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Lancashire Man, 20, Found Dead in Dubai Hotel After Swallowing Cocaine Packets That Leaked Inside Him

A 20-year-old man from Lancashire died in a Dubai hotel after swallowing cocaine packets that burst inside him. Four people in the UK have been charged over his death and are due in court later this month, in a case highlighting Dubai's tough anti-drug laws.

International Business Times UK

Who Is Krysta Tsukahara? Despite Alcohol Factor, Parents Sue Elon Musk's Tesla For 'Conscious Disregard' Of Safety After Fatal Fiery Crash

The parents of 19-year-old Krysta Tsukahara have amended a wrongful-death suit to add Tesla, alleging the Cybertruck's electric door design trapped occupants in the Piedmont fire; investigators recorded high pre-crash speeds and coroner toxicology found alcohol and cocaine in victims' systems.

International Business Times UK

What's happening with Lola Young? Inside the star's battle with schizoaffective disorder and cocaine

The young singer, who is managed by Amy Winehouse’s former manager, has previously spent time in rehab

Evening Standard

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Men in wet clothes claiming to be Camino pilgrims arrested over alleged ‘narco-sub’ plot

Three men had fled in taxi after allegedly piloting vessel carrying 3.65 tonnes of cocaine to Galicia, Spanish police say

The Guardian - UK

James Gunn reveals the NSFW Peacemaker continuity issue that became a "major pain in the ass"

A uniquely Peacemaker problem

Total Film

‘My past was chaos’: Iain Lee on abuse, cocaine, comedy, his on-air breakdown and his ‘sex addict’ father

The broadcaster and comedian has been delighting and outraging audiences for almost 30 years. Off-air, his life has lurched from crisis to crisis. Has he finally found peace?

The Guardian - UK

More than $156 million of cocaine seized in drug smuggling boats bust

More than $156 million of cocaine has been seized by the Coast Guard in San Diego.

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French navy seizes almost 10 tonnes of cocaine off coast of West Africa

The drugs were discovered on an unflagged fishing vessel in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday, a key transit route for drugs heading to Europe.

Euronews

The issue of drugs doesn't usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is different

Every year, tons of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs flow around the world

The Independent UK

Cocaine Quarterback review – true crime shouldn’t be this entertaining

It’s right to be sceptical of college footballer turned drug kingpin Owen Hanson sharing his own story from prison. But huge characters join in to tell a wild, droll tale with the ultimate ending

The Guardian - UK

Border Force cut open industrial equipment to find massive stash of cocaine near London

Investigators use angle grinder to slice two generators, despite the risk of huge compensation bill

Evening Standard

Dominican Republic says it recovered cocaine from speedboat destroyed by US Navy

Officials said the boat was destroyed about 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata

The Independent UK

Guilty plea over plan to smuggle $1b of cocaine

A man involved in a billion-dollar cocaine smuggling operation has pleaded guilty to drug possession after police duped a crime syndicate with fake narcotics.

AAP

‘Insane journeys’: inside the narco-subs that cross oceans carrying hundreds of millions of pounds of cocaine

Poorly paid crews risk their lives on voyages in ‘propeller-driven coffins’ to smuggle drugs from Brazil to Europe

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Evening Standard

Drug user who murdered ex-soldier in ‘cruel’ attack jailed for at least 11 years

Gregory Twigg, who was ‘raging’ after taking cocaine, was said in court to be remorseful at the ‘dreadful and tragic’ outcome of his actions.

The Guardian - UK

‘I tried to escape with drugs, pills and alcohol’: Björn Borg on his misery and mayhem after quitting tennis

The sporting superstar walked away from success and adulation at 26 – much to everyone’s bemusement. He opens up about his secret life and the depression, cocaine, overdoses and aggressive cancer that almost killed him

Reason

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Plus: America's cocaine habit, how Charlie Kirk handled South Park, and more...

Latin Times

Venezuela Announces Capture of Alleged DEA Agent With Massive Drug Shipment

According to the country's Interior Minister, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a "false flag operation" designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking

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The Independent UK

Björn Borg talks cocaine, overdoses, cancer and why he quit tennis in bombshell memoir

The tennis star writes about panic attacks and his drug use, which he says started in 1982

Latin Times

El Mencho Overtakes El Chapo's Legacy as CJNG Becomes World's Most Powerful Cartel

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho," has consolidated his place as the most powerful drug trafficker in the world, according to a new investigation by The Wall Street Journal. His organization, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), has eclipsed the once-dominant Sinaloa Cartel by capitalizing on shifts in…

International Business Times

Colombia Vows To Fight Drug Trade 'With Or Without' The US

Colombia's top military officer has told AFP that his country will fight the resurgent cocaine trade with or without American help, after Washington blacklisted Bogota for what it called flawed anti-drug efforts.

The Independent UK

Cocaine is more popular than ever in the US and the Mexican drug lord Trump has declared war on is cashing in

Consumption of the drug in the western U.S. has increased by 154% since 2019

The Conversation

US adds Colombia to list of countries failing in fight against drugs – here’s why that matters

The US has “decertified” Colombia as an ally in the fight against drugs, adding it to a list of countries including Afghanistan, Myanmar and Venezuela. Behind the decision lie surging coca cultivation and a desire to signal that US support for Colombia is no longer unconditional. It represents a rupture…

Latin Times

Laredo Border Agents Discover $16 Million in Meth Hidden in Frozen Mango Load

As of August, CBP agents operating along the southern border had seized close to 120,000 pounds of methamphetamine in fiscal year 2025, compared to just 36,000 pounds of cocaine.

Evening Standard

I’m Only F**king Myself by Lola Young review: 'Teetering on the knife edge of greatness'

4/5 The 24-year-old singer’s third album is a self-assured descent into dealing with self destructive tendencies and a cocaine addiction

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