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'Expedited' trial for Stuart MacGill over coke supply

'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.

Xanax worth $12 million seized in largest NSW bust

Xanax worth $12 million seized in largest NSW bust

Xanax worth $12 million seized in largest NSW bust

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

Street drugs to be tested for purity, harmful additives

Street drugs to be tested for purity, harmful additives

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.

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Dealer guilty of murder as 'bystander' claim rejected

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

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

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

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.

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Detectives declare major crime gang 'eradicated'

Detectives declare major crime gang 'eradicated'

Detectives declare major crime gang 'eradicated'

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.

Most Victorians want weed decriminalised: survey

Most Victorians want weed decriminalised: survey

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.

Rise in street demand and trafficking of harmful drug

Rise in street demand and trafficking of harmful drug

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

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

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.

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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.

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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.

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