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Turkey arrests British crime boss in Istanbul
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey said on Wednesday it had captured the leader of a British gang involved in drug smuggling, the illegal gun trade and robbery in an operation in Istanbul.
Rohingya refugees face soaring hunger and crime after aid cuts
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2023
» LONDON: Every day 5-year-old Jannat hunts for bottles and cans in the Rohingya refugee camp where she lives in Bangladesh – when she collects enough, she buys a snack to stave off her hunger pangs.
Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a proposed judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use, Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use, a panel of nine judges ruled.
Singapore conducts first execution since 2019 despite protests
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2022
» A Singaporean drug trafficker was hanged on Wednesday in the city-state's first execution since 2019, campaigners said, despite appeals for clemency from the United Nations and rights groups.
Singapore court rejects Malaysian's appeal in high-profile execution case
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2022
» SINGAPORE- A Singapore court rejected on Tuesday an appeal against the execution of a Malaysian convicted of drugs smuggling, dismissing an argument put forward by his legal team that he should be spared because he was mentally impaired.
Drug trafficking surging in year since Myanmar coup
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2022
» Increased instability in Myanmar since a military coup a year ago has seen a surge in narcotics production there and trafficking into Southeast Asia and beyond, a senior official from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) told Reuters.
Cambodia emerges as major meth producer amid pandemic
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2021
» Drug traffickers in East and Southeast Asia found ways to evade Covid-19 curbs to boost trade and diversify production, with Cambodia emerging as a large scale source for methamphetamine, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Arrest of second drug kingpin tightens dragnet
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2021
» A second senior leader of a vast drug syndicate has been arrested, a Thai narcotics official said, as a transnational dragnet tightens on the Sam Gor group, which police say dominates the $70 billion annual Asia-Pacific drug trade.
UN: Organised crime outpacing authorities in Southeast Asia
Reuters, Published on 18/07/2019
» Transnational crime syndicates are growing more powerful in Southeast Asia and raking in profit by exploiting rampant corruption, weak law enforcement and lax border controls, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka reinstates death penalty for drug crimes ahead of polls
Reuters, Published on 26/06/2019
» COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday signed death sentences for four people convicted of drug-related offences in a decision analysts said is aimed at boosting his chances of re-election later this year.