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          Drugs

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          Authorities warn that drivers under the influence of drugs, even prescribed medication, face stiff penalties. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Warning against drug-driving after 240 cases in Dubai this year

          UAEOctober 05, 2024
          President Sheikh Mohamed held talks with GCC Secretary-General Jassem Albudaiwi at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

          President Sheikh Mohamed welcomes GCC delegation for united fight against drugs

          UAESeptember 16, 2024
          Samples of material being collected in the Arctic Sea off the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Photo: Dr Yannik Schneider

          How the Arctic could unlock secrets of antibiotic resistance

          ScienceAugust 30, 2024
          The study tested the World Health Organisation’s database of suspected drug side-effects for reports of suicidal thinking in patients. AP

          Weight-loss drug Ozempic's potential link to suicidal thoughts

          HealthAugust 20, 2024
          Sharjah Police have arrested three people in connection with a drug smuggling plot. Photo: Sharjah Police

          Sharjah Police foil plot to smuggle 226kg of drugs in marble stones

          UAEAugust 12, 2024
          Mohammed Shia Al Sudani poses with ministers and delegates from the region attending the anti-drug trafficking conference in Baghdad on Monday. AFP

          Iraq calls for co-operation in tackling Middle East drug problem

          MENAJuly 22, 2024
          Dubai Customs seized 235kg of Hashish hidden inside a dhow. Photo: Dubai Customs.

          Dubai customs uncover 235kg of drugs on dhow

          UAEJune 30, 2024
          In April, Sharjah Police thwarted a major drug plot aimed at selling three million Captagon pills and 120kg of hashish with a combined value of Dh23.5m. Photo: Sharjah Police

          Thirty tonnes of narcotics and 11,988 traffickers halted in UAE last year

          UAEJune 28, 2024
          Former Honduran leader Juan Orlando Hernandez in Tegucigalpa in March 2021. AFP

          Former Honduran president jailed in US for drug trafficking

          USJune 26, 2024
          Fake batches of Novo Nordisk’s drug Ozempic have been circulating. AP

          World health warning after fake Ozempic seized in UK and Americas

          HealthJune 20, 2024
          A man takes herbal medication for Covid-19 in Kampala, Uganda, in 2021. The pandemic led to vaccine inequity around the world. AP

          Can global health heal a world polarised by war?

          CommentApril 29, 2024
          Fighters affiliated with Syria's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham rebel-group display Captagon previously seized at a checkpoint they control in Daret Ezza, Aleppo. AFP

          Captagon trade allows Syria to ride out spillover from regional war

          MENAApril 24, 2024
          Police stand guard near a house where an officer was killed during an operation in Lodelinsart, Belgium, on March 18. EPA

          One person shot dead as Brussels battles drug violence

          WorldMarch 24, 2024
          A man was arrested in the Emirates, on suspicion of trying to bring in more than three million illegally obtained tablets of Lyrica. Photo: Ministry of Interior

          UAE and Kuwait team up to seize more than three million pills

          UAEMarch 08, 2024
          Dubai Customs officers have foiled an attempt to smuggle 26kg of marijuana hidden in bags of red onions. Photo: Dubai Customs

          Dubai Customs seize 26kg of marijuana smuggled in bags of onions

          UAEFebruary 28, 2024
          The drugs were seized off India's western coast in a joint operation by the Indian Navy, the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad. Photo: Indian Navy

          India seizes 3,300kg of narcotics off Gujarat coast

          AsiaFebruary 28, 2024