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Heroin found in cocaine and ‘ice’, and snorting a line can be lethal

Authorities in New South Wales and Victoria have been warning the public about worrying cases of heroin overdoses after people thought they had taken cocaine or methamphetamine.

The Conversation

Carlos Lehder, Former Pablo Escobar Ally, Can Now Walk Free In Colombia

Carlos Lehder, a former leader of the Medellín Cartel and close ally of Pablo Escobar, was released in Colombia after a local judge ruled that his sentences are no longer enforceable

Latin Times

Fugitive leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang is indicted in New York City

The fugitive leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang has been indicted in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States

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This WWE icon once invited a fake Sammy Hagar backstage and watched him snort so much cocaine his nose bled

“There’s people trying to get in the locker room, but we’re like ‘Go, go, go!’ and he’s snorting this big line of cocaine”

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Airport security uncover £1m drug stash inside electric wheelchair

The National Crime Agency says the concealment ‘shows the ingenuity crime groups employ to smuggle cocaine’

The Independent UK

Airport security check uncovers £1m cocaine stash hidden in electric wheelchair

The wheelchair contained 11 packages, weighing 12kg, concealed in the seat and backrest.

Evening Standard

A conflicted gangster and moral ambivalence elevate This City Is Ours above the average boilerplate crime drama

4/5 This Liverpudlian crime drama views modern masculinity through the unusual lens of a huge cocaine empire

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Man, 61, charged with possession of cocaine worth more than 10 million euro

A 61-year-old man has appeared in court charged with possession of 10.6 million euro worth of cocaine.

Evening Standard

Lewisham man charged for flying £2m cocaine haul into Essex airfield

Two men hid 30kg of cocaine under aircraft seats on flight from France to Essex

Evening Standard

Are Mexican Cartels Behind Violence in Colombia's Conflict Zone?

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has repeatedly claimed Mexican cartels are behind violence in the country's conflict zone, but that's not accurate, experts say

Latin Times

Cocaine Production is Skyrocketing in Colombia And Much Of It Is Being Found At The Border

Cocaine production in South America is surging, and much of that is being found and seized at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Latin Times

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.

Euronews

"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 Independent UK

Casualty star admits taking cocaine before crashing car into nurse

Star was banned from driving for 22 months

Evening Standard

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

Latin Times

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.

International Business Times

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.

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“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

Evening Standard

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

AAP

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.

Evening Standard

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.

Evening Standard

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

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