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Drug baron who imported £1bn of cocaine found dead in prison cell

Johnny Gerrard Kock used a fake pond-liner business to import up to 6,000kg of cocaine to Liverpool

Liverpool Echo

Drug user found with £1,000 worth of cocaine began dealing to fund his habit

Michael Cockerill, 43, was visited by police executing a drugs warrant at his home in Bridgend and found in possession of the class A drug

Wales Online

Cocaine dealer admits he 'needs to grow up' after he was caught in Bestwood

Martin Spencer had cocaine wraps in his pocket

Nottingham Post

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Tranq: first UK death from the flesh-rotting 'zombie drug' xylazine

The flesh-rotting “zombie drug” xylazine has been wreaking havoc in the US. Now it’s in the UK. A toxicology report showed that a middle-aged man from Solihull, England, died from the effects of xylazine, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine.

The Conversation

Cocaine dealer had two luxury cars when he was busted by police

Wesley Fender, 39, of Cardiff, admitted being responsible for the supply of 5kg of cocaine. He went under the pseudonym 'LooseBow'

Wales Online

Accountant turned cocaine dealer breaks down in court after question from judge

Liam Harrison told the judge through tears 'he couldn't stop himself' after being caught with £3,500 worth of drugs.

Daily Record

Scots dad who was reunited with daughter after beating heroin addiction bids to help others

Barry began using heroin and crack cocaine as he experienced homelessness for six years, in and out of hostels in the city and receiving support from Glasgow City Mission.

Daily Record

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Man may have been 'tricked into being drug courier'

Osman El-Houli may have been tricked into being a drug courier by a syndicate hoping to collect $141 million worth of cocaine in Queensland, a court has heard.

AAP

Rapper Fetty Wap Sentenced To 6 Years In Jail For Running A Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Scheme

The organisation distributed more than 100kg of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine.

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The night of drugs and booze that ended in a young woman's death - and landed her partner in court

Rebecca Walsh, 28, sadly died following a cardiac arrest

Manchester Evening News

Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking

The 31-year-old Trap Queen rapper had pleaded guilty to a conspiracy drug charge pertaining to cocaine in August 2022

The Guardian - US

Tyneside dealers jailed for being involved in trafficking £310,000-worth of cocaine on EncroChat

John Gates and Andrew Brierley, who were also concerned in 4kg of cannabis "grows", had been using the encrypted communications platform to supply the class A drug

Chronicle Live

Woman, 19, caught with cocaine in her luggage in Bali will NOT be executed

Friends and family of Manuela Vitoria de Araujo Farias feared she would face the death penalty in Bali but prosecutors have asked the court to jail her for 12 years

Daily Mirror

The 'ordinary dad' who was actually rubbing shoulders with the Colombian cartel

Thomas Maher lived a life of luxury with flash cars, Rolex watches and Dubai gold

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Record

Cocaine dealing dad jailed after cops crack 'no f***ing about' EncroChat message

Kurt Jervis lived to regret sending messages to a crime gang that uncovered all of their activity.

Manchester Evening News

"No f****** about": The words of a cocaine dealer came back to haunt him

"Proper serious and organised crime this bro. Kilos drops before 11am and 1000s passed before 1pm"

Irish Mirror

Driver found sleeping on roadside by gardai tests positive for cocaine and methamphetamine

The driver, who was asleep in the front of their car on the hard shoulder of a national road, woke up to gardaí

Dublin Live

Kinahan smuggler told to pay €700,000 fine or face extra jail time

Offaly-born Thomas Maher is already serving a 14-year jail term after he admitted drugs and money laundering offences and now an English judge has hit him with a so-called confiscation order – which is a proceeds of crime fine

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Irish Mirror

Kinahan cartel trucker told to pay €720,000 fine for smuggling drugs into Ireland - or face more jail time

Liverpool Echo

EncroChat kingpin has to give up his home, Rolexes and Dubai gold

The haulage boss is on a ticking clock to pay back money or face an extra six years in jail

ABC News

Toowoomba's Ben Currie suspended from racing after winning horse found with cocaine in system

Racehorse End Assembly returned a positive test for having cocaine in its system during a post-race test in Brisbane in December.

AAP

Spotlight on border workers as cocaine seizures soar

The Australian Border Force has recorded a lift in cocaine seizures with about 1000 supply chain workers at ports and airports concerning police.

AAP

Man 'drove to Qld to pick up drugs that never arrived'

Osman El-Houli has been accused of driving from Melbourne to Queensland to pick up drugs that never arrived after a plane loaded with cocaine crashed in PNG.

ABC News

Mexican and South American cartels penetrating Australian border security to import tonnes of cocaine, underworld figure tells Four Corners

Cartels threaten and bribe border workers to help them bring in cocaine, a bikie and former airport worker says.

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire dad died in police custody after being arrested at his own 21st birthday party

A Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of James MacGregor heard he was able to hide a seven gram bag of cocaine in his mouth under the noses of two police constables.

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