Drug Trafficking

Explained: How drug mules transport Europe's cocaine in their gut

According to authorities, nearly 30 drug mules board every flight from Guyana's capital Cayenne to France. Women and even children are among those who risk their lives for a few thousands dollars by swallowing tightly wrapped packages of the drug, or hiding them in their body cavities

Mexico’s president asks residents to reject drug gang gifts

López Obrador said in his morning press briefing that local residents in some communities have tried to protect traffickers, stop drug seizures or oppose the installation of National Guard bases intended to fight drug trafficking

Singapore urged to halt hanging of Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker

The execution of another Malaysian in late April sparked an international outcry because he was believed to be mentally disabled

Convicted Malaysian-Indian death-row inmate not specifically targeted in scheduling process, says Singapore AGC

A spokesperson of the Attorney-General's Chambers noted that a Court of Appeal judgment on 30 May had stated that it appeared at the present stage that Datchinamurthy Kataiah, 36, had been 'singled out' by the decision to schedule him for execution on 29 April

Amit Shah chairs 3rd apex level Narco Coordination Centre meeting in Delhi

This high-level committee meeting was also attended by senior officers from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Revenue (Ministry of Finance) and Indian Coast Guard

How NSA-level talks bring India back in the Afghanistan game

A proactive approach has enabled India to actively contribute to the task of building a regional consensus on the future of Afghanistan

Tracing the life of El Chapo's wife Emma Coronel Aispuro: From obscurity to celebrity and arrest

In embracing the limelight, had Coronel put a target on her own back?

Mexican cartel chief El Chapo's wife Emma Coronel Aispuro arrested in US on drug charges

Aispuro is charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs in the US and is accused of helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking: Tackling criminal network key to sustainable development

The United Nations has sought to emphasise that tackling drug abuse leads directly to both health and justice, which are two sides of the same coin.

Dutch Olympic sprinter Madiea Ghafoor caught transporting drugs, sentenced to eight-and-a-half-years in jail

Dutch Olympic athlete Madiea Ghafoor has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail after £2 million ($2.58 million) worth of ecstasy tablets and crystal meth were found in the boot of her car in Germany, DPA news agency has reported.