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Latest news: Drug Trafficking
Ex-Test spinner MacGill faces jail stint for coke deal
The man whose Test career was throttled by being legspinning great Shane Warne's understudy has walked from a court after mixed verdicts in a drug trial.
6 days ago
Healer admits mushroom trafficking before woman's death
A spiritual healer who served magic mushrooms at a retreat where a woman died has escaped conviction and been fined $3000 for drug trafficking.
7 days ago
Key witness attacked in Test cricketer's cocaine trial
A drug dealer's honesty has been put under the microscope as ex-Test legspinner Stuart MacGill denies a key role in a cocaine deal before he was kidnapped.
Mar 11, 2025
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Police minister's brother denies supplying meth
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley's 62-year-old brother has faced court, disputing the amount of the drug meth and money that police allege they found on him.
Mar 11, 2025
Woman jailed after $1.8m of air-freighted meth seized
A woman likely faces deportation after being jailed for attempting to accept delivery of methamphetamine air-freighted from Mexico in wooden statues.
Mar 04, 2025
'Out of time': ex-Test spinner's panic after coke deal
Texts from former cricketer Stuart MacGill before his kidnapping have been revealed in court as he faces trial for setting up a major cocaine deal.
Mar 03, 2025
Parcel find leads to multi-tonne haul of date-rape drug
More than six tonnes of a date-rape drug - worth more than $130 million - has been seized from post offices and storage units, with two people arrested.
Feb 27, 2025
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Bali Nine member walks on decades-old 'joyride' charge
A Bali Nine member has avoided punishment for "joyriding" two decades ago, just before he was locked up in an Indonesian prison over the notorious drug plot.
Feb 25, 2025
Alleged drug trio nabbed after thinking outside the box
Three men face life sentences after attempting to import hundreds of boxes made of methamphetamine worth more than $100 million, federal police say.
Feb 21, 2025
Malaysian drug mule gets stay of execution in Singapore
A Singapore court has granted a stay of execution to a Malaysian poet just hours before he was set to be hanged for drug trafficking
Feb 19, 2025
Notorious crime gang Brothers 4 Life 'no longer active'
Former crime boss Bassam Hamzy is due to be sentenced for directing the sale of methamphetamine while being held in a maximum-security prison for murder.
Feb 18, 2025
Drug dealer blasted buyer to death over $1500 debt
A drug dealer chasing a $1500 debt who shot his victim twice at close-range with a shotgun did not mean to murder him during a home invasion, a judge has heard.
Feb 14, 2025
Benefits of publishing pill testing data outweigh risks
The benefits of publishing Australian pill testing trial data outweigh the risks, according to a new report examining what happens overseas.
Feb 09, 2025
Brazil drug cartel's corridor from Sao Paulo to Sydney
The Pacific Ocean is a favoured pipeline for a Brazilian drug cartel that's expanded globally by targeting countries like Australia where users pay top dollar.
Feb 05, 2025
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Long wait for trial after man found on yacht loses bail
A man faces close to a year in custody before a drugs trial, with his bail revoked after missing a court date, before he was found aboard a yacht.
Feb 05, 2025
Man to remain behind bars over record drug haul charges
A UK national extradited from New Zealand has been accused of importing one of the largest amounts of drugs seized in Australia more than five years ago.
Feb 05, 2025
Gangster's prison life revealed after drug verdict
An ex-gang leader convicted of selling drugs from jail now spends up to 20 hours a day alone in a cell smaller than a car parking space, a court has been told.
Feb 04, 2025
Questions as accused smuggler's escape ends 4000km away
Federal police have tracked down an accused drug smuggler who was allegedly trying to sail to Indonesia after skipping out from a rehabilitation centre.
Jan 29, 2025
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Bali Nine member re-arrested after landing in Australia
Bali Nine member Matthew Norman is facing another legal battle after police laid fresh charges for a minor crime committed when he was a teenager.
Jan 16, 2025
Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success
The first festival pill-testing trial in Victoria has been hailed a success after 40 per cent of patrons indicated they would use smaller doses of their drugs.
Jan 03, 2025
Festival drug arrests as pill testing trial starts
One person has suffered a drug overdose at a festival hosting the start of a pill testing trial, while two men have been charged for trafficking.
Dec 31, 2024
Remote airstrip used in spycraft cocaine smuggling plot
Police watched two men dump suitcases and jerry cans in a rubbish bin before one of them was allegedly caught with 200 kilograms of cocaine in their hotel room.
Dec 29, 2024
Police, Border Force know who's been naughty or nice
Drug traffickers continue to make the Federal Police and Border Force's naughty list, as they monitor packages and international passengers for illicit drugs.
Dec 25, 2024
Bali Nine return reshines light on ending death penalty
The execution of two Australians for drug smuggling in Indonesia has refocused a spotlight on how the nation co-operates with countries using the death penalty.
Dec 20, 2024
Christmas comes early as Bali Nine return to families
Five members of the Bali Nine are adjusting to the spotlight after coming home but are excited to spend Christmas with families for the first time in decades.
Dec 20, 2024
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