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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

The President of Proyecto Hombre, Manuel Mauiños, greets Queen Letizia during the audience at the Zarzuela Palace for a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

The President of Proyecto Hombre, Manuel Mauiños, greets Queen Letizia during the audience at the Zarzuela Palace for a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

The President of Proyecto Hombre, Manuel Mauiños, and Queen Letizia pose in the family photo during the audience at the Zarzuela Palace with a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia receives in audience at the Zarzuela Palace a representation of the Proyecto Hombre Association, on July 2, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Poriyecto Hombre will present to Her Majesty the Queen the results of the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held in March 2025. HEARING Antonio Gutiérrez / Europa Press 07/02/2025

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Captagon A Synthetic Stimulant That Earned Billions For The Assad Regime

File photo dated April 23, 2021 - Saudi customs announce seizing 2.4 million amphetamine narcotic tablets (also known as Captagon), hidden in a pomegranate fruit shipment coming, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. For years, Bschar al-Assad regime secretly netted three times more money than all of Mexico's cartels with a small white pill that everyone from ISIS terrorists to construction workers chased after. Captagon, known locally as the 'drug of jihad', and 'poor man's cocaine', was originally sold as a cure for attention deficit disorders, narcolepsy and depression when it was first developed by a German pharmaceutical firm in 1961. In 1986, Captagon was banned in almost all countries after it was listed as a Schedule II drug by the UN. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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THAILAND-SAMUT PRAKAN-ILLEGAL DRUGS-DESTROYED

(240626) -- BANGKOK, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A police officer stands guard in front of the illegal drugs to be burned at Bang Pu in Thailand's Samut Prakan Province, June 26, 2024. Thailand burned more than 20 tons of confiscated narcotic drugs worth 6.45 billion baht (about 175 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, authorities said. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-SAMUT PRAKAN-ILLEGAL DRUGS-DESTROYED

(240626) -- BANGKOK, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A police officer stands guard in front of the illegal drugs to be burned at Bang Pu in Thailand's Samut Prakan Province, June 26, 2024. Thailand burned more than 20 tons of confiscated narcotic drugs worth 6.45 billion baht (about 175 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, authorities said. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-SAMUT PRAKAN-ILLEGAL DRUGS-DESTROYED

(240626) -- BANGKOK, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A police officer stands guard in front of the illegal drugs to be burned at Bang Pu in Thailand's Samut Prakan Province, June 26, 2024. Thailand burned more than 20 tons of confiscated narcotic drugs worth 6.45 billion baht (about 175 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, authorities said. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-SAMUT PRAKAN-ILLEGAL DRUGS-DESTROYED

(240626) -- BANGKOK, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A police officer stands guard in front of the illegal drugs to be burned at Bang Pu in Thailand's Samut Prakan Province, June 26, 2024. Thailand burned more than 20 tons of confiscated narcotic drugs worth 6.45 billion baht (about 175 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, authorities said. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-SAMUT PRAKAN-ILLEGAL DRUGS-DESTROYED

(240626) -- BANGKOK, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A police officer stands guard in front of the illegal drugs to be burned at Bang Pu in Thailand's Samut Prakan Province, June 26, 2024. Thailand burned more than 20 tons of confiscated narcotic drugs worth 6.45 billion baht (about 175 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, authorities said. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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THAILAND-SAMUT PRAKAN-ILLEGAL DRUGS-DESTROYED

(240626) -- BANGKOK, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A police officer stands guard in front of the illegal drugs to be burned at Bang Pu in Thailand's Samut Prakan Province, June 26, 2024. Thailand burned more than 20 tons of confiscated narcotic drugs worth 6.45 billion baht (about 175 million U.S. dollars) on Wednesday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, authorities said. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-U.S.-DRUG CONTROL COOPERATION (CN)

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese State Councilor and Director of the China National Narcotic Control Committee Wang Xiaohong meets with Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-U.S.-DRUG CONTROL COOPERATION (CN)

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese State Councilor and Director of the China National Narcotic Control Committee Wang Xiaohong meets with Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-U.S.-DRUG CONTROL COOPERATION (CN)

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Director of the China National Narcotic Control Committee Wang Xiaohong meets with Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-U.S.-DRUG CONTROL COOPERATION (CN)

(240620) -- BEIJING, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Director of the China National Narcotic Control Committee Wang Xiaohong meets with Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, in Beijing, capital of China, June 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)

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A Hong Kong student's journey in advocating drug education at UN Youth Forum

STORY: A Hong Kong student's journey in advocating drug education at UN Youth Forum SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jason Lee and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Drug InfoCentre 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Cantonese): JASON LEE, Hong Kong student 3. various of Jason Lee 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Cantonese): JASON LEE, Hong Kong student 5. various of Jason Lee STORYLINE: In a significant representation of Hong Kong's youth on the global stage, 20-year-old Jason Lee was recently selected to speak at the Youth Forum on the sidelines of the 67th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held in Vienna. Lee, the first Hong Kong youth to address the forum, shared the experiences and strategies of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in drug education and community anti-drug efforts with young people worldwide. Jason Lee, a student at the University of Hong Kong studying English, is a member of the fi

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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)

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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

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Turkish police detain 434 suspects in anti-narcotics operations

STORY: Turkish police detain 434 suspects in anti-narcotics operations SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-narcotics operations launched by Turkish police (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have detained 434 suspected drug traffickers in anti-narcotics operations across 53 provinces, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday. The police seized a total of 1,043 kg of narcotics and 387,000 narcotic pills during the operations, Yerlikaya noted on social media platform X. "I want our esteemed nation to know that we will never allow drug dealers to poison our future, our youth, and our society. Our operations against drug traffickers and street dealers will continue resolutely across every corner of our country," he added. Located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Türkiye has been grappling with international drug smuggling for years. Turki

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CHINA-HAINAN-BOAO FORUM FOR ASIA-PANEL DISCUSSION (CN)

(240328) -- BOAO, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tsang Wai Hung, Chairman of Global Economic Development and Security Forum and deputy chief of China National Narcotic Control Committee, addresses a panel discussion themed on "The Global Security Initiative: Addressing Security Challenges and Promoting World Peace" during the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-U.S.-COUNTERNARCOTICS-MEETING (CN)

(240130) -- BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Wang Xiaohong, also director of the China National Narcotic Control Committee, meets with a United States interagency delegation led by Deputy Assistant to the U.S. President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Jen Daskal, and announces the inauguration of the China-U.S. Counternarcotics Working Group in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-U.S.-COUNTERNARCOTICS-MEETING (CN)

(240130) -- BEIJING, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Wang Xiaohong, also director of the China National Narcotic Control Committee, meets with a United States interagency delegation led by Deputy Assistant to the U.S. President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor Jen Daskal, and announces the inauguration of the China-U.S. Counternarcotics Working Group in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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Turkish police seize 1.15 tons of drugs, 14.2 million narcotic pills: minister

STORY: Turkish police seize 1.15 tons of drugs, 14.2 million narcotic pills: minister SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces seizing drugs and narcotic pills in anti-narcotic operations across 47 provinces of Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have seized 1.15 tons of drugs and 14.2 million narcotic pills in anti-narcotic operations across 47 provinces, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Thursday. A total of 376 suspects were detained in the operations that involved 535 teams, 1,094 personnel and 21 detector dogs, Yerlikaya said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. "Our fight against drug dealers, terrorist organizations and organized crime organizations that poison our people will continue with determination," he said. Located at the crossroads of Asia and Europe, Türkiye has been grappling with international dru

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-NARCOTIC DRUGS-DESTRUCTION

(231111) -- KAMPALA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Ugandan police follows as a sniffer dog checks for narcotic drugs during an event to destroy over 56 kilograms of seized narcotic drugs in Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 10, 2023. The Ugandan police and aviation authorities burnt more than 56 kg of illicit and narcotic drugs seized at Entebbe International Airport in the capital of Kampala from January 2020 to November 2023. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-NARCOTIC DRUGS-DESTRUCTION

(231111) -- KAMPALA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police officers check a pack of heroin during an event to destroy over 56 kilograms of seized narcotic drugs in Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 10, 2023. The Ugandan police and aviation authorities burnt more than 56 kg of illicit and narcotic drugs seized at Entebbe International Airport in the capital of Kampala from January 2020 to November 2023. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-NARCOTIC DRUGS-DESTRUCTION

(231111) -- KAMPALA, Nov. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Uganda Police Force official sets fire during an event to destroy over 56 kilograms of seized narcotic drugs in Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 10, 2023. The Ugandan police and aviation authorities burnt more than 56 kg of illicit and narcotic drugs seized at Entebbe International Airport in the capital of Kampala from January 2020 to November 2023. (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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Turkish police seize over 1 ton of drugs

STORY: Turkish police seize over 1 ton of drugs SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:05 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police anti-narcotic operations in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces seized 1.1 tons of drugs in anti-narcotic operations across 44 provinces, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Friday. A total of 176 suspects were detained in the operations involving 387 teams, 985 police officers, two aircraft, and 27 narcotic detection dogs, Yerlikaya said on social media X. The police seized 846 kg of methamphetamine, 223 kg of skunk, 11 kg of cocaine, 15 kg of marijuana, five kg of bonzai, 0.5 kg of heroin, 35,000 narcotic pills, 14 pistols, four rifles, and a large amount of money. Located at the conjunction of Asia and Europe, Türkiye has been grappling with international drug smuggling for many years. Turkish security forces frequently launch operations against drug dea

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Turkish security forces arrest 72 suspects in anti-narcotic operations

STORY: Turkish security forces arrest 72 suspects in anti-narcotic operations DATELINE: Sept. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-narcotic operations of Turkish security forces across Türkiye (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained at least 72 suspects in anti-narcotic operations across seven provinces, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement on Sunday. The operations were carried out in the provinces of Agri, Mugla, Diyarbakir, Tekirdag, Sakarya, Aydin and Bingol, according to the statement. It added that 9.5 kg of cannabis and various narcotics weighing 0.5 kg were seized in Sakarya, 13 kg of cannabis in Bingol, and some 2.2 kg of cannabis and 1.6 kg of methamphetamine in Aydin. In addition, some 15,680 pills were seized in Tekirdag, 80 kg of powdered cannabis, 834,000 hemp plants, etc., in Diyarbakir, and 2 kg and 25 kg of liquid methamphetamine in Mugla and Agri, respectively. "We will

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Turkish police seize 8.5 tons of drugs in Istanbul in Jan.-July

STORY: Turkish police seize 8.5 tons of drugs in Istanbul in Jan.-July DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. file footages about anti-narcotics police team stopping a truck carrying narcotics and arresting the driver in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. file footages about anti-narcotics police officers seizing narcotic substances in raids on designated addresses in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. file footages about criminals caught in operations taken to police cars in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. file footages about police officers displaying narcotics seized during operations at police headquarters in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish anti-narcotics police have seized 8.5 tons of drugs and more than 2.5 million pills since January in Istanbul, the governor's office said in a statement on Tuesday. The police have carried out 24,539 anti-narcotics operations and detained 3,251 suspects since January, said the statement. It vowed to make unremitting efforts to co

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Houthis destroy large quantity of drugs in northern Yemen

STORY: Houthis destroy large quantity of drugs in northern Yemen DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Al-JAWF, Yemen CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Houthi military personnel destroying confiscated drugs STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi rebels destroyed over 12 tonnes of hashish and 4.2 million narcotic pills in Al-Jawf province, northern Yemen, marking the first time a large quantity of drugs has been destroyed in the province under their control. The Security Media Center, the official Houthi media outlet, said on Wednesday the drugs were destroyed in a public ceremony on Monday attended by a prosecutor. The center said the destruction of the drugs was a "clear message" to the enemies of Yemen who are trying to target the country's youth with drugs. The drugs were seized by Houthi security forces during previous periods, the Security Media Center said. They were destroyed to coincide with the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which is observed on June 26 eac