[Link] Inside a Booming Black Market for Heroin in the Shadow of the Himalayas

Read: 19/11/2021 www.vice.com

We spoke to a dealer who dodges Indian soldiers and checkpoints to sell drugs in the world’s most militarised zone. Srinagar, KASHMIR – Javed has been looking over his shoulder more often than he'd like.

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[Link] Historic Drug Bust Found 450 Kilograms of Heroin Among Ceramic Tiles

Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com

The heroin, which was believed to be worth at least $140 million, was hidden among ceramic tiles that were being transported in an industrial shipping container addressed to a Melbourne business, border officers confirmed on Saturday.

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[Link] Two Dead After 12 Inmates Tried to Get Drunk on Hand Sanitizer

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Two prison inmates died and ten others were hospitalised in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo after they ingested hand sanitiser to get drunk, prompting a ban on alcohol-based sanitising products in all prisons across the country, according to the Department of Prisons.

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