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Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong cocaine haul hits 361kg in days after police raid another yacht
Narcotics bureau officers raid 20-foot yacht moored near boats targeted in earlier operation and arrest woman.
30 Jun 2026 - 2:08AM
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Anti-drug video pulled over claims it promotes drug use
29 Jun 2026 - 8:29PM
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‘You are a hero’: Yunnan’s sole female anti-drug chief champions women in drug war
29 Jun 2026 - 6:00PM
Crime in Hong Kong
3 held as Hong Kong police seize HK$180m of suspected cocaine at typhoon shelter
Mastermind and two key syndicate members are arrested in city’s largest drug bust in 12 months.
28 Jun 2026 - 8:16PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong prison service pulls AI K-pop video after anti-drug message backfires
Beautiful AI-generated virtual K-pop girl group appears to be promoting use of illegal substances, not discouraging it, social media users say.
29 Jun 2026 - 8:35PM
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China-Latin America relations
China extends hand to Colombia’s Trump-backed president-elect
Beijing offers to work with de la Espriella in spite of his firm’s legal clash over the metro with a Chinese group and his US realignment vow.
23 Jun 2026 - 6:00AM
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Australia
Australia makes record cocaine bust after 2.7 tonnes found buried in Sydney
The largest cocaine haul in Australian history was found stored in plastic tubs and hidden in underground bunkers in a Greater Sydney suburb.
22 Jun 2026 - 9:28AM
Americas and the Caribbean
Trump-backed ‘El Tigre’ wins Colombia presidential election
Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly secures a hard-right victory, promising an ‘iron fist’ security campaign against cartels.
22 Jun 2026 - 3:33PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Colombians vote for president amid corruption fears, polarisation
Conservative businessman Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist senator and heir to the outgoing president Iván Cepeda have traded insults and accusations of election fraud.
21 Jun 2026 - 6:02PM
Americas and the Caribbean
How did a Venezuelan school dropout become a crime boss on the US hit list?
Guerrero Flores, known as the ‘child warrior’, led the powerful Tren de Aragua gang before his demise in a raid announced by Trump on Friday.
14 Jun 2026 - 12:10PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Police seize HK$7.2m of drugs, target syndicate recruiting using online gaming
Two of four arrested suspects recruited by syndicate through gaming platforms to help run drug packaging and distribution, force says.
13 Jun 2026 - 6:51PM
United States
US expects to finish Trump’s Mexico border wall by next year
Traffickers are already using drones and other workarounds to spot patrols and move drugs across the barrier.
10 Jun 2026 - 6:33AM
US-China relations
Trump urged to press Xi on Chinese money laundering tied to Mexican cartels
Congressional hearing witnesses encourage US president to tackle alleged fentanyl supply chain crisis linked to Chinese money laundering.
10 Jun 2026 - 10:31AM
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Crime in Hong Kong
Police arrest man after Tesla rams parked vehicle in latest drug-driving case
Hong Kong police have detained at least four drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs in less than a week.
7 Jun 2026 - 7:43PM
China’s private sector
Which company could become the Chinese Pfizer? Here are analysts’ top picks
A boom in outlicensing agreements leads to a debate over which Chinese firms may be first to break into overseas markets with own brands.
7 Jun 2026 - 7:00PM
The Philippines
Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption to surrender
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has strongly denied allegations that he received more than 570 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks.
2 Jun 2026 - 12:52PM
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Americas and the Caribbean
Behind bulletproof glass: pro-Trump showman has edge in Colombia presidential race
Abelardo de la Espriella to face Ivan Cepeda in June 21 run-off following a violent and highly polarised first-round.
1 Jun 2026 - 1:47PM
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The Philippines
Philippine lawmaker surrenders, posts bail after court orders his arrest
This will allow Senator Jinggoy Estrada to remain free while the corruption case against him proceeds.
29 May 2026 - 8:19PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
China’s Innovent Biologics signs US$10.5b Pfizer deal for 12 cancer drug trials
The agreement covers eight early-stage trials from Innovent and four discovery programmes from global giant Pfizer.
29 May 2026 - 11:36PM
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Fame and celebrity
Assistant who gave Matthew Perry fatal ketamine dose gets 41 months in prison
After injecting the drug, Kenneth Iwamasa left to run errands and then returned to find the Friends star dead in the hot tub.
28 May 2026 - 3:53AM
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The Philippines
Philippine ex-president Duterte’s ICC trial to start on November 30
He faces three counts of crimes against humanity, and will be the first Asian former head of state to face trial at the ICC.
27 May 2026 - 8:53PM
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Malaysia
Malaysia police’s ‘gay party’ label sparks debate after hotel drug raid
LGBTQ activists were critical of police using terms such as ‘immoral activities’ when describing the raid.
27 May 2026 - 5:30PM
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US-China relations
Two Chinese nationals charged in US drug cartel money-laundering case
Prosecutors say pair used mirror transfers, encrypted apps and trade schemes to launder cartel drug profits globally.
23 May 2026 - 5:45AM
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The Philippines
Philippine justice chief orders arrest of senator wanted by ICC
Senator Ronald dela Rosa is a former national police chief who enforced then-president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown against drugs.
21 May 2026 - 9:23PM
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US-China relations
Chinese national charged in alleged scheme to smuggle drug shipments to US
Arrest shows signs of growing cooperation between US and China authorities in wake of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing.
21 May 2026 - 7:28AM
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The Philippines
Philippines’ top court rejects Dela Rosa’s bid to block ICC arrest warrant
The ruling clears the way for the apprehension of the former police chief, main enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
20 May 2026 - 6:39PM
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Malaysia
In Malaysia, drug-laced vape seizures stoke US-like ‘zombie epidemic’ fears
Viral ‘zombie vape’ videos prompt arrests and warnings of a growing substance abuse crisis in the country.
20 May 2026 - 4:27PM
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Crime
UK jails driver for smuggling cocaine in Kardashian brand underwear shipment
UK border officials found the illicit haul hidden in a truck transporting Skims shapewear cargo.
19 May 2026 - 12:31PM
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