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Drugs kingpins guilty of plotting murder and running drugs empire on EncroChat

The plot was scuppered by Scotland Yard officers who accessed the defendants’ secret discussions.

Evening Standard

Drug kingpins plotted rival’s murder while running criminal empire

The duo discussed how and where the murder would take place, with Kharouti offering the potential hitman a six-figure sum

The Independent UK

An astonishing tale of Lamborghinis, cocaine and the need to make a quick buck: best podcasts of the week

TJ Dominguez opens up about his extraordinary life doing drug runs for Pablo Escobar. Plus, the incredible story of Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr

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Botched 'dead drop' could land man in jail for life

Cocaine allegedly worth millions was replaced before a man collected a sports bag near an inner-city park as police warn traffickers not to get comfortable.

AAP

Quincy Promes: Football star extradited from Dubai to face prison in cocaine smuggling case

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The Independent UK

Dutch soccer player Quincy Promes extradited from Dubai to face prison in cocaine smuggling case

Dutch prosecutors have told The Associated Press that soccer player Quincy Promes was being extradited from Dubai to the Netherlands where he faces a prison sentence for involvement in cocaine smuggling

The Independent UK

Pushers review – Rosie Jones’s hilarious disability drug sitcom is pure silliness

The standup’s new crack comedy sees her discover that society’s underestimation of disabled people means they’re perfectly cut out for work as drug dealers. It’s a farce-packed watch involving a lot of spilt cocaine

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Cape Cod summer hotspot testing its sewage for cocaine to find out how hard islanders have been partying

Nantucket officials hope the research will benefit prevention and intervention programs

The Independent UK

Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers

A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic

The Independent UK

Pupils taking cocaine, ketamine and spice at school, teachers warn

Nearly one in 10 teachers aware of pupils smoking spice at school, survey finds

The Independent UK

Man murdered partner and neighbour in ‘cocaine-fuelled’ Christmas day stabbings

Jazwell Brown also tried to kill his teenage son in ‘frenzied’ attack

The Independent UK

Boxing coach faces 16 years in prison over conspiracy to supply cocaine

Andrew Bulcroft, known within the sport as Stefy Bull, was found guilty despite denying the charge against him

The Independent UK

Man murdered partner and neighbour in ‘cocaine-fuelled attack’ on Christmas Day

Jazwell Brown, 49, fatally stabbed Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, on December 25 last year.

Evening Standard

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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AAP

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.

The Independent UK

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’

The Independent UK

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

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Netflix adds true crime documentary about cocaine scandal that gripped France

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Evening Standard

'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

Latin Times

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"

AAP

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.

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‘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.

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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.

Bangkok Post

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.

Latin Times

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.

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