Category: Drug Enforcement
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🇬🇭 Ghana Moves to Tighten Border Security as Mahama Orders Drug-Trafficking Task Force
Ghana is strengthening its fight against international drug trafficking after French authorities seized nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine, valued at approximately €225 million, from a container of plastic waste shipped from Ghana to the port of Dunkirk.
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🇪🇬 Egyptian TV Presenter Sarah Khalifa Sentenced to Death in Drug Case
CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other defendants have been sentenced to death by hanging following a major drug-related criminal case in Egypt. According to Egypt’s state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper, Khalifa and the other defendants were accused of belonging to a criminal organization involved in importing chemical ingredients used in the manufacture…
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🇱🇷 George Weah Visits Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison as Liberia’s Drug Case Draws Political Attention
MONROVIA, Liberia — Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has visited former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison, bringing renewed political attention to the high-profile legal case surrounding the former vice president. Weah’s visit comes as Howard-Taylor remains in detention while facing allegations connected to Liberia’s ongoing drug-trafficking investigation. The former vice president…
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🇱🇷 Liberian Rapper Bucky Raw Reportedly Returns to Court in Ongoing Marijuana Case
Monrovia, Liberia — Liberian rapper Bucky Raw has reportedly returned to court in connection with the marijuana case that previously resulted in his arrest in December 2025. The development has renewed public attention around the ongoing legal proceedings involving one of Liberia’s prominent hip-hop artists. According to reports, Bucky Raw was recently arrested again and…
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Cychlorphine Raises New Alarm as Ultra-Potent Synthetic Opioid Threatens Illicit Drug Supply
ATLANTA, Georgia — A powerful synthetic opioid known as cychlorphine is raising alarms among law-enforcement and public-health officials as the substance continues to appear in the illicit U.S. drug supply. The drug, formally known as N-propionitrile chlorphine, has been described by authorities and toxicology experts as being up to 10 times more potent than fentanyl.…
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Ghana Navy Seizes 59 Sacks of Suspected Marijuana in Major Anti-Smuggling Operation at Ada Estuary
Ada, Greater Accra Region, Ghana — The Ghana Navy has intercepted a canoe carrying 59 sacks of suspected marijuana during an intelligence-led anti-narcotics operation at the Ada Estuary, dealing another significant blow to illegal drug trafficking along Ghana’s coastline. (X (formerly Twitter)) According to security officials, the operation was carried out by personnel of the…
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Colombian and Spanish Nationals Arrested in Liberia as Authorities Expand Major Cocaine Investigation
Monrovia, Liberia — Liberian security authorities have arrested a Colombian national and a Spanish national in connection with one of the country’s largest ongoing cocaine trafficking investigations, marking a significant breakthrough in the fight against transnational organized crime. The arrests were carried out during a joint security operation in Duazon, near Monrovia, following weeks of…