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‘An act of evil’
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‘An act of evil’
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Renown American songwriter teams with Jamaican acts for new album
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Trelawny stakeholders rue lack of cement
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Trelawny stakeholders rue lack of cement
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Scorpions, Pride in hot showdown at Sabina Park
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From St Andrew to St James
ROOFS beneficiaries travel miles for building supplies
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From St Andrew to St James
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Tarps still up, patience wearing thin in Westmoreland
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Tarps still up, patience wearing thin in Westmoreland
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Tarps still up, patience wearing thin in Westmoreland
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Costa Rican ex-security minister extradited to US for drug trafficking
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March 20, 2026
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP)—Former Costa Rican security minister Celso Gamboa was extradited on Friday to the United States where he faces drug traffic...
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Man forfeits J$1.5m, motor car in settlement over Manchester narcotics case
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Man forfeits J$1.5m, motor car in settlement over Manchester narcotics case
February 6, 2026
The Financial Investigations Division (FID) has secured a cash settlement of J$1.5 million and the surrender of a 2013 Toyota Corolla Axio as part of ...
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New US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean—reports
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New US strike on alleged drug boat kills four in Caribbean—reports
November 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—US forces have struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, upping the death toll in the contentious...
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Venezuela says intercepted drug-ferrying planes, destroyed narco camps
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Venezuela says intercepted drug-ferrying planes, destroyed narco camps
October 29, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela  (AFP)—Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday his country had intercepted three planes allegedly used for drug traffick...
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Trump announces new deadly attack on alleged drug boat
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States military had struck another drug trafficking boat in inter...
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Son of kingpin ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty to drug trafficking in US
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New York, United States (AFP)-A son of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman has agreed to plead guilty to drug trafficking in the United Sta...
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Mexico announces big meth seizure in cartel bastion
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Mexico announces big meth seizure in cartel bastion
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico announced Monday the seizure of 200 kilos (440 pounds) of methamphetamine in a cartel heartland, as it comes under ...
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Five men charged with multiple drug-related offences
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Five men charged with multiple drug-related offences
January 3, 2025
ST THOMAS, Jamaica — Five men have been charged with breaches under the Dangerous Drugs Act following the seizure of approximately 1,832 pounds of com...
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Belize police launch drug trafficking probe after plane landing
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December 24, 2024
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) -Police say they are investigating the weekend landing of a plane in the remote part of the Toledo District, the country’s sout...
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Authorities in Guyana seize cocaine worth US$200m
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Authorities in Guyana seize cocaine worth US$200m
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — Authorities in Guyana on the northern tip of South America on Sunday seized US$200 million worth of cocaine buried near a c...
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French police arrest 15 for drug trafficking near Olympic village
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French police arrest 15 for drug trafficking near Olympic village
May 29, 2024
BOBIGNY, France (AFP) — French police have arrested 15 people for drug trafficking near the athletes' village built for the upcoming Olympic Games nor...
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