Cocaine

Man (22) arrested following operation which saw confiscation of drug with estimated worth of almost €340000.

Revenue said the seizure and arrest came as part of its ongoing joint investigation targeting organised crime groups and the importation, sale and supply of illegal drugs. Almost 5kgs of cocaine have been seized as part of an operation targeting organised crime in north Dublin. According to gardaí, the operation was part of “ongoing investigations targeting persons suspected to be involved in an organised crime group operating in the North Dublin Area”.

An Irish man has been charged with attempting to smuggle cocaine into Australia hidden inside Kinder Surprise Eggs which he had “concealed internally”.

The 28-year-old was stopped by Australian border police at Melbourne International Airport after arriving on a flight from the Middle East. Superintendent Ian Beasant warned that Australian border police “are highly trained in detection and will ensure that you are stopped at the border”. Australian Federal Police superintendent Chris Salmon said the Irish man’s arrest last week “highlighted the extreme lengths” some people went to in order to allegedly evade detection at the border.

Ongoing investigations are targeting organised crime groups and the importation and sale and supply of illegal drugs. Anyone who has any information on drug ...

Australian police warned that “smuggling drugs internally is idiotic” after an Irishman was caught with cocaine in Kinder Surprise capsules hidden in his ...

If convicted he faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in jail. “He later excreted six yellow plastic capsules that allegedly contained a total of about 120g of cocaine,” border force and Australian federal police said in a joint statement on Wednesday. “He later excreted six yellow plastic capsules that allegedly contained a total of about 120g of cocaine,” an Australian police official said.

A new report suggests East and Southern Africa are receiving much greater flows of cocaine from South America than previously believed.

Its 25 million people consumed an estimated 5.6 tons of cocaine from 2019 to 2020, [according](https://www.acic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-10/IDDR%202019-20_271021_Full_0.pdf) to the country’s latest Illicit Drug Data Report. Since the mid-2010s, the São Paulo-based PCC has dominated drug trafficking from Brazil to Europe, turning the port of Santos into a world trade [center](https://insightcrime.org/news/how-brazils-port-of-santos-became-cocaines-world-trade-center/) for cocaine. As of December 2022, a kilogram of cocaine powder wholesales in South Africa for around $26,000 to 29,000, said Jason Eligh. Most of the cargos land in coastal states like [South Africa](https://insightcrime.org/news/south-africa-major-cocaine-transit-hub/), [Mozambique](https://insightcrime.org/news/mozambique-becoming-southern-africas-cocaine-platform/), Kenya, and Tanzania, before either being transhipped to other continents or heading inland. Neighboring Eswatini and Lesotho consume a staggering quantity per capita, while Malawi is alleged to have eight times more cocaine than heroin users. [arrested](https://www.gov.br/pf/pt-br/assuntos/noticias/2022/11/pf-deflagra-a-operacao-maputo-para-combater-o-trafico-internacional-de-drogas) an alleged Nigerian cocaine smuggler in São Paulo. “They play a role, particularly in the capacity of cocaine distribution regionally in east and southern Africa. Brazilian press [claimed](https://noticias.r7.com/sao-paulo/preso-fuminho-tinha-parceiros-para-negociar-drogas-e-armas-na-africa-14042020) he had already conducted business in several neighboring countries. Since then, there have been no further arrests of PCC members in the region. Nigerian drug traffickers have long dominated maritime and aerial flows since establishing outposts in Brazil’s Sao Paulo in the late 2000s. Cocaine traffickers are despatching regular, large-scale consignments to various countries in the region. Microtrafficking schemes are the most diverse, both in smuggling method and destination.

AN IRISH NATIONAL has been charged by Australian police after allegedly importing around 120 grams of cocaine concealed inside six Kinder Surprise capsules.

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An Irish man has been charged in Australia after trying to import cocaine by hiding six Kinder Surprise eggs inside his body. According to local reports, ...

He appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on December 30 and was remanded in custody to await his court date in March as he faces up to 25 years in jail. This showed he was hiding six yellow plastic capsules inside his body that contained around 120 grams of cocaine, according to a joint statement by Australian Federal Police and border force on Wednesday. According to local reports, the 28-year-old was stopped by Border control officers at Melbourne Airport on December 28 after arriving from the Middle East.

A 28-year-old Irish national has been charged after allegedly hiding six Kinder Surprises filled with cocaine inside his body, weighing about 120 grams.

The man was stopped by Border Force officers at Melbourne Airport on December 28 after he arrived on a flight from the Middle East A 28-year-old Irish national has been charged after allegedly hiding six Kinder Surprises filled with cocaine inside his body, weighing about 120 grams An Irish national has been charged after allegedly hiding six Kinder Surprises filled with cocaine inside his body.

A man accused of hiding cocaine-filled Kinder Surprise capsules inside his body is now in jail. Police have slammed the man's "idiotic" act after he was ...

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With historic cocaine seizures happening across Latin America, how can governments safely and quickly get rid of the drugs they confiscate?

“The cocaine is so well encapsulated in these concrete slabs that it cannot leak out into the environment; something you want to avoid,” said Raithelhuber. Drastically shortening the time this process takes means authorities can get back to doing more substantial work instead of serving as a witness for drug destruction. Furthermore, just a few tons of seized cocaine can quickly exceed the country's incineration capacity. [Incineration](https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2022/December/record-amounts-of-cocaine-seized-bring-the-builders-32-tons-of-cocaine-disposed-through-encapsulation-method-in-ecuador.html) through ovens and environmental managers is a safe option that has long been used in Ecuador. Next, the powder cocaine is mixed with cement, salt, and chemical accelerants, among other materials, to form a slurry, according to Edmundo Mera, Undersecretary for Drug Control at Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior. The fluid mixture is poured, molded into concrete slabs, and left to dry for just a few hours before it completely hardens.

Writing in his bombshell memoir Spare, the Duke of Sussex describes being dragged into the office of a member of the Royal Household staff during his ...

Speaking on Dax Shepard's podcast in 2021, Harry laughed as he recalled his infamous party trip to Las Vegas which saw naked photos of him leaked to the press. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out.' He said seeing her for the first time was like avoiding pain while getting an injection, writing: 'This is nothing. Don't make my final years a misery.' To be different.' To feel.

Prince Harry has admitted taking cocaine when he was 17 years-old. In his new autobiography Spare, the Duke of Sussex explained that he took the illegal ...

Britain's Prince Harry has opened up about his use of cocaine and losing his virginity to an older woman in a field behind a pub in his new bombshell memoir ...

“I was a 17-year-old willing to try almost anything that would upset the established order. In an interview with the Times in December, actress and model Liz Hurley denied rumours that she had taken Harry’s virginity, saying: “Not me. “I was willing to try and do the things that made me feel less like I was feeling.” To feel. To be different”. The 38-year-old wrote that it was not “fun and it did not make me feel as happy as it seemed to make others, but it did make me feel different and that was my main goal.

An Irish national is facing drug charges in Australia after allegedly importing about 120 grams (4.2 ounces) of cocaine inside six, internally concealed ...

“It is not worth risking your health by attempting to internally transport drugs into our country as ABF officers are highly trained in detection and will ensure that you are stopped at the border,” added ABF acting superintendent avian travelers Ian Beasant. He appeared at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on December 30 and was remanded in custody to appear for a committal mention – a preliminary hearing before the committal hearing where a magistrate will decide if there is enough evidence to support a conviction for the offense(s) charged – on March 27. The man was taken to a hospital for a CT scan after he was stopped by the Australian Border Force (ABF) at Melbourne International Airport on December 28 when his baggage allegedly returned a positive result for the presence of cocaine, according to a joint press release issued Wednesday by the ABF and Australian Federal Police (AFP).

The Duke of Sussex recalled British tabloids portraying King Charles III as a “harried single dad coping with a drug-addled child” when Harry was 17, noting ...

[ watching her “Suits” sex scenes ](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/05/prince-harry-watching-meghan-markles-suits-sex-scenes-was-a-mistake/)when they began dating. doing cocaine around this time.” [Harry claims William and Kate told him to wear Nazi costume](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/04/prince-harry-claims-william-and-kate-middleton-told-him-to-buy-nazi-costume/) [Harry: King Charles branded me a ‘spare’ the day I was born](https://nypost.com/2023/01/05/harry-king-charles-called-me-a-spare-the-day-i-was-born/) [William physically attacked Harry over Meghan: ‘Spare’ details](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/04/prince-harry-claims-william-physically-attacked-him-in-memoir/?_gl=1*oxrsl6*_ga*MTYxNzQ0ODYwMC4xNjQ5NDUyOTM5*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MjkyMTYyNi4xNzIuMS4xNjcyOTIzMjk2LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.245092998.221358518.1672578346-1617448600.1649452939) [relied on alcohol and drugs](https://pagesix.com/2021/05/21/prince-harry-reveals-he-had-panic-attacks-demons-after-dianas-death/) to “mask” how he felt amid panic attacks after his mom Princess Diana’s death. [accused of additional cocaine use](https://pagesix.com/2012/08/29/prince-harrys-vegas-party-cocaine-allegations-surface/) in 2012 after a Las Vegas party book, also [details losing his virginity](https://pagesix.com/2023/01/05/prince-harry-details-losing-his-virginity-to-older-woman-in-spare/) as a teen in his book, writing that it happened in a “grassy field” behind a pub with an “older woman.” [ “Spare” memoir](https://www.amazon.com/Spare-Prince-Harry-Duke-Sussex/dp/0593593804?tag=pagesix-20&asc_refurl=https://pagesix.com/2023/01/05/prince-harry-admits-he-lied-actually-did-cocaine-as-a-teenager/&asc_source=web).

PRINCE Harry has admitted he took cocaine aged 17 to "make himself feel different" in his bombshell memoir Spare.In an explosive section of his biogra.

[accused Camilla of leaking stories](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10003373/prince-harry-accuses-camilla-leaking-stories/)& claimed she launched a campaign to marry Charles and get the crown [feared Camilla would be his wicked stepmother](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10003393/harry-william-feared-camilla-wicked-stepmother/) [think Harry's fight story may not be the whole truth](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10002923/royal-fans-harry-fight-story-bowl-clue/)after spotting clue [revealed the nicknames he uses with William](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10001274/prince-harry-reveals-nicknames-william/) [just hours before the explosive claims were revealed](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10002677/prince-harry-dog-walk-breaks-cover/), Harry was seen on a dog walk [claimed William and Kate Middleton encouraged him to wear the infamous Nazi uniform](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10001580/prince-harry-william-kate-middleton-nazi-uniform-party/) [Harry was welcomed by the Royals have been revealed](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10001116/prince-harry-reconciliation-royal-family-itv-interview/) [Harry and William not to 'make his final years a misery'](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10001119/charles-pleaded-harry-william-final-years-misery/) [called his therapist instead of Meghan](https://www.thesun.ie/news/10001154/harry-called-therapist-meghan-knocked-william/)after the confrontation with his brother [biography ](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/9903215/meghan-markle-news-prince-harry-royal-family/)' [Spare](https://www.thesun.ie/news/royal/9635673/prince-harrys-book-spare/)', the Duke of Sussex relived his teenage years. [scooped the world](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10003393/harry-william-feared-camilla-wicked-stepmother/) by getting hold of a Spanish copy of the book everyone wants to read today. [admitted he took](https://www.thesun.ie/fabulous/10003485/prince-harry-veiled-swipe-princess-diana/) "a line" of the Class A drug during a hunting weekend and had since "consumed some more".

Michael Guerin has seen an eight-fold increase in women seeking treatment for gambling addiction in just four years in the Cuan Mhuire addiction treatment ...

And we’ll need specialist centres of excellence where individuals with gambling addictions will be treated appropriately. “When people get high on cocaine they get this false sense of bravado and they tend to be more daring in their exploits where online gambling is concerned. “The big issue in Ireland is the co-existence of cocaine abuse and problematic gambling amongst young people. That’s good, but there’s this whole quagmire of internet space out there that might not fall under the remit of Irish regulation and legislation. Mr Guerin welcomed recent efforts to better regulate the gambling industry. The rapid onset of gambling addiction sets it apart from other addictions, he said.

Prince Harry wrote in his memoir Spare that he was once offered a line of cocaine at someone's house during a hunting weekend. He then went on to take some ...

I was willing to do the things that made me feel less like I was feeling. On pages 112 and 113 of his memoir, the Duke of Sussex wrote: "Of course I had been taking cocaine at that time. To feel.

Police say the suspected drugs were found in a car in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.

A 28-year-old Irish man is accused of allegedly smuggling almost 120 grammes (4.2 ounces) of cocaine inside six chocolate capsules in Australia.

He was taken to a nearby hospital for a CT scan. Last year, on Dec 30, the man appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates Court. He was taken to a near hospital for a CT scan