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East Timor emerges as new hotspot for scam centre operations, UN warns
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
UNODC has warned that East Timor's Oecusse region is becoming a hotspot for scam centres linked to cybercriminals and triad networks. Operations exploit investment zones, shell companies, and multiple passports, engaging in online scams, gambling fraud, and potential human trafficking, highl
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6th BIMSTEC Summit to convene in Bangkok on April 4, focusing on trade, se
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The 6th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is set to take place on April 4 in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme "Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC," a release from the BIMSTEC Secretariat stated.
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Saif bin Zayed leads global ministerial forum on law enforcement's role in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, led a high-level ministerial forum at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, focused on mobilizing law enforcement to combat environmental crimes. In partnership with UNODC and Azerbaijan's Prosecutor General's Offi
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South African police uncovers multimillion-dollar drug manufacturing lab o
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Four people, including two citizens of Mexico, were taken into custody by South African police after they found a drug manufacturing lab worth millions of dollars located on a farm in the north of the country, according to CNN.
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Dire need to combat drug addiction, only 1 in 11 addicted get treatment: U
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Noting the lack of reach to drug disorder treatment, it added that out of an estimated 64 million people worldwide suffering from drug use disorders, only one in 11 receives treatment.
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India expresses strong commitment towards combating, uprooting organized c
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"On behalf of the Republic of Bharat it is a privilege to take the floor. I take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to the Government of Italy and the UNODC Secretariat for organizing this Ministerial Conference to mark the 20th anniversary of coming into force of UNTOC
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Indian Coast Guard Chief Rakesh Pal attends Asian Coast Guard meeting in T
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the meeting coast guard heads of 17 Asian countries, Hong Kong and two international organisations, The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) participated in the meeti
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Afghanistan responsible for 80 per cent of illicit opium production global
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent of the total population.
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Afghanistan: Women's integrated services and facilities centre to be set u
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Afghanistan Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) are partnering to set up a Women's Integrated Services and Facilities Centre in Kabul, Kha
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Dubai Customs celebrates graduation of UNODC officials
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The event was attended by Mohammed Al Ghaffari, Executive Director of Human Resources, Finance and Administration Division at Dubai Customs, Boris Zenamensky, Deputy Regional Representative for the UNODC, and several executive directors and department managers.
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Home ministry to organise G20 Conference on Crime and Security in Haryana
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The two-day conference will take place in Gurugram in partnership with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The organising par
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Syria is largest narco-state in world as it earns more from Captagon than
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Captagon is a synthetic stimulant composed of amphetamine and caffeine, and it is an internationally-recognized illegal drug (UNODC, 2021).
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