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Punjab Police bust two drug cartels backed by Pakistan-based smugglers, arrest three traffickers

Punjab Police have busted two separate cross-border drug smuggling cartels being operated by Pakistan-based smugglers, arrested three drug traffickers, and recovered a total of 9.2 kg heroin from their possession. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Telegram CEO's arrest puts spotlight on an app rife with guns, drugs and everything illegal

Here are some screenshots of some of the more outrageous listings that show pictures of heroin and stolen credit cards.

Fortune

'Dangerous' gangster jailed for storing gun at drugs factory in Hackney

Police found a ten tonne press for packaging heroin and cocaine at Thompson Caninhas’ property

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Pair jailed for modern slavery offences after 'dishevelled' boy found with heroin at London Bridge station

The teenager was ‘dishevelled and vulnerable’ when he was found by officers

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BSF recovers China-made drone with suspected packet of heroin in Punjab's Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) neutralised and then recovered a China-made drone along with a suspected packet of heroin in the border area of Amritsar district on Monday, the BSF said in a statement. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Police seize heroin worth Rs 5 crore from Cachar, apprehends one

The Assam Police seized a large quantity of heroin worth Rs 5 crore in Cachar district. The Police also apprehended one person in connection with this. Read further on Dynamite News:

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US Treasury Imposes Sanctions On La Nueva Familia Cartel Leaders

Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana cartel indicted for heroin distribution in the U.S. facing financial sanctions by the U.S. Treasury.

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Government accused of failing to tackle opioid crisis after failing to reassess life saving treatment centres

Exclusive: Minister admits no work done to assess benefit of centres used to save lives in 17 other countries

The Independent UK

Drug line smashed and ringleader jailed after he is snared by phone evidence

Ayodele Adeleke ran a drug line operating across north and east London

Evening Standard

Walthamstow teen jailed for heroin and cocaine haul at Euston station

Teenager was found with police baton and drugs wrapped in cling film

Evening Standard

Canadian drug advocacy group founders charged with trafficking

Vancouver’s volunteer-led ‘compassion club’ offered users pure drugs like heroin and cocaine to prevent overdose deaths

The Guardian - US

Heroin worth Rs 9.7 crore seized in Mizoram, 3 held

Three persons were arrested after heroin worth Rs 9.7 crore was seized from their possession in three separate operations. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The 17 most devastating character deaths in TV history, from The Sopranos to Downton Abbey

We know it’s not real, but TV deaths can still hit hard. Annabel Nugent rounds up some of the most memorable and traumatic times a character has been killed off

The Independent UK

10 arrests in Met Police war on London crack cocaine and heroin gang

More than 100 officers took part in the simultaneous warrants on Wednesday

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The Independent UK

Freedom, festivity and dead by sunrise: Inside Sid Vicious’s drug-fuelled last party

Less than 24 hours after Sid Vicious left Rikers prison after breaching his bail on charges of murder, he was found dead at the home of an aspiring actor. Mark Beaumont speaks to his long-time friends and experts about what happened that fateful night – and everything that led up…

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“The paramedics told me I should have been dead. I had enough heroin and cocaine in me to kill a horse.” In the '90s, Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan embarked upon a drug-fuelled “death trip”, and very nearly arrived at his intended destination

On May 28, 1996, Depeche Mode vocalist Dave Gahan 'died' for two minutes in a Los Angeles hospital. He woke up handcuffed to a policeman

Louder

“The 80s? A lot of hard drugs, cocaine, heroin, people dying. And disco. I mean, how bad can it get?”: the epic life and times of David Crosby

In 2007, Classic Rock challenged the legendary David Crosby to an epic game of word association. Cue tales of women, drugs, prison, liver transplants and ex-bandmates

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Punjab: Int'l drug smuggling gang unearthed in Fazilka; 7 held

The police seized 5.47 Kg pure grade heroin and Rs 1.7 lakh in cash from the arrested persons. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Guardian - UK

‘I hadn’t thought about a drink. Then I saw the pub. Game over’: singer-songwriter Michael Head on beating addiction – again

He’s a national treasure to many, with a remarkable songbook spanning more than 40 years. But after kicking heroin twice, he spiralled back into drinking – until an ardent fan saved his life

The Conversation

Smoking fentanyl can cause irreversible brain damage, report shows

A middle-aged American man with no previous medical history was found unconscious in his hotel room, with “unidentified crushed pills and a white residue” on a nearby table, according to a recent paper in BMJ Case Reports. White powder was visible around the man’s mouth.

Evening Standard

Drug dealer at Islington children's playground convicted after running from police into school

Willano Moore pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin

Louder

“I took the tapes, left the studio and gave them to my heroin dealer.” Why Billy Idol blackmailed his own record company ahead of the release of Rebel Yell

Don't mess with Billy Idol, you wouldn't like him when he's angry

Reason

DEA Moves To Reclassify Marijuana as a Schedule III Drug

For over 50 years, marijuana has been in the same category of controlled substances as heroin and LSD. The DEA is finally proposing to end that ludicrous policy.

The Guardian - UK

Billy Idol: ‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’

The Generation X punk turned arena rocker answers your questions on near-misses in Hollywood, his overlooked electronic period and how Marc Bolan helped launch his career

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Two drones, 560 gm 'suspected heroin' seized in Punjab's Amritsar

Two China-made drones and around 560 grams of suspected heroin were seized in two separate operations near the border areas in Punjab's Amritsar on Monday, Border Security Force (BSF) said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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