‘It gets hold of you’: Crystal meth from Myanmar floods Australia streets | Drugs News
Melbourne, Australia – Myanmar’s remote jungle hills may be a world away from sun-soaked Australia, but the two countries share an insidious bond – crystalline…
Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar
Even as Mexican-made fentanyl continues to flood into the United States, Mexico’s efforts to seize the drug have declined dramatically, according to figures released Tuesday…
Four arrested in multimillion-dollar meth lab bust in South Africa | Drugs News
More than $100m worth of chemicals used in the manufacturing of illicit drugs were seized in raid, police say.South African police have uncovered an industrial-scale…
California pays meth users up to $599 a year to get sober
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. — Here in the rugged foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, the streets aren’t littered with needles, and dealers aren’t hustling drugs on the…
Delta Burke says she used crystal meth to lose weight
“Designing Women” alum Delta Burke says her “ugly” experience on the hit CBS sitcom drove her away from Los Angeles, and her long-time struggle with…
Border agents seize 50 pounds of meth hidden under fish
1 of 3 | CBP officers find packages of methamphetamine hidden inside an ice chest filled with fish. Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border…
Eagleby woman Jemma-Lee Sales granted bail after being charged with trafficking $4.7m worth of meth
In short: Eagleby woman Jemma-Lee Sales has faced court after police intercepted a vehicle allegedly carrying $4.7 million of the drug ice on Monday.Police allege they…
SA Police arrests man allegedly found hiding in wheelie bin with drugs and ice pipes
In short: A police dog has helped track down a man found hiding in a wheelie bin at Park Holme with ice pipes and drugs, police said.Officers said…
‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade | Drugs News
Vientiane, Laos – Keo remembers the day he consumed so much yaba that he “lost his mind.” The 37-year-old from Laos took more of the…
Afghanistan is the fastest-growing maker of meth, U.N. drug agency says
Annual meth seizure totals from inside the country rose from less than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) in 2019 to nearly 2,700 kilograms (6,000 pounds) in…
Shooting down drones isn’t enough to stop Jordan’s crystal meth problem | Drugs News
The beds are full at the National Centre for the Rehabilitation of Addicts (NCRA), one of only two public addiction rehabilitation facilities in Jordan. In…
UN report says cocaine market booming as meth trafficking spreads | Drugs News
Globally, more than 296 million people used drugs in 2021, an increase of 23 percent since 2011, the UN report says. Cocaine demand and supply…
Mexico discovers 11,520 tequila bottles with liquid meth at port | Drugs News
Photos of the seizure show a sniffer dog alerting inspectors to cardboard boxes of glass bottles full of a brownish liquid. Mexican inspectors have intercepted…
Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in less than a week | Drugs News
Large hauls of crystal meth were smuggled inside tea and coffee packages and hidden in secret compartments of vehicles. Police in Thailand have seized more…
George Marrogi and girlfriend Antonietta Mannella plead guilty to running $55m drug syndicate from jail
Inside one of Australia's most secure prisons, George Marrogi would make up to 20 calls a day to his law firm — or so the…