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Infamous Narcos drug lord released from US prison after 25 years

Ochoa was first indicted for his alleged role in the killing of Barry Seal — whose life was popularized by Tom Cruise.

The Independent UK

Moment armed police raid gang who smuggled £210m of cocaine in banana boxes

The seizure is believed to be one of the largest ever of its type in the UK

Evening Standard

Drug smugglers jailed after £200m of cocaine found in banana boxes

Crime boss Petko Zhutev was in charge of taking delivery of the Colombian drugs at a London warehouse in February 2021.

Evening Standard

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'Russian roulette': deadly drug alert as imports surge

Federal police are warning commonplace drugs like cocaine and MDMA are increasingly laced with a powerful type of synthetic opioid.

AAP

Police seize heroin and cocaine 'worth £125k' in bust at Scottish island ferry port

POLICE have seized drugs worth more than £125,000 after a search at a Scottish ferry terminal ...

The National (Scotland)

Australian police seize record cocaine haul worth £400m as ‘mothership’ remains out of reach

Bust leads to arrest of 13 people suspected to be members of smuggling syndicate

The Independent UK

Australian Police Seize Record Cocaine Haul From Fishing Boat

Australian police seize largest cocaine haul in history, highlighting global efforts against drug trafficking.

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Australian police arrest 13 in largest cocaine bust in country’s history

Australian Federal Police say the 2.3-tonne seizure has a street value of $494m.

Al Jazeera

Afternoon Update: Biden pardons son Hunter; Australia’s largest cocaine bust; and rowing naked across the Pacific

The outgoing US president had previously said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence

The Guardian - AU

Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat

Australian police say they have seized a record 2.3 tons of cocaine from a fishing boat off the coast of Queensland

The Independent UK

Thirteen charged after police foil largest alleged cocaine importation in Australia’s history

Drugs with estimated street value of $760m seized off Queensland’s K’gari island after AFP operation

The Guardian - AU

Record cocaine plot dead in water as smugglers hit snag

An alleged plot by a notorious bikie gang to import the largest ever amount of cocaine into Australia has been foiled by police and a broken down boat.

AAP

Colombia-Led Operation Seizes Almost 10% Of Annual Global Cocaine Production In A Single Bust

Authorities seized 225 tons of the drug, over 8% of the estimated 2,700 tons produced annually across the globe.

International Business Times

Colombia-led Operation Seizes Almost 10% Of Annual Global Cocaine Production In A Single Bust

Authorities seized 225 tons of the drug, over 8% of the estimated 2,700 tons produced annually across the globe

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28-Year-Old Brit Regrets Free Mexico Holiday From Strangers After 'Unknowingly Smuggling Cocaine' For Them

A British beautician faces 60 years in jail for smuggling £15 million worth of cocaine, but she claims she was tricked into carrying the drugs.

The Guardian - US

Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking

Maximiliano Dávila Pérez, arrested in Bolivia in 2022, was accused of using his position to help transport cocaine

The Independent UK

Six Colombian ‘narco subs’ carrying 1,400 tons of drugs seized on way to Australia

Authorities found, among other drugs, 225 tons of cocaine and 128 tons of marijuana

Evening Standard

Over 90 tonnes of illegal 'party drugs' seized at UK border in first six months of 2024

The confiscations included "significant quantities of so-called party drugs" cocaine and ketamine, the Government said

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Colombian-Led Operation Seizes 225 Tons Of Cocaine In Narco Subs

Colombian Navy seizes 6 'narco subs' with 225 tons of cocaine in international anti-drug operation.

RideApart

Buy This Collection of Turbocharged Kawasaki Motorcycles, Win Life

Listen, the late '70s and '80s were wild. It was peak cocaine. And, naturally, the machines that came out of this era were cocaine-fueled fantasies of the highest order. I mean, look at a Lamborghini Countach and tell me cocaine wasn't involved.

AAP

Failed cocaine and people smuggler cops hefty sentence

A superyacht operator has been jailed for more than 11 years for his role in a failed drug-smuggling operation that led to the death of a Brazilian diver.

AAP

'Greedy' smuggler reveals why coke import turned deadly

A superyacht tour operator who described himself as the "linchpin" of a fatal 84kg cocaine importation explained to police how the operation went so wrong.

Louder

"They took cocaine in the studio while making it, but Obsession didn't suffer" The deluxe edition of UFO's final studio album with Michael Schenker still functions highly

The one with the balls. Michael Schenker's Last stand. And a masterclass from all five of them

Louder

“John Wayne said: ‘My daughter would be so happy to get your autographs.’ So David Coverdale and I signed his cowboy boots”: Glenn Hughes’ wild tales of Ritchie Blackmore, David Bowie, Phil Lynott and The Duke

Bowie, Blackmore, Richard Burton and Linda Blair – Glenn Hughes has crossed paths with them all

The National (Scotland)

Man charged after cocaine worth £200,000 found in car on A9

A man has been charged after police found cocaine with an estimated street value of more than £200,000 during a search of a car on the A9 ...

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