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Yacht captain James 'Jimmy' Blee, allegedly linked to dead cocaine diver, arrested trying to board international flight

A man allegedly linked to the death of a diver — along with the discovery of millions of dollars worth of cocaine in Newcastle this week — is arrested while trying to board an international flight in Cairns.

ABC News

Man faces court over $20m of cocaine found at Newcastle port

A man charged in connection to $20 million worth of cocaine found at Newcastle port this week - who was allegedly caught trying to board an international flight in Queensland - will face court again on Friday, with NSW Police traveling north to secure his extradition.

Newcastle Herald

Sydney News: Investigation launched into Sydney Council over Mascot Tower safety saga

MORNING BRIEFING: An investigation will be launched into the former City of Botany Bay Council’s handling of the Mascot Towers saga, after the government announced it will extend an accommodation assistance package to residents for a seventh time.

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Brazilian police arrest dozens selling crack in Sao Paulo

Hundreds of policemen raided a plaza in Brazilian city Sao Paulo on Wednesday, arresting dozens of people selling crack and cocaine and destroying addicts’ tents

The Independent UK

Ex-Honduras police chief worked with ex-president to ship drugs, prosecutors say

U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled drugs and weapons charges against a former police chief for Honduras, saying he conspired with now-detained former President Juan Orlando Hernandez to ship cocaine to the United States.

Reuters

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Most explosive moments so far in star-studded defamation trial

Over weeks of testimony, jury has heard from string of witnesses including couple’s former marriage counselor, their friends and Depp himself. Testimony has painted captivating and disturbing portrait of actors’ doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of most dramatic…

The Independent UK

Son produced 'gun' and threatened to shoot his mum

Joshua Neale had downed rum and taken cocaine when trouble flared

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Diver’s body found near packages of cocaine worth £11m in New South Wales

Officials say they found more than 50kg of cocaine was found in the immediate vicinity

The Independent UK

Police believe second diver involved in cocaine smuggling operation in Newcastle

After an investigation into a diver found dead in the Port of Newcastle surrounded by packages of cocaine, police now believe a second diver was involved in the operation to recover drugs from the cargo ship, Areti.GR.

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Most damning things Amber Heard has said about Johnny Depp at defamation trial

Ms Heard says Mr Depp subjected her to sexual, physical, and verbal violence

The Independent UK

Bale believed to have contained cocaine found up-river of port crime scene

The second crime scene established on the bank of the Hunter River, up-stream from where a diver died with $20 million worth of cocaine nearby, showed signs of outstanding drugs brought in on the shipment.

Newcastle Herald

Labor slams Australian Border Force cuts in Newcastle in wake of deadly cocaine haul

But Australia's border force denies that the death of a scuba diver during a suspected cocaine operation in Newcastle is due to gaps in the port security workforce.

ABC News

Drug smugglers strapping contraband to ships' hulls in bid to outsmart Australian port officials

The death of a scuba diver found floating near a ship docked at the port of Newcastle has exposed an audacious smuggling plot.

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'Undetectable' cocaine boss jailed, Ava White trial and passport queues

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Two quizzed as gun, cocaine and ketamine found in home

A woman, 53, and a man, 66, were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to sell drugs and possession of a firearm

Liverpool Echo

Smiling cocaine boss thought he was 'undetectable'

A photograph of Leon Atkinson on a phone seized by police led to his downfall

The Independent UK

Most damning things Amber Heard has said about Johnny Depp at defamation trial

Ms Heard says Mr Depp subjected her to sexual, physical, and verbal violence

Liverpool Echo

'ShaggyFarmer' moved dirty money out of Liverpool for major drug boss

Police discovered £200k in an Asda bag for life when they searched Abdul Ghafar's BMW

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The Independent UK

Lindsay Sandiford: Who is British grandmother released from death row in Bali and what crime did she commit?

The British national, 69, could be free to return home following an agreement between Indonesia and the UK

The Independent UK

Indonesian sailors seize $82M of cocaine floating off port

Indonesia's navy says sailors deployed to secure travel during the Eid al-Fitr holiday made the country's biggest cocaine seizure after finding plastic packages of the drugs floating at sea

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard: Most explosive moments so far in star-studded defamation trial

Daily Record

Teen travelled 70 miles to sit under a tree and deal cocaine and heroin

The 17-year-old was “dropped off” and told to sell drugs to earn money on September 2 2019.

Manchester Evening News

Drugs boss found with prison letters from pal Dale Cregan when police raided his home

Leon Atkinson has been jailed for 15 years for involvement in a huge cocaine ring

Newcastle Herald

Second crime scene set up in inquiry into dead diver, $20m worth of cocaine

Organised Crime Squad detectives are investigating after a diver died on the bank of the Hunter River, at Newcastle harbour, with packages cocaine worth an estimated $20 million.

ABC News

Hunt for remainder of cocaine shipment worth $120m underway after diver's body found in Newcastle

Police say they only found "a portion" of a cocaine shipment they estimate has a street value of $120m near the body of a diver on the banks of the Hunter River.

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