Illegal drug trade
Turkey seizes over 6.2 mln drug pills
Customs teams confiscated over a ton of Captagon drug pills at the İskenderun Port in southern Turkey, the biggest seizure of its kind, the country's trade minister said on May 16.
A total of 1,072 kilograms (2,000 pounds) of Captagon drugs - more than 6.2 million pills - were seized during search by customs officials of Hatay province from May 15-16, Mehmet Muş said on Twitter.
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Torpedo: The Double Life of an Accused US-Albanian Drug Trafficker
Drug trafficking is the chief source of 'dirty money' penetrating Albania's meagre economy, according to authorities, helping to finance political corruption, sway elections and win protection from prosecution.
Experts: Beware of Vaccines Offered for Sale on Darknet
Three major Covid-19 vaccines are being advertised for sale on the darknet - the part of the internet not visible to search engines and which requires specialised software to access, an analysis of 15 marketplaces has found.
Nearly 400 kg Heroin Seized in Varna
A huge amount of drugs was seized - nearly 400 kg of heroin worth about BGN 32 million, Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev posted news on Twitter.
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Man arrested over heroin stash in car tire
A man was arrested in Thessaloniki on Wednesday afternoon for transporting over 6.5 kilos of heroin hidden under the car frame and inside a spare wheel.
Greek Police had information on the suspect's activities and believe him to be a member of a drug trafficking ring.
The 6.5 kg and 520 grams of heroin found in his vehicle on Wednesday were divided in 13 packages.
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Russian and US Anti-Drug Security Services Bust Criminal Cocaine Trafficking Network
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) under the Justice Department have conducted a special operation to uncover a criminal network that was engaged in trafficking cocaine from South America to Russia and Europe.
Police arrest truck driver on drug charges in Lykovrisi
A truck driver was arrested on Monday in Lykovrisi, northern Athens on charges of transporting and smuggling drugs into Greece after amounts of cocaine and hashish were found in his vehicle.
According to the Hellenic Police (ELAS), the suspect, a foreign national, said he was a truck driver transporting products between European countries.
Plovdiv Police Arrests Four Drug Traffickers, Seize 115 kg of Ecstasy
Four people have been arrested for drug trafficking in Plovdiv. This was announced at a briefing of the Regional Prosecutor's Office in the city, Nova TV reported. Thanks to the police operation a drug smuggling network from Western Europe to Turkey was broken up: 115 kg of ecstasy worth BGN 3.5 million have been seized and 4 kg of marijuana prepared for export to Turkey.
Bulgarian Customs Officers Seize over 58 kg of Pure Cocaine in Varna Port
Customs officers found more than 58 kg of cocaine during a specialized operation at the port of Varna-West.
Feral pigs eat & destroy $22K worth of cocaine hidden in Italian forest
Italian police began probing a gang of suspected drug dealers, who decided to hide cocaine in Italy’s boar-infested countryside