[2026-01-26 21:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Duterte vs ICC: judges reject ‘unfit’ plea, set date for drug war case

Snippet: The 80-year-old faces a February hearing on crimes against humanity after the court rejected defence arguments that he was unfit to take part

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3341279/philippines-duterte-face-icc-hearing-next-month-judges-toss-out-health-defence

[2026-01-26 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Three-storey Ayurvedic drugs manufacturing facility launched by CMC - DailyNews

Snippet: Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) officially opened the three-storey Ayurvedic Drugs Manufacturing Building of the Department of Indigenous Medicine on 23rd January 2026. The new facility marks a significant step in strengthening indigenous healthcare services in the city.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/26/breaking-news/940016/three-storey-ayurvedic-drugs-manufacturing-facility-launched-by-cmc/

[2026-01-26 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Another vessel seized and five arrested at Mirissa over supplying drugs to trawlers taken to Dikkowita - DailyNews

Snippet: The Police Narcotics Bureau has arrested five more suspects at the Mirissa Fisheries Harbour in connection with a large-scale drug smuggling operation. This follow-up raid comes after the Sri Lanka Navy recently intercepted two multi-day fishing trawlers carrying a massive consignment of narcotics in the deep seas off the southern coast.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/26/local/940005/another-vessel-seized-and-five-arrested-at-mirissa-over-supplying-drugs-to-trawlers-taken-to-dikkowita/

[2026-01-26 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Navy brings seized trawlers and 270kg drug haul to Dikowita Fisheries Harbour - DailyNews

Snippet: The Sri Lanka Navy has successfully intercepted two multi-day fishing trawlers in the southern seas, seizing approximately 270 kilograms of suspected narcotics.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/25/breaking-news/939399/navy-brings-seized-trawlers-and-270kg-drug-haul-to-dikowita-fisheries-harbour/

[2026-01-26 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Two trawlers carrying heroin, Ice worth Rs. 4.5 Bn seized - DailyNews

Snippet: Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Police seized over 296 kilograms of narcotics including more than 184 kilograms of heroin and over 112 kilograms of ‘Ice’ during a special joint operation conducted on the high seas South of Sri Lanka.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/26/breaking-news/939821/two-trawlers-carrying-heroin-ice-worth-rs-4-5-bn-seized/

[2026-01-24 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: US kills 2 in first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro’s capture

Snippet: The attack left one survivor, and the coastguard has been notified to launch search and rescue operations

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3341076/us-kills-2-first-known-strike-alleged-drug-boat-maduros-capture

[2026-01-24 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: “A Godsend”: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs

Snippet: The calls came over the span of a single month in 2004, patient after patient with strikingly similar complaints. Some told Oregon psychiatrist James Hancey that their new generic medication for depression had stopped working. Others described unexpected reactions — dizziness, flu-like symptoms and electric shock sensations in the brain.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-reshaping-decisions-generic-drugs

[2026-01-24 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Who is Ryan Wedding? Ex-Olympian accused of running global drug empire arrested

Snippet: Fugitive Canadian snowboarder from the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics is linked to cartels and faces murder and drug charges

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341065/ryan-wedding-arrested-ex-olympian-fugitive-fbis-most-wanted-list-caught-mexico

[2026-01-24 00:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Weight rebound after stopping Ozempic, Wegovy? Not necessarily, new data says

Snippet: New research suggests that many people who stop using GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic maintain their weight loss, countering previous studies

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3340941/stopping-glp-1-drugs-ozempic-often-does-not-mean-weight-regain-us-research-suggests

[2026-01-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Sports Minister stresses value of educating athletes on anti-doping - DailyNews

Snippet: The official website and the Drug Inquiry Mobile Application of the Sri Lanka Anti-Doping Agency (SLADA) were officially launched yesterday at the SLADA Auditorium. The agency introduced its revamped website slada.lk and the SLADA Drug Reference App (DR App).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/23/sports/938216/sports-minister-stresses-value-of-educating-athletes-on-anti-doping/

[2026-01-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Highest seizure of drugs, largest number of drug traffickers arrested in 2025 - Police - DailyNews

Snippet: The largest drug stockpile of 23,692 kilogrammes and 307 grams has been seized during the year 2025 from the operations that were carried out by the Police, Police Media Spokesman ASP F.U.Wootler said.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/23/local/938619/highest-seizure-of-drugs-largest-number-of-drug-traffickers-arrested-in-2025-police/

[2026-01-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Meet Costa D’Angelo, who plays Alex, the heartthrob drug dealer in Tell Me Lies

Snippet: D’Angelo, who once auditioned for Angelina Jolie’s film, Unbroken, plays Alex in Hulu’s Tell Me Lies with Grace Van Patten and Jackson White

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3340835/meet-costa-dangelo-whos-making-fans-swoon-alex-drug-dealer-hulus-tell-me-lies

[2026-01-22 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Drug use in public transport a growing worry, Deputy Minister says drivers tried to avoid testing - DailyNews

Snippet: Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Dr. Prasanna Gunasena has described the discovery of drug use among bus drivers as an alarming and troubling situation after 10 out of 56 drivers tested positive during surprise mobile laboratory inspections in Colombo.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/22/local/938156/drug-use-in-public-transport-a-growing-worry-deputy-minister-says-drivers-tried-to-avoid-testing/

[2026-01-22 18:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Police extradite 21 drug traffickers from abroad under 'Ratama Ekata' operation - DailyNews

Snippet: Sri Lanka Police have successfully brought 21 drug traffickers hiding abroad back to the country in 2024 and 2025, marking a major milestone in the national campaign “Ratama Ekata” to eradicate the drug menace.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/22/local/938125/police-extradite-21-drug-traffickers-from-abroad-under-ratama-ekata-operation/

[2026-01-22 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Man arrested with 61 kg Ice worth Rs. 900 Mn in Nittambuwa - DailyNews

Snippet: A person has been arrested in Nittambuwa with drugs worth over Rs.900 million by the Police Special Task Force (STF) officers yesterday (21).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/22/breaking-news/937960/man-arrested-with-61-kg-ice-worth-rs-900-mn-in-nittambuwa/

[2026-01-22 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Ten bus drivers tested positive for drugs during surprise tests in Fort - DailyNews

Snippet: Traffic Police and Road Safety DIG D.P.J. Senadeera said tests screened for alcohol and four other narcotic substances have become positive for drivers of ten buses with action taken against the drivers based on the results obtained during the inspections. Police conducted surprise inspections from yesterday (21) morning on buses arriving in Colombo at the Bastian Mawatha in Fort as part of Sri Lanka’s national road safety programme, subjecting drivers to on-the-spot drug and alcohol testing.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/22/local/937990/ten-bus-drivers-tested-positive-for-drugs-during-surprise-tests-in-fort/

[2026-01-22 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: "Мой друг": почему у Макрона с Трампом все сложно?

Snippet: "Мой друг, мы занимаем одни и те же позиции по Сирии. Мы можем совершить великие дела в отношении Ирана. Я не понимаю, что ты делаешь в вопросе Гренландии". Об этом сообщении президента Франции Эмманюэля Макрона, адресованном его американскому коллеге Дональду Трампу, никто не должен был узнать, но сам Трамп опубликовал его в ночь на вторник, 20 января, в своей соцсети Truth Social.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ru/moj-drug-pocemu-u-makrona-s-trampom-vse-slozno/a-75596584

[2026-01-22 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Europol busts massive synthetic drug production network

Snippet: The European police agency, Europol, on Wednesday announced that it had successfully carried out its "largest ever operation" against synthetic drug producers, delivering a "massive blow" to organized crime in the bloc.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/europol-busts-massive-synthetic-drug-production-network/a-75595738

[2026-01-21 19:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Police, STF seize over 60 kg of Ice worth Rs. 900 Mn - DailyNews

Snippet: The Police Special Task Force (STF) in Nittambuwa has arrested a suspect in possession of more than 60 kilograms of the drug Ice, with an estimated street value exceeding Rs. 900 million.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/21/local/937545/police-stf-seize-over-60-kg-of-ice-worth-rs-900-mn/

[2026-01-21 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Mobile drug testing introduced for Bus drivers to curb road accidents - DailyNews

Snippet: In a major step forward for road safety, the Ministry of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development has launched a mobile medical laboratory service on buses to detect drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The initiative is part of the National Road Safety Programme.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/21/local/937536/mobile-drug-testing-introduced-for-bus-drivers-to-curb-road-accidents/

[2026-01-21 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Harbour BioMed stake in US drug developer shows Chinese firms’ growing clout

Snippet: Latest example of Chinese drug maker acquiring equity in overseas partner shows they are becoming true development partners, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340489/harbour-biomed-stake-us-drug-firm-spruce-shows-chinese-firms-growing-clout-analysts-say

[2026-01-21 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Over 27,000 inmates in prison over drug charges - Minister - DailyNews

Snippet: More buildings will be acquired to ease overcrowding To expedite delayed analyst reports within three months

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/21/local/937346/over-27000-inmates-in-prison-over-drug-charges-minister/

[2026-01-20 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Diversify or die: Asian firms face trade uncertainty amid Trump’s Mexico threats

Snippet: The president’s call for strikes against drug cartels in Mexico and Colombia will add to the cost of trading with the US, analysts say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3340564/why-trumps-mexico-military-plan-blow-asian-exporters-americas

[2026-01-20 21:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ProPublica

Title: A Drug Testing Company Favored Speed Over Reliability, Some Ex-Employees Say. The Firm Says Its Work Is “Accurate.”

Snippet: These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/averhealth-drug-testing-child-welfare-michigan

[2026-01-20 17:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Police launch hotline for reporting drug activity - DailyNews

Snippet: The Police Media Division has announced that new telephone numbers have been introduced to gather public information ahead of planned drug raids in 2026.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/20/local/936786/police-launch-hotline-for-reporting-drug-activity/

[2026-01-20 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Exclusive | China challenges US in AI drug race, but rivals still reliant on each other

Snippet: While US biotech firms increase use of Chinese clinical data, Chinese firms need US counterparts for monetisation, investor and scientist says

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3340403/china-challenges-us-ai-drug-race-rivals-still-reliant-each-other

[2026-01-20 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: First impeachment complaint vs Marcos faults him for ICC arrest of Duterte

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/explainers/impeachment-complaint-marcos-jr-cites-rodrigo-duterte-icc-arrest-drug-abuse-corruption/

[2026-01-19 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Special reward for Police officers referring drug addicts for rehab - DailyNews

Snippet: The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has decided to provide a special reward to Police officers who refer drug addicts to rehabilitation according to the proper procedure.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/19/local/935880/special-reward-for-police-officers-referring-drug-addicts-for-rehab/

[2026-01-17 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: A dangerous trend - DailyNews

Snippet: According to the latest scientific research, any amount of alcohol is bad for your health, even if the Alcohol by Volume (ABV) is low. Still, this does not prevent people from consuming alcohol. There are two types of consumers – alcohol addicts and casual drinkers. In case you thought that alcohol use is not a serious health problem, take the latest statistics into consideration – around 50 people in Sri Lanka die every day due to alcohol, combining deaths from

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/17/editorial/935193/a-dangerous-trend-2/

[2026-01-16 16:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Man shot dead by Hong Kong police had ‘history of mental illness, drug abuse’

Snippet: Security chief praises officers’ bravery, saying their decisiveness prevented suspect from causing further harm and potentially saved lives

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3340110/hong-kongs-chris-tang-defends-polices-difficult-decision-shoot-knife-wielding-man

[2026-01-16 07:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ProPublica

Title: Her Daughter Died After Taking a Generic Version of a Lifesaving Drug. This Is What She Wants You to Know.

Snippet: When I first learned that a critical medication for transplant patients — one that keeps them alive — had generic versions that might not be effective, I called a specialty pharmacist at a hospital in Virginia. Adam Cochrane had written a journal article about the problems with the generics.

Read full article: https://www.propublica.org/article/tacrolimus-fda-death-mothers-story

[2026-01-16 02:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Почему аятолле Хаменеи не стоит надеяться на Россию

Snippet: В Иране происходят массовые протесты и беспорядки, которые власти пока не могут прекратить. В связи с этим, реальный правитель Ирана аятолла Али Хаменеи с узким кругом друзей и родных якобы готов бежать в Россию, если ситуация окончательно выйдет из-под контроля властей, пишет британская The Times со ссылкой на данные разведки.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/ru/kommentarij-ubezise-dla-hamenei-ili-nenuznyj-drug-dla-putina/a-75407673

[2026-01-15 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Two arrested with 11 kgs of narcotics in Matara - DailyNews

Snippet: Two persons who were transporting drugs in a motor car have been arrested by the Police at the Godagama-Palatuwa interchange on the Southern Expressway.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/15/breaking-news/934152/two-arrested-with-11-kgs-of-narcotics-in-matara/

[2026-01-15 06:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: SIM cards taken using fake IDs hindering drug control measures - SDIG - DailyNews

Snippet: Drug traffickers often use SIM cards obtained using the identity cards of deceased persons, beggars and poor and helpless people for their communication activities, Central Province Senior DIG Lalith Pathinayake said. He also said that although it has been informed to traders to issue SIM cards after verifying the identity of the person, the failure to implement it properly has become an obstacle to controlling the drug network.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/15/local/934234/sim-cards-taken-using-fake-ids-hindering-drug-control-measures-sdig/

[2026-01-15 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Police nab two with heroin and ‘ice’ - DailyNews

Snippet: During a search operation conducted in the Nattandiya Tukaragodawatte area of the Marawila Police Division, CID Officers of the Marawila Police arrested two individuals with 20.75 gm of heroin and 6 gm of ‘ice’ drugs and also seized a phone used for this racket, yesterday (14) afternoon.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/15/lawnorder/933745/police-nab-two-with-heroin-and-ice/

[2026-01-15 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: ‘Ice’ seized in Kandy has increased five-fold in 2025 compared to 2024 - DailyNews

Snippet: Narcotic drug ‘Ice’ seizures in the Kandy district has increased five-fold in 2025 compared to 2024.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/15/lawnorder/933916/ice-seized-in-kandy-has-increased-five-fold-in-2025-compared-to-2024/

[2026-01-15 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: SOC discusses two Amendment Bills - DailyNews

Snippet: The attention of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection was drawn to the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/15/local/934046/soc-discusses-two-amendment-bills/

[2026-01-15 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong customs arrests 62, seizes HK$431 million of drugs in joint operation

Snippet: Large-scale crackdown with cross-border and global agencies busts syndicates smuggling drugs through airport passenger and cargo channels

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3339918/hong-kong-customs-arrests-62-seizes-hk431-million-drugs-joint-operation

[2026-01-14 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Dictators, Drugs, Discord - Part 2: Wars

Snippet: In the early 1980s, Panama avoided a civil war, but a shadowy figure came to power: Manuel Noriega, a long-time CIA agent and protégé of the United States.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/dictators-drugs-discord-latin-america-and-the-usa-part-2-wars/a-74987940

[2026-01-13 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Novartis, SciNeuro deal offers hope for 55 million suffering from Alzheimer’s

Snippet: SciNeuro’s anti-amyloid programme is one of the firm’s key strategic research and development priorities to target the brain disease

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339691/chinas-scineuro-novartis-sign-us17-billion-licensing-deal-develop-alzheimers-drugs

[2026-01-13 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s weight-loss drug war: prices slashed up to 80% as obesity crisis worsens

Snippet: Foreign, local firms fight for market share as number of overweight or obese adults could top 630 million by 2050, from 400 million in 2021

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3339544/chinas-weight-loss-drug-war-prices-slashed-80-obesity-crisis-worsens

[2026-01-12 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Malaysian man who used home labs to brew drug drinks worth US$246,000 arrested

Snippet: The suspect was using residences to process and store drug-laced soft drinks with a street value of up to US$75 per bottle, police say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3339554/malaysian-police-seize-drug-laced-drinks-worth-us246000-dealer-faces-death-penalty

[2026-01-12 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China nurse suspended after posting photos of boyfriend writing reports, sorting IV bags

Snippet: Woman’s films partner ‘preparing drugs’ for patients to show how ‘considerate’ he is; ‘there is something wrong with her brain’, say officials

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3338934/china-nurse-suspended-after-posting-photos-boyfriend-writing-reports-sorting-iv-bags

[2026-01-12 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong stocks rise on tech, health as mainland China turnover hits record

Snippet: Alibaba Health soars over paediatric drug deal as trading volume on Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges tops US$513 billion

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3339531/hong-kong-stocks-edge-higher-tech-and-pharmaceutical-gains

[2026-01-12 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Major effort to arrest local drug traffickers - DailyNews

Snippet: Sources state that several underworld drug traffickers who have been arrested by security forces in several Middle-Eastern countries and being held in detention centers are to be deported to Sri Lanka in the next few days.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/12/lawnorder/931907/major-effort-to-arrest-local-drug-traffickers/

[2026-01-12 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Two arrested with drugs, foreign cigarettes - DailyNews

Snippet: Based on intelligence received, Coast Guard personnel arrested two individuals in possession of 3,400 foreign cigarettes, over 80 litres of locally made alcoholic spirits, 18 barrels of moonshine, and over three grammes of hashish in Negombo, Chilaw and Weligama area on Friday (9).

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/12/lawnorder/931556/two-arrested-with-drugs-foreign-cigarettes/

[2026-01-11 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: US research shows what ADHD drugs really do and don't do

Snippet: Medications often prescribed for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder seem to work differently than science previously thought. A study published in December by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in the United States has found that drugs commonly prescribed for ADHD — such as Ritalin or Adderall — "act primarily on the brain's reward and wakefulness centers, rather than on its attention circuitry."

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/us-research-shows-what-adhd-drugs-really-do-and-dont-do/a-75460960

[2026-01-11 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: US attempts to paint Nicolas Maduro as a drug baron

Snippet: US prosecutors have filed a 25-page indictment against Nicolas Maduro. It accuses the captured Venezuelan leader of running a state-sponsored drug terror network for years.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/us-attempts-to-paint-nicolas-maduro-as-a-drug-baron/a-75412549

[2026-01-11 06:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: Germany: Trust in the United States is eroding

Snippet: There had been indications for some time that the United States had its sights set on Venezuela. However, the military intervention in the South American country came as a surprise to many people. On the night of January 3, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking and taken to the United States.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-trust-in-the-united-states-is-eroding/a-75449308

[2026-01-10 15:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Life imprisonment for trafficking heroin - DailyNews

Snippet: An accused who was found guilty for possessing and trafficking over 83 grams of heroin was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment by the Colombo High Court.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/01/10/lawnorder/931256/life-imprisonment-for-trafficking-heroin/