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Melvin Benn told the inquest of his 'genuine sorrow' at the death of 16-year-old David Celino, who died after he took ecstasy his friends had bought at the event last year

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT - Cops raiding alleged drug cartel hideouts in Mexico were shocked to discover the butchered bodies of at least 34 people in ice chests and freezers

David Celino, 16, died after falling ill at Leeds Festival in August last year after taking ecstasy, with his dad Gianpiero Celino telling an inquest dealers are targeting youngsters like the 'child catcher'

Boardmasters organisers have erected a sign urging people not to take 'Tesla tablets' - a form of the Class A drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA - after it was discovered on site

Police have said that two 18-year-olds have died following a rave at the SWG3 nightclub in Glasgow having been rushed to nearby hospitals but they could not be saved

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Much of Mexico's people, territory and economy is run by the Sinaloa Cartel, a huge criminal organisation that's infiltrated into businesses, fisheries and even schools

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and her family were out on a fishing trip when they discovered the package containing 70 pounds of cocaine, worth over one million dollars

Dean Welch left the child in his "squalid" and freezing cold apartment, wearing only a school jumper and a nappy and with only a bullmastiff and two bulldogs for company

Beach cleaner Jodie Harper was doing her bit for the environment when she discovered a the huge package of cocaine on Upton Beach in Bude, Cornwall, as police now search for its owner

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, was the boss of Colombia’s notorious Gulf Clan group which he ran in a 'reign of terror' for over ten years before law enforcement brought him down. He was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty in January to a number of charges

The Jersey Customs and Immigration Service discovered heroin disguised as Cadbury Eclairs being smuggled into Jersey via the post, amid hauls of drugs worth £400,000

Deadly drug cartels in Mexico are loading up armoured trucks with advanced weaponry like rocket launchers and sniper rifles to display dominance and rule rival cartels in the cocaine trail

Drug-addled Angel Taylor and Chevy Lafountain of Louisiana have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after their four-month-old baby girl was found dead of starvation

Jonathan Arnold was branded a "kingpin" by West Midlands Police as he orchestrated the import of £118 million worth of drugs from Colombia - but his mum says it's "obvious" he wasn't in charge

A total of 197 troops serving in the SAS, the SBS, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment, Special Forces Support Group and on nuclear submarines tested positive for Class A drugs like cocaine since 2012

At least 10 people have been killed in one operation alone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as police opened fire at a cluster of favelas, which are working-class neighbourhoods

Ronnie Music Jr, a lottery winner from Georgia, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for investing part of his $3million (£2.35million) winnings in a methamphetamine trafficking ring

A newly-approved cancer drug called Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) offers hope to patients, including Ashton Leeds, a 9-year-old boy with stage 4 thyroid cancer, by targeting specific genetic mutations

Jamie Joseph, 32, has been put behind bars for 18 years for his role in supplying at least 17kg of cocaine - he thought he would slip under the 'radar' by using the username 'monstermunchman'

Crystal meth use is on the rise in Manchester - and since the coronavirus pandemic, the drug's price has also dropped to around £40-60 a gram, down from around £100-120 two to three years ago

Police have urged anyone trying to "help" them search for more drugs after cocaine washed up in Ireland should restrain from interfering

YouTube shark expert Mr Hird worked with University of Florida environmental scientist Tracy Fanara to see how sharks would respond to packages that looked like bales of cocaine dropped into the sea

People in the Kensington neighbourhood of Philadelphia were recorded on a chilling video swaying in the street amid a crisis involving the 'zombie drug' also known as 'tranq'

Around a quarter of children at risk of serious violence and criminal exploitation are girls but they do not receive the same level of attention as young boys at risk, according to a damning report

Lancashire Police caught a gang of drug dealers after an investigation into the use of the encrypted EncroChat network - two people were jailed and officers are still looking for two more