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Liam Payne’s ‘suspicious’ death under investigation after drugs, alcohol found
The ex-One Direction singer’s hotel room, from which he fell, was ‘in complete disarray’, with broken objects and furniture.
18 Oct 2024 - 2:07PM
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‘Smoking gun’ testimony implicates Philippines’ Duterte in drug war killings
17 Oct 2024 - 12:00PM
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Mexico’s ex-top drug cop gets 38 years in US prison for aiding cartel
17 Oct 2024 - 11:08AM
Hong Kong police arrest couple after seizing HK$60 million worth of cannabis
Force arrests man after finding 10kg of drug in his car, with wife taken into custody after another 240kg discovered in follow-up raid on their flat.
15 Oct 2024 - 7:24PM
Hong Kong police arrest man for allegedly assaulting taxi driver, stealing cab
Police say suspect, 39, detained for seven offences, including possession of dangerous drugs, theft and assault.
14 Oct 2024 - 8:09PM
5 beheaded bodies found in Mexico, latest grisly find in violence-plagued country
Violence in Jalisco state is blamed chiefly on one of Mexico’s most powerful and violent criminal groups.
14 Oct 2024 - 9:58AM
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Hong Kong police arrest 3 for allegedly trafficking heroin worth HK$4.3 million
Force apprehends one local man and two others from mainland China during raid on warehouse on Kwai Fuk Road in Tsing Yi.
13 Oct 2024 - 4:37PM
Who is Tupac Shakur murder suspect, Keefe D – and how is he linked to Diddy?
Tupac Shakur’s family has hired a lawyer to look into potential links between the man charged with the rapper’s murder, Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
10 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$130 million of cannabis in soy shipment from Canada
Haul is second seizure involving more than 500kg of cannabis buds this year, department says.
9 Oct 2024 - 1:53PM
Mexico president rules out new war on drugs amid shock over mayor’s beheading
Claudia Sheinbaum outlined her security plan to combat criminal violence using social policy, not extrajudicial executions.
9 Oct 2024 - 5:39AM
CK Life’s Yuen banks on Big Pharma experience to boost new drug success
Lance Yuen spent two decades at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Bayer in the region before becoming the CEO at CK Life Sciences last month.
8 Oct 2024 - 7:13PM
‘I want to serve you’: Philippines ex-president Duterte to run for city mayor
This move is seen as a bid to bolster support for his daughter, Sara, who is expected to run for president in 2028.
7 Oct 2024 - 9:45PM
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City mayor in Mexico killed less than a week after he took office
Alejandro Arcos was the mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero.
7 Oct 2024 - 2:59PM
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$44 million of Ice in ceramics shipment from Kyrgyzstan
Haul is largest from the central Asian country in 20 years and for methamphetamine this year at city’s airport.
6 Oct 2024 - 11:51PM
UK warns drug mules as cannabis smuggling from Thailand reaches record highs
A former Arsenal player and dozens of Malaysians were among those detained, with tonnes of Thai cannabis being seized at UK ports of entry.
7 Oct 2024 - 8:11AM
‘Cruel system’: wrongful conviction in Japan sparks call to review death penalty
Hideki Makihara defended Japan’s use of capital punishment, despite debate sparked by the acquittal of a man wrongly imprisoned on death row for nearly 50 years.
4 Oct 2024 - 9:54AM
Doctor pleads guilty in death of Friends star Matthew Perry
Mark Chavez faces up to 10 years in prison for illegally distributing the drug ketamine.
3 Oct 2024 - 10:51AM
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Drugs from bugs right medicine for Hong Kong economy
Hong Kong research facility owned by Chinese University seeks to treat depression, autism and dementia through use of bacteria.
28 Sep 2024 - 6:00AM
Who is El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel, who just modelled at Milan Fashion Week?
Joining El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel on the runway for LA-based designer April Black Diamond was her friend and defence lawyer Mariel Colón Miró, who recently released the song ‘La Señora’ about her.
26 Sep 2024 - 7:00PM
Hong Kong police seize HK$25 million of cocaine in hotel room, arrest man, 25
Officers lay in wait outside hotel room after intelligence indicated syndicate was using it for storing illegal drugs, police say.
20 Sep 2024 - 5:15PM
Singaporean drug dealer faces death penalty after deportation from Thailand
Rolex watches, gold chains and rings were also seized from Benny Kee Soon Chuan, who was living in Samut Prakan province.
20 Sep 2024 - 4:01PM
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Hong Kong police arrest 55 in crackdown on triad-controlled businesses in Tuen Mun
Officers also seized narcotics worth HK$950,000 during operation targeting illicit drug, gambling and prostitution activities.
20 Sep 2024 - 5:02PM
ICC probe on Duterte may be ‘final card’ for Marcos administration as rift deepens
The ICC’s investigation is focused on extrajudicial killings, and the Marcos administration’s stance on cooperating with the ICC remains unclear.
20 Sep 2024 - 12:00PM
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Australia smashes drug ring ‘The Commission’, seizes US$1 billion in cocaine
Police accused the group of moving 1.2 tonnes of cocaine into the country between February and July this year.
19 Sep 2024 - 11:50AM
Australia police arrest dozens after infiltrating encrypted messaging app Ghost
Australia in 2022 joined a Europol-led global task force targeting Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals.
18 Sep 2024 - 4:42PM
Who is Cher’s youngest son, Elijah Blue Allman, and where is he now?
Cher just dropped her bid for conservatorship over her son, Elijah Blue Allman, after his struggles with substance abuse – here’s what you need to know.
18 Sep 2024 - 5:00AM
2 Thais, 2 Indonesians caught with drugs in Bali face death penalty
The four individuals were caught with meth, Ecstasy, and MDMA.
17 Sep 2024 - 7:19PM
Hong Kong police arrest suspected drug trafficker, seize narcotics worth HK$20,000
In predawn operation, officers find 77 grams of suspected marijuana and five cartridges of cannabidiol in 26-year-old’s illegally parked car.
17 Sep 2024 - 4:07PM
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9 September, 2024
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