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March 2 2022, 8:05 pm
Kyiv Police: Five Alleged ‘Enemy Saboteurs’ Detained in Subway
A suspected subversive group of five men were detained at a Kyiv subway station on March 2 in possession of ammunition, a bayonet knife and …
Mark Raczkiewycz
Oct. 26 2021, 7:43 pm
Wall Street Journal: Coordinated bust of dark-web dealers yields 150 arrests in US, Europe
The Justice Department and European police authorities said they arrested 150 people who sold and bought drugs and weapons on darknet forums, using …
Wall Street Journal
Oct. 6 2021, 2:43 pm
Ship’s crew, including 1 Ukrainian, detained in France on suspicion of drug smuggling
In France, the crew of the M/V TRUDY ship was detained on suspicion of drug smuggling, including one citizen of Ukraine, said Oleh Nikolenko, …
Interfax-Ukraine
July 15 2021, 4:38 pm
Ukrinform: Ukraine bans sale of drugs to children under 14
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted Law No. 5122 “On the introduction of amendments to Article 21 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Medicinal Products’ concerning …
UkrInform
June 30 2021, 7:26 pm
Profile committee of Rada supports bill on medical cannabis circulation
The Parliamentary Committee of the Nation’s Health, Medical Assistance and Medical Insurance has supported a bill on the use of cannabis for medical …
Interfax-Ukraine
Jan. 6 2021, 6:19 pm
Associated Press: Ukraine seizes ton of heroin destined for Europe
Ukrainian officials say they have seized about 1 metric ton (1.1 tons) of heroin that smugglers intended to take into European Union countries and …
Associated Press
Dec. 2 2020, 4:05 pm
New York Times: UN reclassifies cannabis as a less dangerous drug
A United Nations commission voted to remove marijuana for medical use from a list of the most risky narcotics, such as heroin. Read more here.
New York Times
July 2 2020, 8:30 am
Euronews: Italy finds haul of ISIS-made drugs near Naples
Italy has made the world’s largest seizure of amphetamines, police say. Fourteen tonnes of an amphetamine-type drug, made by the so-called Islamic …
Euronews
June 25 2020, 7:33 pm
The Economist: Tough-on-drug policies often hit women hardest
Svitlana Moroz started injecting opium as a 16-year-old in Ukraine. Soon she grew accustomed to policemen and their friends taunting her, or …
The Economist
June 3 2020, 8:32 pm
EXCLUSIVE
Russia’s arrest of Ukrainian soldier raises questions about discipline, morale
Yet another scandal has erupted in Ukraine’s military, raising questions regarding the discipline of everyday service among troops, as well as the …
Illia Ponomarenko
March 12 2020, 10:21 pm
VoxUkraine: iMoRe №127. Procurement of medicines via new enterprise
The Index for Monitoring Reforms (iMoRe) equals +0.6 points for the period from Jan. 20 to Feb. 2 2020, with possible values ranging from -5.0 to …
VoxUkraine
Dec. 8 2019, 4:18 pm
The Daily Beast: Russia’s ‘breaking bad’ drug operation was busted by accident
MOSCOW—A Russian policeman has stumbled on what authorities are calling the biggest cache of synthetic drugs discovered in Russia this year: two …
The Daily Beast
Sept. 7 2019, 12:11 pm
The Sun: Grieving dad travels 1,500 miles to confront Ukrainian drug dealer
The grieving dad of a young woman killed by banned diet pills this week flew 1,500 miles to hunt down the Ukrainian dealer who sold them. Read more …
The Sun
Aug. 24 2019, 2:38 pm
RFE/RL: Russian hockey star Kuznetsov banned for cocaine use
Russian hockey star Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended from international competition for four years after testing positive for cocaine use. Read …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Aug. 9 2019, 11:03 am
Ukrinform: Office of US Drug Enforcement Administration to open in Ukraine
An office of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration is planned to be opened in Ukraine by 2020. Read more here.
UkrInform
May 7 2019, 11:20 am
Law enforcers in Kyiv region close channel selling drugs from Russia-occupied Donbas
Ukrainian law-enforcement agencies have closed down a narcotics distribution channel from Russia-occupied areas in Donbas, the press service of …
Interfax-Ukraine
Feb. 9 2019, 10:48 am
112.ua: Ukrainian sailors arrested in Portugal for transportation of 2,5 tons of cocaine
A vessel with 2,5 tons of cocaine was arrested not far from Portugal; eight Ukrainian sailors were on its board as Ukrainian Information Service …
112.ua
Nov. 5 2018, 7:55 pm
New Straits Times: Ukrainian woman gets life imprisonment for drug trafficking
GEORGE TOWN: A Ukrainian woman was sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court here after she was found guilty of trafficking cocaine three years …
New Straits Times
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