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Most Victorians want weed decriminalised: survey

Most Victorians want weed decriminalised: survey

A poll shows most Victorians would support the state following the ACT and other parts of the world by decriminalising recreational cannabis use for adults.

Cocaine continues to wash ashore, confounding police

Cocaine continues to wash ashore, confounding police

Cocaine continues to wash ashore, confounding police

Cocaine continues to wash ashore, confounding police

The origin of more than 250kg of cocaine blocks adrift along the NSW coastline, carrying labels such as "Tesla" and "Zoe", is yet to be discovered.

Major 'dial a dealer' phone network disrupted

Major 'dial a dealer' phone network disrupted

Major 'dial a dealer' phone network disrupted

Major 'dial a dealer' phone network disrupted

Tens of thousands of customers of alleged drug dealers have been warned to cease contact after police disrupted 26 "dial a dealer" phone numbers.

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Rise in street demand and trafficking of harmful drug

Rise in street demand and trafficking of harmful drug

Increased border seizures and rising street demand for an illicit drug is concerning authorities, who warn the potent sedative causes serious harm and can kill.

Former brothel owner held over drug-flight plot

Former brothel owner held over drug-flight plot

Police allege ex-brothel owner Eddie Hayson was involved in shipping drugs interstate as the gambling identity is held in custody after his extradition to NSW.

Police stub out 10 million illegal smokes in $15m bust

Police stub out 10 million illegal smokes in $15m bust

Six men have been charged over the alleged importation of more than $15 million of illicit tobacco, which authorities hope will disrupt crime feuds in Victoria.

Informant Gobbo was 'rogue, out of control': police

Informant Gobbo was 'rogue, out of control': police

A former police handler has given evidence to the Victorian Supreme Court as drug kingpin Tony Mokbel fights to appeal his convictions.

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Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Third person charged over record ice and cocaine haul

Police have charged another man after a record haul of methylamphetamine and cocaine during an operation on Tasmania's remote northwest coast.

Ex-police minister's 'baby' brother jailed over drugs

Ex-police minister's 'baby' brother jailed over drugs

Ex-police minister's 'baby' brother jailed over drugs

Ex-police minister's 'baby' brother jailed over drugs

The youngest brother of former NSW police minister Paul Toole could be placed into protective isolation after being handed a six year sentence for drug supply.

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Meth haul worth $2b ends with multiple arrests

Two Sydney men have been charged with drug possession after allegedly attempting to distribute 800kg of methamphetamine on behalf of a global syndicate.

Man sought 'easy money' as $300m drug deal cash courier

Man sought 'easy money' as $300m drug deal cash courier

Man sought 'easy money' as $300m drug deal cash courier

Man sought 'easy money' as $300m drug deal cash courier

A man who drove interstate with a bag of cash to assist an international drug deal instead found himself targeted by undercover police.

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

A former police handler has given evidence to the Victorian Supreme Court as drug kingpin Tony Mokbel fights to appeal his convictions.

Ex-boxing champ detained over 'error' in drug sentence

Ex-boxing champ detained over 'error' in drug sentence

Ex-boxing champ detained over 'error' in drug sentence

Ex-boxing champ detained over 'error' in drug sentence

A judge had intended for a former world champion boxer to walk free from court but accidentally triggered a retroactive jail term for his parole violation.

Mokbel denies exaggerating his connection to Gobbo

Mokbel denies exaggerating his connection to Gobbo

Mokbel denies exaggerating his connection to Gobbo

Mokbel denies exaggerating his connection to Gobbo

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has completed his third day of evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as he tries to fight drug-trafficking convictions.

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Ex-boxing champ jailed for guarding drug ring's stash

A world champion and Olympic boxer's downward spiral through drug addiction led to him working for a crime syndicate to watch over their safe house.

Gangland figure warned Mokbel about informant Gobbo

A notorious gangland figure warned drug kingpin Tony Mokbel about barrister-turned-informant Nicola Gobbo once he was extradited back to Australia.

Mokbel claims Gobbo encouraged him to flee to Greece

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has given evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as he tries to fight his drug trafficking convictions.

Construction boss convicted after 250kg heroin import

A Sydney man whose brother allegedly imported over 250kg of pure heroin from Malaysia has been convicted for attempting to procure a large amount of the haul.

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Accused Mongols bikie caught smuggling drugs in prison

A prisoner has allegedly been caught trafficking drugs for an outlaw motorcycle gang from inside his cell by prison staff, a court has been told.

Accused kidnapper granted bail over $1b cocaine bust

An alleged attempted kidnapper of a man with over 700kg of cocaine has been bailed after lawyers asked how four men could carry all those drugs in a Yaris.

Man on trial over 'reckless' bid for 143kg of heroin

A Sydney man used power tools to access 143kg of heroin hidden in imported bakery equipment despite AFP officers removing the drugs earlier, a jury has heard.

Fentanyl lies in wait as 'the wolf at Australia's door'

Australia's lack of a fentanyl market is keeping illicit use down, federal police say as health experts warn the drug poses a major threat.

'Free to leave': how drug trafficker spent years abroad

A man who admitted importing $4 million worth of meth and cocaine spent over a decade in Thailand after police said he could leave Australia.

Cost of responding to hundreds of MDMA overdoses rising

The cost of responding to MDMA overdoses is on the rise, with hundreds of people admitted to hospital in Victoria each year.

Coast scoured after hundreds of cocaine bricks wash up

Cocaine started washing up on beaches and other coastal areas around Sydney before Christmas, leading to the discovery of more than 200kg of the drug.

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