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September 17, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

US Embassy Stays Silent on Sri Lanka Probe Into Colombo Port Drug Raid

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

News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Police Probe Senior Deputy Chief Over Record Ice Drug Seizure

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 into the seizure of an ice drug consignment

September 9, 2026

US Embassy in Colombo Adds a New Twist to Sri Lanka’s $21 Million Meth Bust

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

by Our Correspondent in Colombo A major crystal methamphetamine seizure at Colombo Port has taken an unexpected turn after the US Embassy in Colombo

Sri Lanka Seizes 463kg Meth Shipment Hidden in Pakistan Towel Consignment

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan security authorities have seized 463 kilograms of ‘Ice’ methamphetamine, with an estimated value of more than Rs 800 crore, from a container

Japan Dragged Into Fentanyl Superhighway to America

May 23, 2026
Business

A senior official from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Japan is being used as a transshipment point by drug-trafficking organizations seeking to evade detection, arguing that commercial shipments entering the United

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India’s Captagon Shock Exposes New Global Drug Route

May 18, 2026
Defence/Geopolitics

India’s first-ever seizure of Captagon, the notorious synthetic stimulant that became synonymous with the shadow economy of the Syrian civil war, has sent shockwaves through regional and international security circles. The interception

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Petro Claims Ecuador Has Overtaken Colombia as World’s Biggest Cocaine Export Hub

May 13, 2026
Colombia/Geopolitics/World

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused Ecuador on Tuesday of becoming the world’s largest cocaine exporter, alleging that massive shipments of narcotics produced in both Colombia and Peru are now flowing through Ecuadorian

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Sacred Robes, Corrupt Routes: When Monks Become a Shield for Criminal Networks

April 27, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Editorial Alas, while a monk originally from Vietnam was walking for peace from Anuradhapura to Colombo—a journey we may not fully agree with, especially given how a private television channel known for

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Brazil’s Prison Gang That Became a Global Crime Empire Spreading Across Continents

April 21, 2026
Business

A Brazilian criminal organization that began as a small prison-based fraternity demanding basic rights in the 1990s has grown into one of the most powerful and globally connected crime syndicates in the

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Massive Cocaine Seizure in Colombia Deals $170 Million Blow to Global Drug Trade

April 1, 2026
Colombia/World

Colombian authorities have dealt a significant удар to international drug trafficking by seizing four tons of cocaine valued at more than $170 million in the northwestern Urabá region. The operation, which intercepted

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Dubai’s Drug Empire Refuge Under Pressure as Global Crackdown Intensifies

March 31, 2026
Human Rights/World

Dubai, once considered a secure sanctuary for high-level drug traffickers, is showing signs of becoming a far less reliable refuge as geopolitical instability and increased law enforcement cooperation begin to close in

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Encrypted Crime: Britain’s Drug Gangs Outsmart the Law

March 21, 2026
Defence/Human Rights

Drug gangs across Britain are adapting faster than the law can respond, exploiting digital platforms and shifting markets to operate with near impunity. A major investigation by Times UK has found that

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Sri Lanka: The Making of a Drug Hub State

March 20, 2026
Editorials/Sri Lanka

Editorial Sri Lanka now presents a deeply unsettling spectacle, not as a nation merely grappling with fiscal fragility or administrative disorder, but as an island where corrosive indulgence is being repackaged as

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Cocaine Comes in the Box, Not Inside It: UK Faces High-Tech Drug Smuggling Crisis

March 19, 2026
Defence/Diplomacy/Human Rights

Organized crime in the United Kingdom is entering a new technological frontier as drug gangs chemically alter cocaine and attach it to everyday materials, creating a smuggling method that experts say is

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Death of “El Mencho” Hits Cartel but Leaves U.S. Operations Intact

March 1, 2026
Mexico/World

Mexican authorities’ killing of Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” in a U.S.-backed raid on February 22 has been hailed as one of the most significant blows against organized crime in recent

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Mexico Mulls Legal Action Against Elon Musk Over Cartel Remarks

February 26, 2026
Mexico/World

The Mexican government is reportedly considering legal action against Elon Musk after the tech billionaire suggested on his X platform that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was influenced by drug cartels. The remark

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Kingpin’s Fall, Chaos Rising

February 25, 2026
Columns/Geopolitics/Human Rights

The killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias “El Mencho”, in a February 23, 2026, security operation in Jalisco marks one of the most consequential blows against a Mexican

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El Mencho: The Shadow King of Mexico Falls, but Violence Erupts Nationwide

February 24, 2026
Defence/Human Rights

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known to the world as El Mencho, died on Sunday in a high-stakes operation by the Mexican Army in the mountains of Jalisco. His death, confirmed by federal authorities,

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El Mencho Dead: World’s Most Wanted Drug Lord Falls in Mexico

February 23, 2026
Mexico/World

Rubén Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho, the elusive head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed Sunday in a high-stakes military operation in the rugged mountains of Jalisco.

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