Cocaine

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World+Biz

Global cocaine market hit new record highs: UNODC

The current surge is mainly due to an increase in the size of the area under illicit coca bush cultivation in Colombia and updated yield data

Australian ex-cricketer MacGill spared jail for cocaine supply
Sports

Australian ex-cricketer MacGill spared jail for cocaine supply

Member of parliament Sylvain Maillard of the Renaissance party speaks at the National Assembly in Paris, France, January 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Europe

France passes sweeping new drug law as cocaine surge drives crime wave

Former Australia spinner Macgill found guilty of cocaine supply charge
Sports

Former Australia spinner Macgill found guilty of cocaine supply charge

In this screenshot taken from a video provided by the Colombian National Police, Colombian police catch a man smuggling packets of cocaine under his toupee at the airport in Cartagena, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Screeengrab: via Colombian National Police/AP/UNB
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Colombian police catch a man smuggling packets of cocaine under toupee

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World+Biz

Over 20 people arrested in Brazil-Italy cocaine smuggling probe

Dominican anti-drug police officers present packages of drugs seized, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Photo: AP Photo/Jose Adames via UNB
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Dominican Republic seizes record 9.5 tons of cocaine

A deforested area which, according to authorities, is used for coca leaf plantations is seen during an overflight by the Colombian anti-narcotics police in Putumayo, Colombia November 12, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo
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Record high Colombian cocaine production in 2023: UN

Greek authorities have seized cocaine hidden in banana cargo.Photo: Hellenic Coast Guard
Europe

Greek coast guard seizes $1 million of cocaine hidden in banana cargo

Brazilian Sharpnose Sharks (Rhizoprionodon Lalandii) are being analysed at a laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this handout picture made available on July 23, 2024. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Sharks off Rio de Janeiro test positive for cocaine

The seized cocaine. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Bahamian citizen detained with 3.9kg cocaine worth Tk50cr at Ctg airport

A French Navy ship alongside a smuggler carrying cocaine. Photo: BSS
Europe

French navy seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine from Atlantic fishing boat

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Health

Cocaine vaccine: Could it help drug addicts?