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Accused drug trafficker found with alleged Breaking Bad-style 'Heisenberg kit'

The man's bail application was granted with strict conditions on his fourth attempt.

The Canberra Times

Drugs gang plotted to ship cocaine to Glasgow and armed themselves with hand grenades

Graham Minards used a network of criminal contacts to arrange to import tens of millions of pounds of heroin and cocaine to the UK.

Daily Record

Gang that imported cocaine and heroin armed themselves with hand grenades and had 'lads who blow heads off'

Gang boss used international networks of contacts to flood UK with tens of millions of pounds of drugs

Manchester Evening News

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Cocaine importers armed with hand grenades had Leeds links and 'lads who blow heads off'

The gang, who had supply lines to Leeds and Bradford, would organise a fleet of vehicles to stash their illicit goods

Leeds Live

Fentanyl Caused ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper Coolio’s Death

“Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper Coolio suffered an accidental death from the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine last year, the Los Angeles County coroner's office reported Thursday. The county agency also cited cardiomyopathy, a disease that makes it more difficult for the heart to pump blood to the body, as a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Mother’s smack spoon’: how one woman’s search for her addict parent reinvents film-making

Blue Bag Life, Lisa Selby’s intimate documentary about her mother’s death, inspired the film-makers to adopt a new, more collective way of working

The Guardian - UK

The 24 most wanted men in the UK as police issue 'do not approach' warning

The National Crime Agency has updated its list of the most wanted men in Britain

Liverpool Echo

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Fentanyl killed 1990s rapper Coolio, former manager reveals

The synthetic opioid painkiller is 100 times stronger than heroin and such drugs account for about 75 per cent of all overdose deaths in the US

Wales Online

Coolio’s cause of death was fentanyl, manager says

‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper also had traces of heroin and methamphetamine in his system.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rapper Coolio's primary cause of death revealed by coroner: fentanyl and other drugs

LOS ANGELES — Rapper Coolio died in September due to the effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine, the Los Angeles medical examiner determined Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

What is xylazine?

Although xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone can reverse the effects of it when mixed in fentanyl and heroin

Salon

Cocaine importers armed with hand grenades had 'lads who blow heads off'

Gang boss used international networks of contacts to flood UK with tens of millions of pounds of drugs

Liverpool Echo

EncroChat dad 'WoodenJay' caught after sending pictures of new baby

William Davidson and Steven Gorry were involved in the supply of 108kg of cocaine and 14kg of heroin

Liverpool Echo

Men arrested on suspicion of dealing crack cocaine and heroin over phone line

The arrests were made by a GMP 'county lines' team

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Evening Standard

Drug dealer admits supplying fentanyl-laced heroin to The Wire actor Michael K Williams before fatal overdose

A drug dealer pleaded guilty yesterday to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin that led to his death.

Chicago Sun-Times

Drug dealer pleads guilty in death of ‘Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams

Irvin Cartagena, 39, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors stipulating that the mix of heroin and fentanyl he sold Williams resulted in the actor’s death.

The Independent UK

Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. Williams

A New York City drug dealer has pleaded guilty to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K

Manchester Evening News

‘Selfish’ woman tricked her widowed friend into handing over her wedding ring to buy heroin

Claire Cumming also took two phones containing photos of her friend’s late husband

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Daily Mirror

The 24 most wanted men in Britain revealed - as public are told do NOT approach

The National Crime Agency has updated its list of the most wanted men in Britain for a litany of vile crimes, including murder, rape and drug smuggling. Call 999 if you see any of them

Los Angeles Times

Can this town save itself from fentanyl addiction? The race to turn around a threatened community

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. — The caretaker at the hillside cemetery braced against the cold and walked among the graves. Crosses cast shadows on bunched flowers. A strand of tinsel gleamed from a bare tree. He looked over the rows and shut the gate, his face red, his hands small and coarse.

The Guardian - UK

Blue Bag Life review – raw self-portrait of a life dogged by other people’s addiction

Shot mostly on her mobile phone, Lisa Selby’s film documents her troubled childhood and her partner’s journey from heroin to recovery in this moving memoir

The New Daily

Record heroin shipment seized in Queensland drug sting

Authorities have seized Queensland's largest heroin shipment as part of an operation targeting an international drug smuggling operation.

AAP

Huge heroin haul hidden in concrete before record bust

A shipment of heroin with an estimated street value of almost $270 million has been detected at the Australian border, with the drugs hidden in concrete blocks.

ABC News

Australian Federal Police report largest ever detection of heroin in Queensland after 336kg shipment seized

Federal police say the seizure, which has a street value of about $268 million, is the second-largest heroin shipment ever detected in Australia.

Dynamite News

Punjab: BSF recovers over 2 kg heroin in Amritsar and Tarn Taran; foils smuggling attempts

BSF on Friday foiled multiple attempts to smuggle contraband and recovered packets containing narcotics in the Amritsar and Tarn Taran. Read further on Dynamite News:

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