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The Latest Breaking News from Cocaine

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns

Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report.

Al Jazeera

'Facilitator' in billion-dollar coke ring gets 20 years

A convicted drug trafficker who has been handed a 20-year sentence was consuming up to $5000 worth of cocaine weekly before his arrest, a court has heard.

AAP

Drugs, deception, and the Hyderabad police’s drive to dismantle a vast network

Mythili's arrest exposes a drug network in Hyderabad, revealing the alarming rise in drug abuse and trafficking.

The Hindu

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Man charged over cocaine bricks washed up on New South Wales beaches

AFP allege Brisbane man was part of international crime group plotting to bring 900kg of drug to Australia

The Guardian - AU

Accused kingpin 'behind $683m drug plots' behind bars

A man accused of organising a failed cocaine import plot that resulted in bricks of the drug washing up on NSW beaches for weeks has appeared in court.

AAP

Shootings, firebombs, tons of drugs: beach cocaine arrest allegedly unravels web

A sack of 39 kilograms of cocaine washed up at the Newcastle baths.

Newcastle Herald

European court rules drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s name can’t be trademarked

Colombia’s most feared drug baron, who was shot dead in 1993, earned billions from smuggling cocaine to the US.

Al Jazeera

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Amsterdam Mayor Wants To Regulate Cocaine: AFP Interview

Hard drugs like cocaine and ecstasy should be regulated, according to the mayor of Amsterdam, who believes this is the only way to defeat narco-trafficking and its "disastrous" effect on her city.

International Business Times

Olympian, brother on drug charges after winning appeals

Olympic medallist Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru are facing drug possession charges while awaiting a retrial over a botched cocaine importation plot.

AAP

'Expedited' trial for Stuart MacGill over coke supply

Ex-Test cricketer Stuart MacGill will have his trial over a purported cocaine deal expedited as his alleged kidnappers wait to see if he will be convicted.

AAP

'It was my job': Hunter frontman in 550kg cocaine importation plan

Peter Leslie Ritson will be sentenced in May.

Newcastle Herald

Former Liverpool Midfielder Danny Murphy Opens Up About Cocaine Addiction

Former Liverpool midfielder shares personal battle with cocaine addiction post-retirement, emphasizing the importance of support for athletes facing simila...

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Mother Arrested In Alabama After Toddler Found With Cocaine Stash

Woman arrested in Alabama for child endangerment and drug trafficking after toddler found with cocaine. Serious charges and multiple children involved in d...

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial: Channel Seven offered Taylor Auerbach promotion after rebuking him for charging Thai massages to corporate card, court told

On his first day of evidence former Spotlight producer claims Lehrmann had cocaine and Googled sex workers on night out

AAP

Ex-AFL star Fisher pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine

Retired St Kilda player Sam Fisher has formally pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking drugs of dependence, including cocaine and methamphetamine.

Evening Standard

Nigerian music star Davido to sue over April fool's prank that backfired

A fake story claiming the Afrobeats singer was found with cocaine on his private jet has triggered legal action

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Taiwan rocked by 7.7 magnitude quake; Sam Mostyn to be next governor general; and what’s behind Sydney’s cocaine coast

Four reported dead in Taiwan and dozens of buildings collapsed or tilted after worst earthquake the region has seen in 25 years

The Guardian - AU

High tide: why are cocaine bricks washing up on Sydney beaches?

More than 250kg of the class-A drug has been found on NSW beaches since December as soaring Australian demand drives the illegal trade

International Business Times

Colombia's Cocaine Canyon: The Guerrilla Turf Impeding Peace

Bright green coca plantations blanket the mountains along the narrow Micay canyon, the heartland of Colombia's holdout guerrillas who rule their fiefdom like a mini-state.

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