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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...

Netizens remember PNoy’s role in Mary Jane Veloso’s return

The recent return of Mary Jane Veloso from Indonesia reignited discussions about the pivotal role played by former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in...

Despite appeals, Singapore hangs fourth person in three weeks

Singapore hanged a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man for drug trafficking on Friday, its fourth in less than a month, despite appeals from Tehran to “reconsider”...

Marcos eyes granting Mary Jane clemency

Veloso says grateful, elated for chance to return to PH President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is considering clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas...

Clemency for Veloso being considered, Marcos says 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Thursday that the Philippine government is considering clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina convicted of drug trafficking...

Powerful people connect POGOs, drug trafficking and EJKs — Quad Comm heads

The House Quad-Committee’s much-anticipated hearings continue to expose how a cabal of “powerful people” connects Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs), drug trafficking, extrajudicial killings,...
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