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cocaine stories: 104 news summaries

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Cocaine Sub Nabbed
Off Guatemala

US Navy helps make biggest drug bust in Guatemalan history

Oct 23, 09 3:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US Navy and Guatemalan forces have seized a makeshift submarine carrying 10 tons of cocaine. Three Colombians and a Mexican crewman were arrested on board. The haul is the biggest drug bust ever made in Guatemala, which has become a major transit point for drug traffickers seeking to secure... More »

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cocaine • drug trafficking • submarine • Central America • Guatemala • drug traffickers

DRUG CZAR IN TRAINING

I Snorted Coke 40 Feet From Obama at DC Dinner: Actor

David Cross, of Arrested Development fame, says he did it on a dare

Oct 22, 09 9:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - We’ve all done silly stuff on a dare, but probably not on the level of actor/author/comic/crazy guy David Cross, who says he snorted cocaine not 40 feet from President Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (not, for the record, held at the White House). With cabinet secretaries, Supreme... More »

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Secret Service • cocaine • stand up comedy • Arrested Development • White House Correspondents Dinner • Obama administration • President Obama • David Cross • Amber Tamblyn

 Madoff HQ Was 
 'Coke-Fueled 
 Animal House' 

Ponzi kingpin now sharing cell with drug offender

Oct 21, 09 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bernie Madoff ran the druggiest, most decadent securities fraud in town, according to court papers filed yesterday. Madoff's offices were so awash in cocaine—paid for with investors' money—that it was nicknamed "the North Pole," and the firm hosted drug-fueled parties featuring topless waitresses, according to a... More »

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cocaine • lawsuit • Ponzi scheme • securities fraud • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities

 Cocaine Vaccine 
 Tackles Addiction 

New treatment mutes drug's effect on the brain

Oct 6, 09 2:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A vaccine-like treatment to fight cocaine addiction has shown promising results in early clinical trials and could pave the way for new treatments to battle nicotine and methamphetamine addiction as well, researchers say. The vaccine created antibodies that prevented cocaine molecules from reaching the brain fast enough to cause a... More »

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drug addiction • cocaine • vaccination • vaccine • drug addicts

US Coast Guard, Brit Navy Seize $380M in Cocaine

Nearly 5.5 tons discovered under concrete floor of fishing boat

Sep 28, 09 2:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British Navy and US Coast Guard have seized a record $380 million worth of cocaine on a fishing boat off the coast of South America.  The boat was searched for 24 hours before investigators broke up the concrete floor with sledgehammers and discovered 5.5 tons of the... More »

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crime • cocaine • Coast Guard • South America • drug traffickers • British Navy

 Bobby Brown 'Spit on Me,' 
 Houston Tells Oprah 

Singer enjoyed mixing pot, cocaine, she confides in interview

Sep 14, 09 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Emotional abuse and drug addiction marked Whitney Houston’s marriage to Bobby Brown, the singer says. “He spit on me,” Houston recalled in the first part of a tell-all interview with Oprah, broadcast today. She described their intense drug habits: Brown a full-blown, “mean” alcoholic, and Houston... More »

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entertainment • television • music • drugs • cocaine • alcoholism • Oprah Winfrey • marijuana • Whitney Houston • Bobby Brown • daytime television

(AP) - Mexico has enacted a controversial law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and other drugs while encouraging free government treatment for drug dependency. The law sets out maximum "personal use" amounts for drugs, also including LSD and methamphetamine. People detained with those quantities will no longer... More »

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drugs • Mexico • heroin • cocaine • marijuana • methamphetamine • recreational drugs • LSD

85% of Dollars in US Cities Test Positive for Cocaine

95% of DC bills test positive

Aug 18, 09 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US money supply is literally soaked in cocaine, the Guardian reports.Tests performed by the American Chemical Society found that an average of 85% of paper money circulating in big US cities tests positive for traces of the drug. While cross-contamination between bills bundled together is a factor, it... More »

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drugs • cocaine • money • contamination • US dollar • five dollar bill

Police Brutality? It Could Just Be Excited Delirium

Research may help clear cops who end up with dead perps

Aug 8, 09 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research could help exonerate police officers accused of using excessive force to restrain unruly perpetrators, New Scientist reports. So far the American Medical Association has not recognized “excited delirium,” a condition describing an agitated, combative person who exhibits superhuman strength and high body temperature—a rare condition... More »

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police • cocaine • heart failure • dopamine • American Medical Association • police brutality • sudden death • body temperature

Cocaine Contributed to Billy Mays' Death: Autopsy

Painkillers, Valium, Xanax also found

Aug 7, 09 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cocaine figured into Billy Mays’ death, TMZ reports. An autopsy found traces of the drug in Mays' system, suggesting that the TV pitchman used it a few days before his death. The report lists “cocaine use” as a contributing cause of death, along with heart disease. The autopsy also... More »

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cocaine • autopsy • Xanax • Valium • Vicodin • valium • Billy Mays

OPINION

 The Worst Soft Drinks Ever 

Coke's Vio is only the latest in ill-conceived beverages

Aug 1, 09 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Coke is currently testing Vio, a carbonated-milk drink it hopes will capture the US market—but Time is a little skeptical. Here are some other misbegotten beverage ideas:
  • Coors Rocky Mountain Sparkling Water. Prominent placement of the Coors logo made the company’s spring water look a lot
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cocaine • list • beverages • soda • Thanksgiving • Molson Coors Brewing Co. • soft drinks • Coca-Cola • New Coke • Vio

 Amy Gets New Guy, New Studio 

Blake still sleazy, back in rehab

Jul 28, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse is focusing on what really matters: flying her recording gear from St. Lucia back home and, of course, a new guy. Not just any guy: Mischa Barton ex James Regan, who “has a penchant for famous car crashes,” a friend tells the Mirror. Meanwhile, Winehouse’s... More »

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entertainment • rehab • cocaine • celebrity • Kate Moss • Amy Winehouse • Blake Fielder Civil • Mischa Barton • James Regan

(Newser) - The uncle of would-be royal fiancée Kate Middleton has apparently been filmed cutting lines of cocaine by the News of the World. He also boasts of delivering drugs and hookers, and of calling Prince William an obscenity—to his face, even though he was actually quite "lovely,"... More »

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Prince William • Kate Middleton • cocaine • hooker

OPINION

 Let's Lock Up 
 Casual Drug Users 

Addicts need help, but casual users need jail: Monbiot

Jun 30, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The head of the UN drug and crime office recommended last week that casual drug use be decriminalized and said users "need medical help, not criminal prosecution." We should certainly help addicts, but casual users of marijuana and cocaine belong in jail, George Monbiot of the Guardian writes.... More »

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United Nations • War on Drugs • drug addiction • heroin • cocaine • drug use • addiction • marijuana • drug trade

(Newser) - The Mexican Navy seized more than a ton of cocaine packed inside the bodies of frozen sharks on a freighter off the Yucatan coast headed for America, reports the BBC. The booty was pinpointed using dogs and x-ray machines, officials said. Drug fighters warned that powerful cartels are using increasingly... More »

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crime • Mexico • cocaine • shark • drug dealing • drug smuggling • drug cartels • Mexican Navy

(Newser) - It's not a lark anymore: Miniature submarines now carry about a third of the cocaine smuggled into the US. With the numbers up, the Washington Post takes a look at how these so-called semi-submersibles have gotten more and more high-tech over the last 2 years. Authorities say sub builders are... More »

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cocaine • Pacific Ocean • Colombia • DEA • drug trafficking • submarine • submersibles • evidence • prosecutions • remote control

German States Ban Red Bull Over Cocaine Traces

Nationwide ban likely; drink-maker protests

May 25, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Regulators in the German states of Hesse and North-Rhine Westphalia banned the sale of Red Bull after finding traces of cocaine during tests, the Telegraph reports. Levels of the chemical were not high enough to pose a health risk, but require the drink to be reclassified as a narcotic under... More »

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Germany • cocaine • Red Bull

Texas Beachcombers Find $500K Worth of Cocaine 

Couple looking for seashells discover huge washed-up drug haul

May 7, 09 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A couple hunting for seashells and shark teeth on a Texas beach this week stumbled across 53 pounds of pure cocaine in neatly wrapped packages, KFDM News reports. The haul has a street value of some $500,000, according to local cops. They believe it was probably chucked overboard by... More »

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Texas • cocaine • beach • drug traffickers

(Newser) - The California man who murdered his ex-wife and eight members of her family on Christmas Eve while dressed as Santa Claus had cocaine in his system, the Los Angeles Times reports. The coroner’s office said the cocaine was present in trace amounts and was only a contributing factor... More »

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California • suicide • cocaine • murder • Los Angeles • Christmas • Santa Claus • Bruce Jeffrey Pardo

Ashley Biden Cocaine Video Was a Setup

'Friend' hoped to hit jackpot by hawking video of VP's kid

Apr 1, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The video that supposedly shows Ashley Biden snorting cocaine was a pure set-up, Radar reports. The man hawking the video to media outlets—a so-called "friend" of of the VP’s daughter—bought the cocaine himself, along with a hidden camera, as part of an elaborate plot to make... More »

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Joe Biden • cocaine • undercover video • Ashley Biden

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