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NCB seizes illegally diverted pharma drugs worth ₹3 cr being shipped abroad
1 year ago

NCB seizes illegally diverted pharma drugs worth ₹3 cr being shipped abroad

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Mumbai zonal unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau has seized illicitly diverted pharmaceutical drugs worth around ₹3 crore and arrested three alleged operatives of an international narcotics trafficking syndicate on Monday and Tuesday. Among the seized illicitly diverted pharmaceutical drugs were 9.87 kg of Amphetamine, 2.54 kg of Zolpidem Tartrate, and 6.54 kg of Tramadol, agency sources said. Upon …

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Syria condemns EU sanctions over amphetamine business
1 year, 8 months ago

Syria condemns EU sanctions over amphetamine business

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria on Tuesday condemned the European Union’s new sanctions on Damascus over making and trafficking an amphetamine saying the move was based on lies. The Syrian Foreign Ministry statement came a day after the EU imposed sanctions on several Syrians, including members of President Bashar Assad’s family, blaming them for the production and trafficking of narcotics, notably …

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EU targets Syrian leader’s family over amphetamine business
1 year, 8 months ago

EU targets Syrian leader’s family over amphetamine business

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday slapped sanctions on several Syrians, including members of President Bashar Assad’s family, accusing them of making and trafficking an amphetamine that enriches and helps to prop up the regime. Asset freezes and travel bans were imposed on 25 people and 8 “entities” — most of them companies — at a meeting of EU …

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US, UK sanction 6 Syria-linked amphetamine traffickers
1 year, 9 months ago

US, UK sanction 6 Syria-linked amphetamine traffickers

Firstpost  

Captagon is primarily produced in Syria and Lebanon, where packages containing millions of pills are smuggled into Gulf countries, Europe. The trade allegedly has strong ties to Assad, as well as key ally, the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in neighboring Lebanon Beirut: The U.S. and U.K. on Tuesday slapped sanctions on four Syrians and two Lebanese involved in manufacturing and …

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US, UK sanction 6 Syria-linked amphetamine traffickers
1 year, 9 months ago

US, UK sanction 6 Syria-linked amphetamine traffickers

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The U.S. and U.K. on Tuesday slapped sanctions on four Syrians and two Lebanese involved in manufacturing and trafficking the amphetamine drug Captagon, the two governments said. Gacki added that the trade’s revenues enable the government’s “continued repression on the Syrian people.” Among the four Syrians sanctioned are two cousins of Assad, Samer and Wassim. According to the …

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Iraqi police seize more than 6 million Captagon amphetamine pills
2 years, 8 months ago

Iraqi police seize more than 6 million Captagon amphetamine pills

Al Jazeera  

Syria is the Middle East’s main producer of the drug Captagon and Saudi Arabia is the main consumer market. Iraqi security forces seized more than six million pills of the amphetamine-type stimulant Captagon, making several arrests and breaking up a drug trafficking ring. In April 2021, Saudi customs authorities in Jeddah port foiled an attempt to smuggle in more than …

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Users of rave drug speed are FIVE times more likely to suffer from psychosis
2 years, 10 months ago

Users of rave drug speed are FIVE times more likely to suffer from psychosis

Daily Mail  

Researchers said speed-users should be sent to rehab to squash risk Study of more than 250,000 shows women and those arrested are at most risk People taking amphetamines are 5.28 times more likely to suffer psychosis People who take the illicit party drug 'speed' are five times more likely to suffer from psychosis at some point in their life, a …

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NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 13 crore in six raids across Mumbai, arrests Ivorian national
3 years ago

NCB seizes drugs worth Rs 13 crore in six raids across Mumbai, arrests Ivorian national

India Today  

The Narcotics Control Bureau, Mumbai has seized drugs worth over Rs 13 crores in six cases registered in the past two days by the agency. First Operation The NCB team found a stethoscope with 490 grams of Amphetamine concealed inside the device. Fourth Operation A raid was carried out on a private property and a courier office, where cycling helmets …

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Saudi Arabia seizes 4.5m amphetamine pills hidden in oranges
3 years, 6 months ago

Saudi Arabia seizes 4.5m amphetamine pills hidden in oranges

Al Jazeera  

Known locally as Captagon, the pills were hidden in a shipment of oranges entering the port in Jeddah, state TV reports. Saudi Arabia’s customs have foiled an attempt to smuggle into the kingdom more than 4.5 million pills of amphetamine, locally known as Captagon, hidden in a shipment of oranges entering via the port in Jeddah, state TV has reported. …

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Apple threatens to remove Amphetamine app for violating app store guidelines, later reverses decision
4 years ago

Apple threatens to remove Amphetamine app for violating app store guidelines, later reverses decision

India Today  

Apple had made up its mind to remove the Amphetamine app from the Mac App Store without realizing that the app had been there since 2014. The Cupertino-giant had informed the developer of Amphetamine that the app would be removed from the Mac App Store for allegedly violating the App Store guidelines. “Apple called me a few days ago and …

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No bail for former Airman: Telangana High Court
5 years, 3 months ago

No bail for former Airman: Telangana High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has refused bail to former Indian Air Force emloyee G. Raj Shekar Reddy, who has been in jail since October 2016 for allegedly manufacturing and distributing amphetamine, a psychotropic substance. Justice Ghandikota Sri Devi said the court was not inclined to grant bail taking into consideration the serious nature of allegations and the gravity of …

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