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Venezuela slams ‘illegal incursion’ by US jets

CARACAS – Venezuela’s government slammed what it called an “illegal incursion” Thursday (Friday Manila time) by US fighter jets into an area under Venezuelan...

Maduro receives honorary military degree amid standoff with US

CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was awarded an honorary doctorate Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time) from a military academy as Caracas stares down the...

African tourist with P27-m ‘shabu’ nabbed in Mactan

Government agents apprehended an African tourist at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) after discovering P27 million worth of illegal drugs in his possession. The foreigner,...

Venezuela vows to resist alleged US ‘aggression’

WASHINGTON, DC—President Donald Trump said a US new strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat from Venezuela killed three people Monday, as the South...

US troops cannot invade Venezuela, says Maduro

CARACAS – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday (Friday Manila time) there was “no way” US troops could invade Venezuela after Washington deployed five...

Mexican boxer Chavez Jr. released from prison pending trial

MEXICO CITY—Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was released from custody Sunday while awaiting trial for alleged links to drug cartels, according to his...

Coast Guard, PDEA intercept P74.8m drugs at Matnog Port

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and other law enforcement units, intercepted about P74.8 million worth...

Ecuador’s biggest druglord extradited to US

QUITO, Ecuador – The Ecuadoran government on Sunday extradited notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias, alias “Fito,” to the United States, a month after he...

Ph ranks 9th in meth drug busts in SEA

The illicit manufacture and trafficking of synthetic drugs from the Golden Triangle have grown exponentially, according to a report by the United Nations Office...

Meth seizures in East, Southeast Asia at record high—UN

Bangkok, Thailand—Seizures of methamphetamine in East and Southeast Asia were at record highs last year, a UN agency said Wednesday, with a "combination of conflict...

Supreme Court to hear suit vs. US gunmakers

WASHINGTON, DC – The US Supreme Court is to hear arguments on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Mexico...

Agents nab Chinese wanted for drug trafficking

Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers arrested a Chinese fugitive wanted for drug trafficking while trying to extend his tourist visa at the B’s office in...

Cryptocurrency used by drug trafficking groups

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) warned that some sophisticated drug trafficking groups are using cryptocurrency in their operations. CICC executive director Alexander Ramos...

12 bodies found in secret graves

MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities have discovered 12 bodies buried in clandestine graves in Mexico’s northern Chihuahua state, officials said Thursday (Friday in Manila). Authorities...
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