A New Zealand man behind bars in Bali after allegedly being caught with 3.84 grams of cocaine does not have a criminal background and has never been to jail before, a relative says.

A 33-metre submarine intended for use by drug smugglers has been seized at a jungle shipyard in Ecuador.

A NZ-born Australian faces up to 12 years in prison after police in Bali caught him with cocaine stuffed in his pockets.

Paris Hilton was detained in South Africa's Port Elizabeth for possession of marijuana, two South African police officers said.

A constable was suspended on full pay for three years until he was found guilty of supplying methamphetamine just months before he applied for the job.

Lil Wayne will receive the benefits of a successful plea bargain, when he finishes his current sentence on an unrelated gun charge.

A neurosurgeon charged over the cocaine-related deaths of two escorts has been refused bail.

A man has been jailed for six years and nine months for raping a 13-year-old girl in west Auckland and forcing her to smoke cannabis.