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          Drugs

          Read the latest news on drugs

          Police officers near the US embassy in Amman. EPA

          Suspected drug dealer kills three Jordanian security personnel

          MENAMarch 18, 2026
          Criminal kingpins Rawa Majid, left, and Ismail Abdo. Photo: Swedish Police

          Phones seized in Sweden expose drug-dealing network linked to Kurdish gangsters

          EuropeMarch 06, 2026
          Our reliance on medicines is such that when availability is disrupted, the consequences can be severe. Getty

          Public health is behind the UAE's changing drugs market

          EditorialFebruary 26, 2026
          This aerial view shows a burned truck, allegedly set on fire by organised crime groups in response to an operation to arrest a high-priority security target, on a highway near Acatlan de Juarez, Jalisco state, Mexico on February 22, 2026. The Mexican army announced that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various parts of the country on February 22, 2026. Gunmen retaliating for the raid blocked more than 20 roads in western Jalisco state, which includes Tapalpa, with burning cars and trucks. The violence spread to other states as well. (Photo by Ulises Ruiz / AFP)
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          'El Mencho' killing sparks chaos and violence across Mexico

          NewsFebruary 23, 2026
          The Jordanian army has said it foiled attempts to smuggle large quantities of into the country using balloons. Photo: Petra

          Jordan shoots down 'remotely guided balloons' carrying huge drugs haul

          MENAFebruary 15, 2026
          Iraq worked in co-operation with Syrian authorities to set up the raid in which 200,000 Captagon pills were confiscated. Photo: @INIS_IQ / X

          Iraq foils 'Captagon smuggling gang' in Syria operation

          MENAFebruary 10, 2026
          Syrian authorities seized large amounts of narcotics prepared to be smuggled to Jordan. Photo: @syrianmoi / X

          Syria seizes 75 hot-air balloons from Captagon smugglers

          MENAFebruary 03, 2026
          Boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, which will soon be available in pill form in the US. Reuters

          'Breakthrough': UAE doctors welcome weight loss pill now available in the US

          UAEJanuary 13, 2026
          Left: A teenage criminal who was part of the Foxtrot network. Right: Rawa Majid. The National / Swedish Police

          How I survived Europe's deadliest Kurdish gangs

          EuropeDecember 24, 2025
          Ozempic will be sold in India in doses of 0.25mg, 0.5mg and 1mg. Reuters

          Ozempic launches in India, with weight loss drug priced at under $25 a week

          HealthDecember 12, 2025
          A Captagon factory in Lebanon. Photo: Lebanese armed forces

          Why the Middle East is closer to breaking the drugs trade

          EditorialDecember 11, 2025
          Seized Captagon pills. AFP

          Pledge for cross-Middle East smuggling fight at Baghdad drugs talks

          MENADecember 09, 2025
          The National

          Shadi's take on Syria's efforts to tackle drug smuggling

          CartoonDecember 02, 2025
          Syrian security forces display drugs seized in an operation near Damascus in October. AFP

          Iraq and Syria seize drugs in joint operation to break smuggling networks

          MENADecember 01, 2025
          US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth ordered US troops to kill all on board a suspected drug-smuggling vessel, the Washington Post and CNN reported. EPA

          Calls for inquiry after Hegseth accused of ordering killing of strike survivors

          USNovember 30, 2025
          Researchers studied how patients responded to semaglutide, which is found in Ozempic and Wegovy. Reuters

          Ozempic drug could cut cardiac deaths regardless of weight loss, study finds

          UAEOctober 31, 2025
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