Drug Trafficking
Jordan and Syria tout close ties, but border smuggling and strikes tell another story – analysis
A church attack in Karak, a Jordanian strike in southern Syria and a foiled 2 million-pill smuggling run have raised tensions in a region that also borders Israel’s Golan.
Known criminal serving as police agent aids in mass arrest of 28 drug traffickers across Israel
Venezuela's Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, says official
Indian police detain Israeli for staying without valid travel documents following drug charges
US military strike kills four suspected narco-terrorists in Caribbean as campaign toll tops 220
It cited what it called "confirmed intelligence" to allege the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking, without providing more details.
Two Israelis arrested in Cyprus after over 27 kg. of ketamine, other drugs found in apartment
A court on Thursday morning ordered that the two be remanded for eight days for investigative purposes. Their defense attorneys did not object to the police request.
Syrian, Jordanian military chiefs discuss defense cooperation to counter border security threats
“The call addressed a number of issues of mutual interest and ways to advance cooperation and coordination between Syria and Jordan in the defense field.”
Trump pledges 'unmatched military might' against drug cartels at UNGA
Speaking to world leaders at the UN General Assembly, Trump cast drug cartels as "the ISIS of the Western Hemisphere" and urged a tougher response to transnational crime.
Police seize over 60 kg. of drugs in raids across central Israel
Police also seized millions of shekels' worth of drugs in two separate raids on drug trafficking centers in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
Police seize millions of shekels' worth of drugs in separate West Bank, Jerusalem area raids
The first raid took place in Area A, after Palestinian police officers caught a 48-year-old Israeli in Bethlehem who possessed a large amount of pills suspected to be drugs.
US forces kill four in Caribbean boat strike as regional campaign against drug cartels expands
"Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking," the military's Southern Command posted on X/Twitter.
Eight suspects indicted for drug trafficking after undercover police operation in Tel Aviv
The two officers had recently been deployed by the Sharet police station in the Ayalon District as part of an operation targeting drug-dealing hubs in the southern part of the city.
Egyptian broadcaster and influencer sentenced to death after gang, drug convictions
Sara Khalifa, 39, was convicted along with 11 other members of the criminal organization after authorities uncovered drug laboratories hidden in two apartments in Egypt’s capital.
Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case, state media reports
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court handed down the death sentences to 11 defendants convicted of drug trafficking in a case that involved 227 accused people in total.
