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Topic: Cocaine

Indian-origin couple convicted in UK for exporting over 500 kgs of cocaine to Australia

Arti Dhir, 59, and Kavaljitsinh Raijada, 35, whose extradition was sought by India on charges of the murder of their adopted son in Gujarat, have been sentenced to 33 years in prison.

After crackdown on drug trafficking gangs, Ecuador reels from fresh wave of violence

This highlights challenges ahead for President Noboa, who took power in Nov after pledging to curb violence as drug trafficking gangs increasingly transport cocaine through Ecuador.

Cocaine market booms as meth trafficking spreads beyond established markets, says UN report

Cocaine seizures have grown faster than production, the report said. The upper band of the estimated total supply was higher in the mid-2000s than now.

Italian police seize cocaine worth $880 million stashed in banana crates

The shipment, around 2,700 kg of highly pure cocaine, had come from Guayaquil in Ecuador and its final destination was Armenia, via the Black Sea port of Batumi in Georgia.

New Zealand recovers 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth $300 million floating in Pacific

The New Zealand Police said it collected the drugs from the Pacific Ocean in a joint operation with the New Zealand Customs Service and the New Zealand Defence Force.

Former Pakistani bowler Wasim Akram reveals cocaine addiction after retirement from game

Akram has opened up about his dependency in his upcoming autobiography ‘Sultan: A Memoir.’ He said he started to crave 'a substitute for the adrenaline rush of competition'.

BJP youth leader Pamela Goswami arrested with 100g of cocaine in Kolkata

The BJP said it suspected that Goswami was being framed, but added that if she is found guilty, the law should take its course.

Weed, Ketamine, Cocaine — rich Indian teens are putting shady drug dealers out of business

In ‘Stone Shamed Depressed’, Jyotsna Mohan Bharghava writes on issues plaguing today’s teens & how even twelve-year-olds are now experimenting with hard drugs.

Virus affects global cocaine trade, Yemen could see worst outbreak & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

How a package carrying ‘life-saving drugs’ from Las Vegas landed Delhi engineer in cop net

The accused, L. Dhingra, was arrested last week when he went to collect the parcels from the office of the courier service, FedEx couriers.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.