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Drugs worth USD 650 bn trafficked globally; need insight sharing on emerging trends: CBIC
•As global trade continues to interconnect and economies flourish, there is a corresponding rise in the potential for unlawful movement of restricted items like antiques, cigarettes, gold and endangered wildlife species, among others.
This is what Rhea Chakraborty said when asked about supplying drugs to Sushant Singh Rajput
Trendingdesk •The actor's then-girlfriend, Rhea Chakraborty also faced a lot of criticism and was even called names. The actress recently graced the second day of Mumbai Conclave 2023 on 5 October
Punjab governor pitches for 'one or two surgical strikes' against Pakistan for pushing drugs into India
Fp Staff •Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday slammed Pakistan for pushing drugs into India and pitched for conducting "one or two surgical strikes" against the neighbouring country to teach it a lesson
Italy: Police find cocaine worth $880 million concealed in banana crates
Fp Staff •The cargo discovered in the port of Gioia Tauro in Calabria would have been worth more than 800 million euros ($880 million), according to a statement from Italy's Guardia di Finanza police
Total overdose: Drug-related deaths in San Francisco up by 41% in three months
Fp Staff •200 persons died of overdoses in the city in the last three months, up from 142 in the same period last year
South Korea wages war to nail narcos as kids continue to fall prey
Ayndrila Banerjee •Parents of the children who were allegedly offered laced drinks were later blackmailed by the gang with the threat that they will turn the families in to the police
WATCH: One of the biggest drug hauls, 2,000 kgs of cocaine worth over 400 mn euros intercepted at sea near Sicily
Umang Sharma •The consignment was spotted by a navy surveillance plane, the police informed, adding that they were 'probably left at sea by one of the cargo ships frequenting that stretch of coastline, to be subsequently recovered and transported to the mainland
Stags Not Allowed: Why is Amsterdam asking young British men to 'stay away'?
Fp Explainers •According to research, British men between the ages of 18 and 35 and Dutchmen around the same age tend to cause the most trouble in Amsterdam’s red-light district, making the lives of locals miserable with stag parties, pub crawls, and all-night binges on alcohol and drugs
Fake job ads, spiked drinks & webcams: How Indian-origin man in Australia lured Korean women and raped them
Vibhutisanchala •Indian-origin Balesh Dhankhar had a fetish for Korean women and sought them out after initial encounters under the pretext of job interviews. He used to spike the women’s drinks and rape them while recording the assault on a hidden camera
Indian Coast Guard apprehends Iranian boat carrying drugs worth Rs 425 crore
•Approximately 61 Kilograms of narcotics worth Rs 425 crore were found in the boat after extensive rummaging