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Hong Kong Police Seize $83M of Cocaine, Cannabis

Hong Kong police have seized HK$650 million worth of cocaine and cannabis, the largest amount seized this year. south china morning post report. Authorities have arrested four men aged between…

Police in Peru Seize $20M of Coke Headed for Turkey

Peruvian law enforcement officials said this week they had seized more than two tons of cocaine destined for Turkey. Reuters report “On Friday, a drug seizure took place at a…

Texas Police Ignore Local Decriminalization Ordinance in Spite of Voter Approval

Tensions are high between police, advocates and elected officials in a small Texas city. In Denton, Texas, police, sworn to protect and serve, are said to have defied the will…

Irish Police Seize More Than 250 Pounds of Weed

Police in the Republic of Ireland announced this week that law enforcement officers have seized more than 250 pounds of cannabis as part of an ongoing effort to target organized…

Police are Getting People High as Part of ‘Stoned Driving’ Training

Driving while throwing stones. This has become one of the more thorny challenges for law enforcement in the age of legalization, with police officers across the country struggling to keep…

Chinese Police Enlist Drug-Sniffing Squirrels

Forget hounds. Chinese police are releasing squirrels. Chongqing Law Enforcement Agency It has reportedly announced that it is training a team of drug-sniffing squirrels to help spot illegal drugs and…

British Police Find 6,000 Cannabis Plants in Abandoned Tire Factory

British police this week reportedly found thousands of cannabis plants at an abandoned tire factory in what has been described as the largest weed kill in the region. british newspaper…

U.K. Police Chiefs Call for Decriminalization of First-Time Drug Offenses

A group of UK police chiefs are planning to effectively decriminalize drug possession, including cannabis and cocaine. If adopted by the government, low-dose recreational drug use and possession would be…

Police in Sweden Seize Millions in Drugs Outside Capital

A major drug operation was dismantled on Thursday in one of Europe’s most intolerant countries with regard to drug laws. It is the latest move in a series of efforts…

‘Super Cartel’ Controlling Third of Europe’s Cocaine Trade Sacked by Police

Europol and multiple law enforcement agencies across six countries in Europe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have launched Operation Desert Light to take out one of the world’s largest…

Police in India Say Rats Ate More Than 1,100 Pounds of Confiscated Weed

We’ve all heard about dogs eating their homework, but was it the mice that ate the weeds? It’s new, but it appears to be an account provided by Indian law…

Police in Spain Make Largest Ever Seizure of Cannabis

Spanish police announced last weekend that they had completed the largest international cannabis seizure. Guardia Civil announced on Saturday that it had dismantled an organization that stored more than 32…

Off-Duty Pentagon Police Officer Arrested With at Least 2.5 Kilos of Cocaine

An undercover investigation in Virginia ended last Friday with the arrest of an off-duty Pentagon officer by Arlington County police. The ACPD issued a press release about Halloween, saying their…

Harvard Grad Student Dies in Bali From Police Brutality Over Cannabis Arrest

Rodrigo Ventocilla Ventosilla, 32, a Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) graduate student from Peru, died on August 11 while in police custody at a hospital in Denpasar, Indonesia. Died. Transgender Ventosila…

Psychedelic Church Files Lawsuit Over Police Raid

A California church that distributes cannabis and psychedelic drugs for sacred purposes has filed a lawsuit against the city of Oakland and its police, claiming the 2020 raid violated federal…

New York City Police Crack Down on Weed Trucks in Times Square

Police came across more than a dozen weeding trucks in the Times Square area of New York City on Tuesday. But some locals say there are more serious crimes the…