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European ministers are meeting with South American counterparts today (7 May) in Hamburg, Germany, as Europe faces up to spiraling drug-related violence. Major European ports are clubbing together after the European Commission described a surge in cocaine imports as one of the most serious security threats facing the continent. “We must make our deep-sea ports so safe that they can no longer be gateways for tons of cocaine,” German interior minister Nancy Faeser said in a post on X ahead of the meeting, calling for greater international cooperation against cartels. The ministerial meeting incl...
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James Hetfield, frontman of Metallica, has shared images in tribute to the late Motorhead rocker Ian Kilmister – aka: Lemmy. How lovely. He just got a brand-new Ace Of Spades tattoo on his right middle finger – a reference to Motorhead’s biggest hit. Hetfield posted a picture on Metallica's Instagram account, telling the band's 11 million followers the tattoo is "a salute to my friend and inspiration Mr Lemmy Kilmister", adding: "Without him, there would be NO Metallica." Immensely sensible. The tat used ink containing ashes from the late Lemmy. Ah. "Black ink mixed with a pinch of his cremati...
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Turkish police have seized the third largest haul of cocaine in the country’s history, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Thursday. Some 608 kilograms of cocaine, most of it in liquid form, were confiscated in an operation across three provinces, Yerlikaya posted on the social media platform X. Nearly 830 kilograms of precursor chemicals used to process the drug were also seized. Yerlikaya said the police operation targeted an international gang allegedly led by a Lebanese-Venezuelan national, who was among four foreign members of the “organized crime group" detained, along with nine...
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Germany has long been known as one of the most conservative countries in Europe, but that perception could be shifting. This week, it became the largest EU country to legalise recreational cannabis - despite fierce opposition from politicians and various medical associations. Those over 18 are now allowed to carry 25 grams of dried cannabis as well as cultivating up to three marijuana plants at home. The change means Germany now has some of the most liberal cannabis laws in Europe, similar to those in Malta and Luxembourg. Those nations legalised recreational use in 2021 and 2023, respectively...
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In April 2023 the European Commission proposed new pharmaceutical legislation designed to offer patients equitable access to medicines and to boost the role of the industry across the bloc. As one of the key aspects of the proposal is to make medicines more available, affordable and accessible, the Commission presented new incentives to support innovating companies by increasing regulatory protection of rights over their products. "Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, this law will make the regulatory framework more efficient by shortening the duration for marketing authorisation and creating ...
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A suspected drug trafficker and former associate of the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has been arrested in Medellín following an international operation, Spanish police said on Saturday. He is thought to be one of the main leaders of the Medellín Cartel - once recognised as the largest drug-trafficking syndicate in the world. The group was a powerful and highly organised Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organisation that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. The suspect was arrested in a joint operation by the National Police of Spain and Directorate of Police Intelligence (DIPOL) ...
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The first time Jade had a panic attack, she called an ambulance. Terrified and feeling as though her world had suddenly tilted, she’d recently stopped taking pregabalin, a drug prescribed to her for anxiety. Two years later, she is still trying to wean herself off it. “If I miss a dose I have trouble breathing, depersonalisation, panic attacks, extreme body restlessness, feeling as though I am going to pass out,” the 29-year-old told Euronews Health. “I don’t think doctors realise the severity of it.” The drug has been prescribed to more than 8 million people in the UK, according to a study. O...
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The French Navy has intercepted more than eight tonnes of cocaine on the Caribbean Martinique Island. Eight people were taken into custody and charged. If convicted they could face up to 30 years in prison and a 7.5 million euro fine. French navy vessels Le Germinal and La Combatante seized 8.3 tonnes of cocaine in just nine days. This is almost the equivalent to the total amount gathered in the whole 2023. Watch the full report in the video above.
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More than 20 years after Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay was gunned down in his recording studio, two men close to him have been convicted of murder, marking a moment authorities had long awaited in one of the hip-hop world’s most elusive cases. An anonymous Brooklyn federal jury found Jam Master Jay’s godson Karl Jordan Jr. and childhood friend Ronald Washington guilty of killing the pioneering DJ in 2002 over what prosecutors characterized as revenge for a failed drug deal. The musician, born Jason Mizell, worked the turntables in Run-D.M.C. as it helped hip-hop break into the pop music mains...
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A court in the Netherlands on Tuesday sentenced the mastermind behind what is thought to be the country’s largest drug cartel to life in prison. The sentencing judge described Ridouan Taghi, who has been convicted of five murders, as the “undisputed leader” of a “murder organisation”. Two other suspects were also sentenced to life for their role in the killings, while 14 others were given different jail terms. The lengthy trial has enthralled and rattled the Netherlands, exposing the deadly reality of the country’s drug-fuelled criminal underworld. Taghi was the Netherlands' most wanted man fo...
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