Britain is set to impose a form of direct rule over the British Virgin Islands (BVI) after the Caribbean territory’s premier was arrested in the US on suspicion of drug smuggling, in a move which has raised suspicions of a preplanned scenario to overtake the territory.

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has called for calm after surviving an attempted coup to overthrow him, stressing that the situation is "under control" in the West African country, which has suffered repeated military takeovers.

Iranian forces disband an international drug smuggling group in southwestern Khuzestan Province, confiscating narcotics and arms from the traffickers.

Members of the anti-Iran MKO terrorist group have been arrested for drug smuggling, human trafficking and money laundering, according to a report.

At least eleven people were killed in two separate armed attacks in Mexico, officials said on Monday.

Colombia sends 14,000 military soldiers to a restive northern region bordering Venezuela to allegedly combat drug trafficking, terrorism, and organized crime funding.

Syria's defense minister has made a rare visit to neighboring Jordan to discuss issues such as the fight against terrorism and drug smuggling, as well as the situation in the southern city of Dara’a.