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Bradley Wiggins details battle with cocaine addiction: ‘I was walking a tightrope’

The five-time Olympic gold medalist has revealed he spiralled into the problem after retiring in 2016

The Independent UK

'I was doing loads of cocaine... my kids were going to put me into rehab': Bradley Wiggins on recreational drug use, Lance Armstrong's help and finding a new love for cycling

Wiggins opens up on the personal trauma which engulfed him post-retirement and put him in some 'very dangerous' situations after he became addicted to cocaine

Cycling Weekly

No 10 hits out at ‘desperate’ Russia after claims about drugs on leaders’ train

False claims about cocaine being on the table as Sir Keir Starmer met the French and German leaders were dismissed as ‘fake news’.

Evening Standard

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France derides Russia’s false claim of drug use by Macron, Merz and Starmer

Élysée warns against Kremlin’s disinformation efforts after ‘cocaine’ conspiracy theory spreads online

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Macron, Merz and Starmer targeted by Russian 'cocaine' claims

The allegations that the leaders of France, Germany and the UK took drugs while on a train on their way to Kyiv are part of a wider Russian disinformation campaign.

Euronews

Dramatic moment police storm boat and seize over £300m-worth of cocaine off Australian coast

This is the moment five men were arrested off the Australian coast after New South Wales police seized over a tonne of cocaine from a vessel.

The Independent UK

Macron rubbishes cocaine train claims: ‘Fake news spread by France’s enemies’

France claims Russia’s military intelligence has stepped up efforts to spread disinformation about European leaders online

The Independent UK

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France Condemns 'Fake News' Over Europe Leaders' Cocaine Accusation

The French presidency on Monday condemned "fake news" spread by "France's enemies" after social media accounts of far-right figures and Russian officials falsely claimed that European leaders including President Emmanuel Macron were seen taking drugs on a train.

International Business Times

Macron condemns 'cocaine train' fake news pushed by Russia as conspiracy theory goes viral

‘This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation,’ the Élysée Palace posted on X

Evening Standard

French Media Denies Rumors Macron Was Caught With Cocaine on Ukraine Trip

Video from train ride sparks online speculation, but outlet says items were a handkerchief and drink stirrer — not drugs.

Latin Times

Surprise cash purchase tips cops to huge cocaine stash

A suspicious cash purchase was enough to put police on the trail of an organised crime group allegedly trying to make an major drug import.

AAP

Australian cricket great Stuart MacGill spared jail time over supplying cocaine

MacGill was convicted of supplying drugs for a deal between his regular supplier and his brother-in-law in April 2021

The Independent UK

Cricket legend backs ex-spinner over 'biggest mistake'

Ex-spinner Stuart MacGill has described his role in a cocaine deal as his "biggest mistake" before being spared jail time for a "colossal lapse in judgment".

AAP

Over a Million Worth Of 'Hard Narcotics' Seized From Woman Trying To Cross Into Texas

CBP detailed it seized cocaine, meth and heroin from a couple trying to cross into Texas from Mexico

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Brazilian couple caught arriving with 7kg of cocaine

Two Brazilians have been arrested and 7.4 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth about 22 million baht, seized at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Evening Standard

Actor Ioan Gruffudd 'accuses ex-wife Alice Evans of trying to give kids cocaine' in bombshell court documents

Ioan claims he witnessed Alice try to give their children the Class A drug during a Facetime call

The Independent UK

Soldier at a Colorado nightclub during an immigration raid charged with distributing cocaine

Court records show a soldier who was at an illegal nightclub in Colorado during a weekend immigration raid has been charged with distributing cocaine

The Guardian - UK

Cocaine, corruption and bribes: the German port under siege by Europe’s criminal drug gangs

After seizure in Hamburg of 16 tonnes of high-purity powder, state attorney is accused of being on payroll of gang he was supposed to be prosecuting

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Man charged, 140kg of cocaine 'found in boat engines'

A man has appeared in court after Australian Federal Police claimed more than 100kg of cocaine had been hidden in boat engines and imported into Australia.

The Independent UK

Police intercept 11kg of cocaine hidden in wheelchair at airport

Police in Spain discovered 11kg of cocaine hidden in a wheelchair at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, video posted on X on Wednesday, 23 April shows.

Bangkok Post

British overstayer busted with cocaine on Samui

A Brit who failed to stop his motorcycle for a police search has been arrested after being found with cocaine and an expired visa.

The Guardian - US

Colombian ex-minister accuses the country’s president of drug abuse

Gustavo Petro hits back after Álvaro Leyva accused him of going awol during official visit to France

AAP

Disgraced politician to serve community as punishment

A former state Liberal leader who supplied cocaine to friends and used the drug as a "form of escapism" must do community service to atone for his offending.

The Independent UK

Ants are at the centre of a new crime ring threatening Europe: ‘It’s like cocaine’

The seized haul would have been worth as much as $1 million if it had reached European shores

The Independent UK

Texas residents get surprise Easter gift washing up on coastline — packages of cocaine dumped by panicked smugglers

The packages were reportedly tossed into the ocean by smugglers hoping to evade capture during a drug raid

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