China captured 169,000 drug crime suspects last year, 60 percent of whom were under the age of 35, with nearly 90 percent having failed to finish middle school, according to a report released Wednesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday called on the international community to join efforts in the fight against drug trafficking.
Mexican police have arrested Jesus Salas, leader of a drug cartel, Mexico's National Security Commission confirmed Sunday.
Australia's PM announces taskforce to tackle drug "ice"
The Philippines hosted Tuesday a regional cooperation meeting aimed to consolidate and strengthen efforts in control and prevention of drug problems in the Southeast Asian region.
Beijing police have detained Chinese actor Wang Xuebing, star of last year's Golden Bear winning film, for suspected drug offense, authorities confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.
Mexican authorities on Wednesday arrested the head of the country's northern Los Zetas drug cartel, Omar Trevino Morales.
Mexican police on Friday captured one of the country's most wanted drug lords Servando "La Tuta" Gomez Martinez, head of the feared Knights Templar drug cartel.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday that there will be no postponement on the executions of 11 convicts on death row, most of them on drug charges.
Indonesia's move to delay the execution of drug and murder convicts following frequent abortion calls from Australia in doing so was thought to be discriminative and may risk Indonesia's relations with countries whose nationals involved in drug cases had been executed.
Popular Chinese singer Yin Xiangjie was prosecuted in Beijing on Thursday for illegal possession of drugs, the latest celebrity involved in drug offenses in China, according to the People's Procuratorate of Beijing's Chaoyang District.
Myanmar and Thailand have stepped up cooperation in drug control with Thailand agreeing to provide Myanmar with 596,698 U.S. dollars in aid for curbing narcotic drugs, an official report said Monday.
Indonesian government goes ahead with plans to execute more drug convicts as part of its efforts to eradicate rampant and serious drug abuse problem in the country despite negative responses demonstrated by domestic rights groups and some countries.
Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan, was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for drug offenses by the Dongcheng District People's Court in Beijing.
Jaycee Chan, son of Chinese kung fu star Jackie Chan, stood trial on Friday for drug offense at the Dongcheng District People's Court in Beijing.
Low levels of the naturally occurring mood-altering brain chemical, serotonin, can make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to New Zealand research released on Friday.
The Interior Ministry's anti- drug police department has cracked down on 858 drug-related cases in the first eleven months of this year, up 28 percent over the same period last year, Cambodian National Police said on its website Tuesday.
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