6 h. ago Dubai's strict drug laws explained as Mia O'Brien suffers 'living hell' in UAE 'Alcatraz'

British student Mia O'Brien was handed a life sentence in the Middle East after a day-long hearing, in a case that has shed light on Dubai's harsh drug laws

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46 h. ago Dubai's strict drug rules explained after Mia O’Brien jailed for life in UAE 'Alcatraz'

The 23-year-old British woman faces 25 years behind bars under Dubai's ultra-strict drug laws after reportedly being found in possession of 50g of cocaine imn the UAE

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6 d. ago Bella Culley’s lawyer blasts UK embassy for abandoning pregnant teen 'drug mule'

Bella Culley's ‘dissatisfied’ lawyer Malkhaz Salakaia has pointed the finger at the embassy by accusing it of not doing enough to help his client, who is five months pregnant

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6 d. ago Drug lord El Chapo undergoing 'strange and worrying changes' in solitary confinement

The former lawyer of El Chapo has claimed the drug kingpin faces 'inhumane confinement conditions' at supermax ADX Florence, in Colorado, where he is jailed for life

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2 w. ago Enhanced Games (no drug testing) file $800 million lawsuit against critics

The startup Olympic-style sports festival promising no drug testing has filed an $800 million antitrust lawsuit against its main critics for what it claims is an illegal campaign to make athletes boycott its own event

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2 w. ago US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast

The coast guard said it had interdicted 61,740lbs of cocaine and 14,400lbs of marijuana with a street value of $473mThe US coast guard announced on Monday that it had seized more than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs off the coast of Florida – marking the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency.According to a news release from the branch of the US military, officials offloaded approximately 61,740lbs of cocaine and approximately 14,400lbs of marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida, on Monday. The officials said that the total estimated street value of the haul was $473m. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Texas threatens to sue organizations and doctor for increasing abortion pill access

Attorney general Ken Paxton orders two organizations and an individual to end ‘unlawful conduct’ or face lawsuitThe heated US war over abortion pills warmed up another degree on Wednesday, as the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, sent cease-and-desist letters to two organizations and an individual that he accused of mailing abortion pills to Texans or facilitating their shipment. Paxton threatened to sue if they do not stop their alleged activities.“These abortion drug organizations and radical activists are not above the law, and I have ordered the immediate end of this unlawful conduct,” Paxton said in a news release announcing the letters. Continue reading...

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