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.
Sharaa regime credited with disrupting Assad-era Captagon empire in major drug bust
Thai Police arrest four Israelis following raid on ‘drug party’ in Koh Phangan
Courts hand down sentences, prosecutors file indictment in three serious sexual offense cases
Experts concerned as drug trend ‘bluetoothing’ causes surge in HIV cases
Injectable drug use accounts for approximately 10% of new HIV infections globally, UNAIDS found in 2020.
Man seeks to restore US status after ICE officers mistake opium perfume for drugs
Indian national Kapil Raghu spent a month in an immigration facility after authorities confused a bottle of Opium perfume with drugs.
Trump authorizes CIA operations in Venezuela, raising pressure on Maduro
The new authority would allow the CIA to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela and conduct a range of operations in the Caribbean.
Four Israeli soldiers arrested in Thailand for drug possession
During the arrest the men reportedly told Koh Phangan authorities that they were celebrating the end of the Israel-Hamas War.
Three children hospitalized after eating cannabis-laced cookies
According to their parents, the family had traveled to visit Ramallah, where at a candy stall the children asked to buy cookies that "looked like Oreos.”
Woman stripping naked in TLV harassing residents to pay her to put on clothes
The woman, described as in her 40s, has allegedly been stripping in the streets and public parks.
US FBI chief calls for 'al Qaeda' treatment for drug traffickers
"We must treat them like the al-Qaeda of the world," says FBI chief Patel.
Canadian gov't: Hamas, Hezbollah fundraising in country, incl. Hezbollah trading cars, drugs
A Canadian Finance Department report warns that Hamas and Hezbollah exploit banks, crypto, and trade routes like the Port of Montreal to funnel funds abroad.
'We are hunting you!': Trump says US military struck drug traffickers near Venezuela
Trump said three male traffickers were killed in the strike.
California pilot tries to switch plane engines off while high on magic mushrooms
California resident Joseph Emerson, a former pilot for Alaska Airlines, tried to cut off the engines of Horizon Air flight 2059 from Everett to San Francisco in 2023.