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drug mafia
Coverage of drug mafia in the Nexus archive.
- French mayor goes into hiding under police protection over drug mafia car bomb threat - a year after warnings country was heading for 'Mexicanization'
A French mayor is in hiding under police protection due to a drug mafia-linked car bomb threat. This follows warnings from a year prior about France's potential 'Mexicanization' in terms of drug-related violence.
- Drug mafia can be defeated only through public participation: Minister
A minister stated that defeating the drug mafia requires public participation. The statement emphasizes collective action as essential to combating organized drug crime.
- Addicts can seek treatment, get legal relief under NDPS Act: Thrissur Rural police
Thrissur Rural police have introduced an initiative under Section 64A of the NDPS Act, allowing addicts to seek treatment and receive legal relief. The measure focuses on rehabilitation while maintaining efforts to combat the drug mafia.