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LAHORE: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad, has revealed that, over the last decade, the HIV is concentrated in certain key populations like injecting...

A Russian national currently seeking refugee status in South Korea has been arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis at his home, the Korea Coast Guard said Sunday. The man in his 20s is accused of growing the plants at his home at a residential-commercial complex in Ulsan. He is also alleged to have smoked the home-grown marijuana multiple times. The drug unit of the Coast Guard had received a tip-off that the susp...

Celebrities embroiled in scandals often make return after brief voluntary hiatus, in a form of pseudo-punishment issued by the court of public opinion.

Singer Nam Tae-hyun recently joined the growing list of South Korean celebrities facing drug charges. The prosecution on Thursday requested a two-year prison term for the former member of the boy band Winner, while seeking 1 year and six months for reality show star Seo Min-jae on charges of alleged drug use. It is unclear what the future holds for the 29-year-old K-pop star, but his career had been mostly on hold si...

The Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday handed a year’s jail for sentence to a drugs offender after he was caught using methylamphetamine while under a supervision programme. Mohamad Ade Erwandie bin Marikan was ordered into the programme on May 16 for suspected involvement in drug-related activities. The defendant was arrested on November 21 along with three […]

A revision of the Cannabis Control Law, lifting the ban on pharmaceuticals derived from the marijuana plant but establishing a new crime for the use of marijuana, was passed by a majority vote in the Upper House on Dec. 6.

PESHAWAR: The Social Welfare Department with the support of the Islamic Relief Pakistan has launched “Bolo and Police Helplines” for the timely support for victims of gender-based...

Members of a drug ring engaged in the production and distribution of methamphetamine derived from off-the-shelf cold medicine have been arrested, police authorities said. According to Jeju Provincial Police on Thursday, two individuals, both in their 50s, were sent to the prosecution Wednesday on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act. The accused include a man responsible for manufacturing the drug and his a...

Seoul police said Tuesday that it is investigating a YouTuber suspected of livestreaming after taking sleep-inducing medication zolpidem, unprescribed use of which can be punished by South Korean law. The woman in her 20s, whose identity was withheld by authorities, is believed to have taken the unprescribed drugs on Monday while broadcasting from a motel in Sinchon, western Seoul, according to Seoul Seodaemun Statio...

It has been confirmed that the travel ban on singer G-Dragon (35, real name Kwon Ji-yong), who received a negative result in drug tests, has been l…