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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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Bradley Wiggins shares milestone in battle with cocaine addiction

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The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

"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

Louder

‘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 National (Scotland)

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

The Independent UK

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.

Euronews

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.

Evening Standard

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 Independent UK

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.

The Conversation

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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Three Brits accused of smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight sachets face the death penalty in Bali

Jonathan Collyer, Lisa Stocker and Phineas Float appear in court for start of trial

The Independent UK

Brits could face death penalty for ‘smuggling cocaine in Angel Delight sachets’

They are alleged to have smuggled over two pounds of drugs into Bali

Latin Times

Driver Who Tried To Smuggle Dozens Of Kilos of Cocaine Inside Car Speaker Boxes Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

A man who tried to smuggle dozens of kilos of cocaine inside the speaker boxes of his car has been sentenced to ten years in prison

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Little Lulu’s Life Cut Short by Drugged Van Driver in Manchester

Man Jailed for Killing 3-Year-Old Girl After Bingeing on '20 Lines' of Cocaine

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Euronews

Police in Indonesia arrest Australian man for allegedly smuggling cocaine into Bali

The Southeast Asian country has extremely strict drug laws and convicted smugglers are sometimes executed by firing squad.

Latin Times

More Than 6 Tons of Cocaine Seized by Colombian Navy From 'Narco Subs,' Drug Stashes

A near-record number of narco subs were intercepted crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in 2024, according to InSight Crime.

Evening Standard

British couple died after taking fake cocaine in Thailand, inquest told

Rebecca Turner, 36, from Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, and her boyfriend Sam Melnick were found dead on the floor of her room by hotel staff

Evening Standard

Paul Danan: Tragic Hollyoaks star was found unresponsive sitting on sofa with TV still on, inquest hears

Paul Danan died of misadventure after taking a cocktail of drugs, coroner rules

The Independent UK

Coroner delivers ruling in inquest into Paul Danan’s death

The Hollyoaks actor and reality TV star was found unresponsive at his home

Reason

How Charlie Rangel Changed His Mind About the War on Drugs

The former congressman, who died this week, transformed from a zealous prohibitionist into a drug policy reformer.

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‘Investigative attention to these cases’: Trump FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino may have unfinished business with Hunter Biden, but even MAGA has had enough

MAGA says "blink 2 times" if you're "held hostage," Dan.

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