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Drug use on the rise as U.S. spends $1 trillion in War on Drugs and cartel leaders drive violence in Mexico

The death of El Mencho decapitates one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, but there’s a whole lot more sustaining the drug industry nowadays.

Fortune

Strong winds overturn boats in Hobart – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Female elementary school teacher used cocaine while in school bathroom, police say

The teacher told cops she always cleans up after herself and would never put her students in danger

The Independent UK

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Mexico and El Salvador make big cocaine seizures at sea as US continues lethal strikes

El Salvador and Mexico have reported major cocaine seizures at sea this week, as U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats leave 11 people dead

The Independent UK

Wastewater testing reveals high levels of cocaine in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Up to three times national average of metabolite produced by human drug’s use was found in town’s wastewater

The Guardian - US

Tommy Lee Jones' daughter Victoria's sad cause of death revealed

Tommy Lee Jones' daughter, Victoria, passed away after consuming cocaine.

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France seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in Pacific as drug seizures hit record highs

French authorities have seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, marking the latest in a series of major drug interceptions near French Polynesia.

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Healthcare group urges RFK Jr to resign after remarks on cocaine and toilet seats

President of Protect Our Care issues one-word statement to US health and human services secretary: ‘Resign’

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr shows he ain’t afraid of germs by announcing he snorted cocaine off of toilet seats

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting America's Health Secretary.

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DEA quietly resumes anti-drug coordination with Bolivia almost 20 years since its expulsion

A top Bolivian official says the United States has resumed intelligence coordination on counternarcotics efforts with Bolivia under its new president

The Independent UK

‘I know this disease will kill me’: RFK Jr admits snorting cocaine off toilet seats, non-profit org calls on him to 'resign'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated he isn't afraid of germs due to past cocaine use, reflecting on his addiction battle. Critics, including Protect Our Care, are calling for his resignation, citing his unsuitability for the role. Kennedy's past drug offenses and vaccine skepticism have also drawn scrutiny.

The Times of India

RFK Jr tells podcaster Theo Von he’s not ‘scared of a germ’ as he used to ‘snort cocaine off toilet seats’

The health secretary made the remarks during a recent episode of ‘This Past Weekend’ in which they discussed their shared history of drug addiction

The Independent UK

RFK Jr says he ‘snorted cocaine off toilet seats’ as he explains why he’s ‘not scared of a germ’

The Department of Health and Human Services has increasingly found itself at the center of controversy, as its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., advances health claims that critics say are not backed by established scientific consensus and often challenge long-standing medical guidance.

The Times of India

‘Coca leaf is life itself’: Andean growers’ hopes fade as WHO upholds global curb

Under US pressure as part of the ‘war on drugs’, the WHO still categorises the sacred Indigenous remedy as akin to heroin or fentanyl, despite its many therapeutic properties

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Euronews

Spanish police bust marble cocaine smuggling ring from Brazil

Spanish and Brazilian police bust a gang smuggling cocaine hidden in marble shipments, seizing 1.5 tonnes of drugs and arresting three suspects.

Evening Standard

How London's men got caught in a blizzard of cocaine

Work, the pub, alone at home — Londoners from all walks of life are using the class-A drug more than ever. Jordan Page investigates the capital’s cocaine epidemic and why men are at the centre of it

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French national arrested after cocaine sachets found at Phuket airport

A 46-year-old French man was arrested after 10 sachets of cocaine were found at on the floor at Phuket International Airport.

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The Independent UK

Argentina requests extradition of Maduro from the US on crimes against humanity charges

An Argentine judge has requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the U.S. military last month and now faces federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine in New York

The Times of India

Indian-origin trucker sent to prison for 10 years for transporting cocaine worth $5.4 million into Canada, says will regret it for the rest of life

Indian-origin truck driver Jasbir Singh who pleaded guilty to transporting cocaine from the US to Canada in 2023, has been sent to jail for 10 years. Bricks of cocaine were found inside his truck, lying open in plain sight and not even concealed. On a secondary inspection of his truck…

Cinemablend

That Time James Cameron Was Literally Given Cocaine To Hand Out On His First Day Working On Set

"I just became a dealer, I guess?"

AAP

Ex-Roosters skipper spared more jail for drug offences

A former rugby league player jailed for attempting to collect more than a tonne of cocaine from ships and home-made submarines has admitted more drug offences.

Euronews

Ex-Olympic snowboarder denies drug trafficking and orchestrating murders in US court

Canadian national Ryan Wedding is accused of moving cocaine to the United States and Canada and directing the killing of a federal witness in Colombia.

The Guardian - UK

Record 9 tonnes of cocaine seized from ‘narco-sub’ by Portuguese police

Four arrested after authorities intercept semi-submersible vessel bound for Europe

The Independent UK

Ex-Olympic snowboarder accused in drug smuggling ring heads to court

A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive is expected to appear in federal court on charges related to allegedly running a billion-dollar multinational drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings

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