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General : Over 700kg Of Vapes Laced With Prohibited Substances Seized, 585 Arrests Since 2023
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (Bernama) -- A total of 718.43 kilogrammes (kg) of vape or electronic cigarette products suspected of containing prohibited substances were seized between 2023 and June this year, with 585 arrests involving 400 cases.
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Utusan Malaysia
· Jul 7, 2026
Sindiket vape dadah tumpas, libatkan rampasan bernilai RM34.31 juta
PADANG BESAR: Polis menumpaskan sindiket pengedaran dadah sintetik menggunakan katrij cecair dipercayai mengandungi dadah furanylfentanyl bernilai RM34.31 juta dalam tiga serbuan berbeza, awal bulan ini. Dadah sintetik tersebut dipercayai dimasukkan ke dalam katrij vape bagi meningkatkan kesan khayal sebelum diseludup ke negara jiran. Ketua Polis negeri, Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim berkata, serbuan pertama dilakukan pada ... Read more The post Sindiket vape dadah tumpas, libatkan rampasan bernilai RM34.31 juta appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
MaltaToday
· Jun 26, 2026
Maltas 2025 cocaine seizures already surpassed by first half of 2026
In 2025, police seized 166 kilos of cocaine, 19 kilos of khat, and 2,088 ecstasy pills
Syrian Arab News Agency
· Jun 27, 2026
Customs seize Captagon pills,counterfeit currency and antiquities in first half of 2026
Damascus, June 27 (SANA)– Syria’s General Customs Directorate, linked to the General Authority for Ports and Customs, announced that during the first half of 2026 it seized more than one million Captagon pills, dozens of kilograms of narcotics, including cocaine and cannabis, confiscated counterfeit currency, foiled attempts to smuggle hundreds of antiquities, and seized quantities []
South Africa Today
· Jul 7, 2026
Polokwane Illicit Cigarette Bust Nets R35,000 in Contraband Tobacco
LIMPOPO — A successful Polokwane illicit cigarette bust has landed a 25-year-old foreign national behind bars and removed R35,000 worth of illegal tobacco from the local black market. The high-value seizure marks the latest victory for regional law enforcement agencies targeting the lucrative contraband trade. The incident unfolded on Sunday, 05 July 2026, when the []
Vanguard News
· Jun 26, 2026
NDLEA seizes 5,305,484.88kg of illicit drugs worth N1.5trn in 18 months
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized 5,305,484.88 kilograms of illicit drugs valued at about N1.5 trillion and secured the conviction of 5,225 drug offenders in the last 18 months. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), disclosed this on [] The post NDLEA seizes 5,305,484.88kg of illicit drugs worth N1.5trn in 18 months appeared first on Vanguard News.
Daily Post Nigeria
· Jun 29, 2026
NDLEA destroys 12.2 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has publicly destroyed 12,233.946 kilograms (about 12.234 tonnes) of illicit drugs seized during operations across Kano State and at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. The exercise, carried out by the NDLEA Kano Strategic Command on Monday, involved cannabis, heroin, cocaine, tramadol, codeine, methamphetamine, and other narcotic and [] NDLEA destroys 12.2 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano
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Related coverage for "General : Over 700kg Of Vapes Laced With Prohibited Substances Seized, 585 Arrests Since 2023": Utusan Malaysia — Sindiket vape dadah tumpas, libatkan rampasan bernilai RM34.31 juta. MaltaToday — Maltas 2025 cocaine seizures already surpassed by first half of 2026 . Syrian Arab News Agency — Customs seize Captagon pills,counterfeit currency and antiquities in first half of 2026. South Africa Today — Polokwane Illicit Cigarette Bust Nets R35,000 in Contraband Tobacco. Vanguard News — NDLEA seizes 5,305,484.88kg of illicit drugs worth N1.5trn in 18 months. Daily Post Nigeria — NDLEA destroys 12.2 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano