Afghanistan records historic 95% drop in opium production: UNODC

Opium production in Afghanistan falls by 95pc since 2023: UNODC

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says opium production in Afghanistan has declined by 95 percent since 2023, significantly affecting

Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry reports major anti-narcotics operations over past year

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs says more than 11,000 operations were carried out against drug traffickers across the country over the past year, resulting in the arrest of over 13,000 individuals who were later referred to judicial authorities. Marking International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Kabul on Thursday, officials said that during [] The post Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry reports major anti-narcotics operations over past year first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

‘We 100% Got People Killed’: Biden’s DOJ, DEA Knowingly Allowed Hundreds of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Into US for Intel Gathering

Starting under the Biden administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills into New Mexico because Justice Department prosecutors wanted to bring a bigger criminal case against traffickers, the Associated Press first reported. The AP cited three current and former DEA agents as well as government records showing that, between 2023...

Drug trade fuelling insecurity in Nigeria – UNODC

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that the growing drug trade, driven by synthetic substances, evolving trafficking routes and organised criminal networks, was fuelling insecurity in Nigeria. The post Drug trade fuelling insecurity in Nigeria – UNODC appeared first on Vanguard News.

10K fentanyl street doses seized in major Ontario drug investigation

OPP say fentanyl seized during a drug trafficking investigation near Owen Sound, Ont., amounted to approximately 10,000 street level doses.