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Prince Harry took cocaine but didn't like it: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 04:00 AM

Prince Harry admits in his new memoir to taking cocaine aged 17 but says 'it wasn't very fun', according to Sky News on Thursday. Read more »

Spain seizes 5.6 tonnes of cocaine; no arrests made

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 11:05 PM

A Guardia Civil police spokesman in Valencia said the investigation was continuing and there had so far been no arrests. Read more »

Cocaine 'super-cartel' busted in Europe, Dubai

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 11:45 PM

Police have smashed a huge drugs "super-cartel" that controlled around a third of Europe's cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries, including six chief suspects in Dubai, Europol said on Monday. Read more »

P2.65M worth of suspected cocaine seized in Taguig

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 09:37 PM

A raid at a storage facility in Taguig City has led to the seizure of suspected cocaine worth P2.65 million. Read more »

Brazilian police seize ton of cocaine hidden in cat litter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 07:56 AM

Police in Brazil seized more than a ton of cocaine concealed in a truck carrying cat litter, officials said Saturday. Read more »

Milyong halaga ng cocaine, nasabat sa dayuhan sa NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 07:18 PM

Aabot sa P19.6 million na halaga ng cocaine ang nasabat sa isang Amerikanong lalaki sa NAIA. Read more »

P19.6 million worth of cocaine seized in NAIA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 28 06:56 AM

Government operatives confiscated P19.6 million worth of cocaine from a passenger at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Tuesday. Read more »

P2.3-milyong halaga ng cocaine, nasabat sa Pasay

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 08:40 PM

Muling nakasabat ang mga awtoridad ng ilegal na droga na tinangkang ipuslit palabas ng bansa sa pamamagitan ng isang parcel. Read more »

Canada province to decriminalize cocaine, meth in small amounts

Michel Comte, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 06:44 AM

Canada announced Tuesday the decriminalization of hard drugs in small quantities in a British Columbia pilot project aiming to tame an opioid crisis that has killed thousands -- by treating addictions rather than jailing users. Read more »

14-year-old among 2 arrested in Hong Kong over illegal drugs

Clifford Lo, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 16 08:58 PM

Officers stopped Form Three student for identity check in Tsuen Wan and found 8 grams of suspected cocaine in his possession. Raids on two Hong Kong factory units resulted in seizure of HK$530,000 worth of narcotics. Read more »

US warns of ‘mass overdoses’ from fentanyl-spiked drugs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 05:06 AM

The US the Drug Enforcement Administration told local law enforcement to assume that fentanyl is present in any drugs they come across. Read more »

4 Pinoy seafarers nabbed in Australia for allegedly importing cocaine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 09:58 PM

Four Filipino seafarers were apprehended in Australia for allegedly importing cocaine, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Read more »

Hinihinalang British crime leader timbog sa Makati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 06:36 AM

Base sa report, wanted ng Interpol ang lalaking lider umano ng sindikatong sangkot umano sa gun running, kidnapping, extortion at drug trafficking. Read more »

Suspected cocaine bricks found floating off Cagayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 05:55 PM

Authorities recovered three bricks of suspected cocaine in the sea near the towns of Abulug and Ballesteros in Cagayan province on Monday. Read more »

3 cops indicted over death of Spanish drug suspect

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 04:16 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted 3 policemen over their alleged involvement in the death of a Spanish national suspected of involvement in illegal drugs. Read more »

End of the road in Colombia for Escobar's 'cocaine' hippos?

Juan Sebastian Serrano, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 07 07:21 AM

More than 100 African hippos descended from fewer than a handful imported as exotic pets by drug lord Pablo Escobar, face an uncertain future in Colombia. Read more »

Toxic-laced cocaine kills 20, sickens 74 in Argentina

Philippe Bernes-Lasserre, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 02:40 PM

At least 20 people died and 74 more were hospitalized in a Buenos Aires suburb after consuming cocaine cut with a toxic substance, possibly opioids. Read more »

Lalaki nahulihan ng cocaine sa QC

Nico Bagsic, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 07:02 AM

Arestado ang isang lalaki matapos mahulihan ng 50 grams ng cocaine sa harap ng isang restaurant sa West Avenue, Barangay Kaunlaran Quezon City. Read more »

State appeals dismissal of drug charges vs Ongpin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 12:56 PM

Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said the prosecution has asked a La Union court to reconsider its ruling junking the drugs case vs Julian Ongpin, son of one of the Philippines' prominent tycoons. Read more »

St. Luke's: Drug test results are in 'standard format'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:53 PM

St. Luke's Medical Center on Thursday said its drug test results on circulating on social media are in "standard format" and are "common" in authorized laboratories. Read more »