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Swiss capital considers legalising cocaine after declaring 'the war on drugs has failed'

Advocates believe 'control and legalisation can do better than mere repression'

Evening Standard

Generation X hardest hit as drug deaths rise yet again in England and Wales

It’s another tragic record. A new report has confirmed yet another rise in drug related deaths in England and Wales. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports that 4,907 “drug poisoning” deaths were recorded in 2022 (84.4 deaths per 1,000,000 of the population), the highest on record.

The Conversation

Foiled kidnapping plot in Sydney leads to unearthing of $1bn worth of cocaine

Latest seizure of cocaine one of single biggest haul for NSW police force

The Independent UK

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Afternoon Update: disaster relief payments for FNQ flood victims; NT chief minister resigns; and $1bn cocaine bust in Sydney

Cairns airport has reopened but situation remains desperate for remote communities in far north Queensland

The Guardian - AU

Cocaine worth $1bn found in Sydney as alleged kidnap plot ends in five arrests

NSW police respond to reports of a break-in at a Ryde apartment – then discover 722kg of the drug

The Guardian - AU

Foiled kidnapping leads to massive onshore drug bust

Five men have been charged after an attempted robbery and kidnapping led police to an apartment unit containing blocks of cocaine worth an estimated $1 billion.

AAP

Fresh murder charge over drug-lord's brazen shooting

A man who is charged over the brazen murder of convicted Sydney cocaine king pin Alen Moradian allegedly supplied equipment used in the execution-style killing.

AAP

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California drug trafficking ring hid cocaine in car parts and instant noodles

Four men face a life sentence after packaging up to $160m worth of illegal substances to export to Australia and New Zealand

The Guardian - US

Chennai Airport Customs seize narcotic substances worth Rs. 12 crores, one arrested

One person was arrested as the Chennai Airport Customs seized 1201 grams of narcotic substances (Cocaine) worth Rs. 12 crores. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Dramatic video captures moment gang caught smuggling £1m of cocaine in broom handles

Six men from London and Kent have been jailed for a combined total of 135 years

Evening Standard

Smuggler denies culpability for all of $20m coke import

A superyacht tour operator charged over importing 100kg of cocaine that resulted in a Brazilian diver's death says he is culpable for only half of that amount.

AAP

Spain seizes 11 tons of cocaine in shipping containers. Most of the drugs found among frozen tuna

Spanish authorities say that they have confiscated 11 tons of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the smuggling of the illegal drugs inside shipping containers

The Independent UK

Drug traffickers risk lives and freedom in pivot to sea

Drug cartels are increasingly using the oceans to import drugs into Australia, leading to more calls for help when smugglers run into trouble on the water.

AAP

Two nabbed over botched 560kg cocaine import off WA

Two men have been charged over a botched attempt to import 560kg of cocaine which came undone when one of them needed rescuing off the WA coast.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Obama’s massive prisoner release led to Jesse Webster’s Chicago success story and three failures

President Barack Obama granted executive clemency to more than 1,900 federal prisoners, a record. Jesse Webster made the most of his freedom. Three others are back in jail.

Chicago Sun-Times

Suspected Mexican cartel leader facing drug charges in Chicago sees Treasury Department freeze his assets

Authorities say Oscar Manuel Gastelum Iribe, as head of the Beltran Leyva Organization, conspired to import tons of heroin and cocaine.

AAP

Retrial for Olympian's brother over bungled drug plot

The brother of Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley has had a guilty verdict set aside over a botched plot to import $200 million worth of cocaine.

The Independent UK

Rapper Kodak Black is arrested on cocaine charges in South Florida

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on cocaine possession and other charges

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The Guardian - UK

Dutch fightback to save teenagers from ‘narcoterrorism’ and drug gangs

Against a backdrop of surging cocaine imports and drug crime, the Netherlands has new plans to encourage young people to reject criminal careers

AAP

'Chicken man' fried in cocaine trafficking bust

An accused drug trafficker known as 'Chicken man' has been charged with several drugs offences after allegedly importing and trafficking cocaine across Victoria

Newcastle Herald

Norwegian nationals deny involvement in Newcastle Harbour cocaine plot

The case against the men includes diving computer GPS and GoPro footage.

Evening Standard

OPINION - No one wants a sanitised city but London now feels lawless

On Thursday night our street WhatsApp pinged. A car had been accosted on the street by another driver who snorted a line of cocaine before getting out of his car, exposing himself threateningly and throwing rocks at the driver’s window. Neighbours sprang into action to help with video footage. What…

Evening Standard

What is Vice City? Everything you need to know about GTA 6’s new playground

This seedy cocaine hub has been part of the GTA franchise since the beginning

The Hindu

Cocaine worth ₹200 crore seized from cargo ship at Paradip Port

As many as 22 packets weighing 1 kg each were retrieved from the ship.

Dynamite News

Odisha: Bhubaneswar Customs seizes 20 kg of cocaine worth Rs 220 cr at Paradip Port

Bhubaneswar Customs recovered 22 kg of cocaine worth Rs 220 crore from a cargo ship anchored at Paradip Port late Thursday night, an official statement said on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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