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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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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.

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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.

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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

Evening Standard

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

He was extradited from Thailand after years on the run.

The Canberra Times

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.

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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.

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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 Guardian - 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.

The Independent UK

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.

AAP

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

The Independent UK

‘Scarface’ actor Ángel Salazar died from acute intoxication linked to cocaine use

Years after making his name playing the gun-toting sidekick of dog baron Tony Montana in ‘Scarface’, it’s emerged actor Ángel Salazar’s cause of death was acute intoxication caused by the use of drugs including cocaine.

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P Diddy, Liam Payne and pink cocaine: the dangerous designer drug at the centre of celebrity horror stories

This potent cocktail of illegal substances has been linked to multiple celebrity deaths and a sex trafficking scandal

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Deaths from drug use in England and Wales have risen by 11%, according to the latest annual data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In 2023, there were 5,448 fatalities (93 deaths per million people) – the highest number of drug-related deaths since records began in 1993.

Evening Standard

Drug deaths in London hit 25 year high as cocaine fatalities surge 43%

Charities warn that substance abuse is ‘ravaging communities’

The Independent UK

Cocaine deaths rise by 30% as drug fatalities soar to record levels

Figures have revealed 5,448 people died from drug poisoning in 2023, including 1,118 fatalities linked to cocaine, as fears continue to grow over ‘catastrophic’ super-strength opioid crisis

The Independent UK

China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand

A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand

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Cocaine deaths rise 30% in a year, latest official data shows

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‘Drugs were everywhere’: the rise and fall of the NBA’s cocaine era

Recreational drug use boomed in the 1980s and basketball was far from immune. The trend ended careers as the NBA clamped down

The Independent UK

What is the recreational drug 'pink cocaine'?

A recreational drug called “pink cocaine” is getting attention and causing confusion since it doesn't typically contain cocaine

Latin Times

Pizza Parlor Busted After 'Best-Selling Pizza' Turns Out to Be Cocaine

A German pizzeria was shut down after police discovered it was serving cocaine alongside its best-selling pizza.

Evening Standard

German restaurant busted after serving 'side orders' of cocaine with pizza

When customers asked for a ‘No 40’ from the menu they were delivered a side order of cocaine, German police say

The Guardian - UK

Side of cocaine with that? German police raid pizzeria after finding secret ingredient

Authorities smash drugs gang in North Rhine-Westphalia after learning Düsseldorf pizzeria was delivering narcotics

The Guardian - UK

What is pink cocaine? The party drug reportedly taken by Liam Payne

The drug cocktail that can contain ketamine, ecstasy, meth and crack has grown in popularity in recent years

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