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North London’s gang wars go global: Drug feud blood now spilling over into Spain, Moldova and beyond

Police warn sophisticated criminal groups with international networks are behind a wave of violence on London’s streets, writes Will Holt

Evening Standard

Royal Navy warship seizes £5.4m of class A drugs in Arabian Sea

The crew of HMS Lancaster – which works out of Bahrain – recovered 340kg of heroin and 83kg of methamphetamine.

Evening Standard

Royal Navy chases down drug smugglers and finds huge haul of heroin and methamphetamine

HMS Lancaster launched its Wildcat helicopter after spotting suspicious activity from two boats side-by-side

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‘Stuck in a nightmare’: A Kashmiri woman’s battle with heroin addiction

Afiya* is among thousands of young people in the region, where an epidemic of drug abuse is consuming lives.

Al Jazeera

Money laundering plays a key role in every part of the illegal drugs industry – here’s how it works

The global illicit drugs trade is estimated to be worth at least half a trillion US dollars each year. Drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin generate large revenues all along their supply chains, from where the products (and precursor materials) are grown or made – principally Colombia and Bolivia,…

The Conversation

17 taken to hospital after using dangerous 'heroin' in Camden

Met Police and council issue warning over dangerous synthetic opioid circulating in Camden

Evening Standard

Call the Midwife season 14 episode 7 recap: a double death devastates Sister Catherine

Call the Midwife season 14 episode 7 sees two deaths rock Poplar, while things get serious between Rosalind and Cyril.

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Batala police busts extortion racket run by USA-based Gurdev Jassal, 2 held

Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav announced on Sunday that Batala Police had busted a major extortion racket operated by USA-based Gurdev Jassal and arrested two individuals, according to an official statement from the Punjab Police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mizoram: Assam Rifles recover heroin worth Rs 40 lakhs from Lunglei; 2 held

Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with representatives of the Excise and Narcotics Department, recovered the heroin in the general area of Lunglei town. Based on specific intelligence input, the joint team intercepted a scooter and recovered the drugs. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Malaysian man caught with 51 grams of heroin gets last-minute reprieve from execution

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman granted stay of execution day before he was set to be hanged

The Independent UK

Why are Singapore’s drug laws so strict?

Singapore’s government urged to call off execution of Malaysian man caught smuggling 51g of heroin

The Independent UK

Singapore set to execute Malaysian national caught with 51g of heroine amid frantic appeals by family

Pranthaman was convicted of importing 51.84g of diamorphine into Singapore in 2014

The Independent UK

Pittsburgh Men Stabbed Each Other Because One Wanted Heroin, The Other Didn't Want to Clean a Litter Box: Police

Two men who stabbed one another in Pittsburgh couldn't agree on why they attacked each other.

Latin Times

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says antidepressants are harder to quit than heroin – is he right?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the US health and human services secretary, despite saying a few things that raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing. One of those things was the claim that some people have a harder time coming off antidepressants than they do coming off…

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Police busts smuggling racket; Seizes 30 Kg heroin, nabs a smuggler in Amritsar

Amritsar Rural Police has busted a cross-border smuggling racket by arresting a drug smuggler. Read further on Dynamite News:

AAP

Ex-bikie boss's 'speedball' overdose not murder

A former bikie boss accidentally overdosed on a heroin cocktail, a court has accepted, despite family members saying he detested the drug.

The Conversation

How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade − and what may be behind a recent downturn

After nearly a decade of almost year-over-year increases in overdose deaths, the tide may finally be turning in Philadelphia.

The Conversation

‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: the rising global threat of nitazenes and synthetic opioids

In the early hours of September 14 2021, three men parked in a quiet car park in the southern English market town of Abingdon-on-Thames. The men, returning from a night out, had pulled over to smoke heroin.

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Three 'Narco Messages' Found in Sonora Accuse Local Law Enforcement of Working For The 'Los Salazar' Cartel

"Los Salazar" control drug trafficking routes along the U.S.-Mexico border and its operations primarily involve smuggling methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl

The Conversation

Addicted: how the world got hooked on illicit drugs – and why we need to view this as a global threat like climate change

It has taken decades for some to accept the devastating effects of climate change on our planet. Despite scientific evidence that was available years ago, many people were reluctant to make the connection between increasing use of fossil fuels, rising global temperatures and devastating weather events.

Dynamite News

Punjab: BSF apprehends 2 smugglers with heroin on Gurdaspur border

The operation was conducted in the vicinity of Village Chanduwadala, District Gurdaspur, and the apprehended individuals are residents of the same village. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78

Singer and actor overcame drug addiction and homelessness to collaborate with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Metallica to Jean-Luc Godard

The National (Scotland)

Scottish heroin dealer dies behind bars at HMP Kilmarnock

A SCOTTISH heroin dealer has died behind bars at HMP Kilmarnock.

Evening Standard

Ex-first minister’s brother-in-law to stand trial on extortion and drug charges

Ramsay El-Nakla, the brother-in-law of Humza Yousaf, is accused of intimidation, extortion and being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.

Dynamite News

Assam Rifles seize heroin valued at Rs39.75 lakh; woman arrested

In yet another significant move, Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police together cracked down on smuggling activities in the northeastern state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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