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Father of NRL Broncos star arrested on drugs charges

Father of NRL Broncos star arrested on drugs charges

The father of Brisbane Broncos NRL star Payne Haas is facing extradition to Indonesia after being arrested on drug charges in the Philippines.

Notorious disgraced cop gets parole tick on drug charge

Notorious disgraced cop gets parole tick on drug charge

Notorious disgraced cop gets parole tick on drug charge

Notorious disgraced cop gets parole tick on drug charge

An ex-top cop at the NSW Crime Commission has been cleared for parole after being jailed for drug offences but still faces hurdles before his release.

NRL talent arrested on way to training in drug bust

NRL talent arrested on way to training in drug bust

NRL talent arrested on way to training in drug bust

NRL talent arrested on way to training in drug bust

Former Wests Tigers player Brandon Wakeham is facing drug-supply charges after a police strike force froze $10 million of one of his co-accused's assets.

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Former AFL star cries as he is jailed for drug plot

Former AFL star cries as he is jailed for drug plot

Ex-St Kilda star Sam Fisher will spend up to five years and four months behind bars after admitting involvement in an interstate drug trafficking plot.

Man jailed over drugs in shipping container wins appeal

Man jailed over drugs in shipping container wins appeal

A man who was sentenced to more than a decade in jail for allegedly trying to retrieve 26kg of cocaine from a warehouse has had his conviction overturned.

Man denied bail over 100kg of meth hidden in sandals

Man denied bail over 100kg of meth hidden in sandals

A Malaysian national has been remanded in custody after he was caught attempting to import 100kg of methamphetamine concealed within the soles of black sandals.

Truck link to case of missing Brazilian drug diver

Truck link to case of missing Brazilian drug diver

Police want to bring closure to the family of a Brazilian man who is still missing two years after an attempted multimillion-dollar cocaine smuggling attempt.

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Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

Construction boss unaware of MDMA in excavator: court

A Sydney construction boss maintains he was unaware hundreds of kilograms of MDMA were hidden inside an excavator when he purchased it at auction.

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

Ex-lawyer charged over cocaine in frozen chickens bust

A former Brisbane lawyer has faced court after he allegedly trafficked 120kg of cocaine disguised as frozen chicken products between states.

Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot

Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot

Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot

Men charged after police bust 500kg cocaine import plot

Three men are facing life in jail after police foiled one of Queensland's largest cocaine importation plots, seizing more than 500kg of the drug.

Former AFL star's spiral into drug abuse aired in court

Former AFL star's spiral into drug abuse aired in court

Former AFL star's spiral into drug abuse aired in court

Former AFL star's spiral into drug abuse aired in court

Former St Kilda footballer Sam Fisher’s spiral into drug addiction after retiring from AFL has been laid out in court as he awaits a prison sentence.

Dumping of second city injection room 'will cost lives'

Dumping of second city injection room 'will cost lives'

Dumping of second city injection room 'will cost lives'

Dumping of second city injection room 'will cost lives'

A second supervised injecting room will not be built in Melbourne, after the state government rejected a report recommending one for the CBD.

Woman jailed after years on run from drug charges

Woman jailed after years on run from drug charges

Woman jailed after years on run from drug charges

Woman jailed after years on run from drug charges

A woman on parole who fled interstate for years before police could charge her over a series of drug deals will have to make up for the time she spent at large.

Biggest ever vape seizure linked to organised crime

Biggest ever vape seizure linked to organised crime

Biggest ever vape seizure linked to organised crime

Biggest ever vape seizure linked to organised crime

Authorities have intercepted almost half a million illegal vapes in the largest sting of its kind since import laws came into effect at the start of the year.

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'Facilitator' in billion-dollar coke ring gets 20 years

A convicted drug trafficker who has been handed a 20-year sentence was consuming up to $5000 worth of cocaine weekly before his arrest, a court has heard.

Accused kingpin 'behind $683m drug plots' behind bars

A man accused of organising a failed cocaine import plot that resulted in bricks of the drug washing up on NSW beaches for weeks has appeared in court.

Olympian, brother on drug charges after winning appeals

Olympic medallist Nathan Baggaley and his brother Dru are facing drug possession charges while awaiting a retrial over a botched cocaine importation plot.

'Expedited' trial for Stuart MacGill over coke supply

Ex-Test cricketer Stuart MacGill will have his trial over a purported cocaine deal expedited as his alleged kidnappers wait to see if he will be convicted.

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Xanax worth $12 million seized in largest NSW bust

Police have seized more than 720kg of Alprazolam, or Xanax, inside a western Sydney storage unit, in NSW's largest single pharmaceutical drugs bust.

Street drugs to be tested for purity, harmful additives

Illicit drugs will be tested for their purity and mix of substances in an inner-city program that will provide detailed analysis to users.

Dealer guilty of murder as 'bystander' claim rejected

A man who brutally beat a woman and burnt her body in bushland south of Sydney has been found guilty by a jury and will be sentenced for the violent crime.

Ex-AFL star Fisher pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine

Retired St Kilda player Sam Fisher has formally pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking drugs of dependence, including cocaine and methamphetamine.

Sport clinic made $100k a week on steroids, court told

A sports medicine clinic owner has been arrested after police alleged he used his business as a front for a multimillion-dollar steroid trafficking business.

Police raid sports medicine clinic in $4m steroid bust

A 55-year-old Melbourne business owner is accused of trafficking steroids after police seized 17 luxury cars and $700,000 in cash.

Detectives declare major crime gang 'eradicated'

Police have claimed victory over a notorious Sydney crime gang after a three-year probe into its dial-a-dealer drug network and associated murders.

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