May 2026
9 reports. Seizures 5 · Prosecutions 3 · Sentences 1
A 13 kg heroin load crosses Turkmenistan undetected and is caught in Uzbekistan
Uzbek customs found 13 kg of heroin in a truck carrying dried apricots from Afghanistan to Russia at the Olot border post on 30 May 2026. The truck had crossed Turkmenistan, and Turkmen customs had not found the drugs on either entry or exit. The case was reported by Hronika on 4 June and highlighted the gap in Turkmen border checks.
Court closes a 'drug cafe' on Fuvahmulah for 85 days
The Fuvahmulah City Magistrate Court ordered a drug café at Gulisthanuge closed for 85 days, the first such closure outside Malé. Police said anyone entering the property during the order would commit an offence and promised the strictest action for trespass or damage. The Criminal Court had closed drug cafés in the capital before; this order came from a magistrate court on Fuvahmulah.
South African pilots intercepted with 500 kg of cannabis
A Federal Airlines aircraft landed unlawfully at Moshoeshoe I airport with 500 kg of cannabis from Thailand, allegedly destined for South Africa. The pilots were fined M200,000 for unlawful landing and sent back; police denied that it was a cannabis seizure. The cannabis and destination claims were allegations, not court findings.
Samoa charges 55 people after twenty drug raids
The acting police commissioner said 20 raids between January and May 2026 led to 55 charges, including 12 women aged 18–47 and 43 men aged 16–53. Seizures included just over 100 g of methamphetamine, marijuana plants and joints, and firearms. The figures cover all drugs.
2.7 tonnes of hashish seized at Sète in Morocco–France inquiry
Gendarmes stopped a vehicle coming off the ferry at Sète on 24 May and found 2,692 kg of cannabis resin, then arrested the network's suspected logistics chief near Paris. The Lille-led inquiry, run with Moroccan intelligence, says part of the load was bound for Lille.
Arrested 2Cannabis 2,692 kgGabon prosecutors burn seized cannabis and other drugs in Libreville
Libreville prosecutors destroyed three truckloads of seized drugs, including cannabis, in the presence of Justice Minister Augustin Emane. The ministry valued the combined haul at nearly five billion CFA francs and said the operation aimed to prevent seized drugs from returning to sale.
Family ties and absent defendants stall Timor-Leste's cannabis case
The first trial hearing in the 13-defendant case was adjourned without a new date because three defendants did not appear and some judges were related to defendants. The defence asked the Superior Council of the Judiciary to decide whether the judge should stay on the panel. The case had already been in court for nearly four years.
Police find 70 seedlings in an indoor cannabis farm
Drug-control officers dismantled an indoor marijuana farm and arrested four Kuwaitis, seizing 70 seedlings, a kilogram of prepared cannabis, a firearm and ammunition. The Interior Ministry said cultivation for trafficking can bring death or life under the 2025 law. The raid showed that small indoor grows, not only imports, supply some users.
Sana'a court jails 12 in hashish trafficking and use case
The Specialized Criminal Court in Sana'a sentenced four men to 25 years for possessing and distributing hashish with intent to traffic and for preparing a place for its use. Three others got five years for possessing hashish for use, five got one year for preparing drug-use premises, and one was acquitted.