An international drug importer has had five years tacked onto his prison term after importing huge quantities of ecstasy into the country.

When Antoine Dixon severed ex-girlfriend Simonne Butler's hands with a samurai sword, it was "just one more day" in a life of sex, drugs and violence.

A 21-year-old student will appear in court today after a 'commercial enterprise' of party drugs sourced over the internet was seized in Dunedin.

Peaches Geldof's baby son was left alone with her body for up to 15 hours after she died of a heroin overdose in a room littered with syringes and 'importation quality' drugs.

A Spanish drug trafficker has given birth while in custody after attempting to smuggle up to half a million dollars worth of cocaine into New Zealand.

A champion NZ boxer will face trial in the High Court on drugs charges and participation in a criminal group.

A 20-year-old Brazilian drug mule lured by the promise of cash and sight-seeing in New Zealand will instead spend five years behind bars.

A former Air New Zealand flight attendant has reportedly been charged with importing methamphetamine.

A South African woman who has been accused of importing heroin with a street value of $1.2 million has had a hospital bedside court hearing.

New Zealand criminals are taking inspiration from the hit TV series Breaking Bad by using campervans to cook crystal methamphetamine.

A New Zealand woman has been charged with importing five kilograms of crystal meth into Sydney hidden inside machinery parts.

Oz pensioners struggling to make ends meet are selling their prescription medication to junkies and drug dealers. Some painkillers are fetching up to A$4000 a box.

Smoking cannabis before the age of 15 could lead to insomnia later in life, a new study has found.

Wearing cardigans and struggling with a weak hip, Roger Caleb Rogerson this week shot back to public prominence in a bizarre twist to an already labyrinthine life.

New Zealander Leeza Ormsby could be out of a Bali jail sooner than was feared, with prosecutors confirming they will press only lesser drugs possession charges.

He's thought to be the worst drink-driver in the country, yet there's little keeping him off the roads.

An Irishman accused of running a global drug ring which allegedly smuggled methamphetamine to a Queen St apartment has been extradited to Auckland to face criminal charges.

Two armed men allegedly held up an R18 store and stole synthetic drugs - just minutes before the products were deemed officially illegal.

A law change to take synthetic drugs off the shelves will be passed under urgency by tomorrow afternoon.

A German international student has been expelled from school and faces being kicked out of the country because he had one puff on a joint in his free time.

It's possible our politicians haven't a clue what they're doing with drug policy. It's easy to see why.

Few politicians leave behind anything much of value. Former Justice Minister Simon Power is an exception, writes Mike Williams.

A New Zealand ex-pat living in Thailand has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for drug charges, local news organisation reports.

Peaches Geldof died of a heroin overdose, echoing the death of her mother which had haunted her, it has been reported.

Synthetic cannabis products will be pulled from shelves faster than the looming Government ban, as users suffer acute psychotic reactions and prolonged withdrawal.

If the research produces essential results of value to humanity that cannot be produced in any other way, despite its cruelty, it should be permissible, writes Alexander Gillespie.