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
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged human trafficking and pimping connected to the late Harrods and Ritz Hotel owner Mohamed Al Fayed, following claims by an American woman, Pelham Spong,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo More than a dozen notorious Sri Lankan criminals are reportedly living under the protection of European countries, raising questions about the continent’s commitment to justice and human
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Zhi Dong Zhang, a notorious Chinese drug lord and key figure in a transnational criminal network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has been apprehended in Cuba
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on excerpts from the latest issue of the CTC Sentinel, published by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. The United States has confronted the
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Three hours inland from Chennai, India, traffic crawls past rice fields and cow crossings until it reaches a cluster of white buildings: the cancer wing of Christian Medical College Vellore’s Ranipet Campus.
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Polish President Karol Nawrocki has come under scrutiny after attending the United Nations’ 80th anniversary ceremony in New York on Monday. Footage from the event appeared to show Nawrocki discreetly taking an
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The United States has begun what officials described as a “sustained military campaign” against Venezuelan drug cartels, following a deadly strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in the southern Caribbean that killed
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China-linked money laundering groups may have funneled more than $300bn through US banks in the past five years, often to the benefit of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels, according to a US
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Syria’s new Islamist rulers are mounting an aggressive campaign to dismantle the narco-state once fostered by former president Bashar al-Assad, whose regime turned captagon — an addictive amphetamine-like stimulant — into a
More Latin America is witnessing an unprecedented surge in organized crime as drug cartels expand their operations and diversify into a range of illicit activities, according to reporting by the Financial Times. Once
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An undercover investigation by The Times (UK) has revealed the open sale of illegal drugs at Boomtown Fair, a major UK festival, despite recent coroner warnings about the risk of fatalities. The
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A growing number of young Britons are being caught in an international drug trafficking web, lured by promises of glamour, quick cash — and a “free holiday.” Among them is 19-year-old Bella
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In the world of media and politics, narratives can be powerful, shaping public perception and international relations. But when those narratives are built on half-truths, exaggerations, and outright fabrications, they not only
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, in partnership with the National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), has successfully concluded a two-week regional training initiative aimed at enhancing forensic drug detection capabilities across
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The Colombian navy announced on Wednesday the interception of its first unmanned narco-submarine, outfitted with a Starlink satellite antenna, off the country’s Caribbean coast. Authorities believe the vessel was a trial run
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