INCB warns of rising online drug trafficking

STORY: INCB warns of rising online drug trafficking SHOOTING DATE: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: HEALTH/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press briefing of Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) STORYLINE: The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) on Tuesday warned that online drug trafficking has increased the availability of drugs on the illicit market, posing rising challenges to drug control. The increased availability of illicit drugs on the internet, the exploitation by criminal groups of online platforms including social media, and the increased risk of overdose deaths due to the online presence of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids are among the key challenges, the INCB said in its 2023 Annual Report published in Vienna on Tuesday. "We can see that drug trafficking is not just carried out on the dark web. Legitimate e-commerce platforms are being exploited by criminals too," the INCB president Jallal Toufi

Actor Ishida admits to 2 charges of drug possession

Actor Ishida admits to 2 charges of drug possession

OSAKA, Japan - People form long lines to get admission tickets to the trial of actor-singer Issei Ishida at the Osaka District Court on Oct. 5. The 26-year-old Ishida, whose real name is Issei Hoshikawa, fully admitted to charges of possessing marijuana and LSD in violation of the Cannabis Control Law, and Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law.

2 Britons nabbed for allegedly smuggling ecstasy

2 Britons nabbed for allegedly smuggling ecstasy

OSAKA, Japan - An Osaka customs official puts on display for the media Jan. 18 some of the 6,000 ecstasy pills allegedly smuggled into Kansai International Airport on Dec. 24 by two Britons. Brandrick Craig, 26, and 22-year-old Scott Brad, both residents of South Africa, have been sent to prosecutors for violations of the Narcotics Control Law and the Customs Law.

Man caught trying to smuggle ecstasy into Japan

Man caught trying to smuggle ecstasy into Japan

NARITA, Japan - A customs officer holds in his hand Sept. 27 tablets of methylene dioxy-methyl amphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, which an Israeli man attempted to smuggle into Japan earlier this month. David Bitton, 32, was taken into police custody for trying to smuggle 25,400 tablets of the drug in violation of the Narcotics Control Law, the largest amount of MDMA ever seized at the airport.

Actor Ishida admits to 2 charges of drug possession

Actor Ishida admits to 2 charges of drug possession

OSAKA, Japan - People form long lines to get admission tickets to the trial of actor-singer Issei Ishida at the Osaka District Court on Oct. 5. The 26-year-old Ishida, whose real name is Issei Hoshikawa, fully admitted to charges of possessing marijuana and LSD in violation of the Cannabis Control Law, and Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law.

2 Britons nabbed for allegedly smuggling ecstasy

2 Britons nabbed for allegedly smuggling ecstasy

OSAKA, Japan - An Osaka customs official puts on display for the media Jan. 18 some of the 6,000 ecstasy pills allegedly smuggled into Kansai International Airport on Dec. 24 by two Britons. Brandrick Craig, 26, and 22-year-old Scott Brad, both residents of South Africa, have been sent to prosecutors for violations of the Narcotics Control Law and the Customs Law.

Man caught trying to smuggle ecstasy into Japan

Man caught trying to smuggle ecstasy into Japan

NARITA, Japan - A customs officer holds in his hand Sept. 27 tablets of methylene dioxy-methyl amphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, which an Israeli man attempted to smuggle into Japan earlier this month. David Bitton, 32, was taken into police custody for trying to smuggle 25,400 tablets of the drug in violation of the Narcotics Control Law, the largest amount of MDMA ever seized at the airport.