All news on the topic: Cocaine

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Europol dismantles Balkan cartel trafficking drugs from South America
Eight tonnes of cocaine seized and 40 people arrested after four-year investigation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil
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’The cocaine superhighway’: the trail of death and destruction from South America to Europe
A sign on the doorway said “For rent” and the house’s lights were out. But the assault team were convinced a group of armed gang members lurked inside and they were determined to smoke them out.
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Brazil arrests internationally wanted Surinamese fugitive
A Surinamese man, wanted by Interpol for a series of crimes including the smuggling of approximately 450 kg of cocaine by aircraft, was captured last week in São Paulo, Brazilian Federal Police stated.
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Maersk and CMA-CGM: The favorite shipping companies of the Colombian mafia
Leaked documents from the Prosecutor’s Office show that their vessels, the initials of their containers and the arrival docks of these companies in Europe are mentioned by criminals to speak in code about cocaine shipments and routes.
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Pirates of the Caribbean Trafficked in Maersk
Military intelligence officers and police, in a network with the principal of Daniel “El Loco” Barrera, sent 19 tons of cocaine to Central America, the United States and Europe; They corrupted inspectors at the port of Santa Marta to ship 70% of the drugs to the Danish shipping company.
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Fishing boats and cargo ships: How Colombian cocaine is trafficked worldwide
Official statistics on busts of drug shipments originating in Colombia — the world’s largest cocaine producer by far — are scattershot and hard to find. A leak of prosecutor’s office documents helped reporters fill in some gaps.
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’Will Young lookalike’ transforms from ’quiet lad’ to underworld gangster, masterminding Huyton Firm raid
Richard Caswell, known as "Will" due to his likeness to popstar Will Young was a fearful gangster who raided a stash-house and stole nearly £1 million worth of cocaine
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Cocaine dealer apprehended when car he’s passenger in crashes following high-speed collision
Cocaine dealers Ryan Lawrence and Joshua Goodwin careered into the wall of a council building in Stanley, Co Durham, before police uncovered several bags of cocaine
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A warning is issued following the emergence of deadly pink cocaine drug detected in Ibiza and the UK
As the summer and party season hits soon, police have issued a warning about pink cocaine being used in places like Ibiza and the UK.
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British student arrested in Colombia airport after ’trying to smuggle cocaine disguised as milk’
The 25-year-old British student has been detained in Colombia and forced to pose in front an illegal haul after reportedly attempting to smuggle cocaine disguised as milk out of the country
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Inside lavish life of ’El Chapo of the UK’ who fled to Dubai and blew £22k on bed before his arrest
Jonathan Cassidy was arrested at Manchester Airport in 2020 after returning from Dubai where he had fled to when the EncroChat app was hacked
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Death row drug smuggling gran's one last hope to escape firing squad
Lindsay Sandiford may dodge a firing squad thanks to a change in the law in Indonesia wher she has been held since 2013 for trying to smuggle £1.6million of cocaine into the country
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Abusive boyfriend sliced off ear and scrawled threat in blood to girlfriend
Samuel Hemingway from Halifax, West Yorkshire, sliced off part of his ear and daubed the threat on his ex-girlfriend's wall before leaving the severed body part on her dressing table
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Grandad, 86, died after being hit by drug driver and lying in road for 4 hours
George Ian Stevenson, 86, was knocked over by a 'glancing' blow from a Citroen C2 car being driven by dad-of-three Dale Hilton, 42, before lying in the road for four hours
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Top Encrochat dealer 'Old Belly' caught after sharing photo of own front garden
Philip Glennon was linked to the supply of 14kg of cocaine, 65kg of heroin and 5kg of cannabis, but was caught by police after sharing photographs of his children and front garden
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Drug boss caught in luxurious mansion after being spotted taking dog to vets
Colombian drug boss Julio Andres Murillo Figueroa, alias the Tsar, who was wanted over trafficking cocaine to Europe for more than 15 years was finally caught after being seen taking his dog to the vets
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Officials accused of secretly planning to kill Pablo Escobar’s cocaine hippos
Around 74 of the cocaine kingpin's hippos were due to be moved to wildlife refuges but there have been delays. One animal expert claims that it is because officials want to kill the hippos
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Kerry Katona makes heartbreaking admission about past drug use and addiction
Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona has candidly discussed her past drug addiction struggle during a new podcast interview - explaining how she became 'dependent' on the drug
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Dognapping killer who left victim decomposing inside duvet jailed for 19 years
Killer Ian Connell, 39, who murdered 45-year-old Donald Patience before leaving his decomposing body wrapped in a duvet and taking his beloved dog has been jailed
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Kate's uncle makes blunt 7-word swipe when asked if royals gave CBB permission
Gary Goldsmith - Kate's uncle - had a seriously blunt response when he was asked whether the Royal Family had to grant him permission to appear on ITV's reboot of Celebrity Big Brother
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Furious jockey slams BHA after being stood down over 'shambolic' drug test
Kieran O’Neill never got to ride at Southwell on Tuesday and was stood down by stewards after the result of a swab indicated the presence of drugs when he was selected for random testing
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'Gentle giant who wouldn't hurt a soul' suddenly dies at home after night out
An inquest has been held into the death of 29-year-old Charlie Saunders, of Cranbrook, who has been described by his family as a being kind, funny and 'always smiling'
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Inside Kate's relationship with her millionaire uncle on Celebrity Big Brother
As Kate's maternal uncle has entered the Celebrity Big Brother House, the Mirror breaks down exactly what their relationship is like - and what he has said about her before
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Inside Kate Middleton's uncle's Ibiza holiday home - where royal once stayed
As Kate's 'black sheep' uncle Gary Goldsmith is set to enter the Celebrity Big Brother house, the Mirror takes a look inside another controversial residence of the 58-year-old businessman: his Ibiza holiday home, 'Maison de bang bang'
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Blow to royals as controversial relative 'joins Celebrity Big Brother cast'
Kate's 'black sheep' uncle is set to cause more controversy as the 58-year-old businessman makes his television debut on Celebrity Big Brother, as the show returns to screens after six years