[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

[2026-05-16 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

Snippet: Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, with the FDA, listens during a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices at the CDC, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/tracy-beth-hoeg-fda-covid-drugs-makary-789be2c5a0da7b18a0dc2e7c52656acb

[2026-05-16 10:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Beyond Mounjaro: Korean drugmakers chase monthly obesity shot

Snippet: Samsung Epis Holdings, Daewoong, Dongkook, Yuhan race to develop long-acting formulations through advanced drug delivery platforms

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10738943

[2026-05-16 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Former secretary of public security in Mexico's Sinaloa state faces US court

Snippet: NEW YORK (AP) — The former secretary of public security for Mexico’s Sinaloa state appeared in a U.S. court on Friday, days after his arrest in Arizona on charges he and other officials took bribes to help the Sinaloa Cartel smuggle vast quantities of drugs into the U.S.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-us-indictment-drugs-sinaloa-e7cda540c465b797ee43bb2671473598

[2026-05-16 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Former NFL player Josh Mauro died from fentanyl, cocaine and ethanol overdose, according to records

Snippet: Oakland Raiders defensive end Josh Mauro (97) during the first half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 9, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cardinals-raiders-giants-josh-mauro-death-8c6e2436c3a30d489e923c1796d3c320

[2026-05-16 09:01 UTC+10:00] [Philippines] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Where is Dela Rosa? Philippine senator outmanoeuvres president in evading arrest

Snippet: Chaotic week in which enforcer of ‘war on drugs’ flees senate building leaves government looking ‘incompetent’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/dela-rosa-week-chaos-philippines

[2026-05-16 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: MacArthur park drug crackdown nets more arrests in Fentanyl sting

Snippet: A major drug raid tied to the ongoing crackdown around MacArthur Park has led to five more arrests.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/macarthur-park-drug-crackdown-nets-more-arrests-in-fentanyl-sting/

[2026-05-16 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: How the rise of weight-loss drugs is set to change the face of the art world | The National

Snippet: The rapid rise of weight-loss drugs is set to reshape public health strategies, drive economic growth and overhaul the food industry.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/15/how-the-rise-of-weight-loss-drugs-is-set-to-change-the-face-of-the-art-world/

[2026-05-16 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: New Yorkers create encampment for $400 plastic watch — filled with paid line-sitters and a shocking overdose

Snippet: By Thursday evening, the line outside the Times Square Swatch store resembled a small roadside encampment.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/lifestyle/new-yorkers-create-encampment-for-400-plastic-watch-filled-with-paid-line-sitters-and-a-shocking-overdose/

[2026-05-16 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Bristol Myers Squibb turns to China to develop new drugs in newest cross-continent collaboration

Snippet: One of America's largest pharmaceutical companies this week said it will partner with a Chinese drugmaker to test some of its experimental drugs and discover new ones, a deal that could mark the next phase of coordination across continents. Bristol Myers Squibb on Tuesday announced the potential multi-billion dollar partnership with one of China's top drugmakers, Hengrui Pharma.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/bristol-myers-squibb-turns-to-chinas-hengrui-to-replenish-pipeline.html

[2026-05-15 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Boy, 15, shot dead in France as prosecutors blame drug war

Snippet: French prosecutors say a 15-year-old boy has been killed and a boy of 13 is fighting for his life in a suspected drugs-related shooting in the western city of Nantes.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9pze942j8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-15 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Losing weight the right way

Snippet: Filipinos seeking weight-loss treatment were urged to undergo medically supervised and science-based care instead of self-medicating amid the growing popularity of drugs sold through the black market. Wei Sun, general manager of Novo Nordisk, said obesity medications should only be taken with proper consultation, diagnostics, and monitoring from healthcare professionals.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/15/videos/watch-losing-weight-the-right-way/2344742

[2026-05-15 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

Snippet: The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/us-news/supreme-court-preserves-access-to-widely-used-abortion-pill-while-lawsuit-plays-out/

[2026-05-15 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Spain arrests top UK fugitive in Benidorm drug bust

Snippet: Spanish police on Thursday said they had arrested one of Britain's most-wanted fugitives after snuffing out a drug trafficking and forgery group concealed in the famed beach resort of Benidorm.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260515/spain-arrests-top-uk-fugitive-in-benidorm-drug-bust

[2026-05-15 14:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Students in hospital after MDMA 'overdose' at NSW school

Snippet: Fri 15 May 2026 at 2:52pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/suspected-mdma-overdose-central-coast-high-school/106684296

[2026-05-15 12:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: AFP uncover 14kg of cocaine hidden in fruit pulp at Melbourne Airport

Snippet: Fri 15 May 2026 at 12:01pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/cocaine-hidden-in-fruit-pulp-uncovered-by-afp-melbourne-airport/106683098

[2026-05-15 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Crazed fugitive blows fentanyl in Florida cop’s face and claims ‘it’s sugar,’ wild bodycam footage shows

Snippet: A crazed fugitive allegedly blew fentanyl in a Florida cop’s face during a frenzied bust and wildly insisted the lethal opioid was sugar, according to police body camera footage.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/crazed-fugitive-blows-fentanyl-in-florida-cops-face-and-claims-its-sugar-wild-bodycam-footage-shows/

[2026-05-15 08:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Georgia transfer arrested on felony drug, speeding charges as worrying trend continues

Snippet: Add Ja’Marley Riddle to the ever-growing list of Georgia football players arrested under the program’s stewardship of head coach Kirby Smart.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/sports/georgia-transfer-jamarley-riddle-arrested-on-drug-speeding-charges/

[2026-05-15 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Supreme Court order leaves access to abortion pill unchanged

Snippet: Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-mifepristone-abortion-louisiana-637acaa2f233de067e3756bea50bd723

[2026-05-15 06:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Georgia's Ja’Marley Riddle arrested on drug, speeding charges

Snippet: East Carolina’s Ja’Marley Riddle (2) helps with a tackle during the second half of an NCAA college football game against North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-football-arrest-ncaa-96eaaf223cc1f1e74cebc231947c7379

[2026-05-15 06:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Enhanced Games want to make performance-enhancing drugs mainstream — and they’re coming to Vegas

Snippet: Ready! Set! Shoot up?

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/business/enhanced-games-in-vegas-to-allow-performance-enhacing-drugs/

[2026-05-15 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Ambulance data shows overdose callout at Crown Melbourne every two weeks

Snippet: Fri 15 May 2026 at 5:13am

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/crown-casino-drug-overdose-data-ambulance-victoria/106666642

[2026-05-15 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Emails show Patel trip included 'VIP snorkel' at Pearl Harbor memorial

Snippet: FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives the on Capitol Hill, Tuesday May 12, 2026, in Washington.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fbi-kash-patel-snorkel-hawaii-pearl-harbor-192a81cde7a5879aab747bc0ba4b78b9

[2026-05-15 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Israeli arrested in Netherlands on suspicion of drug trafficking, being in int'l smuggling ring

Snippet: An Israeli citizen, 32, suspected of mailing drugs from Holland to Israel, as part of an international smuggling network, was arrested in the Netherlands, Israel Police announced on Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-896264

[2026-05-15 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Hurtful personal memories about the drug war and EJK

Snippet: During the talkback that followed the sneak peek screening of the new six-part limited series "Drug War: A Conspiracy of Silence" on May 7 at Shangri-La Plaza Cinemas in Mandaluyong City, writer-director Shugo Praico and members of the cast spoke about how they prepared for their roles.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/15/entertainment-lifestyle/show-times/hurtful-personal-memories-about-the-drug-war-and-ejk/2343644