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World 5 years ago

Global police sting against dark net drug sales nets 179

A global police sting has netted 179 vendors involved in selling opioids, methamphetamine and other illegal goods on the internet underground, in what officials of Europol said Tuesday put an end to the "golden age" of dark web markets.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Thailand targets narco millions hidden in gold, steel and crypto

The downfall of a meth syndicate laundering tens of millions of dollars of drug money through Thai gold shops, oil and construction firms has cast rare light on the staggering scale of Asia's narco profits -- and the ruses used to hide them.

City 6 years ago

BNN busts drug ring allegedly controlled by Salemba inmate

An inmate in Central Jakarta’s Salemba Penitentiary has not sitting on his hands lately, as he reportedly controled a drug-smuggling operation for methamphetamine and ecstasy in Bekasi regency, West Java.

National 6 years ago

Thai drug smugglers dodge death penalty in Bali

Two Thai women convicted of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali have escaped a possible death sentence on the Indonesian holiday island after a court sentenced them to 16 years in jail.

Opinion 6 years ago

Asia Pacific can do more to protect health of people, communities

Synthetic drugs seem to be everywhere in the Asia Pacific these days. A typical week has reports of yet another 5 or 10 million yaba methamphetamine tablets seized, another ton of crystal meth — the story is never-ending and region-wide.

National 7 years ago

One man killed after 81kg meth found in car tires

The arrested men provided information to the BNN team to look for other suspects.

National 7 years ago

PREMIUM
Medan drug kingpin sentenced to death for smuggling methamphetamines from Malaysia

The Medan District Court has sentenced a man to death for smuggling over 50 kilograms of drugs from Malaysia. His accomplice was sentenced to life in prison.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Drones, big money and cheap drugs: the Laos route spewing meth into Thailand

Landlocked, secretive and with ungovernable borders, Laos has become a sluice for transporting Made-In-Myanmar meth to the drug hungry markets of Southeast Asia and Australia, where billion-dollar seizures are now being made.

City 7 years ago

Truck drivers caught transporting meth to Jakarta

The truck drivers were reportedly transporting 11 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in 10 large packets and seven small packets hidden inside a wooden box.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Vietnam police bust massive meth haul

Vietnam police discovered a massive haul of suspected methamphetamine worth an estimated $3 million after pulling over a speeding truck, authorities said Tuesday, the latest major bust in a country where synthetic drug use is on the rise.

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