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Olympian argues against 'Thunderbutt' drug plot finding

Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley says he should receive a lesser sentence over a botched plot to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine.

AAP · Nov 16, 2023

Chicago DEA office’s most-wanted list adds cocaine-trafficking suspect Oswaldo Espinosa

Espinosa is a fugitive facing charges of drug conspiracy and money-laundering, accused of shipping thousands of pounds of cocaine to Chicago and other U.S. cities.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2023

Death and overdoses from 'fake cocaine' spark warning

A person has died and two others overdosed after ingesting what they thought was cocaine but turned out to be heroin, prompting a warning for other users.

AAP · Nov 15, 2023

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Cocaine haul worth $8m found on board ship docked in SA

South Australian Police are investigating how 23kg of cocaine, worth more than $8 million, came to be stashed on a ship docked at Port Pirie, north of Adelaide.

AAP · Nov 14, 2023

Narcotics Control Bureau busts international drug syndicate; cocaine worth ₹15 crore seized, two foreigners held

“The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted an international drug syndicate and seized 2kg of cocaine from a Zambian national in a hotel in Mumbai,” an NCB official said on November 13.

The Hindu · Nov 13, 2023

How a Brazilian prison gang became an international criminal leviathan

The PCC – First Capital Command – arose in the country’s notoriously brutal penitentiaries 30 years ago but now controls a billion-dollar drug trade supplying much of Europe’s cocaine

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2023

Six jailed over £1.5bn plot to smuggle cocaine into UK in frozen chicken boxes

The gang’s plot saw 15 tonnes of the Class A drug hidden in pallets of frozen chicken and imported from the Netherlands.

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

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Ketamine use hits record peak in Australia as methamphetamine and cocaine rise

Wastewater monitoring report shows consumption of heroin, MDMA and fentanyl has fallen while increasing for alcohol and oxycodone

The Guardian - AU · Nov 7, 2023

Cost of living no downer for Aussies' illicit drug use

Methamphetamine and cocaine use has increased in Australia to the highest levels recorded since 2020, according to wastewater monitoring data.

AAP · Nov 7, 2023

Images released as former footballer jailed for HUGE drugs and money operation

A FORMER footballer involved in a huge drugs and dirty money operation has been jailed for seven years.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 7, 2023

Shock of the old: 10 scandalous vintage medicines – from asthma cigarettes to cocaine wine

Cure any ailment! Never known to fail! Early medicine adverts made grand claims but they look alarming today

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023

Man charged after $5m Bass Strait ferry drug find

A 26-year-old man is facing a drug trafficking charge after allegedly being caught trying to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamine on the Spirit of Tasmania.

AAP · Nov 6, 2023

What is Grok? X now has mischievous AI chatbot on its app and website

The bot behaves like an alien and is already joking with users about how to make cocaine

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023

Stephen Fry, 66, says childhood sweets were ‘gateway’ to his cocaine addiction

TV presenter recalls boarding school tuckshop that sold candy cigarettes ‘so you were being prepared for cocaine and tobacco’

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

Career criminal jailed over transportation of cocaine and cash across Europe

Paul O’Brien old used encrypted phone network Encrochat to plan the operation alongside an Irish accomplice.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2023

Feds’ seizure of jet in Gary tied to reputed leader of Mexican cocaine ring

Oswaldo Espinosa shipped thousands of pounds of cocaine from Mexico, according to an indictment this summer. The global supply of the drug is way up — and so is the quantity of coke the feds have been seizing in the Chicago area.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023

Royal Navy warship seizes cocaine with street value of £60 million in Caribbean

The seizure comes after the Type 45 destroyer intercepted drugs with a street value of £140 million during the summer.

AAP · Nov 3, 2023

Pair jailed over $90 million cocaine import conspiracy

A jury has found two men guilty of planning to import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into a remote town in far north Queensland.

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The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023

Drug smugglers jailed for 18 years over cocaine banana plot

Four men have now been sentenced over the scheme to bring 139kg of cocaine into the UK from Ecuador.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2023

Armed Met police officer 'put public and MPs at risk' by taking cocaine

Detectives suspected PC Matthew Thomas was taking drugs when his number was found in a dealer's phone

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023

Feud which led to woman’s shooting began with cocaine theft, court told

Ashley Dale was shot with a Skorpion machine gun in her home in Old Swan, Liverpool, in the early hours of August 21 last year.

AAP · Oct 31, 2023

Carlton recruit avoids cocaine possession conviction

Carlton AFL club recruit Elijah Hollands said he made a mistake and is "extremely remorseful" after appearing in a Gold Coast court for possessing cocaine.

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine hidden in ship in Kent

The drugs were discovered on a ship transporting bananas

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine from ship in Kent

The drugs were discovered on a Panamanian-registered ship transporting bananas to the Netherlands.

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

TikTok star who bragged of jet-setting lifestyle jailed in Peru for drug smuggling

Modou Adams, 25, was found guilty of trying to smuggle cocaine to London

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