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Singaporean who allegedly bought drugs from Lloyd jailed

August 8, 2008 19:04:00

A Singaporean man who confessed to buying drugs from ABC foreign correspondent Peter Lloyd has been jailed for 10 months, ahead of the journalist's trial, a court official said.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, drug-offences, singapore

Tasmanians face drugs trafficking charges

August 8, 2008 19:03:00

Two Tasmanians have been charged with trafficking ecstasy, as a result of a joint operation between local police and the Australian Federal Police.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, police, drug-offences, tas, dodges-ferry-7173, little-swanport-7190

Police raid Coffin Cheaters headquarters in Geraldton

August 8, 2008 17:37:00

The Gang Response Squad has conducted multiple raids in Geraldton in a crack-down on the Coffin Cheaters bikie gang.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, drug-offences, wa, geraldton-6530

Drug syndicate accused front Melbourne court

August 8, 2008 16:50:00

Six men have appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court accused of being involved in a major international drug syndicate.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, police, drug-offences, australia, nsw, sa, tas, vic, melbourne-3000

Record ecstasy bust puts 'massive dent' in market

Feature

August 8, 2008 13:50:00

The world's biggest ecstasy bust is tipped put a massive dent in the market. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, drugs-and-substance-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, australia

Tasmanian man arrested over $440m drug bust

August 8, 2008 13:00:00

An East Coast man has appeared in a Launceston court in connection with a massive seizure drug bust.[MORE]

Tags: drugs-and-substance-abuse, law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, tas, pipers-brook-7254

17 arrested in 'world's biggest ecstasy bust'

August 8, 2008 10:07:00

AFP arrests 17 people in four states after finding 4.4 tonnes of ecstasy in shipping container.[MORE]

Tags: crime, police, drug-offences, australia, nsw, sa, tas, vic, melbourne-3000

Northern Pacific faces escalating drugs problem: DEA

August 7, 2008 18:48:00

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has warned northern Pacific nations they are facing a growing problem with illegal drugs.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, pacific

Cannabis trafficker jailed

August 7, 2008 16:32:00

A southern Tasmanian man has been jailed for nine months for trafficking cannabis he grew in a shed.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, prisons-and-punishment, drug-offences, tas, campania-7026

Accused drug importer granted bail

August 7, 2008 16:18:00

A Sydney man accused of involvement in a $77 million drug importation to Perth has been granted bail.[MORE]

Tags: courts-and-trials, judges-and-legal-professionals, drug-offences, sydney-2000, wa, jandakot-6164

Three charges dropped against Catchpole

August 7, 2008 11:16:00

Three drug charges against former rugby union player Mark Catchpole have been dropped in a Sydney court.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, sport, rugby-union, drug-offences, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Seven arrested in Vic drug raids

August 7, 2008 08:00:00

Drugs, cash and guns were seized in drug raids at a number of properties in Melbourne and country Victoria overnight. Seven people have been arrested.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, australia, vic, ballarat-3350, macedon-3440, melbourne-3000

Drug crop found in bunker under shed

August 7, 2008 07:45:00

Two arrests are made over a cannabis crop found in a bunker at Angaston in SA.[MORE]

Tags: drug-offences, sa, adelaide-5000, angaston-5353, port-pirie-5540, tanunda-5352

Rudd urges 'fair go' after Lewis's cheat claims

August 6, 2008 11:26:00

Kevin Rudd says Australians must get a 'fair go' at Olympics after doping comments by Tamsyn Lewis.[MORE]

Tags: federal-government, olympics-summer, olympics-organising-committee, drug-offences, rudd-kevin, china

Taxi driver suspended

August 6, 2008 09:11:00

A Broome taxi driver who allegedly recorded a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit on the weekend has been suspended pending the outcome of his case. [MORE]

Tags: transport, police, drug-offences, road-transport, wa, broome-6725, karratha-6714, perth-6000

Russian doping 'systematic': Olympic official

August 6, 2008 07:18:00

A senior Olympic official says there is evidence of 'systematic' doping by Russian track and field athletes.[MORE]

Tags: sport, athletics, cycling, olympics-summer, drug-offences, china, russian-federation

Lacey brothers charged with 14 drug-related offences

August 6, 2008 07:00:00

Police have laid 14 drug-related charges against Gold Coast brothers, Jade and Dionne Lacey.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, drug-offences, southport-4215

Man charged with steroid smuggling

August 5, 2008 16:22:00

An Ellenbrook man has been charged with smuggling performance enhancing drugs into Perth.[MORE]

Tags: drug-offences, ellenbrook-6069, perth-airport-6105

Drug haul disappears from Malaysian police station

August 5, 2008 13:50:00

A drug haul worth 1.0 million ringgit ($AU330,000) has gone missing from police custody, jeopardising a probe into an international drug syndicate, according to a Malaysian newspaper.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, drug-offences, malaysia

Lacey brothers charged over drug trafficking bust

August 5, 2008 12:00:00

Gold Coast brothers Jade and Dionne Lacey are among 19 people charged over a drug trafficking operation.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, drug-offences, southport-4215

16 arrested in Mt Isa crime blitz

August 5, 2008 12:00:00

Mount Isa police say 16 people have been arrested and 19 charges laid during a two-day operation concentrating on street offences in the north-west Queensland city.[MORE]

Tags: drug-offences, antisocial-behaviour, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825

Anger aired over biker festival policing

August 5, 2008 11:15:00

The Shire of Yilgarn says the community of Southern Cross has lost respect for local police after they cracked down on the King of the Cross event at the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, police, drug-offences, geraldton-6530, southern-cross-6426

18 arrested in Burdekin drug raids

August 5, 2008 10:28:00

Eighteen people have been arrested for drug and firearms offences after police raided 19 properties in the Burdekin.[MORE]

Tags: police, drug-offences, townsville-4810

Police kill 10 drug suspects in Rio slum shootout

August 5, 2008 09:48:00

Brazilian police say they killed at least 10 suspected drug traffickers on Monday (local time) after gunmen cornered a group of officers in a Rio de Janeiro slum.[MORE]

Tags: crime, laws, police, drug-offences, brazil

Taxi driver charged with drink driving

August 5, 2008 09:00:00

A taxi driver in Broome has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.[MORE]

Tags: transport, police, drug-offences, road-transport, wa, broome-6725, karratha-6714, perth-6000