Cocaine

Are Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine’ hippos coming to India? Why does Colombia want to get rid of them?

Cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar illegally imported four hippos from a US zoo to keep in his private ranch near Bogota. Now their population has grown to more than 100 and they are posing a threat to Colombia’s ecosystem. There are talks that 60 hippos might be shipped to India’s Gujarat

New Zealand police recovers 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

While they had yet to make any arrests, police said they had dealt a financial blow to everyone from the South American producers of the drugs through to the distributors in what was the nation's largest-ever drug seizure

Canadian province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs including cocaine, heroin

A Canadian province on Tuesday decriminalised the possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other hard drugs in a radical policy shift to address an opioid overdose crisis that has killed thousands.

Explained: How drug mules transport Europe's cocaine in their gut

According to authorities, nearly 30 drug mules board every flight from Guyana's capital Cayenne to France. Women and even children are among those who risk their lives for a few thousands dollars by swallowing tightly wrapped packages of the drug, or hiding them in their body cavities

Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe's big cities

Europe has become one of the most lucrative markets for the big drug cartels, who have not hesitated about using the corruption and extreme violence that has served them so well in South America

The big shockers from Prince Harry’s memoir: Cocaine use, killing Taliban fighters, messages from Diana after death

Prince Harry’s memoir Spare is dropping one bombshell after another. He speaks about his mother Diana, his tumultuous teens when he took cocaine and lost his virginity, the tension between Meghan and Kate, and his reservations about Camilla

Mumbai: NCB seizes Rs 20 crore worth cocaine at airport; two African nationals held

During a search, the team recovered 2.8 kg of the contraband in eight packets of different sizes, which were concealed in cavities made in two pairs of shoes and two purses, the official said

Narcos Mumbai: What is black cocaine recently seized by the narcotics bureau?

Around 3.2 kg of high-grade black cocaine was seized from a Bolivian woman at the Mumbai international airport. The substance is created by adding charcoal, metal or any other product to cocaine to make it undetectable and rid it of its characteristic smell

NCB seizes massive cocaine haul at Mumbai airport, Bolivian woman held

According to an NCB official, the Bolivian woman was arrested on Monday and black cocaine estimated to be valued at Rs 13 crore, which had been brought from Brazil, was seized from her

Police raid pub in Hyderabad, seize 5 gm of cocaine; over 125 customers questioned

After the seizure of the drug, a case was registered against the two owners of the pub, one of whom is reportedly absconding, said the police