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Lawyer used balloons to smuggle drugs on prison visit

A lawyer will admit to bringing tobacco and painkillers into a Sydney prison but has not responded to accusations she was also caught smuggling cocaine and ice.

AAP

Biden's Final Flip-Flop

The president's decision to drop out after insisting he never would continued a pattern established by a long career of politically convenient reversals.

Reason

Two Scottish men arrested in global cocaine trafficking probe

TWO Scottish men are amongst ten British nationals arrested in an investigation into an international cartel which trafficked drugs from South…

The National (Scotland)

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Paraguay Seizes Record 4 Tons Of Cocaine In Sugar Shipment

Paraguay authorities seize 4 tons of cocaine in 'Operation Sweetness,' largest bust in history, signaling a strong stance against drug trafficking.

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Biggest ever drugs bust in Paraguay finds four tonnes of cocaine stashed in sugar on way to Europe

The record discovery, code-named ‘Operation Sweetness’, was valued at roughly $240 million

The Independent UK

‘Gucci’ gang laundered millions in drugs cash at London scrapyards

Neelen Balarajah - who drove his car at arresting officers - received 13 years and six months in jail

Evening Standard

Drug bust case: Rakul Preet Singh's brother Aman Preet Singh among ten arrested by Hyderabad police; to be produced before court post medical tests

Actor Rakul Preet Singh's brother, Aman Preet Singh, was among ten people arrested in a major drug bust in Hyderabad on Monday, as authorities seized 199 grams of cocaine worth Rs 35 lakh, Cyberabad police said.

The Times of India

Cocaine is being contaminated with powerful opioids called nitazenes. Here’s why it’s a dangerous mix

Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes.

The Conversation

Colombia Calls For Creditor Help To Underpin Peace, End Cocaine Trad

Leftist President Gustavo Petro has faced multiple obstacles in his efforts to end six decades of conflict between security forces, guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries and drug gangs.

Latin Times

Colombia Calls For Creditor Help To Underpin Peace, End Cocaine Trade

Colombia's president on Thursday called for international help to slash the cost of servicing the country's debt in order to support its fledgling peace process, which he claimed would help "put an end to cocaine" globally.

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Cannabis, meth dominate Australian drug use: report

Wastewater analysis shows Australians have a preference for illicit stimulants compared to other nations' citizens but cannabis is still the most popular drug.

Newcastle Herald

'Organised criminal networks': drug war continues as ice, cocaine use spike

Offences for dealing amphetamines soar in Lake Macquarie.

The Canberra Times

Cocaine spike emerges in latest ACT waste test

Rising cocaine use has prompted roadside testing from January 1.

The Independent UK

Love Island star faces jail after being caught trafficking cocaine in £53m drug smuggling operation

Magdalena Sadlo was caught trafficking cocaine into London’s Heathrow Airport from Dubai

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The Conversation

Drug prohibition is fuelling the overdose crisis: Regulating drugs is the way out

Should heroin and cocaine be legally available to people who need and want them? If we are serious about stopping the crisis of drug overdose deaths, that is exactly the kind of profound change we need. Yes, extensive regulations would be necessary. In fact, the whole point of regulating drug…

AAP

Kingpin accused over $683m drug plot fails in bail bid

A man charged over a 900kg drug importation attempt that led to cocaine washing up on NSW beaches remains behind bars after his bid for bail was refused.

Evening Standard

Professional footballer who helped supply cocaine and ketamine in south London jailed for 11 years

Former professional footballer Jason Pusey turned to arranging drug deals to ‘make millions’

AAP

Firearms and cocaine trafficking leader jailed

A 24-year-old leader of a gun-running and drug trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and cocaine across Queensland has been given a lengthy jail term.

The Guardian - AU

Opioid-laced cocaine 100 times more potent than heroin sparks Victorian health warning

Drugs sold in Melbourne found to contain protonitazene, which has resulted in ‘serious harm’

AAP

Warning opioid-laced cocaine could be a killer

Cocaine users in Melbourne have been warned their drugs could contain a potentially lethal opioid that could lead to an overdose.

International Business Times

Honduras Far From Dismantling Ex-president's 'Narco-state': Experts

Honduras still has a long way to go to dismantle the "narco-state" that grew under ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, jailed this week for smuggling a deluge of cocaine into the United States, experts told AFP. Hernandez, 55, spent years in positions of power cozying up to kingpins from some of…

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