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Guyana - Ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) arrested a 19-year-old female at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and took her to a city hospital where she excreted 44 cocaine-filled pellets. [Read More] 9/07/18

Security forces seized 65 kilograms (143.3 pounds) of heroin on Monday during anti-drug operations in northwestern Turkey. Police stopped a suspicious truck in Izmit district of Kocaeli province where the drug was hidden, [Read More] 3/07/18

Vietnam - caught transporting $307,000 worth of heroin from Son La to Hanoi. The Hanoi Peoples Court sentenced two men to death for drug smuggling on Wednesday, months after they were caught with 16 kilograms of drugs. [Read More] 14/06/18

The man convicted of raping and killing beautician Rachel Kiely in Ballincollig in 2000 was sentenced to 21 months yesterday for heroin dealing in Macroom. The judge said the previous record of the accused man was somewhat alarming. He also said that soci [Read More] 13/06/18

A 13-month-old baby was hospitalized after Albany Police say she ate a small bag of heroin after her mother passed out while doing the drug. Police say 25-year-old Carli Donovan woke up and realized what happened, so she brought her daughter to St. Peter [Read More] 7/06/18

Heroin is making a deadly resurgence on the streets of Sydney, with new figures showing the rate of use and possession has steadily climbed over the past four years. [Read More] 4/06/18

The number of people seeking treatment for problem cocaine use has risen in recent years, particularly among women, new figures have shown. The latest drug treatment figures from the Health Research Board (HRB) show that a total of 63,187 people were trea [Read More] 31/05/18

A purple putty-like substance seized from a Vanier home early this month has been confirmed as a powerful opioid mixture, known as purple heroin. On Monday, the Ottawa police drug unit received the results of the analysis by Health Canada confirming that [Read More] 29/05/18

Doctors in the House of Commons are to lead a campaign to change the law banning the medicinal use of cannabis, as a new all-party parliamentary group (APPG) forms to campaign for the issue. Dan Poulter, a former health minister who still works part-time [Read More] 25/05/18

Africas first medical cannabis dispensary has opened in South Africa. Recreational cannabis use is still illegal in the country. But staff at the clinic hope to challenge the stigma associated with cannabis and promote its healing properties. [Read More] 21/05/18