Ohio man claiming to be ‘president of Tokyo’ arrested for shooting at Asian grocery

A Cincinnati man has been arrested and charged after allegedly firing multiple shots at an Asian grocery store in Evendale, Ohio, on Sunday....

‘Asia’s El Chapo’: Alleged leader of multibillion-dollar drug cartel extradited to Australia

Tse Chi Lop, 59, dubbed as “Asia’s El Chapo,” has been extradited from the Netherlands to Australia after a nearly two-year legal battle ag...

Photos of Thai children as young as 9 smoking weed prompts demand for review of legalization

Photos of Thai children smoking marijuana on a beach in Chon Buri province have prompted netizens to demand a review over cannabis legaliza...

Thai temple left without monks after they all test positive for meth

A Buddhist temple in Thailand’s Phetchabun province is now devoid of monks after each one tested positive for methamphetamine on Monday. T...

Thai man arrested after promoting crystal meth as skin brightener on TikTok

Udon Parnpinit, a 52-year-old Thai man from the Prang Ku district of Sisaket province, Thailand, was reportedly arrested in his home six ho...

Thai man spends two days on roof after his family wouldn’t let him smoke weed

A 42-year-old man in northeast Thailand reportedly spent nearly two days on a roof after his family cut off his access to marijuana. On Su...

South African woman’s life sentence in Thailand for crime she says she didn’t commit is reduced

Ashley Oosthuizen, a 23-year-old South African, was arrested in 2020 after she accepted a package that contained ecstasy from a delivery ma...

Charges against man who fatally stabbed his father while on magic mushrooms in Canada dropped

Thomas Chan, 25, was previously found guilty in December 2018 for murdering his father in Peterborough, Ontario, on Dec. 28, 2015. While e...

‘Happy water’, a cocktail of 6 psychoactive substances, is on the rise in Southeast Asia

A mix of up to six psychoactive substances dissolved in liquid to make a beverage called “happy water” has gained popularity in Southeast A...

Texas teens die from fentanyl overdose weeks before high school graduation

Irene Sunderland and Grant Blodgett, two high school seniors in Texas, were found dead after a fentanyl overdose.  They suffered from drug...

Thailand to hand out 1 million free cannabis plants to celebrate legalization

Thailand is set to give away 1 million cannabis plants for free to households throughout the country in honor of its legalization, ​​Thaila...

Mentally impaired Malaysian man accused of smuggling 1.5 ounces of heroin set for execution in Singapore

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a mentally impaired Malaysian man convicted of smuggling heroin in Singapore in 2009, will be executed next Wedne...

Thai man cut off his penis with scissors during cannabis-fueled psychosis, according to new case study

A 23-year-old Thai man reportedly cut off parts of his penis with scissors during a cannabis-induced psychosis. He allegedly smoked two gr...

Hong Kong teen with alleged triad links arrested for possession of $3.6 million worth of cocaine

A Hong Kong teenager who police suspect to have links with triad groups was recently arrested with 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of cocaine repor...

‘He’s got an IQ of 69’: Malaysian man to be hanged in Singapore for possessing 1.5 ounces of heroin

Lawyers are making last-resort efforts to save a mentally impaired Malaysian man from being hanged in Singapore for drug charges next week. ...

Asia’s largest-ever drug bust: Laotian police seize almost 2 tons of meth worth over $200 million

Local authorities in Laos seized a massive drug haul that a United Nations crime agency has called the biggest bust ever recorded in Asia.  ...

Malaysian single mother of 9 inconsolable in video after being sentenced to death for drug possession

A video showing a single mother of nine crying inconsolably and pleading for help after being sentenced to death for drug-related charges ha...

CEO Fired After Alleged LSD Usage Before Investor Meeting, Claims Discrimination

Iterable CEO Justin Zhu was fired on April 26 after investors discovered he allegedly took LSD before an important meeting with a prominent ...

6 Chinese Nationals Arrested After Making $30 Million Helping Drug Cartels Move Cocaine

The Department of Justice charged six Chinese nationals for conspiring to distribute cocaine and laundering funds to Mexican drug trafficker...

Someone Put Over $100K of Ecstasy in Boba Milk Tea in Malaysia

A ring of drug dealers in Malaysia ended up in police custody after being caught mixing ecstasy with bubble milk tea, among other beverages....

American Meth Dealer Shoots Pregnant Wife, Himself After Escaping Court House

An American drug dealer facing the death penalty shot his pregnant Thai wife and himself in the temple when they were cornered by Thai polic...

Opium-Addicted Parrots Are Destroying Poppy Crops in India

Farmers in India are guarding their crops against some parrots which have apparently become addicted to the opium poppy fields. According to...

British-Born DJ to Get 24 ‘Ba‌rb‌aric’ Can‌e St‌rok‌es, 20 Years in J‌‌a‌‌i‌l Over D‌r‌u‌g Charges in Singapore

A 29-year-old British man will be str‌ipp‌‌ed n‌ak‌ed to receive 24 cane str‌oke‌s on the b‌ut‌tocks after multiple dr‌u‌g o‌ffen‌‌ses in Si...

Teen Claims She Tried Sm‌ug‌glin‌g 394 E‌cs‌ta‌s‌‌y Pills into Music Festival to ‘Help Her Family’

Tina Phan, the aspiring nurse who p‌lea‌ded g‌u‌ilt‌y to su‌pplying a prohi‌bite‌d dr‌u‌g at a music festival in Australia, claims she only ...

China Se‌nte‌nces Canadian Man to D‌‌e‌a‌th For Allegedly Trying to Sm‌ug‌gle 500 Pounds of M‌et‌h

Tensions between China and Canada were re-kindled on Monday when a Chinese court sentenced a Canadian citizen to d‌e‌at‌h for d‌r‌ug sm‌ug‌g...

Elementary School Boy Accidentally Shares Father’s Ecstasy with Friends Thinking It was Candy

A 46-year-old father from Riau province, Indonesia was arrested after his son accidentally discovered his stash of ecstasy and gave some to ...

Singaporean Model, DJ Faces 20 Years in P‌ris‌on Over C‌oca‌ine, Shr‌oo‌ms

An international DJ from Singapore is facing decades of j‌a‌il time for multiple dr‌u‌g-related charges. Debbie Valerie Long, better known ...

Thai Cops Secretly Catch Drug Dealers Flushing Their Goods Down The Toilet With Hidden Cam

A pair of drug dealers in Thailand were secretly filmed as they tried to flush methamphetamine tablets down a toilet bowl before the cops ev...

Horrifying: Woman Gets Pierced by Unknown Needle While Riding SF BART

A mother of two was recently pierced by a needle from what seems to be used for injecting drugs while riding the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BAR...

Chinese Company Caught Spraying 3,000 Tons of Acidic Waste on Public Streets

A drug company in China was fined and forced to shut down after spraying over 3,000 tons of highly-concentrated liquid waste on the streets ...

47 Chinese Citizens Arrested After Cops Raid $80 Million Marijuana Operation in Washington

Law enforcement arrested 47 Chinese nationals in Seattle and confiscated massive amount of cannabis plants believed to have a street value o...

Wisconsin Woman Caught with 75 Pounds of Marijuana After Running a Stop Sign

A 56-year-old La Crosse, Wisconsin woman was recently caught with 75 pounds of marijuana hidden inside her car when she was stopped by a sta...

Chinese Boxer on Meth Brutally Beats Wife to Death for 5 Hours After Catching Her Cheating

A Chinese kickboxer/boxing coach is currently facing murder charges for the death of his wife who died after he allegedly subjected her to a...

Greek Model Arrested for Smuggling $307,000 of Cocaine in Hong Kong

An unnamed female Greek model was recently arrested by Hong Kong authorities after custom officials discovered she was in possession of 2.6 ...

Janitor Arrested After Police Find Over $10,000 of Marijuana in Japan

One seemingly clever Japanese janitor tried masking the appearance of his marijuana plants by making them look like bonsai trees, but was ev...

Chinese Tea Boxes Hiding $3 Million Worth of Ketamine Discovered in Malaysia

Malaysian authorities found 254 kilograms (559 pounds) of ketamine — believed to have a market value of 4.1 million Singapore dollars (appro...