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5 Years After a Deadly Drug Raid, Houston's Former Police Chief Might Finally Be Held Accountable

Since leaving Houston, Art Acevedo has bounced from job to job, continuing a spotty career marred by scandal.

Reason

‘It beats getting stoned on the street’: how Portugal decriminalised drugs – as seen from the ‘shoot-up centre’

At a portable cabin in Porto, addicts queue up to use heroin and crack cocaine in safety, with medical staff on hand. Can other countries learn anything from Portugal’s liberal drugs policy?

The Guardian - UK

BSF thwarts smuggling attempt in Gurdaspur, seizes package of suspected heroin

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a smuggling attempt in Punjab's Gurdaspur district and seized one package suspected to be containing 531 grams of heroin. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Man on trial over 'reckless' bid for 143kg of heroin

A Sydney man used power tools to access 143kg of heroin hidden in imported bakery equipment despite AFP officers removing the drugs earlier, a jury has heard.

AAP

People buying opioids and sedatives online face deadly fakes, expert warns

National Crime Agency reveals 65 people have died from taking nitazenes, which are up to 100 times stronger than heroin

The Guardian - UK

BSF, Punjab police seize 672 gms of heroin in Tarn Taran

In a collaborative effort, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police successfully thwarted a narcotics smuggling attempt on the outskirts of Dall village in Tarn Taran and seized 672 grams of suspected heroin. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Four street drugs that could pose the biggest threat to UK public health in 2024

As with fashion and music, illicit drugs go through peaks and troughs of popularity. There are popular staples, such as cannabis, and more disruptive and transient substances, such as mephedrone. As with clothing fashion, the drugs that most people are able to buy are determined by the choices of designers,…

The Conversation

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Wave of drug-carrying drones flying into India from Pakistan, officials say

Border officers say most drones carry opium and heroin, fuelling a drugs crisis in Punjab, while others drop weapons

The Guardian - UK

Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?

Warning that drugs so potent a ‘grain of sand’ dosage can be fatal could spark a US-style drug deaths crisis

The Independent UK

Dolph Lundgren, alien heroin and evil yuppies: Dark Angel is fun festive lunacy

Some people might prefer to watch Peanuts or Love Actually at this time of year. All I want is this underrated and bizarre action film

The Guardian - AU

Punjab: BSF recovers four packets of narcotic substance from farmhouse in Fazilka

The BSF recovered four packets of a narcotic substance suspected to be heroin from a farmhouse in Fazilka district on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: BSF foils attempt to smuggle consignment of heroin in Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) has foiled a smuggling attempt through drone in Punjab's Amritsar and seized 434 gms of heroin wrapped with adhesive tape. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab: BSF foils smuggling attempt, 3 arrested

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a smuggling attempt in Punjab's Amritsar and arrested three smugglers who were trying to flee with the consignment of heroin. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Two drones, nearly 1 kg heroin seized near international border in Punjab’s Amritsar

BSF seizes two drones and 1kg of heroin near India-Pakistan border in Amritsar, Punjab.

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NIA arrests key accused in Attari heroin seizure case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a key accused in connection with the seizure of over 102 kg of Afghan-origin heroin at the Attari border in April 2022, after he was intercepted by immigration officials while trying to flee to Dubai.

Dynamite News

Attari border 102 kg heroin seizure case: NIA arrests key absconding accused trying to flee Dubai

In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key absconding accused in the Attari border heroin seizure case involving the smuggling of over 102 kgs of narcotics from Afghanistan via the India-Pakiastan border in April 2022. Read further on Dynamite News:

The National (Scotland)

Warning issued as nine Scots die after taking 'Frankenstein' heroin

THE National Crime Agency (NCA) has issued a warning following a rise in deaths linked to a new opioid that is “considerably” stronger than…

The Independent UK

Homeless man whose sleeping bag was soaked by security guard speaks out

Aaron McCarthy was born addicted to heroin and adopted at ten months old becoming homeless at 17

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CISF nabs Nigerian woman with heroin worth Rs 2.45 crores at Mumbai Airport

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) nabbed a Nigerian woman passenger with narcotics substance (Heroin) weighing about 350 gms worth approximately Rs 2.45 crores at Mumbai Airport on Friday night. Read further on Dynamite News:

Chicago Sun-Times

Suspected Mexican cartel leader facing drug charges in Chicago sees Treasury Department freeze his assets

Authorities say Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe, as head of the Beltran Leyva Organization, conspired to import tons of heroin and cocaine.

Evening Standard

Tottenham drug dealers jailed for conspiracy to supply crack and heroin

Three Tottenham drug dealers have been jailed for a combined total of more than 10 years for conspiracy to supply crack and heroin.

The Hindu

Drug abuse claims 68 lives in 11 months in Mizoram

In Mizoram, 68 people, incl. 11 women, died due to drug abuse in Jan-Nov 2023. Since 1984, 1,804 people, including 218 women, have died due to drug abuse. Highest number of deaths was 143 in 2004. 76.22 kg of heroin seized in Jan-Oct 2023. 148.46 kg of ganja and 78.82…

The Conversation

Buvidal: is it really a 'game changer' in the treatment of problematic opioid use?

To overcome problematic opioid use, traditional forms of opioid substitution therapy, such as methadone and oral buprenorphine, have become valuable tools. Research shows that patients receiving substitution therapy are more likely to stay in treatment and stop using heroin than patients receiving treatments that do not involve substitutes – such…

Dynamite News

Punjab: Heroin weighing one kg recovered in Tarn Taran

In a joint operation, the Punjab police and the Border Security Force (BSF) have recovered a packet of heroin wrapped with white adhesive tape from a field on the outskirts of Mehdipur village in Punjab's Tarn Taran, according to an official statement by the BSF. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - AU

No evidence cannabis reduces long-term illicit opioids use, study finds

Lead author says study led by University of Sydney is longest ever to have looked at relationship between the two drugs

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