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Why people become drug mules – and why harsh sentences don’t deter them

Thousands of British nationals are charged with drug smuggling abroad every year. The UK charity Prisoners Abroad reports a rise in the number of British people imprisoned abroad for drug offences in 2024-25, compared to the previous year, especially women under 34.

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Nurse who hid $1.7m drug money under bed spared jail

An assistant nurse has blamed a destructive relationship for why she agreed to hide $1.7 million in a duffle bag under her bed for a major cocaine ring.

AAP

NPR newsroom was awash in ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ — complete with staff cocaine dealer, tell-all claims

‘It was the counterculture,’ veteran journalist Steve Oney said. ‘People were using [cocaine] for recreational purposes. Other times, they’d have an all-night edit session and snort a couple lines and then just work’

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British woman facing 20 years in prison in Indonesia for ‘smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight’ insists she was framed

Lisa Ellen Stocker was arrested alongside her partner Jonathan Chistopher Collyer when they entered Bali in February

The Independent UK

Netflix adds true crime documentary about cocaine scandal that gripped France

26 suitcases packed full of cocaine....

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'I was framed': British mother facing death penalty in Bali for 'smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight' claims stitch-up

Lisa Stocker, Jonathan Collyer, and Phineas Float have appeared in court accused of drug trafficking

Evening Standard

Sinaloa Cartel Leader 'Cadete' Sentenced To Almost 20 Years In Prison For Role In 'International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy'

A Sinaloa Cartel leader known as "Cadete" has been sentenced to almost 20 years in prison for his role in an "international drug trafficking conspiracy"

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Tip-off leads to 250kg cocaine seizure

More than $80 million worth of cocaine has been found in a shipping container by Australian Border Force among five bags after officials received a tip-off.

AAP

‘This is absolutely insane’: Jason Biggs reveals he climbed into trash cans to retrieve cocaine during his rock-bottom addiction days

Very close to rock bottom.

We Got This Covered

Jason Biggs climbed into trash can to get drugs during bender

American Pie star Jason Biggs has admitted he hit rock bottom in his struggle with addiction when he climbed into a trash can to retrieve a bag of cocaine after throwing it away in a bid to end his bender.

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Koh Phangan DJ arrested with cocaine

A Russian man, 37, was arrested on Koh Phangan island on Saturday evening with packets of cocaine and ketamine.

Bangkok Post

Pablo Escobar's Cocaine Pilot Reveals He Originally Turned Him Down, Until He Offered Him Tens of Millions a Month

Pablo Escobar's former pilot says he turned down the cartel leader until being offered $20 million a month, leading to a lavish rise and eventual fall captured in a new podcast.

Latin Times

Drug Traffickers Who Used a 'Narco Sub' To Smuggle Cocaine Into The U.S. Hit With Sanctions

Six men who used a "narco sub" to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. have been hit with sanctions

Latin Times

Sir Bradley Wiggins thanks Lance Armstrong for help in battling drug addiction

Armstrong, stripped of his cycling titles for using performance-enhancing drugs, has helped Wiggins deal with his cocaine addiction.

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The Independent UK

Bradley Wiggins shares milestone in battle with cocaine addiction

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Bradley Wiggins brands Lance Armstrong a ‘great inspiration’ in drug addiction battle

The 2012 Tour de France winner paid tribute to Armstrong, who was stripped of his cycling titles for using performance-enhancing drugs

Louder

"Ma, I'm real sick. I need help. I got to come home": The trauma and triumph of Stevie Ray Vaughan

After almost dying at a London show, Stevie Ray Vaughan was given two weeks to live - it was the wake-up call he needed

The Guardian - US

‘I had 30 Lamborghinis’: Pablo Escobar’s top cocaine pilot gives first interview

Tirso ‘TJ’ Dominguez says Escobar paid him $20m monthly to fly planeloads of coke

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4 men and 2 women arrested after cocaine found during police raid

SIX people have been arrested after cocaine was found at a property in Perth following a raid by police ...

The Independent UK

Outgoing head of Europe's drug agency warns of surge of violence from stimulant trade

Europe’s top official monitoring illegal drugs is nearing the end of his decade-long tenure with one clear message: the non-stop rise in cocaine and other stimulants is producing more violence than ever before in the heart of the world’s safest society

Euronews

Rising deaths, fake pills, gang violence: How the EU is struggling to cope with illegal drug problem

Europe’s emerging drug threats span everything from fake medicines, cocaine busts, and synthetic weed, according to a new report.

Evening Standard

Crew hired for ship with largest cocaine seizure were under ‘financial pressure’

The men succumbed to the temptation to earn thousands, a court has heard.

The Independent UK

Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world

The effort to protect the Peruvian Amazon from deforestation related to the cocaine trade was long supported by financial assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development

The Conversation

Memories of the good parts of using drugs can keep people hooked − altering the neurons that store them could help treat addiction

Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards. This includes eating tasty meals, drinking something refreshing, sexual activity and nurturing children. Many of these behaviors are needed for survival. But in some instances, this search for rewards can pose a significant threat to survival.

Evening Standard

Captain of MV Matthew carrying 2.2 tonnes of cocaine ‘feared for his life’

Seven men are charged with offences arising from the seizure of 2.25 tonnes of cocaine with an estimated value of more than 157 million euros.

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