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Border Force seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in one of UK’s largest-ever busts

The £96 million find marks the sixth-largest cocaine seizure since records began

The Independent UK

Mexican Authorities Intercept 'Narco Sub' Carrying More Than 3 Tons of Cocaine

Intelligence from Mexico's Security Cabinet shows the Navy has seized more than 111 tons of cocaine and 223 illicit maritime vessels between 2023 and 2025

Latin Times

Cocaine and synthetic drugs power new era of global trafficking

The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations – which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Thursday. RFI takes a look at the latest trends, from the explosion of cocaine to shifting routes and new synthetic drugs.

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Drug kingpins who plotted murder of rival jailed for life

The court heard that James Harding, 34, and Jayes Kharouti, 39, ran a vast criminal empire.

Evening Standard

British man on trial accused of smuggling cocaine in Bali

British man Elliot James Shaw could face up to 12 years in prison on the Indonesian tourist island

The Independent UK

Grandfather, ex-wife jailed for drug import conspiracy

A methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking conspiracy involving a middle-aged couple resulted in the importation of up to $1.2 million worth of drugs.

AAP

Notorious gang leader recaptured more than a year after prison escape

Fugitive drug trafficker José Adolfo Macías, also known as Fito, is wanted by authorities in Ecuador and the United States

The Independent UK

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Drug kingpins face jail for cocaine smuggling and murder plot after EncroChat investigation

James Harding and Jayes Kharouti discussed plan to recruit hitman to kill rival on encrypted messaging service

The Guardian - UK

Drug kingpins plotted rival’s murder while running criminal empire

The duo discussed how and where the murder would take place, with Kharouti offering the potential hitman a six-figure sum

The Independent UK

Drugs kingpins guilty of plotting murder and running drugs empire on EncroChat

The plot was scuppered by Scotland Yard officers who accessed the defendants’ secret discussions.

Evening Standard

An astonishing tale of Lamborghinis, cocaine and the need to make a quick buck: best podcasts of the week

TJ Dominguez opens up about his extraordinary life doing drug runs for Pablo Escobar. Plus, the incredible story of Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr

The Guardian - UK

Botched 'dead drop' could land man in jail for life

Cocaine allegedly worth millions was replaced before a man collected a sports bag near an inner-city park as police warn traffickers not to get comfortable.

AAP

Quincy Promes: Football star extradited from Dubai to face prison in cocaine smuggling case

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The Independent UK

Dutch soccer player Quincy Promes extradited from Dubai to face prison in cocaine smuggling case

Dutch prosecutors have told The Associated Press that soccer player Quincy Promes was being extradited from Dubai to the Netherlands where he faces a prison sentence for involvement in cocaine smuggling

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The Guardian - UK

Pushers review – Rosie Jones’s hilarious disability drug sitcom is pure silliness

The standup’s new crack comedy sees her discover that society’s underestimation of disabled people means they’re perfectly cut out for work as drug dealers. It’s a farce-packed watch involving a lot of spilt cocaine

The Independent UK

Cape Cod summer hotspot testing its sewage for cocaine to find out how hard islanders have been partying

Nantucket officials hope the research will benefit prevention and intervention programs

The Independent UK

Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers

A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

Pupils taking cocaine, ketamine and spice at school, teachers warn

Nearly one in 10 teachers aware of pupils smoking spice at school, survey finds

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The Independent UK

Man murdered partner and neighbour in ‘cocaine-fuelled’ Christmas day stabbings

Jazwell Brown also tried to kill his teenage son in ‘frenzied’ attack

The Independent UK

Boxing coach faces 16 years in prison over conspiracy to supply cocaine

Andrew Bulcroft, known within the sport as Stefy Bull, was found guilty despite denying the charge against him

Evening Standard

Man murdered partner and neighbour in ‘cocaine-fuelled attack’ on Christmas Day

Jazwell Brown, 49, fatally stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, on December 25 last year.

The Conversation

Why people become drug mules – and why harsh sentences don’t deter them

Thousands of British nationals are charged with drug smuggling abroad every year. The UK charity Prisoners Abroad reports a rise in the number of British people imprisoned abroad for drug offences in 2024-25, compared to the previous year, especially women under 34.

AAP

Nurse who hid $1.7m drug money under bed spared jail

An assistant nurse has blamed a destructive relationship for why she agreed to hide $1.7 million in a duffle bag under her bed for a major cocaine ring.

The Independent UK

NPR newsroom was awash in ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ — complete with staff cocaine dealer, tell-all claims

‘It was the counterculture,’ veteran journalist Steve Oney said. ‘People were using [cocaine] for recreational purposes. Other times, they’d have an all-night edit session and snort a couple lines and then just work’

The Independent UK

British woman facing 20 years in prison in Indonesia for ‘smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight’ insists she was framed

Lisa Ellen Stocker was arrested alongside her partner Jonathan Chistopher Collyer when they entered Bali in February

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