Drugs
From Point Piper to prison: The double life of an eastern suburbs executive
Michael Snounou once rubbed shoulders with Australia’s most affluent people from his lavish harbourside home. It came crashing down in scenes akin to TV drama Breaking Bad.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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When Ollie took a pill, he didn’t realise it would be a ‘never-ending trip’
From medical trials to magic mushrooms, psychedelics are back in the spotlight. But for those with the little-known condition HPPD, the side effects never end.
- by Tim Elliott
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Crime
The parents, the son and the taxi driver: Inside a family-run Sydney cocaine ring
When police began intercepting the phone of a taxi driver, they discovered a cocaine ring that they weren’t expecting.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Anonymous tip leads police to discover 900kg meth imported into Sydney
A Sydney man is facing life in prison after methamphetamine with a street value of $828 million was found hidden in industrial machinery imported from the United States.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Nick Newling
Sharks test positive to high levels of cocaine off the coast of Brazil
Marine biologists tested 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks from coastal waters near Rio de Janeiro and found high levels of cocaine in their systems.
- by Nick Squires
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Crime
Drug kingpin’s role in notorious alleged Sydney cocaine plot
Vaso Ulic allegedly attempted to smuggle 2.5 tonnes of cocaine into Australia, where it commands up to 10 times the European price.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Criminalising cannabis: How Australia’s war on weed hurts the poor
Most cannabis possession arrests happen in Victoria’s poorest suburbs and towns. A new approach is needed, says the Penington Institute.
- by Clay Lucas
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Crime
Australian drug ‘kingpin’ Vaso Ulic arrested in Montenegro
The 65-year-old is alleged to have masterminded an attempt to move almost 2.5 tonnes of cocaine from South America to Australia and Europe.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Perry Duffin
These bagels are illegal in South Korea
A Trader Joe’s seasoning blend has garnered a cult following around the world. But travellers arriving in Seoul have little chance of getting it past customs.
- by Eve Sampson
The NSW workers who should be searched for drugs
While prison visitors are now routinely scanned for drugs, guards may be the weak link in the system, the NSW inspector of Custodial Services says.
- by Christopher Harris
Colombia is facing a new problem: too much cocaine
Unsold blocks of coca paste are piling up across Colombia and it’s the families that pick the raw coca leaves that are suffering most.
- by Genevieve Glatsky