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The Latest Breaking News from Cocaine

Man accused of smuggling cocaine to Bali faces death by firing squad

About 530 people, including 96 foreigners, are currently on death row in Indonesia

The Independent UK

Chopper crash inquest to look at pilot's cocaine use

An inquest into a fatal mid-air helicopter collision will look at a number of issues including a pilot's cocaine use before the crash, the coroner has heard.

AAP

London man, 44, arrested after £2m worth of cocaine seized at lock-up

The 44-year-old suspect from Acton released on bail, say police

Evening Standard

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Police seize five capybaras and crack cocaine after car chase

Costa Rica police seized five capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana from a fleeing vehicle

The Independent UK

The people trying to help cocaine users give up in a new way

IN FOCUS: A new generation is challenging the methods of traditional 12-step programmes, with their old-fashioned emphasis on shame and self-flagellation, and younger drug users are listening. Oliver Keens talks to some emerging online personalities to find out why they wanted to do things differently

The Independent UK

Jay Slater inquest: Everything we learned about teenager’s death as mother breaks down in tears

The 19-year-old had traces of cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine in his body, according to toxicologists

The Independent UK

“The volume was painful. The loudness came from Stevie, who had a Frankenstein wall of amps”: Marked by substance abuse, new members, and studio snags – Stevie Ray Vaughan's Soul to Soul was a classic that signaled trouble to come

Chris Layton, Reese Wynans, Tommy Shannon, and Joe Sublett recall the difficult birth of the 1985 classic of Texas blues, as cocaine, whiskey, and fatigue took their toll

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“Those were the cocaine ’80s. They devoted a whole day to auditioning snare drum samples –just to double-up the actual snare”: Nancy Wilson knew Heart had to adapt to survive the excesses of the 1980s – but she didn’t expect their greatest success

Heart's self-titled 1985 album was just what the doctor ordered, ushering in a triumphant second act for the iconic Seattle rockers

Guitar World

Drug smugglers caught with £37m of cocaine in inflatable boat are jailed

Both smugglers leapt overboard and unsuccessfully attempted to swim to shore to escape Border Force

The Independent UK

Ship carrying cocaine and MDMA worth £320m seized by Indonesia

Indonesia has some of the world's toughest drug laws

The Independent UK

British father jailed for 40 years in Dubai after being caught with cocaine

Sam Dorman will be in his 70s when released if he serves the full sentence in Dubai

Evening Standard

Tracking The Disinfo On Macron's 'Cocaine Use' In Ukraine

Unsubstantiated claims of supposed cocaine use by French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on a train to Ukraine last weekend may have started from a French account.

International Business Times

Fact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz?

Photos of European leaders falsely suggest drugs; official clarifies item was tissue amid Russian disinformation claims.

Al Jazeera

Cycling champ opens up about his cocaine addiction

British cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won Olympic gold and the Tour de France, has revealed he was a cocaine addict and feared his drug use would kill him.

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Sir Bradley Wiggins reveals battle with cocaine addiction after cycling retirement

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has helped his recovery

The Independent UK

Sir Bradley Wiggins says he is ‘lucky to be here’ after cocaine addiction

The 45-year-old said there was a time he feared being found dead by his children.

The Independent UK

Bradley Wiggins details battle with cocaine addiction: ‘I was walking a tightrope’

The five-time Olympic gold medalist has revealed he spiralled into the problem after retiring in 2016

Cycling Weekly

'I was doing loads of cocaine... my kids were going to put me into rehab': Bradley Wiggins on recreational drug use, Lance Armstrong's help and finding a new love for cycling

Wiggins opens up on the personal trauma which engulfed him post-retirement and put him in some 'very dangerous' situations after he became addicted to cocaine

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No 10 hits out at ‘desperate’ Russia after claims about drugs on leaders’ train

False claims about cocaine being on the table as Sir Keir Starmer met the French and German leaders were dismissed as ‘fake news’.

The Guardian - UK

France derides Russia’s false claim of drug use by Macron, Merz and Starmer

Élysée warns against Kremlin’s disinformation efforts after ‘cocaine’ conspiracy theory spreads online

Euronews

Fact check: Macron, Merz and Starmer targeted by Russian 'cocaine' claims

The allegations that the leaders of France, Germany and the UK took drugs while on a train on their way to Kyiv are part of a wider Russian disinformation campaign.

The Independent UK

Dramatic moment police storm boat and seize over £300m-worth of cocaine off Australian coast

This is the moment five men were arrested off the Australian coast after New South Wales police seized over a tonne of cocaine from a vessel.

The Independent UK

Macron rubbishes cocaine train claims: ‘Fake news spread by France’s enemies’

France claims Russia’s military intelligence has stepped up efforts to spread disinformation about European leaders online

International Business Times

France Condemns 'Fake News' Over Europe Leaders' Cocaine Accusation

The French presidency on Monday condemned "fake news" spread by "France's enemies" after social media accounts of far-right figures and Russian officials falsely claimed that European leaders including President Emmanuel Macron were seen taking drugs on a train.

Evening Standard

Macron condemns 'cocaine train' fake news pushed by Russia as conspiracy theory goes viral

‘This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation,’ the Élysée Palace posted on X

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