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California Highway Patrol K-9 teams conducted nearly 1,700 enforcement searches in 2025, seizing over 21,170 pounds of illegal narcotics, including marijuana, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin, along with illegal firearms and explosives.

Drug traffickers are using social media platforms like TikTok to recruit Thai airline staff as couriers. A flight attendant for a regional budget carrier received a suspicious message about flying to Australia and carry-for-hire, while another Thai Airways flight attendant was charged with smuggling over one kilogram of heroin into Australia.

A 43-year-old Nashville man was arrested during a traffic stop in Mt. Juliet after police discovered he had active warrants for illegal narcotics sales and parole violations. Officers found heroin on him during the stop, leading to his arrest and anticipated additional charges.

The DEA is moving to ban the opioid-like kratom compound 7-OH, classifying it alongside substances such as heroin and LSD. This regulatory action would place products containing 7-OH in a restricted category due to their chemical similarities to controlled substances.

Kenyan anti-narcotics detectives arrested a bus passenger carrying 300 grams of heroin valued at Sh1 million during a routine inspection on the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway. The incident occurred along the highway while the bus was heading to Nairobi.

A Thai airline worker was caught attempting to enter Melbourne with bags containing approximately $500,000 worth of heroin, specifically over 2 pounds of the drug. The incident involved smuggling heroin into Australia.

A 26-year-old Thai airline employee was arrested in Melbourne, Australia, for allegedly importing over 1 kilogram of heroin concealed in 12 tote bags. She faces charges carrying a maximum 25-year prison sentence and will appear in court in September. Thai Airways confirmed an employee was detained and stated it will cooperate with authorities.

J&K Police executed proclamation proceedings against an accused in a narco-terror case. The case originated from the seizure of a substantial quantity of heroin at Barthana in January 2025.

The DEA's Rocky Mountain Field Division warns about illicit pills containing deadly mixtures of fentanyl/carfentanil and fentanyl/heroin, identified in recent seizures in Colorado and Utah. The drugs were found in tablets after lab analyses by the DEA's Southwest Laboratory.

Burma destroyed $600 million worth of seized drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine, in a public burning to mark the UN's International Day Against Drug Abuse. The destruction, led by Yangon's Anti-Narcotics Police Force, involved over 50 tons of drugs and marked a significant increase from the previous year's total.

Myanmar authorities burned over $600 million worth of seized illegal drugs, including heroin, methamphetamine, ketamine, marijuana, and opium, during nationwide events commemorating the U.N.'s International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Super-potent synthetic opioids called nitazenes are spreading across the U.S. Ashley Delgado, who had high academic achievements and dreams of becoming a doctor, developed an addiction starting with OxyContin in her mid-20s, progressing through methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl.

A $25 million program in Philadelphia is providing support for unhoused individuals with drug use and health challenges. Joey Essinger, an unhoused individual, recovered from heroin use and homelessness after joining the program, though he now requires a wheelchair due to a foot injury.

More than 30 kg of heroin was recovered in Punjab, leading to the arrest of six individuals. An FIR was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act at Chheharta police station in Amritsar.

Excise authorities seized 23.42 grams of suspected heroin from a lodge in Perumbavoor. The operation targeted drug-related activity in the area.

A Rockford man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. Assistant U.S. Attorney Theodora Anderson emphasized the severity of distributing controlled substances.

Hugo Alberto Herrera Rodriguez, a Mexican national residing unlawfully in California, faces an eight-count indictment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, distributing those drugs, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The charges follow an investigation by a Homeland Security Task Force.

Federico Parra Lopez and Marcos Flores Aquino, both from Mexico, were sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin in the Myrtle Beach area. They were in the United States illegally and are among four individuals convicted in this case.

Rafael Contreras Ramos, a leader of a Mexican drug trafficking organization, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine into Horry County, South Carolina. The case involves supplying dozens of kilograms of controlled substances from a Mexican cartel.

Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger nearly died from a heroin overdose in the 1970s after purchasing the drug from a Buddhist drug dealer.

The Trump administration has reclassified marijuana from schedule I to schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, aligning it with drugs like ketamine and steroids. Previously, marijuana was classified alongside heroin, LSD, and synthetic opioids. The change follows an executive order signed by Donald Trump over four months ago.

A magistrate addicted to cocaine and heroin was revealed to be part of a major drugs gang while presiding over court cases. The trial exposed his dual role in the legal system and drug trafficking activities.