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Qatar combats reputation as drug trafficking transit point

Qatar has foiled some 50 attempts to smuggle drugs through its airport this year, most recently catching a woman transiting through Doha with 6,000 pills, officials have said. The country,…

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Customs prevents 53kg of hashish from being smuggled into Qatar

At attempt to smuggle some 53kg (117 lbs) of hashish into Qatar has been foiled, the director of the General Directorate of Customs said. The traffickers, who were coming from…

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Alleged drug mules face trial in Qatar as trafficking problems grow

A 40-year-old expat woman transiting through Doha International Airport is in court on charges of drug trafficking, local media reports. It is the second of such cases mentioned in as…

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Qatar: Plans to build new addiction treatment center indicate growing social problems

Qatar will build a new center to help residents with addiction problems, and is setting up a temporary facility in Al Rayyan to manage the people who need help now,…

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Judge: New drug trafficking route emerging between Qatar, Argentina

An Argentine judge has warned of the possible emergence of a new drug trafficking route from Buenos Aires to Doha, the South American country’s daily newspaper La Nacion has reported.…

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Filipino drug traffickers “operating” in Qatar

Filipino drug traffickers “operating” in Qatar Drug traffickers from the Philippines have been smuggling narcotics to Qatar and elsewhere in the region, according to a new report in the Philippine…

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