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Ex-Liberal leader’s son marked by childhood dysfunction

Ex-Liberal leader’s son marked by childhood dysfunction

Mark Chikarovski used drugs to bottle childhood trauma before he was caught stuffing cocaine into envelopes to sell online, his lawyer says.

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Drug stigma laid bare in frank talk behind closed doors

Frank discussions about drugs have taken place behind closed doors with advocates telling police and politicians a different response is urgently needed.

No proof man linked to 734kg of coke addicted to drugs

No proof man linked to 734kg of coke addicted to drugs

No proof man linked to 734kg of coke addicted to drugs

No proof man linked to 734kg of coke addicted to drugs

A man allegedly busted with $1 billion of cocaine after police foiled his kidnapping has been denied bail after a judge rejected his claims of drug addiction.

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Cocaine syndicate 'danger' to alleged money launderer

Cocaine syndicate 'danger' to alleged money launderer

A man charged with laundering $13 million for a major cocaine syndicate would not be safe from his former gang members if released on bail, police have said.

Up in smoke: 'huge' cannabis crop torched after bust

Up in smoke: 'huge' cannabis crop torched after bust

Five people have been arrested in one of Victoria's largest cannabis drug busts as crops with a street value of more than $26 million are destroyed.

Couple locked up over $820 million drug import plan

Couple locked up over $820 million drug import plan

Two US citizens have been sentenced after admitting they tried to import almost 1.3 tonnes of methamphetamine and 16kg of cocaine into Australia.

Olympic kayaker pleads guilty to cocaine import attempt

Olympic kayaker pleads guilty to cocaine import attempt

Olympian Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru have admitted trying to import $200 million worth of cocaine after previously having their convictions quashed.

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Alleged crime app mastermind hit with drug charges

Alleged crime app mastermind hit with drug charges

Alleged crime app mastermind hit with drug charges

Alleged crime app mastermind hit with drug charges

The accused creator of a secret app allegedly used by major criminal networks across the world to plot murders now faces serious drug trafficking charges.

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

Barrister on drugs charges gets bail on third attempt

A barrister and former public prosecutor has been granted bail as he faces a swathe of drug charges, including trafficking a commercial quantity of GHB.

Drug dealer murdered debtor in home-invasion shooting

Drug dealer murdered debtor in home-invasion shooting

Drug dealer murdered debtor in home-invasion shooting

Drug dealer murdered debtor in home-invasion shooting

A drug dealer has been found guilty of murder after breaking into a western Sydney home and fatally shooting one of his buyers over a $1500 debt.

Ex-soldier helped partner in cross-border drug ring

Ex-soldier helped partner in cross-border drug ring

Ex-soldier helped partner in cross-border drug ring

Ex-soldier helped partner in cross-border drug ring

A former soldier took part in the supply of $230,000 worth of cocaine and MDMA by assisting her partner who headed up a drug ring operating in NSW and the ACT.

Cocaine 'runner' led cops to alleged $1.8b syndicate

Cocaine 'runner' led cops to alleged $1.8b syndicate

Cocaine 'runner' led cops to alleged $1.8b syndicate

Cocaine 'runner' led cops to alleged $1.8b syndicate

A young man charged with possessing millions of dollars in cocaine was allegedly acting as a runner for a major drug syndicate, known as The Commission.

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Out of commission gang fed 'massive appetite' for coke

Police have announced the takedown of a group allegedly governing cocaine supply and have moved on to finding who will fill the void.

Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

Cops 'infected' phones to spy on organised crime plots

The alleged creator of an encrypted communications app is among dozens of people arrested in nationwide raids led by Australian Federal Police.

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Man arrested over drug trafficking on Aboriginal lands

A man has been arrested in an ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of illicit drugs and alcohol in remote Aboriginal communities.

Save lives: plea to NSW premier after overdose deaths

A Greens MP has called on NSW Premier Chris Minns to fast track drug testing laws after two people died from accidental heroin overdoses at a house party.

Health warning as reported cocaine causes heroin deaths

NSW health authorities are urging drug-users to carry naloxone, after drugs purported to be cocaine have turned out to be heroin and caused multiple deaths.

Bail refused after 'desperate' arson bid on meth lab

Seven people have been arrested and charged after police uncovered a multimillion-dollar methamphetamine lab in Sydney.

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Jailed drug dealer laments 'worst job he ever had'

Peter John Kelso told police after his arrest on a range of drug trafficking and possession charges that dealing was a terrible business, a court was told.

Common drugs being laced with deadly potent synthetics

Extremely potent synthetics drugs that have already caused dozens of overdose deaths in 2024 are being found in vaping liquid, ecstasy and depressants.

Jail for armed robber who fled fearing assassination

A man who helped steal $550,000 in drug money tried to flee Australia concealed in a yacht hull after police told him there was a contract out on his life.

Stolen 'kill cars' seized in gangland war crackdown

The seizure of stolen vehicles intended for use as 'kill cars' will disrupt organised crime, say police after the latest raid in a crackdown on gang activity.

Massive $283m meth haul uncovered in machine import

Four Melbourne men have been charged over a bid to import $283 million worth of methamphetamine into Australia after it was found by Border Force officers.

Jail for 'runner' over woman's brutal bushland murder

A long-term criminal who was ordered by his drug running boss to help brutally murder a woman in Sydney bushland could spend over 25 years behind bars.

Drug trafficker jailed over jukebox cocaine import

Ertgrei Gjeka will spend at least eight years in jail after he admitted his role in importing 45kg of cocaine into Australia from Greece.

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