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One Direction Star Took Cocaine, Alcohol, Antidepressant Before Death

One Direction star Liam Payne consumed cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant before falling to his death from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony last month, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday.

International Business Times

Spanish police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment from Ecuador

Partner in company due to receive shipment arrested after 13 tonnes of drug discovered at port of Algeciras

The Guardian - UK

Ketamine use is at an all-time high. 5 things to know ahead of festival season

You’re gearing up for the music festival season and considering your options – which artists you’re keen to see, who’s going, what outfits you need, how you’ll get there and perhaps what substances you’re planning to take.

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Test Parliament's wastewater to check drug use there, says leading doctor

New study shows Canberra has high opioid use - so where's it coming from?

The Canberra Times

Australians’ appetite for ketamine hits record high as alcohol consumption drops

Wastewater monitoring reveals cannabis is most widely used illegal drug, with use in regional areas double that in cities

The Guardian - AU

Spain Seizes Largest-Ever Cocaine Haul

Spanish police said Wednesday that they had seized 13 tonnes of cocaine -- the country's largest-ever haul of the drug -- and made one arrest.

International Business Times

Ice found in dealer's BMW had street value of up to $2M

Rodney Grills claims he got little financial reward from his drug supply operation.

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'I've got coin': $13m allegedly bagged for coke ring

Messages from the alleged money launderer for a major crime gang show how police believe millions of dollars in funds from cocaine "dead drops" was handled.

AAP

'Big noting' ex-public servant became drug dealer to fund cocaine habit

Drug trafficker blames 'his own poor choices'.

The Canberra Times

Conor McGregor ‘took cocaine and raped woman’ in hotel penthouse, court hears

McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman in 2018

The Independent UK

Olympian, brother sentenced over failed $200m drug plot

Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley and his brother have been sentenced after a bungled attempt to import cocaine worth $200 million.

AAP

Stubbornly glamorous cocaine lures us into addiction

If we really want to halt the scourge, we need to understand how the drug affects the many weekend users

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Liberal leader's son marked by childhood dysfunction

Mark Chikarovski used drugs to bottle childhood trauma before he was caught stuffing cocaine into envelopes to sell online, his lawyer says.

AAP

Melbourne player Joel Smith handed four-year AFL ban for cocaine saga

Demons player banned from playing Australian rules football until 2028 after returning positive test following a game in 2023

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Drugs ban: Joel Smith suspended until 2028 AFL season

The AFL has given Joel Smith a four-year drugs ban, effectively ending a career that has unravelled after he tested positive for cocaine in 2023.

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No proof man linked to 734kg of coke addicted to drugs

A man allegedly busted with $1 billion of cocaine after police foiled his kidnapping has been denied bail after a judge rejected his claims of drug addiction.

AAP

Ex-bank worker avoids jail over FB Marketplace scams

A former bank employee has been handed a suspended sentence for scamming people on Facebook Marketplace - crimes he blamed on cocaine and gambling addictions.

Evening Standard

Dealer jailed for hiding £700k of cocaine and gun in his wardrobe

Albanian national Irakli Rustemi, 33, had no leave to remain in the UK

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The Canberra Times

'Unsophisticated' cocaine dealer wasn't 'buying nice jewellery' with profit

He was extradited from Thailand after years on the run.

AAP

Cocaine syndicate 'danger' to alleged money launderer

A man charged with laundering $13 million for a major cocaine syndicate would not be safe from his former gang members if released on bail, police have said.

The Conversation

What you need to know about clonazepam, the drug found in Liam Payne’s hotel room

Early toxicology reports suggest that former One Direction singer Liam Payne had several drugs in his system when he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. These include pink cocaine (which comprises several drugs), cocaine, benzodiazepine and crack.

The Guardian - UK

Britons are dying in a blizzard of cheap cocaine. Why is so little being done to save them?

Deaths rose 30% last year, partly due to a rise in purity, but the stigma over drug abuse still stands in the way of funding the means to stop the toll

The Independent UK

Man denies assisting killer of beautician shot on Christmas Eve

Paul Owen, 55, said he bought cannabis and cocaine from a man he knew as Curly, but claimed he did not know he was Connor Chapman.

AAP

Couple locked up over $820 million drug import plan

Two US citizens have been sentenced after admitting they tried to import almost 1.3 tonnes of methamphetamine and 16kg of cocaine into Australia.

The Independent UK

Ángel Salazar death: Scarface and Carlito’s Way star’s cause of death revealed

Actor, who played Al Pacino’s trusted sidekick “Chi-Chi” in the cult classic, had cocaine in his system when he died

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