[2026-05-20 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In Malaysia, drug-laced vape seizures stoke US-like ‘zombie epidemic’ fears

Snippet: Viral ‘zombie vape’ videos prompt arrests and warnings of a growing substance abuse crisis in the country

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3354205/malaysia-drug-laced-vape-seizures-stoke-us-zombie-epidemic-fears?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-20 16:57 UTC+10:00] [Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: In Malaysia, drug-laced vape seizures stoke US-like ‘zombie epidemic’ fears

Snippet: Viral ‘zombie vape’ videos prompt arrests and warnings of a growing substance abuse crisis in the country

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3354205/malaysia-drug-laced-vape-seizures-stoke-us-zombie-epidemic-fears

[2026-05-20 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: P8.3-M shabu hidden in imported gear bearings seized at Pasay cargo hub

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Authorities conducting a drug interdiction operation on Tuesday, May 19, intercepted an abandoned shipment at a Pasay City cargo facility and found suspected shabu concealed among auto gear bearings.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/p83-m-shabu-hidden-in-imported-gear-bearings-seized-at-pasay-cargo-hub/2347864

[2026-05-20 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Indian pharma fuels Africa's 'zombie drug' and opioid crisis

Snippet: NEW DELHI, India — They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/20/news/indian-pharma-fuels-africas-zombie-drug-and-opioid-crisis/2347779

[2026-05-20 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Son found guilty of helping drug-runner dad with Newcastle cocaine shipment

Snippet: Wed 20 May 2026 at 12:16pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/james-lake-kusviandy-blee-guilty-newcastle-cocaine-importation/106673764

[2026-05-20 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Trump Announces Expansion Of TrumpRx With 600 New Generic Drugs

Snippet: Via American Greatness,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-announces-expansion-trumprx-600-new-generic-drugs

[2026-05-20 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Spencer Pratt calls out Karen Bass amid wildfires, says LA Mayor is more worried about giving “meth-heads new grills”

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/spencer-pratt-calls-out-karen-bass-amid-california-wildfires/

[2026-05-20 06:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump falsely accuses Maryland of sending 'illegal' mail-in ballots

Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-maryland-ballots-3ffa16cbc93dd02dc39302c31b3f3bcf

[2026-05-20 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/irs-trump-settlement-tax-returns-7bb7a6d8020b903395accc180acf263b

[2026-05-20 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Bahamian opposition leaders demand probe after politician to drug trafficking

Snippet: This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows rescue operations underway for survivors of a downed civilian aircraft off the coast of Melbourne, Fla., Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (U.S. Air Force/DVIDS via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/bahamas-politician-drug-trafficking-plane-crash-054c5fd8ae85dccb3a2c95eebd91b683

[2026-05-19 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Pakistani drug queen probed over elite links in Karachi cocaine network

Snippet: Pakistan’s Senate has asked the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to provide details about any officials allegedly linked to a cocaine-trafficking case after Karachi police arrested a woman accused of running a drug distribution network, according to police and Senate committee statements.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-896702

[2026-05-19 21:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Honduran ex-president controversially pardoned by Trump speaks to BBC

Snippet: Just a month before US elite troops forcibly removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power, the former president of another country in the region - who had been found guilty of very similar drug trafficking charges - found himself in the opposite situation: pardoned and freed from jail.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp36dwnezo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-19 18:36 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Amplia takes aim at billion-dollar pancreatic cancer drug market

Snippet: For everyday punters looking at medical technology companies, the best opportunities often come from identifying a drug that makes other multi-billion-dollar treatments work better. That is the main idea behind Melbourne-based medical company Amplia Therapeutics.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/amplia-takes-aim-at-billion-dollar-pancreatic-cancer-drug-market-20260519-p5zytl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-19 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Trump to expand prescription drug site with 600 cheaper generic medicines in push to lower costs

Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Monday that TrumpRx.gov, a government-backed website that lists discounted prescription drugs, will begin featuring generic medicines, including widely used drugs such as cholesterol treatment atorvastatin and diabetes drug metformin.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-896638

[2026-05-19 09:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: $8.4M of cocaine discovered in shipment of Kim Kardashian brand underwear

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/world-news/8-4m-of-cocaine-discovered-in-shipment-of-kim-kardashian-brand-underwear/

[2026-05-19 08:27 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: President says he’s adding ‘over 600’ prescription drugs to TrumpRx site

Snippet: Trump claims number of medications available via the discount program will increase nearly sevenfold

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/trumprx-site-prescription-drugs

[2026-05-19 08:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Passenger rescued in plane crash off Florida arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/passenger-rescued-in-plane-crash-off-florida-arrested-for-allegedly-smuggling-cocaine/

[2026-05-19 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Mark Cuban to join Trump at White House rollout of expanded TrumpRx drug initiative: report

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

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/business/mark-cuban-to-join-trump-at-white-house-rollout-of-expanded-trumprx-drug-initiative-report/

[2026-05-19 05:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump to announce expansion of TrumpRx

Snippet: President Donald Trump walks as he leaves the White House for travel to Beijing, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington, to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-trumprx-drug-prices-health-2e4d20b1b785bbc25d3c9e5d9d4b3946

[2026-05-19 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UK jails driver for smuggling cocaine in shipment of Kim Kardashian underwear

Snippet: The driver, from Poland, was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling US$9.4 million worth of the drug

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3354018/uk-jails-driver-smuggling-cocaine-shipment-kim-kardashian-underwear?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-19 03:45 UTC+10:00] [Kim Kardashian] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UK jails driver for smuggling cocaine in shipment of Kim Kardashian underwear

Snippet: The driver, from Poland, was sentenced to over 13 years in prison for smuggling US$9.4 million worth of the drug

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3354018/uk-jails-driver-smuggling-cocaine-shipment-kim-kardashian-underwear

[2026-05-19 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Britain sentences truck driver for smuggling cocaine in Skims clothing shipment

Snippet: LONDON (AP) — A British court sentenced a truck driver to prison for smuggling 7 million pounds ($9.4 million) worth of cocaine in a shipment of underwear and clothing from Skims, Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand, authorities said Monday.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/uk-skims-truck-cocaine-smuggling-b999d021e776f4c7db6da230ff7f3174

[2026-05-18 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Supreme Court rejects appeals over Medicare price negotiations

Snippet: A statue titled the “Authority of Law” sits in front of the Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-medicare-prescription-drug-price-negotiation-1b67dff5ab8c13865e2b33860b0978ce

[2026-05-18 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Train driver charged over deadly Bangkok bus collision used drugs - official

Snippet: BANGKOK — The driver of a train that collided with a bus in Thailand's capital, killing eight people, has tested positive for drugs and was charged with reckless driving, officials said Monday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/news/world/train-driver-charged-over-deadly-bangkok-bus-collision-used-drugs-official/2346343

[2026-05-18 21:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: HGV driver hid drugs in Kim Kardashian Skims load

Snippet: A lorry driver who smuggled £7.2m of cocaine in a shipment of Kim Kardashian Skims clothing has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgp57gdvgyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Jeffrey Epstein] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: The strange case of Epstein cellmate and quadruple murderer Nicholas Tartaglione

Snippet: Epstein said retired cop turned cocaine dealer attacked him, then retracted claim, before he was found dead in jail

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/nicholas-tartaglione-jeffrey-epstein-cellmate

[2026-05-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Drugs] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Magic mushrooms could be effective treatment for cocaine addiction, study shows

Snippet: Participants who got single dose of psilocybin were more likely to abstain from cocaine than those who got placebo

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/18/magic-mushrooms-treatment-cocaine-addiction-study

[2026-05-18 16:32 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Days of ‘going through a gauntlet of police lined with drug dogs’ are over, says a top cop

Snippet: One of the state’s top cops has said that the days of young people “going through a gauntlet of police lined with drug dogs” at music festivals are over as the focus shifts to train stations, parks and more secluded locations to target those selling drugs to festivalgoers.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/days-of-going-through-a-gauntlet-of-police-lined-with-drug-dogs-are-over-says-a-top-cop-20260518-p5zyan.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 16:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: ICC prosecutors outline five expert witnesses to bolster case against Duterte

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines —The prosecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is preparing a multi-pronged expert witness strategy in its case against former president Rodrigo Duterte to prove that the killing of thousands in connection with his anti-drug campaign was part of a deliberate and state-backed policy amounting to crimes against humanity.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/18/news/icc-prosecutors-outline-five-expert-witnesses-to-bolster-case-against-duterte/2345874

[2026-05-18 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Accountability] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Campaigners threaten legal action over Britain’s NHS deal with Donald Trump

Snippet: LONDON — Health campaigners are threatening to bring the British government to court over its drug-pricing deal with Donald Trump, in a legal fight that risks undermining a key pillar of the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/legal-action-nhs-drug-pricing-deal-donald-trump/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-05-18 14:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand reels from deadly Bangkok train crash, its latest avoidable tragedy

Snippet: A drug-positive train driver with no licence. A barrier raised too late. Thailand’s capital asks: when will the city finally fix itself?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3353933/thailand-reels-deadly-bangkok-train-crash-its-latest-avoidable-tragedy?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Amorn Pimanmas] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Thailand reels from deadly Bangkok train crash, its latest avoidable tragedy

Snippet: A drug-positive train driver with no licence. A barrier raised too late. Thailand’s capital asks: when will the city finally fix itself?

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3353933/thailand-reels-deadly-bangkok-train-crash-its-latest-avoidable-tragedy

[2026-05-18 14:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Boryung launches first global CDMO project with Alimta supply

Snippet: Boryung Corp. said Monday it had begun supplying the anticancer drug Alimta to Lotus Pharmaceuticals, marking its first global contract development and manufacturing organization project.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10740061

[2026-05-18 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore softens approach to first-time drug abusers as they get ‘younger and younger’

Snippet: First-time abusers who turn themselves in will avoid detention under new rules. The youngest offender arrested this year was just 12

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3353917/singapore-softens-approach-first-time-drug-abusers-they-get-younger-and-younger?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-18 12:46 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Singapore softens approach to first-time drug abusers as they get ‘younger and younger’

Snippet: First-time abusers who turn themselves in will avoid detention under new rules. The youngest offender arrested this year was just 12

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3353917/singapore-softens-approach-first-time-drug-abusers-they-get-younger-and-younger

[2026-05-18 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Lotte Biologics, Ottimo Pharma expand antibody manufacturing partnership

Snippet: Lotte Biologics said Monday it signed a contract manufacturing agreement with UK biotech firm Ottimo Pharma for antibody drugs, expanding the two companies' existing partnership.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739988

[2026-05-18 10:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Woman gives birth on courtroom bench during NYC arraignment

Snippet: A pregnant woman shockingly delivered a baby boy in the middle of a packed Brooklyn courtroom while waiting to be arraigned on a drug possession charge.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/woman-gives-birth-on-courtroom-bench-during-nyc-arraignment/

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

Source: New York Post

Title: Mexican Senator linked to Sinaloa Cartel reportedly arrested in San Diego

Snippet: Sinaloa Senator Enrique Inzunza Cazárez, who is facing drug trafficking and weapon charges, was taken into custody in San Diego by the Drug Enforcement Administration, multiple Mexican news outlets reported on Saturday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/17/us-news/mexican-senator-linked-to-sinaloa-cartel-reportedly-arrested-in-san-diego/

[2026-05-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippine lawyers support ICC arrest warrant for fugitive senator

Snippet: Senator Ronald dela Rosa is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his overseeing former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody ‘war on drugs’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3353881/philippine-lawyers-support-icc-arrest-warrant-fugitive-senator?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-17 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Senate] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippine lawyers support ICC arrest warrant for fugitive senator

Snippet: Senator Ronald dela Rosa is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity linked to his overseeing former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody ‘war on drugs’

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3353881/philippine-lawyers-support-icc-arrest-warrant-fugitive-senator

[2026-05-17 15:45 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Shortage of Ativan sparks fears of pediatric emergency crisis

Snippet: Essential drug used for seizures and psychiatric emergencies running out at pediatric wards

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10739477

[2026-05-17 09:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: El Chapo’s wife shares peek into private life after judge nixes her drug-lord hubby’s bizarre pleas

Snippet: The wife of jailed drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán continues to rehabilitate her image as her husband rots in a notorious maximum-security prison in Colorado.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/el-chapos-wife-shares-gym-video-after-judge-nixes-her-husbands-pleas-for-new-trial/

[2026-05-17 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Nearly 2,500 Pounds Of Cocaine, 105 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized In Joint Operation By US Forces

Snippet: Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nearly-2500-pounds-cocaine-105-pounds-marijuana-seized-joint-operation-us-forces

[2026-05-17 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Shocking scenes inside LA’s libraries as ex-cons, drugs and chaos overwhelm staff, terrify visitors

Snippet: Los Angeles public libraries are being overwhelmed by violence, drug use and homelessness with frightened families and librarians saying once-safe community spaces are often no-go zones.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/los-angeles-libraries-see-surge-in-crime-drug-use-and-911-calls-across-city/

[2026-05-17 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Japan pharma firm warns against rare diseases drug after deaths

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

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/17/world/asia-oceania/japan-pharma-firm-warns-against-rare-diseases-drug-after-deaths/2345535

[2026-05-16 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: These are the states with the biggest drug problems — and the least

Snippet: The Land of Enchantment is anything but.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/american-states-with-the-most-and-least-drug-problems/

[2026-05-16 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Olympic star Ryan Lochte opens up on drugs, depression, divorce, infamous Brazilian arrest — and insists he’s not broke

Snippet: Twelve-time Olympic medal winning swimmer Ryan Lochte stunned fans this week by announcing he has taken a $30,000-a-year assistant coaching gig with Missouri State University.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/sports/olympic-star-ryan-lochte-opens-up-on-drugs-depression-divorce-infamous-brazilian-arrest-and-insists-hes-not-broke/

[2026-05-16 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Why J&J thinks its new psoriasis pill could be one of its biggest drugs ever

Snippet: Johnson & Johnson is counting on its newly launched psoriasis pill to become its next cash cow. Investors want to know if it can live up to the hype. Icotyde went to market after the Food and Drug Administration approved it in mid-March for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The once-a-day drug is the first and only oral treatment targeting the same IL-23 receptor as popular injectables, including J & J's Tremfya, which is also indicated for psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/16/why-jj-thinks-its-new-psoriasis-pill-could-be-one-of-its-biggest-drugs-ever.html

[2026-05-16 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 10 Mexican government, justice officials indicted in US, will surrender

Snippet: The defendants include a governor, a mayor and a secretary of public security for charges which include corruption, bribery and arms and drug smuggling

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353820/ten-mexican-government-justice-officials-indicted-us-will-surrender?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-16 21:18 UTC+10:00] [Claudia Sheinbaum] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 10 Mexican government, justice officials indicted in US, will surrender

Snippet: The defendants include a governor, a mayor and a secretary of public security for charges which include corruption, bribery and arms and drug smuggling

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3353820/ten-mexican-government-justice-officials-indicted-us-will-surrender