The United States has named India, along with China, a "state actor" in enabling direct and indirect supply of precursor chemicals for illicit fentanyl drug production by criminal organisations.

Three Indian nationals accused of drug trafficking aboard a Singapore-flagged vessel who have been detained in Indonesia since July 2024, face the death penalty, a media report said on Friday.

Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.

Punjab Police have arrested Shehnaz Singh, also known as Shawn Bhinder, an international drug trafficker wanted by the FBI for his role in a global narcotics network.

Former Canadian Olympic Snowboarder Ryan Wedding has been named on the FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List.' He has been linked to one of the world's most powerful drug trafficking organizations, the Sinaloa Cartel.

According to a 2023 report from the ratings agency Moody's, global wildlife trafficking is the third-largest criminal trafficking operation worldwide, behind drug trafficking and counterfeit foods.

Sahir Hasan, the son of renowned Pakistani actor Sajid Hasan, has confessed to being involved in the buying and selling of drugs, as reported by ARY News, citing police sources.

US is designating Venezuela's Tren de Aragua, Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel and six other drug trafficking groups with Latin American roots as "global terrorist" organisations.

Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (retired) on Wednesday said drug menace in the state has assumed alarming proportions and has become a major cause of concern to the government.

Ross Ulbricht, arrested in 2013, was convicted in 2015 of charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering.

Donald Trump's second presidential term promises a return to tariffs as he pressures partners and rivals to tackle everything from migration to drug trafficking, while protecting US industries -- in moves that could trigger new trade wars.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah believes that dark web, cryptocurrency, online marketplace and drones are areas that are becoming the focus of attention for law enforcement agencies in India.

Iran summoned the Saudi ambassador on Wednesday to protest Riyadh's execution of six of its citizens for drug trafficking, the foreign ministry said.

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to death on charges of drug trafficking, triggering panic and despair among his family members who have pleaded for clemency.

Continuing with his trend of picking loyalists, Donald Trump has made yet another nomination picking Pam Bondi as Attorney General. This came after Matt Gaetz withdrew his candidacy amid a deluge of allegations regarding sex trafficking and drug use.

The operation was launched on the directions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to track down Haji Salim aka Haji Baloch and his trafficking syndicate spread worldwide.

A massive shootout linked to drug trafficking has left a teenager and four others seriously wounded in western France, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said.

In yet another drug bust in Tamil Nadu, the Narcotics Control Bureau seized methamphetamine worth Rs 27 crore in Chennai. The drug was meant to be trafficked to Sri Lanka, the investigators said.

Delhi Police raided a methamphetamine production centre in the Kasana industrial area of Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar, and recovered 95 kg of the drug in solid and liquid forms.

Sean "Diddy" Combs, who is currently in federal custody following multiple charges of racketeering and sex trafficking, has now been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with the help of two other celebrities at a 2000 MTV VMAs afterparty.

The Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) busted a new drug trafficking cartel on Saturday, operating between Manipur and Assam, arresting two individuals in connection with the seizure of heroin valued at Rs 6 crore.

A turf war broke out on September 9 between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of Mexico's most violent and powerful drug trafficking organizations.

The Venezuelan criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, known for its involvement in sex trafficking, drug dealing, and human smuggling, has infiltrated New York City amidst a surge in migrants.

The US government has launched a high-profile sex trafficking and racketeering case against music mogul Sean Combs, aka Diddy, accusing him of orchestrating coercive and abusive sexual encounters at luxury hotels.