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Alleged drug driver accused of striking and killing roadside mechanics faces court
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Drug consignment found hidden in jukebox imported into Melbourne from Greece
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Alleged organised crime syndicate 'disrupted' in major outback drug bust
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Police charge 76yo Canadian man after allegedly smuggling 24kg of ice hidden in shoeboxes
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ACT set to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs, such as ice, heroin and cocaine
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ACT has highest rate of drug-induced deaths in Australia, research centre finds
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Two men accused of running Breaking Bad-style meth lab hidden on rural NSW property sentenced to jail
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Police seize and destroy almost $2 million worth of cannabis plants
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Adelaide man charged over fake pills that allegedly put three teens in hospital
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Police seize 320kg of cocaine from campervan in Port Hedland
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Hunter Valley Police allege seized cocaine 'destined' for the Scone Cup
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Drug bust in Adelaide's west leads to second cannabis seizure
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Less meth in Western Australia leads to dangerous change in drug landscape, say support workers
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Police stumble across $1.5m in dope, ice on bus at Townsville ferry terminal
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Meth trafficking syndicate in Geelong, Warrnambool smashed with police arresting 10 people
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South Australian police seize record shipment of drugs at sea
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Police seize 400kg of cocaine 'destined for all major cities in the country'
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Cocaine haul worth $6m seized by police in northern Tasmania
Police seize $6 million worth of cocaine in northern Tasmania in one of the state's biggest-ever drug busts and the seco...Visit Site -
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Hobart tops country in opioids in latest wastewater drug monitoring report
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Two charged after 'one of the largest' cocaine busts in Tasmania
Two men will face a Hobart court after about "10,000 street deals" of illicit drugs were found in the cabin of a truck t...Visit Site -
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Drones used to find drug crop on Bass Strait island
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Reason Party Leader to introduce bill to decriminalise all drugs
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Police uncover drug operation in North Queensland home
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Would you go to a kava bar? Producers of the psychoactive drink want a mainstream market
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Man accused of running drugs to medi-hotel in food delivery bags faces court
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A new business is offering to deliver dangerous nitrous oxide to your home
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High schooler charged after fellow student given drug-laced lollipop
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Hundreds of arrests, drugs seized as AFP launch phase two of international sting
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Operation Ironside nets 18 more suspects as police seize guns and drugs
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Two men and a woman arrested in SA over alleged drug trafficking on the dark web
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Senior Rebels bikie arrested after alleged drug bust at his inner-city apartment
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Seven accused drug traffickers arrested in Adelaide's south
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Police arrest and charge 20 central Queenslanders with 117 drug offences
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US citizen flown to Australia to make meth jailed over major bust in Adelaide drug house
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Man released from custody after trafficking 'large quantity' of liquid ecstasy
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Man arrested after allegedly trying to deliver heroin in food delivery bags to Adelaide medi-hotel
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$4.5m of ice seized in Tasmanian drug bust
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Three people arrested after drugs and $21,000 cash found at Adelaide property
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Fears foreign shipping dogged by drug trafficking
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Drug overdoses and addictions are crippling WA's northwest
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WA leads the nation with the highest number of drug overdose deaths
Since the turn of the century there have been more than 34,000 overdose deaths in Australia, more than the number of deat...Visit Site -
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Police issue warning after WA teenager ingests suspected hallucinogenic lollipop
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Detectives swoop on airport, highways in biggest drug bust in Broome's history
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What can parents do to prevent kids misusing alcohol and drugs?
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Child psychologist avoids prison after feeding opioid addiction with Bitcoin on dark web
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Police uncover suspected drug lab in Adelaide's north-west
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Maryborough man arrested over drug offences after spending weeks on the run
A Maryborough man who was on the run for more than a fortnight is arrested and charged with drug offences after he fled f...Visit Site -
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AFP arrest five for allegedly importing 160kg of cocaine into Melbourne
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Massive Perth heroin bust after police lay trap for traffickers who hid drugs inside air cargo crates
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$5.5m in cash and drugs seized in Tasmania's largest crime bust
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Australian Federal Police and FBI nab criminal underworld figures in worldwide sting using encrypted app
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NSW Police charge three men over alleged plot to import $900 million of cocaine
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'Eye-opener' as police unit finds one in three drivers test positive to drugs
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Former NRL player Jamil Hopoate charged, refused bail over $155m cocaine bust
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West Coast's Willie Rioli allegedly found in possession of 'dangerous drug' at Darwin Airport
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Motorbikes, drugs, jet ski and $160k seized during anti-bikie raids
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Men extradited over $300m drug bust linked to Dutch syndicate that allegedly hid MDMA in tins of tomatoes
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Police find $80m of drugs hidden in bottles of canola oil from Mexico
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Police uncover large amount of drugs during routine Qld highway stops
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New study reveals how long cannabis users are likely to be stoned
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