Return of the meth lab: Covid gets crims cooking again
Criminals have had to rethink supply lines for hard drugs amid the global pandemic.
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COMMENT: Driving under the influence of drugs is breaking our social contract.
Pot paper's popularity takes NZ university by surprise
Pharmacists, other healthcare professions line up for $1200 postgrad course.
New drug-testing device to be trialled by police
Police develop device that identifies users on methamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine.
Aspiring Kiwi rapper loses appeal over US jailhouse murder
A Kiwi man serving 25 years for a US jailhouse murder says the killing was self defence.
$200,000 funding boost for Covid mental health services
Grants are through the Ministry of Health's Whai Ora, Whiti Ora Fund.
American woman admits smuggling cocaine into NZ inside puffer jackets
Highly pure cocaine with a street value of $875,000 was hidden inside five puffer jackets.
Mega drug bust: Canadian jailed for nine years for importing meth, MDMA in electric motors
Harpreet Lidder jailed for importing methamphetamine and MDMA and possession for supply.
Focus: New Zealand's 2020 cannabis referendum explained
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Elderly leader of meth umbrella import operation jailed for 25 years
He was part of a Hong Kong syndicate that imported 267kg of meth in umbrella stands.
Ben Kepes: A bit of Forrest Gump common sense wouldn't go astray
The estimated social cost from illicit drug use is $1.8 billion, writes Ben Kepes.
Lack of MDMA, meth: How Covid affected NZ's drug supply
Some users had reported 'dirtier', less pure methamphetamine and increasing prices.
Letters: Focus on gross domestic waste, not just GDP
Letters on GDP, tax exile, Tonga, speed limits, health warnings and proxy killings.
Clan lab bust: Accused in court granted interim name suppression
A 45-year-old Mt Roskill man appeared on raft of serious drug and firearms charges.
More Mongols raids today: AK47s seized
More AK47s and semi-automatic firearms captured in today's raids.
Louise Nicholas' daughter gets home detention for supplying P
Louise Nicholas' daughter Jessica has been sentenced for meth offending.
Top sports star loses suppression again - but still can't be identified
The sportsman was named by prosecutors during the drug-trafficking trial last year.
Karm Gilespie not the first Australian sent to China's death row
Australian Karm Gilespie is on death row in China.
200kg meth bust in NZ: British man jailed for nearly 10 years
The case also had links to a 766kg MDMA bust in Queensland.
Revealed: Sydney man's $1m drug conspiracy with Auckland's Comancheros
Exclusive: Details of the conspiracy include police-listening bugs in cars and a $1m deal.
Top Kiwi sportsman's suppression showdown returns to court
The sports star "strongly denies" the allegations levelled against him by the Crown.
'Left to die': Pensioner who survived savage beating now battling health system
He was beaten nearly to death but is now fighting for support from the health system.
Cannabis referendum: Former PM urges Kiwis to vote 'yes'
Referendums on cannabis and euthanasia will take place on September 19.
Twenty arrests in two days: The planned raid of a Hawke's Bay Mongrel Mob chapter
A new offshoot of the Mongrel Mob had sprung up. Police were watching, waiting.
The man charged with informing Kiwis about cannabis and euthanasia
Saatchi's Paul Wilson finds himself in the middle of two of NZ's most contentious issues.
'It's ridiculous': Shortage of 'quality' P due to Covid-19
It's impossible to obtain ... if it does pop up, you're paying high prices for your fix.
Rise in drug-related incidents near school
Parents warned about rise in drug-related activity near Waikato school.
Son killed by driver high on meth: 'It wasn't an accident'
"It wasn't an accident it was a tragedy."
Driver tries to throw cocaine from van window, forgets to open it
He tried to get rid of the drugs when he saw police were after him — it didn't end well.
Focus: Police narcotics and currency detector dog Tas retires after 5 years of service
Focus: Police dog Tas was lucky to escape death row at a Nelson pound, now after 5 years of service as a narcotics and currency detector in the Police Dog Section she is retiring. Video / Mark Mitchell
$2.5 million meth bust: Second chance for offender
The judges said Uriah Wirihana had showed rehabilitation since his sentencing.
3kg of P, thousands in cash recovered after warrants executed in Canterbury
Two men, aged 31 and 39, have been arrested and will appear in court today.
Locked down and loaded: Police raid nets firearms and methamphetamine
Police target illicit drug trade during lockdown in a raid near Nelson.