A Russian citizen was detained in Louisiana with 358 kg (790 lbs) of methamphetamine in one of the state's largest drug busts, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement says.

Indian airline captain tested positive for marijuana during August 4 flight, causing sharp descent that injured 24; co-pilot averted disaster, Times of India reports

A flight in India almost crashed because the captain was under the influence of marijuana during an August 4 flight, according to The Times of India. A test confirmed the captain lost self-control, causing a sharp descent that injured 24 people; the co-pilot helped avert a catastrophe.

Court in Chernyakhovsk sentences stepfather of murdered 7-year-old boy to life in prison — TASS correspondent

A court in Chernyakhovsk has sentenced the stepfather of a murdered 7-year-old boy to life in prison, according to a TASS correspondent.

Kazakhstan ministry says no evidence yet of e-government hack; verification underway after Mash Telegram channel reported a hacker offered data of 15 million residents on darknet.

Kazakhstan's Ministry of AI and Digital Development said there is no evidence of a hack of e-government information systems and that a verification is being conducted, after the Telegram channel Mash reported that a hacker put data of 15 million Kazakhstan residents on the darknet.

Russian MoD recognized as victim in substandard military food supply case; damages estimated at ~1 billion rubles, per law enforcement

Damage in the case of supplies of substandard canned food for the Russian Ministry of Defense amounted to about 1 billion rubles, law enforcement reports. The Russian Ministry of Defense has been recognized as the victim in the case.