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Russia trains North Korean experts to combat drug trafficking
Russia held a training session for North Korean anti-drug experts on combating narcotics trafficking this week, the Russian foreign ministry announced, as the two allies deepen their law enforcement ties. The training seminar for around 10 North Korean experts took place in Moscow on Wednesday, the ministry said in a social media post the same []
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Korea Times News
· Jun 23, 2026
Mexico fast-tracks Korean drug approvals
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UrduPoint
· Jul 4, 2026
Korea's drug exports top $10 billion for first time in 2025
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CNN
· Jun 23, 2026
‘Dopamine sites’ in South Korea feature fake cigarettes and food deliveries
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South China Morning Post
· Jul 2, 2026
How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’
Ukraine’s unresolved decision regarding two North Korean prisoners of war who have said they want to go to South Korea has given Kyiv leverage as it presses Seoul to sell weapons for its war against Russia, observers say. The soldiers, captured in early 2025 after being deployed to Kursk to support Russia’s war effort, are considered South Korean nationals under Seoul’s constitution, which defines the entire Korean peninsula as the country’s territory. Seoul has said it would be willing to...
Off The Press
· Jun 24, 2026
North Korean soldier crosses border into South Korea in suspected defection
South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. “The military secured one North Korean soldier in the central front Tuesday night and relevant authorities are currently investigating the []...Click to read more
Afghanistan Sun
· Jul 5, 2026
Airline crew recruited via social media by drug trafficking groups
BANGKOK, Thailand: Drug trafficking groups in Thailand are targeting certain travelers, including flight attendants, to help carry drugs to other countries. Police Major Suriya Singhakamol, Secretary-General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), in Thailand, said these groups get drugs from nearby countries where they are produced in large amounts. They then mov
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Related coverage for "Russia trains North Korean experts to combat drug trafficking": Korea Times News — Mexico fast-tracks Korean drug approvals. UrduPoint — Korea's drug exports top $10 billion for first time in 2025. CNN — ‘Dopamine sites’ in South Korea feature fake cigarettes and food deliveries. South China Morning Post — How North Korean POWs caught Seoul in a Ukraine arms ‘conundrum’. Off The Press — North Korean soldier crosses border into South Korea in suspected defection. Afghanistan Sun — Airline crew recruited via social media by drug trafficking groups