[Breaking News]Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

MANILA, Philippines, March 12 Kyodo - Philippine police officers stand guard on March 11, 2025, at a Philippine Air Force base where former President Rodrigo Duterte was taken after being arrested at a nearby airport on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with drug war killings.(Kyodo)

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Philippine police officers stand guard on March 11, 2025, at a Philippine Air Force base where former President Rodrigo Duterte was taken after being arrested at a nearby airport on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with drug war killings. ==Kyodo

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Supporters of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gather on March 11, 2025, at a Philippine Air Force base where he was taken after being arrested at a nearby airport on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with drug war killings.

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Philippine police officers stand guard on March 11, 2025, at a Philippine Air Force base where former President Rodrigo Duterte was taken after being arrested at a nearby airport on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with drug war killings.

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Ex-Philippine leader Duterte held on ICC warrant over drug crackdown

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. holds a press conference in Manila on March 11, 2024, after the arrest of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with drug war killings.

Turkish police bust 366 suspected drug dealers

STORY: Turkish police bust 366 suspected drug dealers SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police launching a nationwide anti-drugs operation (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 366 suspects in a wide scale of operations against drug dealers, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Friday. The operations, dubbed "Narkocelik-16," were conducted against drug manufacturers and dealers in 20 provinces, Yerlikaya said on social media X, not specifying the action time. A total of 230 teams and 980 gendarmerie personnel participated in the operations, and seized 700 kg narcotics and 13,000 narcotic pills, he said. Türkiye, used by illegal drug dealers as a transit hub, has toughened crackdown on drug smuggling since last year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

Turkish police detain 363 drug suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 363 drug suspects SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police launching wide-scale operations against drug dealers across the country and detaining 363 suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: A nationwide police crackdown on drug dealers has led to the detention of 363 suspects, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday. The "Narcocelik-15" operation targeted local crime syndicates, as well as drug manufacturers and dealers. It was carried out across 52 provinces, including Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X. The minister did not specify exactly when the operation took place. The police seized 217 kg of narcotics and more than 1.1 million narcotic pills, Yerlikaya said. The operations involved 936 police teams and a total of 2,340 personnel, along with nine aircraft and 38 narcotics detection dogs, the

Turkish police seize 500 kg meth in Istanbul

STORY: Turkish police seize 450 kg meth in Istanbul DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of police officers in operation 2. various of police officers unloading drugs 3. a photo of drugs seized from the operation STORYLINE: Five suspects, including a foreigner, were detained after almost 450 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized by Turkish anti-narcotics police in Istanbul, officials said on Monday. The operation comes as part of a probe into illicit trafficking of drugs. Acting on a tip-off, the police began tracking the suspects involved in drug trafficking and stopped a car and two trucks in Istanbul's Tuzla district, the governor's office said in a statement. During the search, the police found 447.5 kg of liquid narcotics drugs in 20 drums, the office said. Turkish security forces frequently launch operations against drug dealers as part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown on drug use and trafficking. Last month, the Istanbu

Afghan police destroy drug processing lab, arrest 2 in Badakhshan province

STORY: Afghan police destroy drug processing lab, arrest 2 in Badakhshan province DATELINE: Jan. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Afghan police on duty on the streets STORYLINE: The Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested two persons on the charge of involvement in the drug business in Afghanistan's northern Badakhsahn province on Wednesday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency (BNA) on Thursday. Acting on a tip-off, the units of counter-narcotic police launched an operation in Argo district of Badakhshan province on Wednesday, discovering and destroying a drug processing lab and arresting two persons from the site, the news agency reported. According to the media outlet, the police had also uncovered a huge number of materials used in manufacturing heroin from the site. Afghan authorities have intensified their crackdown on illicit drugs and those involved in the underground business as security person

Afghan police destroy drug lab, arrest 6 in Kunduz province

STORY: Afghan police destroy drug lab, arrest 6 in Kunduz province DATELINE: Dec. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police on duty in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested six people on charge of involvement in the drug business in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Saturday, provincial head for information and culture Matiullah Rohani said. "Acting on a tip-off, the units of counter-narcotic police launched an operation in Nikpay village of Khanabad district in the wee hours of Saturday, destroying the lab and arrested six persons from the site," Ruhani told reporters here. The police had also uncovered a huge number of materials used in manufacturing heroin from the possessions of the arrested suspects, the official said. Afghan authorities have intensified their crackdown on illicit drugs and those involved in the underground business as security perso

Japan mulls cooperation with Philippines on illegal drugs crackdown

Japan mulls cooperation with Philippines on illegal drugs crackdown

Katsuyuki Kawai, special adviser to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, talks with children at the Philippines' largest government-run drug treatment and rehabilitation facility in the suburbs of Manila on Dec. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo