Drugs

Egyptian broadcaster and influencer sentenced to death after gang, drug convictions

Sara Khalifa, 39, was convicted along with 11 other members of the criminal organization after authorities uncovered drug laboratories hidden in two apartments in Egypt’s capital.

Sara Khalifa
Air India A320neo VT-EXS; illustrative.

Air India capt. may have had psychoactive drugs in system during turbulence event, findings show

The seal of the FBI hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau's headquaters.

Missouri GOP nominee Thomas Ross charged over plot to plant drugs on primary election rival

Former police officer Ha Minh Duc (L) and Nguyen Van Hung (2nd R) are seen during a hearing at the People's Court in Hanoi on July 1, 2025. A Vietnam court sentenced 11 people to death on July 2, including two police officers, after finding them guilty of trafficking drugs over the border from Laos.

Vietnam court sentences 11 to death in major drug trafficking case, state media reports


Police respond to Ashdod gunfire, seize cocaine and illegal weapons in overnight raids

Early on Thursday morning, police arrested a 45-year-old resident of Holon on suspicion of drug trafficking following a police raid on a warehouse in the city. 

Police investigate the scene of the crime after a shooting at Ashdod's Troya wedding venue on July 29, 2026.

Yavne man indicted for running cannabis-growing operation, 423 kg. of drugs found

During a raid, Israel Police also seized documents, thousands of shekels in cash, and extensive equipment allegedly used to cultivate the cannabis.

A cannabis-growing operation raided by Israel Police in Migdal.

Four Israelis arrested after illegal drugs found on party boat near Greek island

Four Israelis were among eight foreign nationals arrested after Greek authorities found cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, pills, and cash aboard a catamaran near Lefkada.

Cash, passports, suspected drugs, and electronic devices seized by the Hellenic Coast Guard during a raid on a catamaran near the Greek island of Lefkada.

Over 200 kilograms of drugs seized during police raid on Hod Hasharon plant nursery

A significant portion of the drugs had been hidden inside various food products, including chocolate bars, cookies, and candy, all packaged and prepared for immediate distribution.

(Illustrative) Workers working at a cannabis farm in central Israel, on May 5, 2026.

Israeli PolyPid signs $320 million deal to sell drug preventing surgical infections in US, Canada

D-PLEX100 is designed to provide local, prolonged, and controlled antibacterial activity directly at the surgical site to prevent abdominal surgical site infections.

Medications. Ilustrative.

At least 27 dead, 83 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off Guyana coast

Guyanese authorities recovered 27 bodies after the MV Barima capsized with 179 people aboard, as rescuers searched for 83 missing passengers and police detained crew members.

Rescue efforts progress after MV Barima, a ferry carrying people, capsized off the coast of Guyana in South America, in this handout image released on July 19, 2026.

European agency advocates using military force to stop maritime 'cocaine highway' - report

This comes as Europe is getting hit by what one DEA officer called “a tsunami of cocaine,” and follows an operation in which a French Navy sniper shot the engine of a high-speed smuggling vessel.

Still from a video of a French Navy sniper shooting the engine of a cocaine smuggling boat, October 18, 2025

Israeli questioned in Italian airport after 216 kg of khat found in seven suitcases in his luggage

In Yemen and Israel, khat is not defined as a dangerous drug, but the situation is different in Italy and in most countries around the world.

Approximately 216 kg of khat seized from an Israeli at an Italian airport, July 13, 2026.

Codename 'Nomad': First Bedouin undercover agent cracks major Israeli organized crime network

During his time undercover, the Nomad was party to dozens of arms deals and drug deals, purchasing four illegal M-16 rifles, dozens of handguns, and about 500 grams of cocaine.

Israeli security forces conduct raids in the overt phase of Operation "Nomad," July 13, 2026.

WATCH: Dozens arrested in ongoing countrywide weapons, drug trafficking raid led by Lahav 433

The operation involves hundreds of Israel Police and Border Police officers, and is expected to arrest dozens of suspects.

Israel police conducting an operation, July 13, 2026.