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The full autopsy report for former NBA player Brandon Clarke reveals that the 29-year-old had a combination of heroin, cocaine, morphine, and multiple prescription medications in his system when he died on May 11.
Police in Cheshire have uncovered a large stash of drugs buried at the site of the Creamfields music festival, just days before the annual event is set to begin.
Hayden Panettiere, the actress known for her roles in "Heroes" and "Nashville," died of an apparent overdose on August 16, 2026, in Greenville, South Carolina. She was 36 years old.
The United States military announced on Monday that it killed two people in a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, marking the first known operation under its ongoing camp...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested and subsequently released on bail a 101-year-old woman for selling cannabis in Ogun State, citing her advanced age and need for counselling.
Actor and model Rohullah Mehdi, known for his role alongside Shahid Kapoor in the 2025 film Deva, was arrested in Mumbai on August 23, 2026, in connection with an alleged drug trafficking case.
Three years after the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, fugitive gangster Goldy Brar has claimed responsibility for the assassination in a purported audio recording that surfaced on social media.
Rapper BigXthaPlug was arrested in Texas on Friday, August 21, 2026, on charges of driving while intoxicated, marijuana possession, and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to authorities.
South African authorities, in a joint operation with United States agencies, have dismantled a crystal methamphetamine laboratory valued at approximately 600 million rand on a farm in Musina, Limpopo province, and arrest...
Actor Shia LaBeouf has disclosed that he continues to drink alcohol daily while serving a two-year probation sentence stemming from a physical altercation during Mardi Gras in New Orleans earlier this year.
Indonesian authorities have seized approximately 2.6 tons of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-flagged vessel and detained 10 crew members in a major operation off the coast of Sumatra, marking one of the country's...
High-risk synthetic and semi-synthetic cannabinoids have been detected in vape products, vape juices, and edibles sold in legitimate shops across Ireland, as well as on the illicit market, prompting a warning from the He...
Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has been provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced on Wednesday.
U.S. prescription drug prices fell by 3.1 percent over the 12 months ending in July 2026, marking the steepest year-over-year decline since 1963, according to federal data released last week.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Monday that 14 individuals, including several current students, have been charged in connection with a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation at Pennsylvania State U...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Nwankwo Innocent Onyebuchi, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos while attempting to board a fligh...
Deijae Devon Jester, one of the individuals convicted in the 2020 murder of rapper Pop Smoke, was sentenced to four years in county jail on August 13, 2026, for smuggling fentanyl into a juvenile detention facility.
The estate of former Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke will receive the full $12.5 million remaining on his contract following his death in May, a sum expected to be paid through a life insurance policy.
A 6-year-old boy with autism jumped from a second-story apartment window in Fairmont, West Virginia, on Monday, August 10, and later tested positive for cocaine, leading to his mother's arrest on felony child neglect cha...
The Narcotics Control Bureau has secured the return of fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from the United Arab Emirates to face trial in India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday.
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