Drugs

From: The Listening Post
Assad: The rehabilitation of a war criminal
Syria’s president returns to Arab League after years of spin and war crimes denial. Plus covering Ecuador’s narco trade.
Video Duration 24 minutes 50 seconds
Published On 27 May 2023
Peruvian police seize cocaine bricks wrapped in Nazi insignia
Police found 58kg of cocaine bearing the Nazi flag and imprinted with the name of Germany’s war-time leader Hitler.
Published On 26 May 2023
How important is Captagon in al-Assad’s return to the Arab fold?
The billions of dollars Syria’s al-Assad is believed to be making from Captagon have given him a financial lifeline.
Published On 21 May 2023
Iran hangs three on drug charges amid criticism
The latest executions were carried out after offenders were reportedly caught with large quantities of heroin.
Published On 21 May 2023

Officials say more people may be found as search continues following abduction on way to US border.

The execution is the second in three weeks, amid growing concern at the island’s use of the death penalty in drug cases.

Facilities run by a local non-profit focus on rehabilitation over punishment, in a method that has expanded worldwide.

Dozens of people face hanging for drug offences in Singapore with no sign the city-state will soften its approach.

In annual report, rights group says ‘killing spree’ was led by countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

UN human rights chief says Iran has executed more than 10 people each week so far this year.

The drug, often smuggled to Gulf states, has been a key topic in discussions over Syria’s re-entry to the Arab League.

Melbourne’s first Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) has courted controversy but saved 63 people from death.

Family of Tangaraju Suppiah had pleaded for clemency, saying he had not had adequate legal counsel in fighting the case.

Photos of the seizure show a sniffer dog alerting inspectors to boxes of glass bottles full of brown liquid.

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