Two men have been arrested after French police seized more than two tonnes of cocaine with an estimated value of 130 million euros ($134 million) at the port of Le Havre, said police on Saturday. WHY IT MATTERS: France and other European governments are trying to clamp down on drug trafficking gangs, and the fatal […]

Source: https://boroktimes.com/tripura-police-destroy-40000-ganja-plants-in-major-drug-bust-in-south-nidaya-manaititta/ The Jatrapur police in Tripura recently destroyed a massive haul of 40,000 ganja (cannabis) plants in the South Nidaya Manaititta area. The operation, which took place in the remote, densely forested region, is part of the state’s ongoing efforts to tackle the rampant production and trade of illicit drugs that have been affecting […]

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Mexican police arrested 20-year old tourist at Mexico City’s airport for attempting to smuggle 15.4 lbs. of drugs, including cocaine and MDA, in his luggage; suspect was en route to Europe after arriving from Rome Mexican police arrested an Israeli tourist at Mexico City’s international airport (AICM) on suspicion of attempting to smuggle approximately 15.4 […]

Traveller allegedly caught with $8m worth of cocaine in suitcase A young Swiss national has been arrested after allegedly trying to smuggle 25kg of cocaine into Melbourne Airport along with a single striped beach towel. Full story – paywall https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Ftruecrimeaustralia%2Fpolice-courts-victoria%2Fswiss-national-charged-after-alleged-attempt-to-smuggle-25kg-of-cocaine-into-melbourne-airport%2Fnews-story%2F386285e9280c4fadbd9c79c94c1efc65&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE

Published:15:2203/01/2025 In 2020, international law enforcement agencies infiltrated the encrypted communications platform Encrochat and, unbeknown to users, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and police forces across the UK were able to monitor their movements and messages live time. Previously, the technology behind these devices made it impossible for police to obtain any data or evidence, […]