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Iran Showing Signs of Growing Synthetic Drug Problem
It shouldn’t be any surprise that there is a drug problem in Iran. After all, opium has been smoked in the country as far back as the 17th century. The country tops the list in terms of opiate addicts as 2.8 percent of the population demonstrates at least some signs of addiction.
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UK Cracking Down on Prescription Fraud
Many of the headlines today talk of pharmacies becoming the target of armed robberies as drug addicts seek to get their hands on OxyContin and other prescription medications in order to feed their addiction. Some may also target pharmacies to sell the medication on the street for the going rate.
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Reports Continue to Spread of Venezuela Government’s Drug Trafficking Involvement
Country leaders are expected to make their country safer and free from crime. In Venezuela, however, the opposite appears to be the case. In a recent The New American report, President Hugo Chavez has been making the headlines as a series of reports surrounding allegations of drug trafficking by Chavez’s regime continue to surface.
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New Zealand Community Sees Increase in Drug-Related Thefts
There is a crime wave in the George suburb of Conville in New Zealand and much of it is being driven by addiction. A recent news report highlighted the area of Borchards that has experienced a dramatic increase in economic crimes.
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Myanmar Drug Problem Appears to Be Growing
One truly only needs to look globally to understand how much the drug problem has grown in a few short years. One perfect example is in Myanmar. According to a recent AFP report, there has been a dramatic surge in drug seizures.
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Afghan Women Seeking Treatment for Addiction Face Uphill Battle
To better understand the life of an addict in Afghanistan, a recent Global Post piece details Marzia and her trembling on the ninth day of abstinence from heroine. When this 27-year-old mother of 4 was just 14, she married a drug smuggler working between Afghanistan and Iran.
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Paraguay Partners with Brazil to Fight Drug Problem
Wide open spaces used to conjure up thoughts of beauty, peace and even tranquility. For those living in Mexico and South America, it is instead open territory to be claimed for drug trafficking. In the quest for control, violence is common and deaths continue to mount.
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Man Arrested for Carrying Cannabis Into Dubai
Drug trafficking throughout the world is a growing problem. The biggest challenge for law enforcement customs officials is discovering drugs or other paraphernalia moving across borders. Not all smuggling is in large numbers and in some cases, the smuggling is purely cash. Either way – it keeps these officers focused on each and every individual moving through customs.
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Iran and U.S. Work Together to Trump Taliban and Drug Trafficking
Iran and the U.S. have a common goal in Afghanistan, but slightly different enemies. The U.S. wants to defeat Taliban forces while Iran is aiming to halt cross-border drug smuggling.
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Iran Continues to Fight Drug Trafficking
In a recent interview with Press TV, Iran’s Police Chief and Head of the Anti-Narcotics Headquarters, Esmail Ahmadi-Moqaddam, shared his views on the role Tehran plays as a leading contributor to the international campaign against drug-trafficking.
As Afghanistan is the center of the world’s narcotics production, its proximity to Iran ensures its activities directly affect the country, especially as Iran offers the shortest drug trafficking route from Afghanistan to the rest of the world.
The country of Iran is now in its third year of joining forces with Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UNODC to find common points of view. Given the political situations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, it is impossible to achieve set goals.
Ahmadi-Moqaddam noted that since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, there has been a worrying rise in narc
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