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Bucking the national trend, ACT users excreting more 'horse' than ever

Once prolific, heroin use has declined everywhere but Canberra.

The Canberra Times

BSF, Punjab Police recover packet of suspected heroin in Punjab's Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in a joint operation recovered a packet of suspected heroin of gross weight, approximately 5 kg, in Punjab's Amritsar district, officials said on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSF, Punjab Police recover packet of suspected heroin in Tarn Taran

One packet of suspected heroin has been recovered in a joint operation carried out by BSF (Border Security Force) troops and Punjab Police in Tarn Taran district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tension, ego, heroin: How The Clash's epic unreleased double album Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg all but finished them off

Combat Rock would gave The Clash their biggest singles, but it was only part of a bigger, more ambitious mothership

Louder

Former DA investigator faces federal heroin trafficking and money laundering charges

A federal jury convicted Alex Kassem of Houston after hearing evidence that the former county employee transported heroin across Texas and Louisiana in a marked police car.

The Texas Tribune

Assam police arrest man with heroin worth Rs 24 crore in Cachar district

The Assam police apprehended a drug peddler with 4.76 kg of heroin worth Rs 24 crore in Assam's Cachar district on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NSW Health warns of opioid risk after people took heroin thinking it was cocaine or methamphetamine

Authorities say in eight overdose cases where drug samples were available, heroin was the opioid identified

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Assam Rifles, Mizoram Police seize contraband worth more than Rs 35 cr; 3 held

The Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police, in a joint operation, seized 11.397 kg of methamphetamine tablets and 218 grams of heroin worth more than Rs 35 crore in the Champhai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, heroin is far from 'chic'

A young poet and writer who lost his father to opioid addiction says there's nothing cool about what the drugs did to his dad. So why are peers trying to look like emaciated people with addiction?

WEKU

Assam Rifles, Anti Narcotics Squad Mizoram recovers Heroin worth Rs 42 lakhs, 1 held

The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Excise & Narcotics, the Anti Narcotics Squad, and Aizawl based on specific information. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Heroin found in perfume bottles at airport

An American man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after customs officials found 1.1 kilogrammes of heroin hidden inside perfume bottles.

Bangkok Post

Barry Keoghan: from foster care to Hollywood leading man

How did the Dubliner go from a troubled childhood in which his mother died of a heroine overdose, to the toast of Hollywood? Hayley Spencer reports on his unconventional rise to stardom

Evening Standard

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.

AAP

Heroin haul hidden inside hammock seized at airport

Seven kilos of heroin have been found hidden inside a hammock by border force officers in the luggage of a Sydney woman who arrived on a flight from Thailand.

AAP

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BSF, Punjab Police seize Pakistani drone with heroin from Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in a joint operation recovered a Pakistani drone with one packet of heroin weighing 519 grams from a farming field in Mode village in Punjab's Amritsar. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

‘Landmark moment’: UK’s first regular drug testing service to open in Bristol

Exclusive: Home Office licence will allow charity to check drugs such as heroin and crack to see if they are contaminated

Reason

5 Years After a Deadly Drug Raid, Houston's Former Police Chief Might Finally Be Held Accountable

Since leaving Houston, Art Acevedo has bounced from job to job, continuing a spotty career marred by scandal.

The Guardian - UK

‘It beats getting stoned on the street’: how Portugal decriminalised drugs – as seen from the ‘shoot-up centre’

At a portable cabin in Porto, addicts queue up to use heroin and crack cocaine in safety, with medical staff on hand. Can other countries learn anything from Portugal’s liberal drugs policy?

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BSF thwarts smuggling attempt in Gurdaspur, seizes package of suspected heroin

The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a smuggling attempt in Punjab's Gurdaspur district and seized one package suspected to be containing 531 grams of heroin. Read further on Dynamite News:

AAP

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.

The Guardian - UK

People buying opioids and sedatives online face deadly fakes, expert warns

National Crime Agency reveals 65 people have died from taking nitazenes, which are up to 100 times stronger than heroin

Dynamite News

BSF, Punjab police seize 672 gms of heroin in Tarn Taran

In a collaborative effort, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police successfully thwarted a narcotics smuggling attempt on the outskirts of Dall village in Tarn Taran and seized 672 grams of suspected heroin. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Four street drugs that could pose the biggest threat to UK public health in 2024

As with fashion and music, illicit drugs go through peaks and troughs of popularity. There are popular staples, such as cannabis, and more disruptive and transient substances, such as mephedrone. As with clothing fashion, the drugs that most people are able to buy are determined by the choices of designers,…

The Guardian - UK

Wave of drug-carrying drones flying into India from Pakistan, officials say

Border officers say most drones carry opium and heroin, fuelling a drugs crisis in Punjab, while others drop weapons

The Independent UK

Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?

Warning that drugs so potent a ‘grain of sand’ dosage can be fatal could spark a US-style drug deaths crisis

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