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TikToker Mia O’Brien Flooded With Comments After Being Mistaken for Brit Jailed in Dubai

A UK TikToker named Mia O’Brien went viral after users confused her with a British student sentenced to 25 years in Dubai for cocaine possession.

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Mother of British law student locked up in Dubai jail sets up new fundraiser in bid to free daughter caught with cocaine

Mia O'Brien was jailed for life with a minimum 25-year sentence after police uncovered cocaine in her apartment

Evening Standard

Balkan cartels use West Africa to push cocaine into Europe, report warns

Balkan crime groups are working with Brazilian cartels to turn West Africa into a gateway for Europe’s cocaine market, a new report warns – saying the trade is driving corruption, local drug use and instability across the region.

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Colombia 'Committed' To Drug Fight, Minister Says, As US Deadline Looms

Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez has insisted that his country is "absolutely committed" to combatting drug trafficking, as the United States mulls whether to blacklist the country for failing to curb cocaine exports.

International Business Times

Ken Flores' cause of death revealed

Ken Flores died from cocaine toxicity, with a history of congestive heart failure was also named as "another significant condition".

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Soldiers Doused With Gasoline, Set on Fire During Drug Raid In Colombia

Two Colombian soldiers were doused with gasoline and set on fire as the military attempted to destroy a cocaine laboratory.

Latin Times

Is Venezuela the big cocaine menace Trump claims it to be?

US president justified recent strike on boat by accusing Venezuela’s president of direct links to drugs cartel.

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What to know about Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang as Trump justifies attack

The deadly U.S. military attack on a boat accused of carrying drugs in the Caribbean is the latest in a series of extraordinary measures that President Donald Trump has taken to combat the threat he sees from the Tren de Aragua gang

The Independent UK

David Warburton: Ex-MP Found Dead at 59 as Cause of Death Mystery Lingers

Former MP David Warburton has died at 59 in his London flat. Police say his death is unexpected but not suspicious as the cause remains unclear.

International Business Times UK

3 Sydney dockworkers charged over massive cocaine shipment

Three Sydney dockworkers have been charged over a massive cocaine shipment in an investigation into drug importation in Australia

The Independent UK

'Corrupt' dockers accused of hiding drugs in false wall

As night fell over Australia's second busiest port, two dock workers are accused of quietly toiling away on a discarded container, packed with 500kg of cocaine.

AAP

How the Caribbean became a front line in France's fight against the cocaine trade

France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is driving unprecedented levels of violence. Local officials in both Guadeloupe and Martinique say they're finally being heard, but one…

Radio France Internationale

U.S. Prosecutors Present More Than 76,000 Documents in First Hearing for Former CJNG Financial Operator

"El Cuini" was among 26 individuals recently extradited to the U.S. for alleged ties to organized crime and drug trafficking; he is the brother-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco Cartel.

Latin Times

US Coast Guard shows off ‘largest cocaine offload in history’ in 76,000lbs drugs haul

More than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs were unloaded in Florida on Monday, 25 August, the US Coast Guard said.

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Home Office minister praises joint EU operation to smash drug smuggler gangs

Operation White Sea has led to the seizure of cocaine worth £66 million from reaching the UK and EU.

Bangkok Post

Two arrested after cocaine found at airport

Two suspects have been arrested after authorities intercepted a parcel that arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport and found three kilogrammes of cocaine, worth 10 million baht.

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Carolina county elections chair charged with spiking granddaughters’ ice cream with cocaine – weirdly, he also reported the same to police

Was it a long con gone wrong?

Latin Times

Coast Guard Unloads Haul With Enough Illegal Drugs 'To Fatally Overdose the Entire Population of the State of Florida'

The U.S. Coast Guard announced it offloaded a record seizure of illegal narcotics at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, totaling 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana, valued at $473 million.

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In an amazing twist, the US Coast Guard busts a record-breaking number of drugs after a ‘lethal’ amount of narcotics ends up off the Florida coast

That's a lot of drugs.

The Guardian - US

US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast

The coast guard said it had interdicted 61,740lbs of cocaine and 14,400lbs of marijuana with a street value of $473m

Latin Times

CBP Agents Seize Cocaine, Meth Inside Car Batteries: 'New Method We've Started To See a Spike In'

Customs and Border Protection agents have been seizing drugs inside car batteries throughout the years, according to a new report

Latin Times

Maduro Defends Deployment Of Troops To Colombian Border: 'Venezuela Is Free Of Cocaine Planting And Harvesting'

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro defended the deployment of thousands of troops to the Colombian border, claiming it is aimed at preventing drug-traffuicking

AAP

Jurors told to park emotions in Outback Wrangler trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright wanted to cover up that a crashed helicopter was well over its flying-hour limit for a major overhaul, a jury has heard.

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Prince Harry facing renewed scrutiny over his United States visa application

After his immigration status in the US was put under the spotlight since he admitted in his memoir Spare to using cocaine and marijuana, Prince Harry is facing renewed scrutiny over his United States visa application.

The Mary Sue

‘You know someone is panicking looking for that’: Man goes to Costco. Then he looks down at the ground, sees something illegal

Costco has a diverse customer base, but as microinfluencer Christian Grech (@grechoffical) discovered, there might be some sketchy characters around, too.

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