deaths in Nova Scotia linked to cocaine has significantly increased in recent years, with nearly half of the accidental overdose deaths last year involving cocaine. Th… Read More
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted raids in Punjab and Rajasthan as part of a drugs-linked money laundering case. They have seized Rs 4.5 crore cash, mobile phones, and laptops d… Read More
Colombia is implementing measures to control its population of over 100 hippos, descendants of animals brought illegally by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. The government plans to use… Read More
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the streaming rights to the hit thriller film "Sound of Freedom," which earned over $180 million in the domestic box office and $250 million worldwide. The fi… Read More
The Colombian government has announced a plan to control the growing population of over 100 hippos, descendants of animals brought to the country by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s… Read More
During an interview on Arise TV, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, a former federal lawmaker and vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, stated that he will not be deterred from refer… Read More
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out searches at eight locations in Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh in a heroin seizure case. The searches targeted individuals involved… Read More
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Karim Khan, has provided an update to the United Nations Security Council on the progress of investigations into human trafficking in Libya… Read More
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is causing a high number of hospitalizations and deaths among children under 5, with infants under 1 year old being the most affected. The demand for drugs… Read More
Scheana Shay is an American television personality, actress, and singer best known for being a cast member of the hit Bravo reality TV series “Vanderpump Rules.” Scheana has been… Read More
Balanced News reports that French Socialist Senator Akli Melouli strongly opposes an immigration law that he believes will create more undocumented individuals. He argues that the law fails… Read More
A court in Mexico has sentenced 11 former police officers to 50 years in prison each for the 2021 slayings of 17 migrants and two Mexican citizens. The officers, who were members of an elite… Read More
After President Biden's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that China has one of the most consequential relationships with the United States… Read More
Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey has been convicted of money laundering but acquitted on another count. However, the jury was deadlocked on 84 other counts, resulting in a mistrial being d… Read More
Mexican news photographer Ismael Villagómez was found shot to death in his car in Ciudad Juarez, a city plagued by drug cartels and violence. Villagómez worked for the Heraldo… Read More
William Leonard Roberts II, known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper and record executive. An influential figure in modern hip-hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his … Read More
Nigerian former big brother Naija contestant, Tacha Akide, breaks the internet once again with a controversial video of which she shared on Twitter.
The reality TV star was unashamed to post… Read More
American show host and businesswoman, Oprah Winfrey has been slammed by fans.
She was heavily dragged after she revealed that she is using weight loss drugs to help her shed pounds while be… Read More
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In the realm of health and wellness, GlyNac emerges as a beacon of hope, offering a novel approach to vitality and longevity. This article delves into the depths o… Read More
Introduction
In today’s fast-paced world, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become increasingly prevalent, affecting individuals of all ages. While conventional tr… Read More