Operatives of The Nigeria Customs Service, Port Harcourt 2 Area Command, has intercepted and handed over some arms and ammunition to the Nigerian Police. The weapons, according to the Command, were discovered at the Onne Port inside a vehicle shipped…
U.S. soldiers in South Korea caught smuggling, distributing drugs
U.S. soldiers in South Korea were caught smuggling drugs through military mail and distributing them, local broadcaster MBC has reported on Friday. The police in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the capital Seoul, apprehended a South Korean woman in…
Navy intercepts 10,000kg cannabis, man jailed for attempted robbery and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Navy intercepts 10,000kg cannabis in Lagos (Guardian) The Nigerian Navy (NN), on Tuesday, said it recovered…
Man, 24, charged with alleged unlawful transportation of Cannabis
A 24-year-old man, Yusuf Taofeek, was on Thursday arraigned in a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), charged Taofeek with two counts offences, bordering on conspiracy and illegal transportation of…
UN commission removes cannabis from its most strict drug control list
The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted to reclassify cannabis Wednesday, taking it off the strict Schedule IV list that includes dangerous and highly addictive drugs such as heroin. The U.N. still deems cannabis a controlled substance. But the move,…
Jay-Z joins cannabis business (Punch)
Rapper Jay-Z has become the latest celebrity to enter the weed business, signing on to be the chief brand strategist for a California-based cannabis company. The rapper said he reached out to the company Caliva after a wide search for…
Street cannabis ‘contains dangerous amount of faecal matter’ (BBC)
Most cannabis sold on the streets of Madrid is contaminated with dangerous levels of faecal matter, a study says. Traces of E.coli bacteria and the Aspergillus fungus were found by analysts who examined 90 samples bought in and around the…
Thailand approves medicinal cannabis (BBC)
Thailand’s parliament has voted to approve cannabis for medical use, with a key lawmaker calling it a “New Year’s gift” to the Thai people. Recreational use will remain illegal. Marijuana was used in Thailand as a traditional medicine, until it…
