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riotimesonline.comChile Seizes 1,080 Tons of Lumber Laced With Cocaine and Ketamine Headed to Europe
Chilean customs officials said the Monday seizure of cocaine and ketamine hidden in 45 containers from Bolivia carries an estimated $8.3 billion retail value on the European market.
news24.comEU Drug Agency Reports 7,600 Overdose Deaths in 2024, Mostly Opioid-Related, Amid Steady New Psychoactive Substances and High-Potency Cannabis Use
The European Union Drug Agency reports 7,600 overdose deaths in 2024, 50 new substances detected in 2025, and falling cocaine tonnage but rising seizure counts.
thesouthafrican.comMadlanga Commission Investigates Disappearance of R500m Cocaine from Police Custody
Hearings resume Monday with focus on two large cocaine seizures that disappeared from state facilities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
The GuardianThree Dead, 18 First Responders Sickened by Fentanyl in New Mexico Home
New Mexico state police reported three deaths and 18 first-responder exposures after officers responded to an apparent overdose incident at a rural home in Mountainair. Preliminary tests identified fentanyl, para-fluorofentanyl, and methamphetamine at the scene.
bbc.co.ukFive Men Jailed for Cocaine and Heroin Operation Using Ghost Warehouses
A court sentenced five men to prison terms after they used ghost warehouses to move cocaine and heroin. The scheme involved large-scale transport of the drugs before authorities intervened.
bbc.co.ukThree Men Jailed After Former Nightclub Used as Cannabis Farm
Three men received two-year prison sentences after admitting they operated a cannabis cultivation site inside a former Aberdeen nightclub. Police discovered more than 1,000 plants valued at up to £859,320 during a search last August.