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AMMAN: Jordan's armed forces thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons, narcotics and terrorists into the Kingdom, the state-run Petra news...

A strong room holds seized narcotics at the Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

This image shows the storage facility for seized drugs in Helmand province from the last six months (a total of 3785 kg of narcotics worth £265m).

Imagery captured showing the work of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in central Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
The Helmand PRT is a mulitnational team, with staff supplied by the UK, US, Danish and Estonian governments.
The UK has run the management platform for the PRT since 1 May 2006, when it assumed responsibility from the US.
The PRT comprises 91 civilian, 94 military and 27 civilian police staff in Lashkar Gah and district centres across Helmand. It also employs approximately 30 locally engaged staff, bringing the total staff to 242.
The PRT helps the Afghan Government deliver effective government and security across all Helmand Province.

Drug Smuggling Supported by Maysan’s Tribes

Smuggling drugs through Iraq on the way to the Gulf and Europe is big business in Maysan province – and...

5000 Afghan Birds Smuggled in a Year

Smugglers have stolen nearly 5000 birds out of Afghanistan in the past 12 months, taking them to various countries particularly...

Taiwan probes meat smuggling from China to avoid African swine fever

Taipei: A special inter-ministerial operation has been launched to investigate the smuggling of meat products from China, where a highly...

Three Norwegians arrested for drug smuggling in Spain

Spanish police arrested three Norwegians and a Spaniard in Malaga, Spain. They are suspected of attempting to smuggle around 10...

Man who spent 18 years in Indonesian jail for smuggling hash returns to France

A Frenchman detained for 18 years after trying to smuggle drugs into Bali arrived in Geneva and was on his...

Germany arrests Albanian over record cocaine smuggling

An Albanian businessman suspected of being involved in smuggling a record 613 kilos (1351 pounds) of Colombian cocaine in a...

Cocaine smuggling is corrupting Antwerp politics, says mayor

The scale of cocaine smuggling at the port of Antwerp – through which half of Europe’s supply of the drug...

Brazilian woman arrested from New Delhi airport for smuggling cocaine worth Rs 6 crore by swallowing 106 capsules

A 25-year-old Brazilian woman has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport...

Drug couriers caught smuggling $2m of ecstasy into New Zealand jailed

Two drug couriers caught trying to smuggle 5kg of ecstasy, with a rough street value of $2 million, into New...

Couple arrested at Tokyo’s Haneda airport for attempting to smuggle meth worth ¥1.8 billion

YOKOHAMA: A 43-year-old man and his 34-year-old wife have been arrested at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine...

Korean coal smuggling reveals lax sanctions enforcement

SEOUL: Reports that North Korea illegally exported coal to South Korea via Russia -- and Seoul's initial lack of action...

More Drugs Smuggled From Inside Police Stations Than Outside, Says Supreme Court

New Delhi: Courts are told that rats eat away drugs seized by the police when narcotics cases come up for...

BOC acts vs ‘conspiracy’ of 12 in sugar smuggling

Twelve Bureau of Customs (BOC) employees may spend up to 12 years in prison if found guilty of conspiring to...

Ivorian woman with 1kg cocaine in stomach held at Thai airport

A 27-year-old woman from the Ivory Coast has been arrested on the Thai island of Phuket after an airport X-ray...

DRI nabs Malaysian citizen in an attempt to smuggle drugs worth Rs4m

South African held for drug smuggling in Indonesia

Kathlyn Dunn was arrested at Lombok's airport after arriving on a flight from Singapore on Thursday, provincial police detective chief...

Dutch Caught With 300 Kilos Cocaine On Yacht Near Mallorca

Four Dutch and a German were caught with 300 kilograms of cocaine on a yacht near Mallorca. They were arrested...

Italy’s top ministers look to reassure markets over 2019 budget

06/09/2018

ROME: Italy’s top ministers issued a barrage of statements on Wednesday to reassure financial markets over the government’s forthcoming budget,...

China Finding Vietnam a Demanding Business Partner

06/09/2018

China is finding Vietnam to be a tough partner as Chinese firms try to do more business with the long-time...

Ukraine facing labor ‘catastrophe’ as millions of citizens flee country