Drugs

Over 200 kilograms of drugs seized during police raid on Hod Hasharon plant nursery

A significant portion of the drugs had been hidden inside various food products, including chocolate bars, cookies, and candy, all packaged and prepared for immediate distribution.

(Illustrative) Workers working at a cannabis farm in central Israel, on May 5, 2026.
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Israeli PolyPid signs $320 million deal to sell drug preventing surgical infections in US, Canada

Rescue efforts progress after MV Barima, a ferry carrying people, capsized off the coast of Guyana in South America, in this handout image released on July 19, 2026.

At least 27 dead, 83 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off Guyana coast

Still from a video of a French Navy sniper shooting the engine of a cocaine smuggling boat, October 18, 2025

European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report


IDF pulls out all stops to set back infiltrations from Israel's border with Egypt

Reporter's Notebook: Israeli forces are facing a significant national security threat, as Egyptian smugglers send hundreds of weapon-carrying drones per month into Israel.

Israeli soldiers from the 80th Brigade take part in a training drill on Israel's southern border with Egypt, released on November 17, 2025

Ecuador, Spanish police arrest Los Lobos drug boss Wilmer Barre, tied to 400 murders

Wilmer Geovanny Chavarria Barre, known as "Pipo," helms a powerful group that the US in September designated a foreign terrorist organization.

A police officer stands outside the National Court of Justice during a hearing for the extradition of Ecuadorean gang leader Jose Adolfo Macias, who on Friday accepted the court's request to be extradited to the United States to face drug and gun charges, in Quito, Ecuador, July 11, 2025.

Israeli researcers develop tailor-made drug for child with rare genetic mutation

Against all odds, researchers developed an RNA drug to "silence" a defective gene copy, offering a path to improved quality of life for a child with a rare developmental disorder.

 Sheba Medical Center

Israeli medical cannabis use falls as HMOs tighten approvals, focus on PTSD, chronic pain

The number of Israelis receiving medical cannabis has fallen for the first time since 2011. Researcher argues decline not a reflection of improvement in health but of stricter HMO gatekeeping.

Employee tends to medical cannabis plants at Pharmocann, an Israeli medical cannabis company in northern Israel

Nova survivors using psychedelics 'on their own terms' to aid healing, study finds

The study follows 45 Nova survivors who were under the influence of a psychoactive substance during the massacre as they rebuild their lives, using festival culture to help them heal.

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Hegseth announces Operation Southern Spear to counter drug trafficking in Western Hemisphere

The US has conducted its 20th strike against alleged drug trafficking vessels, killing "four narco-terrorists."

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025.

US strikes on two drug-carrying vessels in Pacific kill six, Hegseth says

"These vessels were known by our intelligence to be associated with illicit narcotics smuggling," Hegseth said in a post on X/Twitter.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Quantico, Virginia, US, September 30, 2025.

FBI chief visited China to talk fentanyl, law enforcement, sources say

Patel's visit to Beijing was not officially announced by either the US or China and was reported by Reuters for the first time.

 FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a roundtable on antifa, an anti-fascist movement U.S. President Donald Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization"

Israel Police cracking down after synthetic drugs kill three in same week

Three young people in central Israel have died after consuming synthetic drugs, raising alarms over the growing dangers and accessibility of these substances.

(Illustrative) A customs officer displays Captagon pills. Sofia, 12, 2007.

Multiple people charged in drug ring connected to death of Robert De Niro's grandson

Akira Stein, the daughter of Blondie co-founder Chris Stein, was also said to have perished as a result of drugs purchased through the network.

Robert De Niro attends the event Rendez-vous with... at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 14, 2025.