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Latest news: Drug Trafficking

Illicit drug testing rising despite patchy availability

Illicit drug testing rising despite patchy availability

New insight into the demand for drug checking shows growing safety awareness among users, despite varied approaches to pill testing around Australia.

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Perth grandmother loses drug smuggling appeal in Japan

Australian woman Donna Nelson has lost her appeal in a Tokyo court for drug smuggling as she maintains that she was the innocent victim of a romance scam.

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

Former commando denied bail over drugs and gun charges

A former elite soldier accused of possessing 45 grams of meth was caught up in a police raid while trying to buy drugs for his own use, a judge has heard.

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Venezuelan jets fly near US warship as cartel boat shot

Venezuelan jets fly near US warship as cartel boat shot

Military tensions have risen in the Caribbean with Venezuelan jets flying near a US Navy destroyer after the Americans attacked a suspected cartel drug boat.

Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Mokbel's wait to wipe 'tainted' convictions continues

Gangland figure Tony Mokbel will have to wait to learn if he successfully appealed drug-trafficking and importation convictions.

Mokbel argues he suffered a miscarriage of justice

Mokbel argues he suffered a miscarriage of justice

Underworld kingpin Tony Mokbel claims police, prosecutors and barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo tainted his drug-trafficking convictions.

'Super lab': man denied bail after huge meth haul

'Super lab': man denied bail after huge meth haul

A man has been accused of trying to flee overseas when police allegedly uncovered a drug "super lab" they claim could have produced $500 million worth of meth.

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Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Prosecutor-turned-judge in firing line at Mokbel appeal

Lawyers for a drug kingpin have taken aim at a judge claiming he should have disclosed a police informer's status sooner when director of public prosecutions.

'Corrupt' dockers accused of hiding drugs in false wall

'Corrupt' dockers accused of hiding drugs in false wall

'Corrupt' dockers accused of hiding drugs in false wall

'Corrupt' dockers accused of hiding drugs in false wall

As night fell over Australia's second busiest port, two dock workers are accused of quietly toiling away on a discarded container, packed with 500kg of cocaine.

War on drugs a 'costly failure' amid record consumption

War on drugs a 'costly failure' amid record consumption

War on drugs a 'costly failure' amid record consumption

War on drugs a 'costly failure' amid record consumption

An analysis of Australia's sewers shows record consumption of meth, cocaine and heroin, triggering a call to abandon the "failing" war on drugs.

Complicated web of ex-ABF staffer’s alleged drug crime

Complicated web of ex-ABF staffer’s alleged drug crime

Complicated web of ex-ABF staffer’s alleged drug crime

Complicated web of ex-ABF staffer’s alleged drug crime

An Australian Border Force supervisor allegedly used "batphones", burner phones and encrypted devices when conspiring to smuggle illegal drugs.

Former nightclub owner spared jail over cocaine supply

Former nightclub owner spared jail over cocaine supply

Former nightclub owner spared jail over cocaine supply

Former nightclub owner spared jail over cocaine supply

A nightclub owner who was caught on police surveillance obtaining cocaine from a crime syndicate has been cleared of a more serious charge of drug trafficking.

'Ineffective, inaccurate': strip searches in spotlight

'Ineffective, inaccurate': strip searches in spotlight

'Ineffective, inaccurate': strip searches in spotlight

'Ineffective, inaccurate': strip searches in spotlight

Police drug-detection tactics involving strip searches and sniffer dogs are being questioned as data shows they rarely lead to illicit substances being found.

Accused heroin-smuggling grandad refused bail again

Accused heroin-smuggling grandad refused bail again

Accused heroin-smuggling grandad refused bail again

Accused heroin-smuggling grandad refused bail again

A man who allegedly smuggled about 5kg of heroin in a camping stretcher and used the excuse of being scammed by criminal syndicates has been refused bail again.

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Duo jailed after coffee grinder meth plot busted

Two men have been jailed over the importation of almost 300 blocks of meth concealed in two coffee grinders from Central America.

Man jailed for 'terrifying' trade in military rifles

A man kept in his home a large amount of cannabis, almost 1.6 kilograms of cocaine and four semi-automatic rifles on behalf of a drug ring, a judge has heard.

Grandfather, ex-wife jailed for drug import conspiracy

A methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking conspiracy involving a middle-aged couple resulted in the importation of up to $1.2 million worth of drugs.

Nurse who hid $1.7m drug money under bed spared jail

An assistant nurse has blamed a destructive relationship for why she agreed to hide $1.7 million in a duffle bag under her bed for a major cocaine ring.

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Date locked in for drug kingpin's appeal hearing

Underworld figure Tony Mokbel will have to wait another four months to have an appeal against his drug trafficking and importation convictions heard.

Cricket legend backs ex-spinner over 'biggest mistake'

Ex-spinner Stuart MacGill has described his role in a cocaine deal as his "biggest mistake" before being spared jail time for a "colossal lapse in judgment".

Men charged over major kava seizure in remote community

Two men have been charged after police seized more than 200kg of kava in a remote community as well as more than $15,000 cash in a property search.

Deadly class of sedative drugs detected across nation

Drug researchers are working to detect new forms of very powerful synthetic opioids being used to lace street drugs that kill unwitting users.

Disgraced politician to serve community as punishment

A former state Liberal leader who supplied cocaine to friends and used the drug as a "form of escapism" must do community service to atone for his offending.

Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal

The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging findings made against police in drug kingpin Tony Mokbel's drug conviction appeal.

Accused cocaine kingpin ordered to surrender handprints

Police allege palm prints from an accused cocaine smuggler would match images posted in encrypted group chats by users called 'Wanted' and 'John Dillinger'.

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