Two people have been charged with drug trafficking offences after cocaine worth up to £1 million was found hidden inside...
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Australia: Illicit drugs linked to corruption
An alarming increase in the use, seizure and arrests for illicit drugs is the central finding of the Australian Crime...
Illinois Senate approves bill to legalize medical marijuana
Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that’s being billed as the...
Australia: Queensland is No.1 in drugs arrests
Queensland is earning the title of Australia’s drug capital, with more arrests than any other state and the second-highest number...
Malaysia: Trio gets death for trafficking cannabis
A 51-year-old driver and his assistant were among three people sentenced to death by the High Court today after they...
New report looks at use of cocaine paste in Peru
A new UNODC report (in Spanish only) has analyzed for the first time the problem and impact in Peru of...
Jimmy Carter comes out against marijuana legalization
Mere months after suggesting he was OK with moves by Colorado and Washington state to legalize marijuana for recreational use,...
Costa Rica’s president in scandal over ‘drugs’ jet
Revelations that Costa Rica’s president Laura Chinchilla used the jet of a Colombian with alleged links to drugs trafficking have...
Scotland: Lawyer jailed in drug smuggling case
A solicitor, David Wilson, 55, who tried to smuggle drugs and other contraband items into prison has been jailed for...
Northern Irish man jailed for 14 years in Athens for drugs smuggling
Lorry driver Andrew Doherty, 38, from Co Tyrone, was found with 125kg of herbal cannabis in November 2011Doherty is starting...