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National 5 years ago

Pedicab driver sentenced to death for transporting heroine

Judges at the Medan District Court in North Sumatra have sentenced a becak (pedicab) driver to death for attempting to transport heroin.

World 5 years ago

Pandemic fails to halt drug flows, record cocaine hauls: EU agency

Record seizures of cocaine indicate that the drug is more available than ever in Europe, and there is little sign that the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted smugglers and dealers, the EU narcotics agency said Tuesday.

National 5 years ago

Bangka Belitung uninhabited islands prone to becoming drug transit points: Governor

Bangka Belitung Islands Governor Erzaldi Rosman says there are 400 uninhabited islands in the province that might be used as key transit point for illegal narcotics.

World 5 years ago

Police stage record crackdown on Brazil's biggest gang

Police launched what they called Brazil's biggest-ever anti-narcotics operation Monday against the country's largest gang, the First Capital Command (PCC), seeking to arrest hundreds of people.

National 5 years ago

Up in smoke: Ministry to revoke marijuana’s designation as ‘medicinal plant’

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has committed to “eradicate drug abuse”.

National 5 years ago

Suspected drug dealer shot dead by North Sumatra Police following physical assault

A suspected drug dealer was shot dead by the North Sumatra Police’s narcotics unit after having physically assaulted an officer with a sharp weapon in Medan on Monday.

National 5 years ago

228 convicted drug dealers transferred to Nusakambangan prison island

Out of the total, 75 convicts were from Jakarta, 22 from Yogyakarta and 90 from West Java.

SE Asia 5 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 5 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.