Alleged cocaine smugglers’ three-month journey from Panama to Sydney ends in arrest
It all started just before Christmas last year. The MV Raider, a US-based merchant ship built in 1991…
Alleged crime syndicate accused of plan to smuggle tonnes of cocaine by sea
Nine men have been charged over alleged attempts to smuggle tonnes of illicit drugs into Victoria by sea.…
‘Cocaine sharks’ found cruising the Caribbean
This puts the “white” in “Great White.” Move over “Cocaine Bear.” Brazilian scientists have discovered traces of nose…
Alleged Darwin drug dealers charged, interstate drug syndicate targeted in arrests
A joint Northern Territory organised crime taskforce has arrested multiple people and seized more than 156 kilograms of…
Weight-loss medication linked to lower risk of drug addiction, study says
The researchers then looked at the effect of drugs including alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, nicotine and opioids over three…
Seventh narco sub discovered in the Pacific as Australia’s cocaine habit drives heavy traffic
At least seven narcotics smuggling submarines have been discovered in Pacific waters near Australia over the past 18…
Documents reveal how thwarted kidnapping led to billion-dollar Sydney drug bust
It was one of the biggest drug hauls ever uncovered by NSW Police, but if it was not…
Drugs with estimated street value of $1.45 million seized in traffic stop
Police say they have seized drugs with an estimated street value of almost $1.5 million from a vehicle…
French Polynesia drug haul hits $2.4 billion in a month as third shipment intercepted
French authorities have seized a third major cocaine shipment near French Polynesia, bringing the total amount intercepted since…
ACT ‘beginning to see change’ two years on from the introduction of drug decriminalisation laws
Tuesday marks two years since the ACT became the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise small amounts of illicit…
Trump administration conducts military strikes on suspected drug-courier boats in the Pacific
The US military has killed five people in strikes against two vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, US…
More than $6 million of cocaine and methylamphetamine seized during vehicle stop in southern NSW
A man has been charged after police allegedly seized a commercial quantity of illicit drugs in a vehicle…