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Latest news: Drug Trafficking

Ecstasy and agony as pill testing gets another backer

Ecstasy and agony as pill testing gets another backer

Victoria has become the third Australian jurisdiction to legalise pill testing following a spate of drug overdoses and deaths at music festivals.

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Granny-flat hideout clue in search for drug diver

Police have carried out a forensic search on a Sydney property where a missing Brazilian man linked to a Newcastle cocaine haul is thought to have hidden out.

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Drugs, weapons, cash seized in major trafficking busts

Lengthy drug-trafficking investigations across three states have resulted in the seizure of dozens of weapons and almost a million dollars of drugs and cash.

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Olympic medallist, drug dealer Miller granted parole

Olympic medallist, drug dealer Miller granted parole

Scott Miller won two Olympic medals but was devastated neither was gold, before a descent into substance abuse led him to a prison he will soon leave.

Men jailed over 'greedy' plot to aid cocaine smuggling

Men jailed over 'greedy' plot to aid cocaine smuggling

Two men have been jailed for chasing easy money by attempting to recover 48 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a shipping container.

Pair guilty over cocaine hidden in shipping container

Pair guilty over cocaine hidden in shipping container

Two men played loud music in their van after they thought they had found a shipping container with 42 packages of cocaine hidden inside.

Spike in date-rape drug imports sparks safety concern

Spike in date-rape drug imports sparks safety concern

Over a three-month period, police have seized more than 4200 litres of a dangerous chemical that can be used to spike drinks.

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More young women in ice rehab as health system buckles

More young women in ice rehab as health system buckles

More young women in ice rehab as health system buckles

More young women in ice rehab as health system buckles

Health workers have described ice use as "out of control" in western NSW, four years after a landmark report called for drastic action on drug treatment.

Father of NRL Broncos star arrested on drugs charges

Father of NRL Broncos star arrested on drugs charges

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.

Former AFL star cries as he is jailed for drug plot

Former AFL star cries as he is jailed for drug plot

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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.

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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'

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

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

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.

'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.

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