Paraguay seized more than 3,400 kilos of cocaine near the capital city of Asuncion as it was being stashed in a load of sugar for international shipment, police said on Wednesday, calling it the country’s biggest-ever drug bust. National Police Commander Luis Arias told reporters that the illegal stimulant, made …
Read More »Criminals using food delivery services to transport drugs during lockdown -Interpol
Criminals are using food delivery services as a cover to transport drugs and other illegal goods during the coronavirus crisis, which has seen countries around the world go into lockdown, said the Interpol police organization on Thursday. Interpol said it had received reports from police in Ireland, Malaysia, Spain, and …
Read More »Vaping illness, deaths likely very rare beyond the US, experts say.
E-cigarette or vaping-linked lung injuries that have killed 29 and sickened more than 1,000 people in the United States are likely to be rare in Britain and other countries where the suspect products are not widely used, specialists said on Monday. Experts in toxicology and addiction said they are sure …
Read More »Seventh death linked to mystery vaping illness.
A man from California is the seventh person to die from a suspected vaping-related illness in the US, reports say. The man, in his 40s, had been ill for a number of weeks before he succumbed to a “severe pulmonary injury associated with vaping”, according to Tulare Country public health …
Read More »‘Zombie-like symptoms’: McAfee warns of chemical infection through CBD vapes.
John McAfee has suggested that the recent contamination of CBD vape products could be tied to a research chemical that supposedly causes “zombie-like symptoms.” The cybersecurity expert and US presidential candidate tweeted about a claim that people are testing “infection vectors for the release of a powerful Research Chemical that …
Read More »Colombian cops find 300kg of cannabis INSIDE coffins.
Not even the dead can keep the suspicions of Colombian police at bay, as one drug smuggler found to his cost. Authorities discovered 300kg of marijuana worth millions hidden inside two coffins. The unusual discovery was made at a police checkpoint in North Santander on Tuesday, according to El Tiempo. …
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