Drugs

Nine Israeli tourists detained by Ukrainian authorities over bag of salt found in vehicle

The group was detained while crossing the border from Ukraine to Moldova after authorities misidentified a bag of salt found in their vehicle as a suspected illicit substance, according to N12 News.

A Belarusian border guard with a service dog keeps watch at Novaya Guta crossing point on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Gomel region on January 28, 2025.
The Syrian anti-narcotics unit allegedly thwarted a large-scale drug smuggling attempt from Lebanese territory, but alleged the suspects were able to escape arrest by retreating into Lebanon.

Sharaa regime credited with disrupting Assad-era Captagon empire in major drug bust

Three Israelis were arrested for possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances for sale, drug use, and possession of untaxed electronic cigarettes after Thai police conducted a raid on a “drug party” in Koh Phangan, Thailand on January 6, 2026

Thai Police arrest four Israelis following raid on ‘drug party’ in Koh Phangan

A court hall in the Nof haGalil court during an the extension of the suspects in a security case which is under a gag order. January 7, 2025.

Courts hand down sentences, prosecutors file indictment in three serious sexual offense cases


Israel, Hezbollah war disrupts Syria's lucrative Captagon trade

Syria's reliance on Captagon smuggling faces new challenges as the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah threatens to undermine critical revenues for the Assad regime

 Greek authorities present confiscated guns, money and Captagon amphetamine pills after dismantling a criminal ring near Elefsina, south west of Athens, Greece, March 6, 2017.

Weight loss injections ease knee pain - study

Weight loss injections can significantly ease arthritis symptoms in people struggling with obesity, a new study has shown.

 Use of Ozempic.

Bombing Hezbollah’s drug empire is the key to weakening its power - opinion

Israel’s destruction of Hezbollah’s drug empire could not be timelier or less controversial. 

 An employee of the public prosecutor's office, the Department of Criminal Evidence, looks at illegal drugs, which are to be set on fire, in Sanaa February 29, 2012.

Captagon crisis: Middle East’s $5.7 billion drug trade fuels Hezbollah - report

The report emphasized that US officials have become increasingly worried that captagon trade in the region has the ability to destabilize the Middle East entirely. 

 Greek authorities present confiscated guns, money and Captagon amphetamine pills after dismantling a criminal ring near Elefsina, south west of Athens, Greece, March 6, 2017.

Hezbollah’s Captogan drug trade challenges Israeli security, regional stability - report

Hezbollah’s Captagon trade finances its operations, challenging Israeli security and regional stability amid military pressure and calls for international sanctions.

 An employee of the public prosecutor's office, the Department of Criminal Evidence, looks at illegal drugs, which are to be set on fire, in Sanaa February 29, 2012.

Operation Emergency Brake: Police confiscate around 450 dangerous weapons

Since September 3, police have arrested over 3,123 suspects and seized approximately 450 weapons in the operation.

 Israeli Chief of Police Daniel Levi near the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City on September 15, 2024.

Tunnel housing 400 cannabis plants uncovered by police in Negev

The massive greenhouse, partially covered with a fabric sheet, contained approximately 400 large marijuana plants, each standing about a meter tall.

 The cannabis greenhouse uncovered in the Negev, September 22, 2024.

IDF searches for driver who accelerated toward soldiers along Egyptian border

IDF troops fired at a suspicious vehicle on the Israel-Egypt border; one soldier reportedly sustained minor injuries.

 View of road 10, on the border with Egypt, April 7, 2023.

IDF soldiers believed to have unknowingly consumed drug-laced cookies mysteriously donated to base

An unknown civilian arrived at one of the bases to deliver the sweet treats, according to Walla. Three of the soldiers who ate the cookies began to feel ill shortly after and sought medical attention.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. September 3, 2024.

French man on trial for drugging and inviting others to rape his wife

A 71-year-old French man is on trial for drugging his wife, facilitating her rape by dozens, and filming the abuse.

 Gisele P. (R) sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian (C) and her son (L) at the courthouse during the trial of her husband accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024.