The beat Floating in a winter wonderland A Canadian man attempted to escape police by floating down a river on an ice block. Police in Moncton had responded to a reported assault Thursday morning and …
The beat Adelaide drug haul The Australian Federal Police seized 313 kilograms of methamphetamine in what was described as the biggest drug haul in South Australian history. The shipment, hidden in two crane jibs, most …
On 23 October, Philippine Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana announced the end of the five-month battle for Marawi, after the Armed Forces of the Philippines defeated Islamic State–affiliated militants who had held the city since …
The tri-border area (TBA) between Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia in the Sulu and Celebes seas has witnessed a spate of increasingly audacious hijackings since March 2016. By the end of June 2017, 23 actual …
The beat Drugs in flames The Pakistani Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) held its 2017 drug-burning ceremony in Islamabad. In the presence of national officials and international representatives such as the UN Office of Drugs and Crime …