Police forces in Peru have seized a shipment of cocaine with a street value of €85 million (£73 million) bearing the face and name of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. The shipment, weighing 1,417kg, was reportedly heading to Belgium, before it was intercepted by the anti-drug police force in Lima. Each parcel of the class A … Read more
The fake drug market, worth over 400 billion euros, is more profitable than the sale of illicit drugs. The World Health Organization Report estimated that each year, over 800,000 people, most of them from Ghana and other parts of Africa, die because of fake drugs as they are less expensive and more accessible than the … Read more
By: Gladys Frimpomaa For some time now, there has been public debate over decriminalising drug addiction and use in the country. While some people have argued that drug addiction and use are health conditions, and should be treated as such, others think that it is criminal, and should be treated as an offence under the … Read more
A Washington state man was sentenced on Friday to eight years in prison for his role in helping the management of the successor website to Silk Road, an online black market where illegal drugs and other goods were sold. Brian Farrell, who prosecutors say was a staff member for Silk Road 2.0, was sentenced by … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama has promised to use his position as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS) to tackle the menace of drug trafficking in the sub-region. He said he would do this by collaborating with other leaders throughout the sub-region to eliminate or reduce the incidence of drug issues. President … Read more
The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) is investigating the production and sale of marijuana laced biscuits in the Ashaiman municipality, a suburb of the Greater Accra region of Ghana. According to officials, the biscuits, which were being produced locally, were also being offered for sale to unsuspecting members of the … Read more