[2026-05-23 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Two Chinese nationals charged in US drug cartel money-laundering case

Snippet: Prosecutors say pair used mirror transfers, encrypted apps and trade schemes to launder cartel drug profits globally

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3354588/two-chinese-nationals-charged-us-drug-cartel-money-laundering-case?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-23 02:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Matthew Perry's family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose

Snippet: LOS ANGELES — Matthew Perry paid Kenneth Iwamasa $150,000 a year to be his live-in personal assistant. His role for the “Friends” star would expand to drug messenger, addiction enabler and de facto doctor, according to court filings.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/news/matthew-perrys-family-trusted-his-assistant-to-help-keep-him-sober-he-instead-helped-him-overdose/2350307

[2026-05-23 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: May a public employee be dismissed outright for being found positive with illegal drugs?

Snippet: Last December 2025, my husband and his friends were apprehended for alleged use of prohibited drugs. He was, then, charged with the violation of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, but the same was dismissed.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/23/legal-advice/may-a-public-employee-be-dismissed-outright-for-being-found-positive-with-illegal-drugs/2350196

[2026-05-22 23:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Public warned against harboring dela Rosa

Snippet: Anyone who will attempt to help, protect or block the arrest of Sen. Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa will be charged, says the Philippine National Police on May 22, 2026, as it defers to the Department of Justice the decision on whether to fly the senator to The Hague, Netherlands after taking him into custody.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/22/videos/watch-public-warned-against-harboring-dela-rosa/2350079

[2026-05-22 22:29 UTC+10:00] [Drug and device safety] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Europe’s drugs regulator green-lights first oral weight-loss drug

Snippet: The European Medicines Agency backed Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss pill Wegovy on Friday, paving the way for it to be the first oral drug of its kind in Europe.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/europes-drugs-regulator-greenlights-first-oral-weight-loss-drug/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-22 21:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Donald Trump Jr.-backed 'Steroid Olympics' are happening on Sunday. Here's what to expect

Snippet: A new sports competition featuring Olympic medalists will take place in Las Vegas on Sunday. The twist? The competitors can take performance-enhancing drugs.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/22/enhanced-games-performance-enhancing-drugs.html

[2026-05-22 18:47 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Major drugs haul found hidden inside machinery at Australian port

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/major-drugs-haul-found-hidden-inside-machinery-at-australian-port-20260522-p5zzwz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 17:13 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: One-punch killer escapes further monitoring out of jail

Snippet: Convicted one-punch killer Kieran Loveridge has failed in his bid to protect his identity for two years, having said it would allow him to properly rehabilitate in the community.The 32-year-old's sentence for the killing of Thomas Kelly on a drunken night out in Kings Cross expired on Sunday, and NSW was unsuccessful in its attempt to subject him to an extended supervision order for high-risk offenders.NSW Supreme Court Justice Natalie Adams said, despite Loveridge's troubling history of drug use, there

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/one-punch-killer-escapes-further-monitoring-out-of-jail/daecb176-3189-4208-816e-aaa3f20d7142

[2026-05-22 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Hunter Biden denies cocaine found at the White House in 2023 was his: ‘I wasn’t even there’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/22/us-news/hunter-biden-denies-cocaine-found-at-the-white-house-in-2023-was-his-i-wasnt-even-there/

[2026-05-22 14:13 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A pursuit in the senate, gunfire, now on the run: why is a former Philippines police chief in hiding?

Snippet: Government orders Ronald dela Rosa’s arrest over role in Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ that killed thousands of dealers and users

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/ronald-dela-rosa-explainer-icc-arrest-warrant-war-on-drugs-duterte-philippines-ntwnfb

[2026-05-22 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Police have a job to enforce the law, says former PNP chief on dela Rosa arrest order

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Former Philippine National Police chief Nicholas Torre III on Friday said it was the duty of police officers to implement lawful warrants amid the possible arrest of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa in connection with the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into the Duterte administration’s drug war.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/22/news/national/police-have-a-job-to-enforce-the-law-says-former-pnp-chief-on-dela-rosa-arrest-order/2349785

[2026-05-22 09:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 16 dead after gunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras

Snippet: 6 police officers were among the dead. Honduras struggles with high rates of crime linked to gangs and the transnational drug trade

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3354438/16-dead-after-gunmen-open-fire-2-separate-attacks-honduras?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-22 09:29 UTC+10:00] [Honduras] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 16 dead after gunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras

Snippet: 6 police officers were among the dead. Honduras struggles with high rates of crime linked to gangs and the transnational drug trade

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3354438/16-dead-after-gunmen-open-fire-2-separate-attacks-honduras

[2026-05-22 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Tennessee execution called off after failed lethal injection

Snippet: The execution of a Tennessee death row inmate has been postponed after staff were unable to find a vein to administer a lethal drug.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93xj503kg9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-22 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: High-profile substance abuse counselor busted with fentanyl and meth near troubled MacArthur Park

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/us-news/la-homelessness-nonprofit-worker-arrested-at-macarthur-park-with-fentanyl-meth/

[2026-05-22 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Britney Spears listed drugs taken before DUI arrest as she boasted she could drink ‘4 bottles of wine’

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://pagesix.com/2026/05/21/celebrity-news/britney-spears-listed-drugs-taken-before-dui-arrest-as-she-boasted-she-could-drink-4-bottles-of-wine/

[2026-05-22 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Mexico will discuss drug trafficking and migrant deaths during visit by US security official Mullin

Snippet: MEXICO — President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that she hopes to strengthen bilateral security cooperation during U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's visit to Mexico, including on issues of combating drug trafficking, migrant smuggling and arms trafficking, and to facilitate intelligence sharing.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/22/news/world/mexico-will-discuss-drug-trafficking-and-migrant-deaths-during-visit-by-us-security-official-mullin/2349659

[2026-05-22 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Top surgeon who was 'blackmailed' for drugs after having sex with patient is suspended

Snippet: A neurosurgeon has been suspended for eight months for having a sexual relationship with a patient and prescribing opioid painkillers without recording it.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8p2rq7vd6o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-22 02:50 UTC+10:00] [Weight-loss drugs] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: New weight-loss shot appears to outperform other obesity drugs on market

Snippet: Eli Lilly says participants in a sizable trial of retatrutide lost much more weight compared to other weight-loss drugs

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/21/weight-loss-shot-eli-lilly-glp-1

[2026-05-22 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about New Mexico deaths linked to unknown substance

Snippet: New Mexico State Police respond to home in Mountainair, N.M., where authorities say several people died Wednesday, May 20, 2026, and more than a dozen first responders were exposed to an unknown substance and later treated at a hospital. (AP Photo/Savannah Peters)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/overdose-deaths-new-mexico-unknown-substance-0570d7d432c86355a9c4b91eec4a592c

[2026-05-21 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Lilly's Next-Gen Weight-Loss Drug Clears Trial With Near-Bariatric Surgery Results

Snippet: Eli Lilly reported positive Phase 3 results for its next-generation obesity drug, retatrutide, which delivered weight-loss results on par with those of bariatric surgery.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/lillys-next-gen-weight-loss-drug-clears-trial-near-bariatric-surgery-results

[2026-05-21 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippine justice chief orders arrest of senator wanted by ICC

Snippet: Senator Ronald dela Rosa is a former national police chief who enforced then-president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown against drugs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354410/philippine-justice-chief-orders-arrest-senator-wanted-icc?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-21 23:23 UTC+10:00] [House of Representatives] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippine justice chief orders arrest of senator wanted by ICC

Snippet: Senator Ronald dela Rosa is a former national police chief who enforced then-president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody crackdown against drugs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354410/philippine-justice-chief-orders-arrest-senator-wanted-icc

[2026-05-21 21:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Nigeria's anti-drug agency busts large meth lab

Snippet: FILE -A worker carries out confiscated drugs from a warehouse in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan.15, 2003. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/nigeria-drug-bust-meth-lab-ad7bf33330d348c14675ef49d72fb2d8

[2026-05-21 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Eli Lilly says next-generation weight loss drug clears crucial obesity trial

Snippet: Eli Lilly on Thursday said its next-generation drug cleared a crucial late-stage trial in patients with obesity, delivering significant weight loss across doses.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/eli-lilly-weight-loss-drug-retatrutide-clears-obesity-trial.html

[2026-05-21 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Police seize thousands of grams of illicit drug, tens of thousands of shekels in Bat Yam

Snippet: Israel Police seized cocaine, crystal meth, ecstasy, ketamine, hallucinogenic mushrooms, and tens of thousands of shekels divided into portions on Thursday morning. Two suspects, aged 52 and 28, were arrested in the seizure.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-896953

[2026-05-21 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Unregulated peptides may be a new sports doping threat

Snippet: Topic:Doping in Sports

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/anti-doping-agency-drug-testing-illicit-peptides-boom/106693040

[2026-05-21 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Japan] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘The devil’s child’: the rise and fall of the only female yakuza

Snippet: Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs almost destroyed her

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/21/the-devils-child-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-only-female-yakuza

[2026-05-21 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: 3 dead in New Mexico and first responders decontaminated after exposure to unknown substance

Snippet: MOUNTAINAIR, New Mexico — Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders had to be quarantined and assessed Wednesday for possible exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected drug overdose at a rural New Mexico home, authorities said.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/21/world/americas-emea/3-dead-in-new-mexico-and-first-responders-decontaminated-after-exposure-to-unknown-substance/2348770

[2026-05-21 10:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Indiana man seen dancing in roadway while cradling rare turtle arrested for meth possession

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/indiana-man-seen-dancing-in-roadway-while-cradling-rare-turtle-arrested-on-drug-charges/

[2026-05-21 09:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: 3 people dead, nearly 20 New Mexico first responders hospitalized after exposure to ‘unknown substance’ during overdose call

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/3-dead-nearly-20-new-mexico-first-responders-hospitalized-after-exposure-to-unknown-substance-during-overdose-call/

[2026-05-21 09:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese national charged in alleged scheme to smuggle drug shipments to US

Snippet: Arrest shows signs of growing cooperation between US and China authorities in wake of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354292/chinese-national-charged-alleged-scheme-smuggle-drug-shipments-us?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-21 09:25 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Chinese national charged in alleged scheme to smuggle drug shipments to US

Snippet: Arrest shows signs of growing cooperation between US and China authorities in wake of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3354292/chinese-national-charged-alleged-scheme-smuggle-drug-shipments-us

[2026-05-21 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: US lawyers say man on death row could be executed with expired lethal drugs

Snippet: Lawyers for a Tennessee death row inmate say they are concerned the state may be planning to use expired lethal injection drugs at his execution on Thursday, amid growing concern across the country as states work to keep most information about their drugs secret.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/20/us-lawyers-say-man-on-death-row-could-be-executed-with-expired-lethal-drugs

[2026-05-21 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: 3 dead in New Mexico and first responders treated for exposure to unknown substance, officials say

Snippet: A New Mexico State Police emblem is displayed on podium during a news conference, March 16, 2024, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Jon Austria/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/overdose-deaths-new-mexico-d21943e76ccd17df98125fd768be2db0

[2026-05-21 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Tennessee death row inmate's lawyers fear expired lethal injection drugs

Snippet: This Tennessee Department of Correction photo shows inmate Tony Carruthers. (Tennessee Department of Correction via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/carruthers-lethal-injection-execution-memphis-tennessee-f65ff153617c89cb4c413e36c73018ac

[2026-05-21 05:40 UTC+10:00] [Estados Unidos] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: A competição esportiva em que o doping é incentivado.

Snippet: Lançados em 2023, os chamados "Jogos Aprimorados" são um evento esportivo em que os atletas são autorizados a usar substâncias farmacêuticas normalmente proibidas no esporte. As substâncias precisam apenas ser aprovadas pela Administração de Alimentos e Drogas (do inglês, Food and Drug Administration – FDA) dos Estados Unidos, um critério muito mais brando do que o exigido pelas organizações antidoping esportivas tradicionais.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-br/a-competi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-esportiva-em-que-o-doping-%C3%A9-incentivado/a-77231873

[2026-05-21 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Russia leads international rescue effort for Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’

Snippet: Russia is spearheading an international effort to save 80 descendants of the so-called “cocaine hippos” once owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, Global Union of Zoological Institutions (GUZI) head Svetlana Akulova has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640281-russia-escobar-hippos-colombia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-05-21 04:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Russia leads international rescue effort for Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’

Snippet: Russia is spearheading an international effort to save 80 descendants of the so-called “cocaine hippos” once owned by Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, Global Union of Zoological Institutions (GUZI) head Svetlana Akulova has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/640281-russia-escobar-hippos-colombia/

[2026-05-21 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Kalinga police destroy P228M worth of marijuana in major drug operation

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/21/regions/kalinga-police-destroy-p228m-worth-of-marijuana-in-major-drug-operation/2348380

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Depression] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Immunotherapy could be used to treat depression, early trial suggests

Snippet: UK scientists find tocilizumab, used for rheumatoid arthritis, may help antidepressant-resistant patients

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/immunotherapy-drug-tocilizumab-potential-treatment-depression-uk-trial

[2026-05-21 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: All-new episode of ‘Conspiracies & Coverups’ tackles the War on Drugs

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/all-new-episode-of-conspiracies-coverups-tackles-the-war-on-drugs/

[2026-05-21 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US sanctions hit alleged Sinaloa cartel-connected fentanyl network

Snippet: The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/treasury-sanctions-sinaloa-fentanyl-04a44c7845f267c8c52df08c6c753ebc

[2026-05-20 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Syrian authorities seize 25 million Captagon pills hidden in pottery containers | The National

Snippet: Syrian authorities have seized 25 million Captagon pills in a major drugs raid, the Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/20/syrian-authorities-seize-25-million-captagon-pills-hidden-in-pottery-containers/

[2026-05-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Ecuador] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Forced disappearances and torture: Ecuador’s war on drugs is brutal – and backed by US troops

Snippet: Western allies are aiding Daniel Noboa’s militarised crackdown, despite reports of widespread rights abuses

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/20/forced-disappearances-torture-ecuador-war-on-drugs-us-troops

[2026-05-20 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Meth-crazed son decapitates mom, answers door to cops naked — and swallows scrawled confession

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/20/us-news/meth-crazed-missouri-son-decapitated-his-mom-then-swallowed-confession/

[2026-05-20 18:52 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: Superyacht operator's son guilty of cocaine smuggling

Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/superyacht-operators-son-guilty-of-cocaine-smuggling/9dcd2f8e-0be2-42a1-95b0-4159ef378b00

[2026-05-20 18:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippine’s top court rejects Dela Rosa’s bid to block ICC arrest warrant

Snippet: The ruling clears the way for the apprehension of the former police chief, main enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354231/philippines-top-court-rejects-dela-rosas-bid-block-icc-arrest-warrant?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-20 18:44 UTC+10:00] [Duterte] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippine’s top court rejects Dela Rosa’s bid to block ICC arrest warrant

Snippet: The ruling clears the way for the apprehension of the former police chief, main enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3354231/philippines-top-court-rejects-dela-rosas-bid-block-icc-arrest-warrant

[2026-05-20 18:40 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Man joins father in jail after being found guilty of deadly cocaine retrieval

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/man-joins-father-in-jail-after-being-found-guilty-of-deadly-cocaine-retrieval-20260520-p5zz84.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed