Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiralling wave of violence.

Ecuador’s prisons agency did not give more details on the death of the prison director. Ecuadorans were voting in a referendum on proposed measures to fight surge in gang-related crime.

Suspects intercepted during customs clearance at airport after officers found them acting suspicious and thought they could be hiding drugs

Officers raid two units in industrial building and seize 12.5kg of heroin, 8kg of cannabis buds, 270 cannabis oil cartridges and small quantities of hallucinogenic mushrooms and LSD.

In a recent conversation with The Standard UK, the 59-year-old musician criticised a number of today’s biggest pop stars, including Taylor Swift, Madonna, Lana Del Rey and Beyoncé

The Thai towns of the notorious Golden Triangle are taking advantage of their opium-producing history with attractions centred on the drug and military leaders who fought over it.

Stop-and-search in Cheung Sha Wan leads customs officers to haul of suspected ketamine and crack cocaine, as well as drug packaging tools.

ICC launched an inquiry into Duterte’s drug crackdown in September 2021, but suspended it two months later when Manila said it was re-examining cases of drug operations.

The ICC has called for translators in Tagalog and Cebuano, languages involved in the crimes against humanity trial against the ex-Philippine leader.

Eight-year-old Labrador retriever, the equivalent of 60 in human age, began her tour of duty at Narita and Haneda airports in 2017.

Hu Binchen, director of International Cooperation Bureau, and Liu Zhongyi, director of Criminal Investigation Bureau, appointed assistant ministers at China’s Ministry of Public Security.

Male suspect, 24, arrested in Mong Kok two days earlier in an operation involving undercover officers, customs says.

The priest was sentenced to 18 months in jail for sex and drug crimes, after an incident in which a man reportedly collapsed after taking too many erectile dysfunction pills during an orgy at his home.

Officers dispatched to Lido Beach in Ting Kau on Tuesday morning after beachgoer spots suspicious container.

Man charged with three counts of trafficking in a dangerous drug; expected to appear at Tuen Mun Court on Monday.

Christiania residents, fed up with criminals and drug crime, hope the community can remain an alternative yet legal part of Copenhagen without criminals.

Beachgoer calls police after spotting suspicious packages near shore and shark prevention net in Stanley.

Seet Poh Jing had developed a fascination with cannabis, his lawyers argued. Beyond consuming it, he was interested in the cultivation and potential uses of cannabidiol, a substance derived from the plant.

From today, it is legal for German citizens to possess up to 25 grams of dried cannabis and to grow three plants. Smoking the drug will still be illegal near schools, kindergartens and in other areas.

Dietary supplements meant to lower cholesterol were recalled after kidney complaints from customers. More than 100 people have reportedly been hospitalised.

Source says man found unconscious on staircase in Tsuen Wan tenement building, with investigation suggesting he was dragged there after passing out in nearby flat.

The 27-year-old arrived in Sydney on a flight from Thailand with 21.2kg of methamphetamine concealed in wine bottles, herbal tea and bath salts in his carry-on luggage, police said.

Police intercept man after he was seen acting suspiciously outside industrial building, find 693 grams of heroin and another 13.6kg at nearby unit.

Three-time Olympian says athletes thinking of taking part in the Games, which allow the use of pharmacological or technological help, should be protected from ‘poor decisions’.

Dunn and Perry dated for just two years, from 2003 to 2005 – here’s what we know about their relationship, and what he wrote about her in his memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Police find suspected liquid cocaine disguised as wine in boxes originating from South America after raids on multiple sites.