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Hard drug sales remain illegal in British Columbia despite decriminalization

A pilot p rogram launched in 2023 in the Canadian province of British Columbia decriminalized the possession of small amounts of certain drugs for a period of three years. But social media posts claiming methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin can be legally sold to consumers in Vancouver showing an image of neatly packaged products as evidence are false.

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Revenue sees 'significant' rise in Irish cocaine seizures while Europe shifts focus in heroin trade

Revenue chairman Niall Cody appeared today before the Public Accounts Committee and a new Europol reports reveals the current trade in heroin across the EU.

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Police officers ingested cocaine thrown by Aberdeen drug dealer

One officer's face became 'tingly' after he accidentally ingested the powder during the operation.

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Ex-police chief complains her jailed cocaine-importing son was unfairly portrayed as a drug lord

A former police chief whose son was jailed for 23 years for smuggling £135 million worth of cocaine and heroin has criticised one of Britain’s biggest forces for its “wrongful portrayal” of her son as the “kingpin” of the operation.

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