All news on the topic: Drugs

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Newborn baby dies after being exposed to heroin and cocaine by mother
A mother has been jailed after exposing her baby daughter to heroin and cocaine before her death from a cardiac arrest.
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Liam Payne allegedly asked hotel staff for ’seven grams of cocaine’ in a heartbreaking video hours before his deat
Former One Direction star Liam Payne, who tragically fell to his death on October 16 in Buenos Aires, allegedly asked a hotel worker for ’seven grams of cocaine’ before his death
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Prison officers deal drugs and ask inmates for sex, media told
Next to a vandalised wire fence opposite HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, 28-year-old Beatrice Auty brushes away tears. The memories of her time inside the jail are too much to bear.
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U.S. blocks access to records on Nigerian president’s alleged drug connections
The FBI, CIA, and DEA face legal scrutiny as they invoke Glomar responses—provisions allowing them to withhold confirmation of records to protect privacy and national security—amid requests for information on Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s alleged ties to drug trafficking.
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Dead drops, publicity stunts, and punishment beatings: the rapid ascent of Russia’s powerful darknet drug industry
Tech-savvy organised crime groups profiting from billion-dollar enterprise that is spreading beyond Russian borders
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Drug kingpin’s son released after pleading in shark fin trafficking case
Less than two months after a four-year sentence for wildlife trafficking, a Colombian court has released Fernando Rodríguez Mondragón—a son of the late drug lord Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela—following a deal with prosecutors.
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British woman accused in £15 million cocaine plot claims she believed she was carrying cash
A British beautician facing decades behind bars after being accused of smuggling cocaine into the US from Mexico has insisted she believed she was only carrying bags of cash across the border.
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Huge cocaine haul discovered on fishing boat off Kent coast; four men arrested
Four men have been arrested after nearly 400kg of cocaine was found on a fishing boat off the Kent coast.
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Man convicted of insider trading linked to firm holding state cannabis contracts
Michael Shvartsman was convicted of insider trading, while Eric Hannelius settled without admitting or denying guilt. Both men were involved in a company with contracts to track legal marijuana in Florida and other states.
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‘Russian roulette’ drug sold to Liverpool teens on Snapchat
A dangerous drug with unpredictable effects is being sold to Liverpool teenagers, say city experts.
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First death in UK immigration removal centre believed to be linked to the drug spice
Staff at Brook House had warned it was ‘only a matter of time’ before someone died as a result of taking the drug
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James Barlow: Mysterious online mushroom trafficker?
James Barlow, a Las Vegas resident, was taken into custody by federal law enforcement and sentenced to three years in jail for running a global dark web hallucinogenic mushroom marketplace.
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Spanish police seize record cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment; woman arrested, two suspects still at large
Spanish police said Wednesday that they had seized 13 tons of cocaine -- the country’s largest-ever haul of the drug -- and made one arrest.
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Mexican Navy intercepts "narco-sub" in the Pacific with 8,000 pounds of cocaine onboard
The Mexican Navy said Tuesday it has seized 3.6 tons (about 8,000 pounds) of cocaine aboard a "narco sub" off the Pacific coast which was spotted earlier this week about 153 miles off the resort of Acapulco.
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Drugs and weapons have been seized in a sweep of the jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is being held
Brooklyn detention center holding 1,200 has been under scrutiny since two fatal stabbings this summer
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Spain has regained its status as the main gateway for cocaine into Europe
A record 13-ton seizure of cocaine in Spain in mid-October is more evidence that the country has returned as the main entry point into Europe for the drug after Belgium and the Netherlands significantly improved security at their ports.
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Security boost after detective stole £400k of cocaine
The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said the force’s security has been "tightened up" after an "irredeemably corrupt" detective stole cocaine valued at £400,000 from property stores.
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Former US Air Force pilot acquitted of kidnapping, drugging, and assaulting 9-year-old girl outside Harrods
Robert Prussak, 57, who used to fly in the US Air Force, was accused of approaching the lone youngster after she became separated from her family outside Harrods on April 22
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Hazardous new drugs found in fake medications across the UK
Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK, the BBC can reveal.
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UK government warned to change drug policy or face increased poisoning deaths
Experts call for consumption rooms and wider testing of substances, as number of people dying hits new high
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Ex-Chelsea and England star Frank Lampard breaks silence after photo linked to £38m drugs bust
Ex-Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard was left near-speechless after he was informed that pictures of his face had been discovered in a £38million drugs bust in Australia.
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Prison employee involved in secret relationship with gangster inmate smuggles drugs into facility
Ashley Malloy was in a relationship with inmate John Mack who was serving a four-year sentence for drug offences - and when officers raided her locker, they found cocaine and heroin
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Colombia’s coca crops increased, but cocaine production surged, latest figures reveal
Coca crops and cocaine production in Colombia increased during 2023, as the government has stopped forced eradication efforts and concentrated on seizures to fight drug trafficking.
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Kinahan gang boss who orchestrated arms cache plot from prison receives a six-year jail sentence
Thomas Kavanagh, 57, enlisted two associates to help with the scheme while he was in prison. He wanted the National Crime Agency to find a weapons stash in an effort to influence his sentencing in a multimillion-pound drug case.
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Bride-to-be avoids jail for aiding fiancé in cocaine ring after announcing pregnancy
Sasha Ellis-Johnson claimed she was helping her partner after he ran up a £2,000 drug debt