All news on the topic: Cocaine

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Ex-sinaloa cartel boss “El Mayo” Zambada pleads guilty to U.S. drug trafficking, faces life in prison
Former Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, saying he was sorry for helping to flood the U.S. with cocaine and other illicit substances.
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Brother duo jailed for multi-kilo drug trafficking across UK
A duo of ’business partner’ brothers have been jailed for their involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Geoffrey Kirk, 43, and Lee Kirk, 54, distributed cocaine and cannabis to clients nationwide over a four-year span.
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Second narco-sub in a year washes up on Solomon Islands shore
For the second time in a year, an abandoned narco-submarine has washed ashore in the Solomon Islands, baffling authorities and residents alike.
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Talking parrot helps police expose drug gang
A talking parrot has helped British police uncover a drug-dealing gang.
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‘Brazen’ drug deals in the pews: worshippers horrified as dealers target Westminster Cathedral
Shocked churchgoers say they have seen ‘brazen’ drug deals taking place inside Britain’s biggest Catholic church.
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Albanian police arrest 10 in Europol-backed raids targeting multi-ton cocaine trafficking network
Albanian police arrested 10 suspected members of an organized crime network involved in multi-ton cocaine trafficking and money laundering, Europol said Tuesday.
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BBC launches investigation into Strictly Come Dancing over cocaine use claims
The BBC has now been forced to initiate four distinct investigations over the past year regarding allegations of misconduct.
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Gang behind largest cocaine line in the City of London jailed for nearly 25 years
A gang who ran a drugs line that sold cocaine to 10,000 people in the City of London have been jailed for a combined total of nearly 25 years.
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Thomas Hooton, son of The Farm frontman, jailed for large-scale cocaine and heroin supply
The son of the renowned lead singer was involved in multimillion-pound drug deals and was sentenced to ten years and eight months for the distribution of cocaine, ketamine, cannabis, and heroin.
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‘Ndrangheta and Albanian gangs: mafia trafficked cocaine from South America to the heart of Europe
Authorities in Italy, Spain, and Albania have arrested 28 suspected members of a drug trafficking network linked to the ’Ndrangheta, Europol announced on Tuesday.
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UK authorities foil massive cocaine smuggling attempt — enough drugs to supply all of Europe
Border Force officers have confiscated an astounding 2.4 tonnes of cocaine, with an estimated street value of nearly £100 million, in one of the largest drug busts witnessed in years.
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"Drug baron from France" extradited from Dubai: paperwork blunder delayed transfer by nearly a year
Initially arrested in October 2023, the French national was scheduled for extradition soon after.
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Ex-Premier League star faces 13 years in prison over £48 million worth of cocaine
Former Premier League star Ronnie Stam is facing thirteen years in prison after being accused of smuggling two tonnes of cocaine.
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“I had 30 Lamborghinis”: Escobar cartel pilot talks about $20 million a month and life of luxury
Tirso ‘TJ’ Dominguez states that Escobar paid him $20 million monthly to fly planes loaded with cocaine.
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Bananas, bitcoins and the Albanian mafia: Ecuadorian court exposes global drug scheme based in Dubai
Ecuadorian court documents acquired by OCCRP detail the internal operations of a drug and money laundering scheme that authorities claim is operated by Dritan Gjika.
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Three Britons in Bali face death penalty for smuggling £272,000 worth of cocaine
Three citizens of the United Kingdom are facing the death penalty in Bali after being charged with smuggling nearly a kilogram of cocaine into Indonesia.
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Under cover of sertanejo: Brazilian singer suspected of running drug cartel
Police are investigating whether an aspiring sertanejo singer secretly assisted in managing her brother’s drug operation using a false identity.
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40 years for 28 grams: British father jailed in Dubai’s hellish prison
Currently serving his sentence in a notorious prison, the 33-year-old father of one will not be released until he is in his 70s
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“Coke in the compartment” turns out to be a tissue: Kremlin tries to derail unity train to Kyiv with fake drug claims
Bizarre internet rumours have been swirling about Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz taking cocaine on a train together.
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Transcontinental cocaine trafficking ring leader from Honduras arrested in Kyiv
Authorities arrest an alleged Ukrainian ringleader behind a transcontinental cocaine trafficking scheme involving shipments from Honduras to Kyiv.
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Love Island star Magdalena Sadlo to stand trial for running drug cartel
A Love Island contestant known as Barbie is facing over 20 years in prison for masterminding a drug cartel.
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In Brazil, a 4-year-old girl mistook drugs for sherbet and shared them with her friends
The children mistook the substance for sherbet and consumed the Class A drug. One of them then reported to a teacher that they had been given a package with a ’bad taste’, which led to a police call.
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Crime boss Craig Anthony ordered to repay £125,000 of £3m drug profits
Craig Anthony led an organized crime gang that transported kilograms of cocaine from Liverpool
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TV star admits to crashing car into a nurse while under the influence of cocaine at 10:14 am
Casualty and Holby City star Amanda Mealing has confessed to driving her car under the influence of drugs and crashing, resulting in a serious injury to a nurse at the wheel.
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Nine jailed after £225,000 drug raid and machete attack in Birmingham
Nine men were later jailed after police found heroin and crack cocaine worth more than £225,000