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Santo Domingo, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD, in Spanish) seized 176 packages of cocaine on Tuesday in the Dominican province of Barahona.
Washington, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) Drug companies are deliberately targeting the U.S. to raise prices and game the patent system to delay generic competition in a way that is "unsustainable, unjustified, and unfair to patients and taxpayers," according to the findings from a new investigation released Friday by House Democrats. The investigation focused on 10 companies that sell 12 of the most expensive drugs to Medicare, including insulin, and found those companies collectively raised prices more than 250 times.
Santo Domingo, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) The National Drug Control Directorate, with the support of Dominican Navy, intelligence agencies and coordinated by the Public Ministry on Tuesday seized 675 packages of cocaine.
Washington, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) The toll of drug overdose deaths in the United States reached a grim milestone by exceeding 100,000 for the first time over a 12-month period, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Wednesday.
Port-au-Prince, Nov 10 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Police arrested at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport six Nigerian citizens who were carrying 1.76 kilograms of cocaine, the local press reported on Wednesday.
Port-au-Prince, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Haitian coast guard detained three Jamaican citizens from whom they seized 635.5 kilograms of marijuana, it was reported on Thursday.
Damascus, Oct 25 (Prensa Latina) Syrian security forces on Monday seized four million caffeinated amphetamine pills, Captagon as they usually call it here, in central Homs province.
Havana, Oct 4 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) on Sunday highlighted that new Jusvinza drug is Cuba's first therapeutic product based on synthetic peptide, so its production is expected to ramp up.
Havana, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) A plane from Italy arrived in Cuba Thursday carrying around 200 tons of humanitarian aid to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.