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Nine men charged over plot to smuggle 3.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia by sea

Four men also charged in connection with seizure of 30kg of methamphetamine in Perth last August

The Independent UK

‘Hit by a flying bag of cocaine’: Florida man literally threw his drugs back at the dealer moments before police moved in. It didn’t help either of them

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Suspected drug dealer hit in face with bag of cocaine by panicked customer as police arrive

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Alleged drug dealer hit in the face with flying bag of cocaine thrown by panicked customer as cops move in

A suspected drug dealer was hit in the face with a bag of cocaine thrown by a panicked customer as police arrived to intercept a deal.

The Independent UK

Moment suspected drug dealer flees court in south London

Abu Faye, 26, admitted possessing cocaine, MDMA, ketamine and cannabis

Evening Standard

Only in a month: Canadian man Guramrit Sidhu tells US court how he trafficked meth, cocaine worth of $17 million from US to Canada

62-year-old Guramrit Sidhu, a Canadian man who was extradited to the US on charges of drug trafficking between the two countries, pleaded guilty to leading a criminal organization that trafficked hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine worth up to $17 million. And it took roughly a month for that…

The Times of India

Bulletin world briefing: Russia accused of sending drones to Iran

Russia accused of sending drones, medicine, and food to Iran. Woman stabbed to death while working at Pokémon store during children’s spring break. Hand, foot and mouth disease symptoms after three die in Vietnam. Protests at Nicolas Maduro’s court hearing as he and his wife face a judge. Sharks ingesting…

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Sharks ingesting cocaine and painkillers in popular tourist hotspot

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The Independent UK

Cocaine bear step aside. Enter sharks who are testing positive for illicit drugs in the Caribbean

Researchers found changes in metabolic markers in some sharks showing signs of having contaminated blood

The Independent UK

Study finds sharks with cocaine, painkillers and caffeine in waters off Bahamas

Sharks high on cocaine, caffeine and common painkillers have been detected in waters around the Bahamas. The discovery, made by Brazilian scientists, points to rising levels of pharmaceutical and illicit drug pollution even in relatively remote marine ecosystems.

The Times of India

Weight loss jabs’ medicine-cosmetics blurring ‘raises black market drugs risk’

Profit margins from black market sales of medicines can rival cocaine and heroin, MPs were told.

Evening Standard

Tonne of cocaine worth £80million seized at London Gateway port

The drugs were found packaged in a number of holdalls in a container shipped from Panama

Evening Standard

UK Border Force in major cocaine seizure worth £80m

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The Independent UK

Tonne of cocaine shipped from Panama and valued at £80m seized by UK Border Force

The National Crime Agency said it has launched an investigation following the seizure at London Gateway port on Friday

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International Business Times UK

UK's NCA Cracks Down Major Syndicate Who Transported £13.6 Million Worth of Cocaine

Smugglers behind a vast UK drug network have been sentenced after an NCA investigation exposed a large-scale operation supplying illegal substances nationwide.

Evening Standard

Drug barons who hid cocaine worth £210k in hair wax are jailed for 44 years

Humberto Caicedo Ramirez, 53, and Carlos Barbosa Arias, 61, were caught when police raided a laboratory inside a flat in Vauxhall, south London

Reason

Markwayne Mullin's History of Condoning Murder and Resisting Transparency Makes Him Ill-Suited To Run DHS

The Oklahoma senator, nominated to replace Kristi Noem, is blasé about the use of deadly force.

Evening Standard

Three arrested in County Lines drug crackdown in north London

The arrests were made in Camden and Islington in a raid which saw large quantities of cocaine and MDMA and £8,000 in cash seized

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Euronews

Drug use report: Sharp drop of MDMA in European wastewaters; cocaine and ketamine rise

A new study has monitored illicit drug use through wastewater analysis in 115 European cities from 25 countries. From 2024 to 2025, MDMA's residues in wastewaters decreased by 16%, while those of ketamine increased by 41%.

International Business Times UK

Mother Caught With 14kg Cocaine at Airport, Son Found to Be 'Mastermind'

Mother caught with 14kg of cocaine at Manchester Airport jailed alongside her son, who investigators say masterminded the £294,000 drug smuggling plot.

The Independent UK

Apprentice contestant spent £500-a-week on cocaine and was suicidal as he opens up on mental health struggles

Apprentice contestant Kieran McCartney has opened up about his mental health struggles

The Guardian - US

Former NBA star Chris Washburn reflects on drugs, downfall and second chances

The former No 3 overall NBA draft pick opens up about addiction, homelessness and redemption in a candid memoir revisiting basketball’s cocaine era

Radio France Internationale

Cocaine flowing through West Africa 'fuelling corruption and crack use'

An increase in cocaine trafficking through West Africa is fuelling corruption in some countries, reaching the highest levels of government, a report published this week warns. At least 30 percent of cocaine bound for Europe now passes through the region, while growing volumes of the drug are also being consumed…

AAP

Gatto's son-in-law asks for less jail than co-accused

The son-in-law of underworld figure Mick Gatto, who was caught trafficking up to $12 million of cocaine, has pleaded for a lighter sentence than his co-accused.

The Guardian - UK

Belgium at risk of becoming ‘narco-state’, judge warns

President of Antwerp court says international drug crime is posing danger to social stability

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