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UK: Indian-origin crime gang boss jailed for drug smuggling, money laundering
Fp Staff •Raj Singh, 45, from Surrey in south-east England ran an organised crime group and regularly worked together with Waqas Iqbal, 41, to buy and sell Class A drugs and firearms
Six suspected drug smugglers killed by Thai troops near Myanmar border
•The incident took place near the 'Golden Triangle', where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet, long a hub for smuggling despite repeated crackdowns
Torture, murder, corruption and more: What a covert app exposed about Europe's drug gangs
•Once a secure messaging app prized by underworld drug barons, Sky ECC has now brought many to their downfall. From torture to murders, the Sky ECC investigation has pushed some of Europe's darkest corners into the limelight
Singapore urged to halt hanging of Indian-origin Malaysian drug trafficker
•The execution of another Malaysian in late April sparked an international outcry because he was believed to be mentally disabled
Czech model serving 8-year sentence for drug smuggling in Pakistan to be released
•Tereza Hluskova, who was convicted for attempting to smuggle heroin from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates, will be freed next week
Manipur Police claims illegal cross-border drug smuggling from Myanmar on the rise despite measures taken
•Illegal cross-border smuggling of drugs from neighbouring Myanmar to Manipur is witnessing a rapid rise despite measures being undertaken, police said.
Political parties use drug menace in Punjab as perennial election fodder, but none have any solution to offer
Arjunsharma •Punjab has been plagued by a drug menace for years, with political parties bringing up the problem at every election rally but with no solutions.
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman gets life in prison by New York jury for running drug-smuggling operation
•The prosecution’s case against El Chapo, a roughly 5-and-a-half-foot figure whose nickname translates to “Shorty,” included the testimony of several turncoats and other witnesses.
Deaths in Punjab due to drug menace give Congress sleepless nights, with no easy solution in sight
Arjunsharma •At least 23 drug-related deaths were reported in Punjab in June.
Pakistan offers to help UK in probing heroin seizure on PIA flight at Heathrow
•Drug smuggling is never one-sided, a senior Pakistani official said as Islamabad offered to assist British authorities in a probe into the alleged seizure of heroin on a PIA plane at Heathrow airport.