China, Indonesia and Malaysia have dismantled a major transnational methamphetamine trafficking network, seizing approximately 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine and shutting down a large-scale processing facility in Indonesia, China’s Ministry of Public
A 46-year-old Indian engineer has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka after allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics worth Rs 455.5 million into the country, including more than 23,000 drug tablets and 5.121kg of cocaine concealed in his
Sri Lankan Customs officers have seized narcotics with an estimated street value of 60.265 million rupees ($60.2 million in Sri Lankan rupees, not US
Sri Lanka’s coastline is increasingly exposed to international maritime drug trafficking, with official data recording 705 arrests between 2021 and July 2026, including 46
China, Indonesia and Malaysia have dismantled a major transnational methamphetamine trafficking network, seizing approximately 1.2 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine and shutting down a large-scale processing facility in Indonesia, China’s Ministry of Public
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A 46-year-old Indian engineer has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Sri Lanka after allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics worth Rs 455.5 million into the country, including more than 23,000 drug
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Sri Lankan Customs officers have seized narcotics with an estimated street value of 60.265 million rupees ($60.2 million in Sri Lankan rupees, not US dollars) from nine international mail parcels at the
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Sri Lanka’s coastline is increasingly exposed to international maritime drug trafficking, with official data recording 705 arrests between 2021 and July 2026, including 46 Pakistani and Iranian nationals. Reports also reveal fishing
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The US Embassy in Colombo has declined to comment further on a special police investigation into a major narcotics seizure at the China-managed Colombo International Container Terminal (CICT), despite questions over the
More Sri Lanka’s Police Special Investigation Unit has recorded a statement from Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ranmal Kodithuwakku, who is in charge of the Criminal Division, as part of an investigation
More by Our Correspondent in Colombo A major crystal methamphetamine seizure at Colombo Port has taken an unexpected turn after the US Embassy in Colombo publicly claimed that the operation was the result
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Sri Lankan security authorities have seized 463 kilograms of ‘Ice’ methamphetamine, with an estimated value of more than Rs 800 crore, from a container carrying a consignment of towels that had been
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A mysterious folded note handed to Mexican singer Chalino Sánchez during a concert in Culiacán became the haunting prelude to one of the most enduring mysteries in Latin American popular music. More
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Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is expected to be sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday in a U.S. federal court after pleading guilty to leading one of the world’s most
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A gambling and real estate empire owned by a prominent Cambodian businessman leased buildings that were later used as the base for large-scale online fraud and human trafficking operations, according to a
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In a significant escalation of international law enforcement efforts, on July 7, 2026, the United States (US) Department of Justice unsealed three federal grand jury indictments, charging a total of 37 defendants
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A modern padel club in western Dubai advertises itself as a destination for competition, fitness, and luxury. Every Friday evening, players gather on climate-controlled courts to compete in one of the world’s
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When Ashley Delgado was in high school in Cleveland, Ohio, she dreamed of becoming a doctor. She earned strong grades, excelled in science and Latin, and imagined a future where she could
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More than 30 tonnes of cocaine have been destroyed after authorities completed the disposal of the largest cocaine seizure recorded in Spain’s history. The shipment, seized on 1 May by the Central
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