narcotics
Egypt prosecution releases Menna Shalaby on bail of LE50K
Egypt
November 26, 2022
Egypt prosecution releases Menna Shalaby on bail of LE50K
The Egyptian Public Prosecution ordered on Friday the release of actress Menna Shalaby on a bail of LE50,000 after her…
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Middle East
June 4, 2021
Syrian woman smuggled drugs using her miscarried child’s body: state TV
Syria bore witness to a tragic crime in which a mother self-induced a miscarriage and used the body to smuggle…
Drug kingpin El Chapo sentenced to life in US prison
World
July 18, 2019
Drug kingpin El Chapo sentenced to life in US prison
Once one of the world’s most powerful and notorious criminals, Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced to…
Why is Colombia’s cocaine production so high?
World
June 28, 2019
Why is Colombia’s cocaine production so high?
The cultivation and production of cocaine in Colombia reached record levels in 2017, according to the latest annual report from the UN Office on Drugs…
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ found guilty by NY jury
World
February 13, 2019
Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ found guilty by NY jury
Mexican mobster Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was found guilty Tuesday by a New York jury of crimes spanning a quarter…
Police seize 4.6 million narcotics through Suez Canal
Egypt
August 10, 2018
Police seize 4.6 million narcotics through Suez Canal
Several Counter-Narcotics Department officers and the General Department for the Suez Canal Security have seized a container on a Suez…
Foreign passenger arrested trying to smuggle 2.2 kg cocaine into Egypt
Egypt
August 5, 2018
Foreign passenger arrested trying to smuggle 2.2 kg cocaine into Egypt
Egyptian authorities on Monday arrested a foreign passenger, 22, who was attempting trying to smuggle 2.2 kg of cocaine…
Donald Trump proposes death penalty for some drug dealers to battle opioid epidemic
World
March 19, 2018
Donald Trump proposes death penalty for some drug dealers to battle opioid epidemic
The US president wants to execute drug dealers as part of his plan to combat addiction. Trump will also ask…
US to reopen probe into Hezbollah ‘narcoterrorism’
Middle East
January 12, 2018
US to reopen probe into Hezbollah ‘narcoterrorism’
The US Justice Department announced on Thursday plans to create a special task force to crack down on what it…
Egypt Interior Ministry denies reports actors arrested on narcotics charges
Egypt
August 19, 2017
Egypt Interior Ministry denies reports actors arrested on narcotics charges
The Egyptian Interior Ministry falsified reports on Saturday, that actor Amr Youseif and his wife actress Kenda Allosh were arrested…