Arrests a 'king hit' to southern drug trade
Arrests a 'king hit' to southern drug trade
Police believe they have delivered a ''king hit'' to the multimillion-dollar illegal cannabis trade in Otago and Southland with the arrest of five people.
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Differing views on drugs by teens
Differing views on drugs by teens
Young people believe the drug methamphetamine, or P, is for "losers" but see little difference between cannabis, ecstasy, tobacco and alcohol, according a survey.
Two more charged in drugs operation
Two more charged in drugs operation
Two further arrests have been made in relation to a Queenstown drug operation that police say involved class A drugs with an estimated street value of $100,000.
Drug accused in Auckland court, another appears today
Drug accused in Auckland court, another appears today
One of six people arrested during a Queenstown police drug operation in April appeared in the Auckland District Court on Friday for a plea inquiry.
Housewife may face death in Indonesia
Housewife may face death in Indonesia
A 55-year-old housewife is among four British nationals facing a possible death sentence in Indonesia after the alleged seizure of more than $2.5 million worth of cocaine in Bali.
3.5 tonnes of pot found floating off coast
3.5 tonnes of pot found floating off coast
US authorities have recovered more than 3.5 tonnes of marijuana found bobbing in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast, in one of the largest known seizures of its kind on a maritime smuggling route increasingly used by Mexican drug traffickers.
Insurance exec died of overdose
Insurance exec died of overdose
The family of a successful and happy insurance executive had no idea she took drugs before she died of a methamphetamine overdose.
Big drug haul in southwest Sydney
Big drug haul in southwest Sydney
Two people have been charged after police seized ice, heroin and ecstasy worth $1.6 million in southwest Sydney.
More than 40 slaughtered in Mexico atrocity
More than 40 slaughtered in Mexico atrocity
Suspected drug gang killers dumped the mutilated bodies of more than 40 people on a highway near the northern city of Monterrey in one of the worst atrocities to hit Mexico in recent years.
South among worst regions for drugged drivers
South among worst regions for drugged drivers
The Southern police district has recorded the largest number of drugged drivers in the South Island, with a Dunedin driver who drove into four parked cars the latest allegedly caught under the influence behind the wheel.
Colombian army seizes 2 tonnes of cocaine
Colombian army seizes 2 tonnes of cocaine
Soldiers have seized more than 2.1 tonnes of cocaine at a laboratory belonging to the FARC guerrilla group in Narino, a Colombian province on the southern border with Ecuador, the army says.
Meth seized at Queenstown Airport
Meth seized at Queenstown Airport
Four Queenstown people and an Auckland man were arrested yesterday after police seized methamphetamine with an estimated street value of "tens of thousands" of dollars they say was destined for Queenstown streets.
150 arrested in drug operation
150 arrested in drug operation
Police have arrested 150 people for drug offences in a two-month drug operation targeting methamphetamine and cannabis dealing in the Bay of Plenty.
Drug king busted after escaping earlier charges
Drug king busted after escaping earlier charges
Police seized more than $1 million cash, two cars and 5kg of methamphetamine from the pair behind a drug network in Auckland.
Major raid nets guns, drugs, cash
Major raid nets guns, drugs, cash
Police have raided homes and an underground bunker as part of a major cannabis operation that has netted guns, drugs and money.
Boy found alone in P lab bust
Boy found alone in P lab bust
A 12-year-old boy was the only person found at a suspected P lab when the armed offenders squad raided a house at Gate Pa near Tauranga early today.
Man busted importing $1m of liquid cocaine
Man busted importing $1m of liquid cocaine
An American man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle liquid cocaine valued at up to $1 million into Auckland.
Major P lab bust in Waikato
Major P lab bust in Waikato
One of New Zealand's largest methamphetamine production operations has been busted in Waikato police raids.
Kiwis caught on cruise with cocaine
Kiwis caught on cruise with cocaine
Two New Zealanders have been arrested on a cruise after about 5kg of cocaine was allegedly found in their cabin.
Claim party drug not like cocaine
Claim party drug not like cocaine
A powdered drug mimicking cocaine is being sold in Queenstown, but one pill-store owner claims the packaging is just a marketing ploy and the product is harmless.