REVEALED: Cocaine - The Real Truth

Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s multibillion-pound cocaine habit

Sewage samples and crime statistics paint a picture of established users taking more cocaine, more often

The Guardian - UK · 23h ago

Cocaine-linked crimes on the rise in Britain as consumption surges

Exclusive: Wastewater analysis in England suggests people took roughly 2.5bn lines of drug in one year

The Guardian - UK · 23h ago

How cocaine conquered the UK: in pubs, festivals and workplaces the drug has become an everyday habit

Previously considered a middle-class drug, price drops have made cocaine more widely available, and created a new set of problems

The Guardian - UK · 23h ago

Welfare Supervisor Accused of Stealing $20K in Food Stamps and Trading EBT Cards for Crack Cocaine

A Pennsylvania welfare supervisor has been charged with allegedly taking 48 EBT cards, making unauthorised transactions worth $20,558 and exchanging cards for crack cocaine.

International Business Times UK · Oct 20

The ‘Finger cutter’ and the ‘Brazilian Escobar’: the men accused of bringing cocaine cartels to Europe

A Belgian criminal organisation’s links with a Brazilian cocaine gang have been the focus of a major trial in Brussels, where smuggling links have been alleged between European players and the drug cartels of Latin America

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

Drug-driver smashes down telegraph pole after falling asleep at wheel

Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a driver rammed into a telegraph pole, knocking it across the road, after falling asleep while high on cocaine.

The Independent UK · Oct 17

Five Great Reads: cocaine nation, a 28-year walk home, and Americans give their verdict on Trump

The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Miles Herbert

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16

New York man charged with rape and lethal fentanyl dosing of college student

Prosecutors allege Moises Freire gave two students at FIT the opioid, saying it was cocaine, and raped one as she overdosed

The Guardian - US · Oct 16

Arrests in Australia, Chile after cocaine switch

Australian and South American authorities have dismantled a network of drug-runners, after detectives netted two alleged smugglers in a port-side sting.

AAP · Oct 16

Abu Dhabi Royal Mahrah Al Nahyan Admits Child Neglect After Collapsing on Cocaine Beside Toddler

Mahrah Al Nahyan received a community order after a three-year-old in her care was found barefoot near moving traffic while she was unconscious in west London.

International Business Times UK · Oct 14