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Monks caught with drugs in P.Penh
dpa, Published on 22/09/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Two Buddhist monks were arrested and defrocked after police raided the pagoda where they lived and found a methamphetamine pipe and other items, a Cambodian news report said on Monday.
Mum with drug-tainted milk jailed
dpa, Published on 05/04/2014
» WASHINGTON - A woman in the United States state of South Carolina was sentenced Friday to 20 years for killing her six-week-old infant with drug-tainted milk from her own breast.
Asian integration to spur drug trade
dpa, Published on 04/03/2014
» Increased economic integration in East and South-East Asia is expected to lead to a rise in regional trade in heroin and methamphetamines, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Myanmar's opium cultivation up: UN
dpa, Published on 18/12/2013
» The area of Myanmar under opium poppy cultivation increased 13% this year compared to 2012 to reach 57,800 hectares, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Wednesday.
Lao police seize 257 kg of marijuana
dpa, Published on 30/08/2013
» VIENTIANE - Lao authorities are searching for the leader of a drug trafficking ring after uncovering 257 kilogrammes of marijuana in a house in the centre of the country, news reports said on Friday.
Mekong crackdown nets 800 suspects
dpa, Published on 21/05/2013
» Police from four countries have detained more than 800 suspects and shut down several drug rings in a crackdown on gangs operating along the Mekong River, Chinese state media said on Tuesday.