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Teens admit roles in Australia's biggest cocaine bust

Teens admit roles in Australia's biggest cocaine bust

Two teen boys were offered "life changing money" via group chat to offload what would become the biggest cocaine seizure in Australia's history, a judge heard.

'No evidence' superyacht operator's son knew of cocaine

'No evidence' superyacht operator's son knew of cocaine

'No evidence' superyacht operator's son knew of cocaine

'No evidence' superyacht operator's son knew of cocaine

A superyacht tour operator's son has denied knowing about cocaine hidden in the hull of a cargo ship after a plot to retrieve the drugs went awry.

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

'We are watching': 200kg of cocaine on catamaran

A man has been charged after 200kg of cocaine was found on a catamaran sailing into the country amid a probe into a crime syndicate with bikie gang links.

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Syndicate smashed in $2 million steroids, peptides bust

Syndicate smashed in $2 million steroids, peptides bust

More than $2 million worth of steroids and peptides have been seized in cross-agency raids to break up an alleged criminal syndicate.

'Ketamine Queen' to be sentenced over Perry drug death

'Ketamine Queen' to be sentenced over Perry drug death

A woman who admitted to selling Friends star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him is set to be sentenced in Los Angeles.

Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

Boats, trucks in plot to flood the country with cocaine

When a commercial trawler sank off Victoria with four crew members needing rescuing, police became suspicious about an alleged drug trafficking operation.

Grandpa guilty, not gullible over heroin import plot

Grandpa guilty, not gullible over heroin import plot

A grandfather's claims he was duped after being offered $10 million to import a heroin-lined camp bed from Laos have been roundly rejected by a jury.

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Foiled $106m meth import plot lands men in a hot pickle

Foiled $106m meth import plot lands men in a hot pickle

Foiled $106m meth import plot lands men in a hot pickle

Foiled $106m meth import plot lands men in a hot pickle

Pickle jars were the alleged would-be vehicles of 115kg of methamphetamine bound for Australia from Canada, with accused attempted smugglers now in a dill-emma.

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

$10m lured gullible grandpa into heroin plot, jury told

Offered $10 million to bring a camp bed "gift" from Laos to Australia, a grandfather stopped at the airport says he did not know he was carrying illicit drugs.

Rock and roll couple charged after major drug bust

Rock and roll couple charged after major drug bust

Rock and roll couple charged after major drug bust

Rock and roll couple charged after major drug bust

A secret cache of drugs has been discovered tucked behind a hidden door in a music studio, leading to the arrest of a musician, his partner and seven others.

Gatto's son-in-law asks for less jail than co-accused

Gatto's son-in-law asks for less jail than co-accused

Gatto's son-in-law asks for less jail than co-accused

Gatto's son-in-law asks for less jail than co-accused

The son-in-law of underworld figure Mick Gatto, who was caught trafficking up to $12 million of cocaine, has pleaded for a lighter sentence than his co-accused.

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Syndicate 'busted' after drugs seized, dozens charged

Dozens have been charged with hundreds of offences after a nine-month police operation seized more than $3 million worth of drugs in central Queensland.

Drug dealers arrested every week in meth hotspot

Drug dealers arrested every week in meth hotspot

Drug dealers arrested every week in meth hotspot

Drug dealers arrested every week in meth hotspot

An alleged drug trafficking syndicate has been busted selling methamphetamine in a regional community that has become a hotspot for the drug.

Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants

Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants

Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants

Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants

People are being warned to be careful of poppy flower products after thieves ransacked farms and stole hundreds of "toxic" plant heads.

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Iraq issues strange mug shots of Aussie crime kingpin

Images of a deported underworld boss in custody in Iraq have been published by Australian Federal Police, but one appears to be digitally altered.

Complex legal battle ahead for Mokbel if he sues state

As drug kingpin Tony Mokbel awakes to his first morning as a free man, he faces a tough battle if he seeks a compensation claim against a state government.

Mokbel's big jet plane dreams as he tastes freedom

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel is excited about jetting overseas after nearly two decades in jail or on bail, after prosecutors dropped retrial plans.

'Chaotic': exotic zoo found by police in drug raid

A makeshift zoo filled with exotic animals, including a saltwater crocodile and a deadly cobra, has been discovered by police during a "chaotic" drug raid.

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Two men accused of kidnapping woman in extortion plot

A woman was kidnapped by two men in an extortion plot before a "significant" amount of drugs were discovered in a major operation, police say.

Ex-Roosters skipper spared more jail for drug offences

A former rugby league player jailed for attempting to collect more than a tonne of cocaine from ships and home-made submarines has admitted more drug offences.

Underworld boss wins legal fight over prison conditions

Crime boss and murderer George Marrogi has successfully argued in court his right to access open air in prison has been breached.

Previously jailed driver loses fresh bid for release

A Supreme Court judge has refused bail for a driver previously jailed for hitting a cyclist and leaving him for dead.

Previously jailed driver's 'hauntingly similar' charges

A driver jailed for hitting a cyclist, leaving him with life-altering injuries, has returned to court charged with dozens of "hauntingly similar" new offences.

Bitcoin vendor who took 'drug' money posed NDIS risk

A woman convicted of laundering "drug" money via cryptocurrency after a police sting has been denied NDIS clearance for posing a risk to vulnerable residents.

Socialite Brynne Edelsten charged with drug trafficking

The former wife of late businessman Geoffrey Edelsten has fronted court after being charged with drug trafficking and possession offences.

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