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Cocaine use in France doubles as workplace pressures drive demand

The number of cocaine users in France has nearly doubled to 1.1 million, with employees increasingly using the drug to cope with workplace pressures, a government report revealed on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Bahamian Nationals Charged For Trafficking Cocaine Into Florida Via Water Vessel

Agents spotted the suspicious vessel as it headed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Latin Times

Texas Doctor Accused of Being High During Surgeries Loses License After Testing Positive for Cocaine

A Houston urologist lost his medical license after testing positive for cocaine and kratom amid allegations of performing surgeries while impaired.

Latin Times

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3 drugs that went from legal, to illegal, then back again

Cannabis, cocaine and heroin have interesting life stories and long rap sheets. We might know them today as illicit drugs, but each was once legal.

The Conversation

Global Cocaine Trade Surges in 2024 as Decentralized Networks Replace Cartels

New criminal networks use encrypted apps, cryptocurrencies, and diversified suppliers to outsmart law enforcement, ensuring record cocaine flows worldwide.

Latin Times

Swiss national accused of $8m cocaine haul

A Swiss national who arrived in Australia on a plane from Los Angeles is accused of smuggling $8 million worth of cocaine into the country in his suitcase.

AAP

7 Tons Of Cocaine Found Buried On A Farm

Law enforcement seized 7 tons of cocaine and made multiple arrests in the largest shipment of cocaine smuggled into southern Spain by speedboat.

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Liam Payne: Argentinian officials charge three with manslaughter

Two others charged with drug supply in connection with One Direction singer’s fall from Buenos Aires hotel balcony

The Guardian - UK

Man charged with drug trafficking at music festival hosting Victoria’s first mobile pill testing service

Police allegedly seized MDMA, cocaine and other pills from patron at Beyond the Valley music festival

The Guardian - AU

Remote airstrip used in spycraft cocaine smuggling plot

Police watched two men dump suitcases and jerry cans in a rubbish bin before one of them was allegedly caught with 200 kilograms of cocaine in their hotel room.

AAP

Abandoned Backpacks Filled With $1.1 Million in Cocaine Found In Wooded Area Near Canadian Border: Police

U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered 78 pounds of cocaine smuggled into the country from Canada

Latin Times

Baby Found Alone on Busy Median Reportedly Had Traces of Cocaine in Him, Family Says

A 1-month-old baby spent Christmas with Child Protective Services after his parents left him in his car seat on the median of a busy road because of a dispute.

Latin Times

AP PHOTOS: A river route for food and crime: The dual nature of a major South American waterway

From its headwaters in Brazil, the Paraguay River flows hundreds of miles south to where it joins the Parana River to form a single 2,100-mile waterway that carries much of the agricultural and mineral wealth of South America to the Atlantic

The Independent UK

Rippy review – kangaroo slasher bounces into Cocaine Bear territory

Horror drama about a marsupial in the frame for murder brings earnestness and maudlin backstory where none is needed

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The Independent UK

Two men who smuggled half a tonne of cocaine into UK jailed

Men caught after being spotted shining torch out to sea while smuggling 524kg of cocaine on an inflatable boat

The Independent UK

Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia after spending two decades in US prisons

One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States

The Independent UK

Illegal drugs and sex with a minor: All the allegations against Matt Gaetz revealed in explosive report

A bombshell ethics investigation alleges Matt Gaetz paid for sex with a high schooler, used cocaine and ecstasy, and abused the power of his office. He denies wrongdoing. Alex Woodward reports

Evening Standard

Two men jailed over £42m cocaine smuggling bid

Some 524kg of cocaine were found in a hire van outside a hotel in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the National Crime Agency said.

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The Independent UK

Inside the wild Robbie Williams biopic: ‘It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’

IN FOCUS: The unexpectedly brilliant ‘Better Man’ dives into the rise, fall and rise again of one of Britain’s greatest pop stars… who is depicted as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee. Adam White speaks to its director Michael Gracey about monkeys, mayhem and why Robbie was nervous about Gary Barlow seeing the…

Latin Times

Paraguay, a Cocaine Transit Hub in South America, Reverses Decision to Halt U.S. Anti-Drug Cooperation After Backlash

Paraguayan officials said the decision to initially withdraw from the cooperation stemmed from a misunderstanding

Latin Times

Vivek Ramaswamy Compares Mike Johnson's Spending Bill to 'Showering Cocaine on an Addict'

One-half of the forthcoming Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) recommended Congress not pass Mike Johnson's $380 billion spending package to avoid a government shutdown.

The Independent UK

Notorious DC drug kingpin Rayful Edmond dies aged 60

Drug dealer linked with the crack cocaine epidemic of the 1980s was due to be released from custody next year

International Business Times UK

Rayful Edmond: From 9-Year-Old Drug Dealer to Kingpin of a Multimillion-Dollar Cocaine Empire

Rayful Edmond III, notorious D.C. drug kingpin, died aged 60. He rose to power in the 1980s, controlling a significant portion of the city's drug trade.

Latin Times

Cocaine Continues To Wash Ashore in Florida As Passerby Finds Two Bricks During Beach Walk

The bricks weighed approximately one kilo, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office

Latin Times

'Invisible' Cocaine Trafficker Captured in Colombia After Years-Long Manhunt

Christopher Neil stands accused of overseeing a ring dedicated to trafficking the drug from South America to the United Kingdom

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