Temporary Bans Promised to Fight Back Against ‘legal Highs’ in the UK

James Brokenshire, United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Crime Prevention has promised swifter action to tackle new ‘legal highs’ through the use of temporary bans. For the first time the Government will be able to react quickly as new substances emerge...

Australian Customs Officers Find Cocaine Inside Golf Buggy Engine

A 35-year-old Ballina man will appear at Lismore Court House charged with the importation of more than three kilograms of cocaine concealed in a golf buggy engine.

Naphyrone Becomes a Class B Drug in the UK

Minister for Crime Prevention James Brokenshire has announced that Naphyrone – frequently publicized as the legal high ‘NRG1′ – and its associated compounds are to become Class B drugs in the United Kingdom (UK) from Friday 23 July 2010.

GBL And Other ‘legal Highs’ Banned in the U.K.

British Home Secretary Alan Johnson has announced that a range of former so called ‘legal highs’ including GBL, BZP and man-made chemicals sprayed on herbal smoking products such as ‘Spice’ are now illegal.

Organization of American States And the U.S. Government Announce Renewed Efforts to Fight Illegal Drugs

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Government of the United States have announced renewed efforts to reduce the demand for illegal drugs in the hemisphere and to provide treatment to persons with drug addictions, two subjects that are expected...