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Turkey intensifies fight against drug traffickers

Turkey intensifies fight against drug traffickers

Turkish police has continued counter-narcotics operations in the country. Seventeen suspects have been detained in Istanbul last week on suspicion of drug smuggling, the Daily Sabah reported. In Istanbul police raided the …

Arrested rappers supported in Tbilisi

Arrested rappers supported in Tbilisi

A rally in support of arrested Georgian rappers is now taking place in the center of Tbilisi. The musicians are supported by several hundred people. According to one of the participants of the rally, the action is also held against …

61 websites involved in drug sale blocked in Kazakhstan

61 websites involved in drug sale blocked in Kazakhstan

The Kazakh Ministry of Internal Affairs has tracked down 94 websites involved in illicit drug trafficking in the first quarter, the ministry's spokesman Almas Sadubayev said. "In general, 61 websites have …

Putin: FSB able to confront security threats

Putin: FSB able to confront security threats

Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the board meeting of the Federal Security Services (FSB), speaking about the situation in the world, aggravating threats posed by international terrorist groups and tasks of the FSB …

Turkish police seize 153 kilograms of heroin worth $4.1 million

Turkish police seize 153 kilograms of heroin worth $4.1 million

Turkish police seized 153 kilograms (337 pounds) of Italy-bound heroin worth an estimated 15.3 million Turkish liras ($4.14 million) in northeastern Ağrı province, bordering Iran, Daily Sabah reports. Customs Enforcement Anti-Smuggling …

Two drug dealers arrested in Armavir

Two drug dealers arrested in Armavir

Armavir police has arrested two drug dealers. Law enforcement officials received information that unknown people sell drugs in the city. 20-year-old girl and 22-year-old young man were detained after investigation. …

 State Drug Control Service abolished in Kyrgyzstan

State Drug Control Service abolished in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbai Zheenbekov signed a resolution on the elimination of the State Drug Control Service (SDCS) under the Kyrgyz government, the press service of the Government said. The document notes that …

Batumi port customs officers seized more than 200 kg of heroin

Batumi port customs officers seized more than 200 kg of heroin

Georgian customs officers seized 213 kg of heroin, which was hidden at the bottom of the trailer car in the port of Batumi in Adjara, the Interior Ministry of the country informed on Monday, Daily World News reports. The Ministry …

Iranian police seize over 2 tons of opium

Iranian police seize over 2 tons of opium

Iranian police seized over 2 tons of opium during a raid conducted in Hormozgan province, located in the south of the country. About 1.7 tons of drugs were found in the truck, stopped at one of the local roads. Reid was also …

Resident of Novorossiysk hides heroin in rubles

Resident of Novorossiysk hides heroin in rubles

The press service of the Lugansk Interior Ministry announced today about the arrest of a 27-year-old resident of Novorossiysk with heroin. "The police found and seized a bundle of 100-rouble-banknotes with a powdery substance …

Azerbaijani customs officers detain batch of drugs from Iran

Azerbaijani customs officers detain batch of drugs from Iran

Employees of the Bilasuvar customs department have confiscated a large batch of drugs en route to Azerbaijan, the press service of the agency informs. 495 grams of opium were found during the examination of a trailer from Iran with the use of ...

Roskomnadzor postpones ban on Wikipedia article

Roskomnadzor postpones ban on Wikipedia article

The press secretary of Roskomnadzor, Vadim Ampelonsky, has announced that the supervisory authority has sent an article on Wikipedia containing information about drugs to the Federal Drug Control ...

Drug addiction among women in Iran grows

Drug addiction among women in Iran grows

The head of Iran’s State Welfare Organization, Anoushiravan Mohseni, said, that the number of female drug addicts has increased in Iran. He stressed that today, there are 1.3 million drug addicts in Iran. …