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Something in the water: Pee from 130 European cities reveals hike in recreational drug use

Illicit drugs found in wastewater from cities across Europe indicate a rise in stimulant consumption across the bloc, according to a new study.

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"I don't know how we did it. Well, I do actually. We snorted a lot of cocaine": Elkie Brooks looks back on wild times with Vinegar Joe and six decades of rock'n'roll

Catch British singer Elkie Brooks on her farewell tour after more than half a century at the microphone

Louder

Casualty star Amanda Mealing's cancer diagnosis revealed after cocaine car smash

The TV star’s solicitor has claimed there were a number of factors that led to her taking the Class A drug that led to her car smashing into another and injuring a nurse

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Bodmin Mom of Eight Dies from Cocaine Overdose After Losing Tolerance in Prison

Amee Louise Bettison, a 31-year-old mum of eight, tragically died from a cocaine overdose just days after being released from prison.

The Fashion Central

Casualty star admits taking cocaine before crashing car into nurse

Star was banned from driving for 22 months

The Independent UK

Nurse knocked unconscious when Casualty star ploughed into his car while high on cocaine is 'lucky to be alive'

Motorist Mark Le Sage was forced to give up his job due to injuries suffered in the crash

Evening Standard

Pilot Fired for 'Snorting Coke' Before Flight Rehired by Different Airline

A British pilot who was fired after snorting cocaine off a woman's chest before attempting to fly has been rehired by another airline.

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Tradie not facing jail after mate dies 'play fighting'

An evening of cocaine, booze and play fighting on a boys trip turned deadly when a man died after being placed into a chokehold by his friend.

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Colombia Warns Trump Against Drug Blacklisting

Colombia's defense minister on Sunday warned Donald Trump's administration against blacklisting his country for failing to curb drug exports, saying the decision would bring yet more cocaine to the United States.

International Business Times

“I can’t see us ever writing songs about boning strippers and doing cocaine in limousine jacuzzis”: How Alice In Chains came to terms with their dark past on The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

Alice In Chains’ unexpected comeback continued with 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

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Stuart MacGill: Ex-Australian cricket great guilty of involvement in cocaine deal

Stuart MacGill is expected to return to court on May 9 to be sentenced

Evening Standard

Former Australia Test cricketer Stuart MacGill found guilty of facilitating cocaine deal

A Sydney District Court jury on Thursday found former Australia spinner Stuart MacGill guilty on a reduced charge for being part of drug supply, but cleared him of involvement in a large-scale commercial drug transaction that occurred in April 2021.

The Times of India

Ex-Test spinner MacGill faces jail stint for coke deal

The man whose Test career was throttled by being legspinning great Shane Warne's understudy has walked from a court after mixed verdicts in a drug trial.

AAP

Four men convicted of trying to smuggle £100m of cocaine in fishing boat

More than one tonne of cocaine was discovered on the Lily Lola.

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Paul Danan died from cocktail of drugs including cocaine and heroin, inquest told

An inquest into the troubled actor and reality star’s death opened at Avon Coroners Court on Tuesday

AAP

Key witness attacked in Test cricketer's cocaine trial

A drug dealer's honesty has been put under the microscope as ex-Test legspinner Stuart MacGill denies a key role in a cocaine deal before he was kidnapped.

International Business Times

Colombian Guerrillas Warn Of 'Total War' As Peace Plan Falters

Commanders from Colombia's National Liberation Army guerrilla group have vowed to repel a government counteroffensive in the country's northeast, warning that years of "total peace" risk turning into "total war."

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Groups demand: "decolonize" coca leaves

Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread

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Colombian FARC Dissidents Take 29 Soldiers, Police Captive

Dissident members of Colombia's FARC rebel group have taken 29 soldiers and police officers captive during clashes with the military in a key cocaine-growing region in the southwest, the defense ministry said Friday.

Evening Standard

City of London hotel guest who stabbed bar staff in face with wine glass jailed for seven years

Oliver Huckerby took cocaine and drank wine before the horrific attack

The Independent UK

Canadian snowboarding star and ex-Olympian added to FBI’s 10 most wanted

Ryan Wedding ‘went from shredding powder on the slopes at the Olympics to distributing powder cocaine on the streets,’ the FBI says

The Independent UK

2 men plead not guilty in drug overdose deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans after game

Two men have pleaded not guilty in the drug overdose deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they got together to watch a game in 2024

The Conversation

Money laundering plays a key role in every part of the illegal drugs industry – here’s how it works

The global illicit drugs trade is estimated to be worth at least half a trillion US dollars each year. Drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin generate large revenues all along their supply chains, from where the products (and precursor materials) are grown or made – principally Colombia and Bolivia,…

The Independent UK

Miquita Oliver criticises Jack Whitehall’s ‘inappropriate’ Brit Awards hosting performance

‘There were over 10 jokes about musicians taking cocaine,’ said Oliver

The Independent UK

Lawyer of man accused in mysterious deaths of Chiefs fans laments ‘long year’ for his client

‘This case is a tragic reminder of the dangers of street drugs,’ says Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd

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