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'It wasn't working': Canada province ends drug decriminalization
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» VANCOUVER - Over 35 years as a drug user, Vancouver resident Garth Mullins said he's had "hundreds and hundreds" of interactions with police, and long believed drug decriminalization was smart policy.
Son of Mexican crime lord 'El Chapo' pleads guilty in drug case
AFP, Published on 02/12/2025
» CHICAGO (UNITED STATES) - A son of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty Monday in a Chicago court to drug trafficking charges in a deal that would see him cooperate with US prosecutors for a reduced sentence.
'Unprecedented' Europe raids net 200 arrests, drugs haul
AFP, Published on 15/04/2025
» ISTANBUL - Police in Europe staged "unprecedented" raids against four organised crime groups on Tuesday, arresting more than 200 people across five countries, primarily in Turkey, in a "massive blow" against drug-trafficking networks.
Four-song EP by late singer Faithfull to be released in April
AFP, Published on 14/03/2025
» LONDON - A new four-song EP by British singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died in January, is to be released in April, with the title track out on Friday, her family announced.
Opium farming takes root in Myanmar's war-wracked landscape
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» PEKON, Myanmar - Scraping opium resin off a seedpod in Myanmar's remote poppy fields, displaced farmer Aung Hla describes the narcotic crop as his only prospect in a country made barren by conflict.
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico, China
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — With less than 24 hours before United States President Donald Trump's deadline to impose sweeping tariffs on the three biggest US trading partners -- Canada, Mexico and China -- the global economy is bracing for impact.
Filipina on Indonesia death row flies home to 'new life'
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» JAKARTA - A Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia for nearly 15 years was transferred home Wednesday to what she called a "new life", following an agreement for her repatriation after years of negotiations.
'Bali Nine' drug ring prisoners 'relieved' on return home
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» SYDNEY - The five remaining members of the Australian "Bali Nine" drug ring say they are "relieved and happy" over their return home after 19 years in jail in Indonesia.
Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» Myanmar 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 report released on Tuesday.
Singapore executes first woman convict in nearly 20 years
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.