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Police are on the lookout for two people they believe are linked to the discovery of a dead diver near 54 kilograms of cocaine at a NSW port this week.

AAP

Man extradited to NSW over $20m Newcastle port cocaine haul

Police have released images of two people they want to speak with in connection to a diver who died with $20 million worth of cocaine nearby at Newcastle port this week.

Newcastle Herald

Haiti National Police officer jailed in US on drug charges

A Haiti National Police officer who is accused of conspiring with one of the country’s leading cocaine traffickers and was brought to the U.S. on international narcotics charges is currently jailed in Wisconsin.

Miami Herald

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NHS worker jailed for taking 9g of cocaine into music festival on weekend off

Courtney Healey, 21, has been jailed for three years after she tried to take 9g of cocaine into Creamfields music festival on her weekend off from being a healthcare support worker

Daily Mirror

'Festive Ape' unmasked as cocaine dealer with £9m gang after 'nightmare' arrest

Nathan Powell was revealed to be operating the 'Festive Ape' username on the shady EncroChat network

Manchester Evening News

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

Tony Ferguson accuses Daniel Cormier of taking cocaine after row over weigh-in

Ferguson and Cormier got into an argument over a controversial weigh-in from five years ago in which Cormier pushed down on a towel to make the 205-pound limit for his title fight

Daily Mirror

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Cocaine dealer known as 'The Unit' moaned that police had 'taken all my trainers and everything' after his role in criminal underworld exposed

Most of Cornelius McFadden's trainers were actually fake

Manchester Evening News

Crack cocaine and heroin seized after 'numerous' drug deals

A 55-year-old man and 63-year-old woman were arrested following seizures

Liverpool Echo

Police probe whether 'spectacular' Indonesian drug haul is linked to NSW's dead cocaine diver

An investigation is underway into whether a shipment of drugs discovered near a dead diver in the Port of Newcastle this week is linked to Indonesia's biggest seizure of cocaine on record.

ABC News

Hunter Valley Police allege seized cocaine 'destined' for the Scone Cup

NSW Police have arrested a pub licensee as part of investigations into alleged drug supply activity ahead of a major horse racing event in the Hunter Valley this weekend.

ABC News

Man arrested in Qld trying to flee country

NSW Police are seeking to extradite a man who has been charged with importing drugs after a dead diver and bricks of cocaine were discovered at a NSW port.

AAP

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.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

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.

The Independent UK

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…

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Bristol Post

Son produced 'gun' and threatened to shoot his mum

Joshua Neale had downed rum and taken cocaine when trouble flared

The Independent UK

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

ABC News

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.

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

Newcastle Herald

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.

ABC News

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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