Officials say drug traffickers are still using the long border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, showing how hard it is to stop smuggling in the region. Afghan spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said drugs are still moving into Tajikistan, even though counter-drug actions are ongoing. Tajik border guards reported a clash with armed smugglers, during which three suspects [...]
Türkiye has been facing increased concerns over drug trafficking incidents in Türkiye, considering that in most of these incidents, arrests have occurred without subsequent convictions. The Spanish authorities seized 9 tons of cocaine from the ‘United S’ ship, which has led to concerns involving Türkiye in this matter. Four members of the Türkish crew were [...]
Morocco is an important country for drug trafficking. It acts as a transit point for illegal drugs heading to Europe. Heroin from Asia and cocaine from South America often pass through Morocco because of its location. Criminal groups use the country to store, transport, and sell drugs. Domestic drug use has also risen, causing health [...]
Saudi Arabia is conducting more executions than in decades, but predominantly of drug smugglers who are associated with Captagon, a synthetic or chemical drug that is widely used in the Middle East. From early 2025, of 217 executions, 144 were drug-related. Captagon is used predominantly by rich young Saudis but distributed by poor immigrant dealers, [...]
Türkiye has stepped up its fight against drug trafficking with two major operations. In April 2025, Türkish authorities detained 525 suspected drug dealers of drugs in Ankara in the largest anti-narcotics operation in the history of the country. The operation, titled "Narkokapan-Ankara," focused on street-level dealers utilizing online-based platforms for selling narcotics. It was carried [...]
Drug smuggling continues to be a major problem in Indonesia, where the nation is both a destination and transit zone for illegal narcotics. During the first two months of 2025 alone, authorities confiscated 4.1 tons of different drugs, mainly methamphetamine and ecstasy, from international syndicates. The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) classified 14 foreign drug syndicates [...]
