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Smugglers' high-tech tricks
EUROPE: Traffickers mixing cocaine with plastic to make innocent-looking goods for shipment.
Is that a candle - or a consignment of cocaine?
Cocaine smugglers are literally turning the drug into innocent-looking plasticware and candles - the latest trick to fool customs officers.
Police 'testing courts' in drugs case - lawyers
An barrister says charges against gardening equipment suppliers may be difficult to prove.
15 appear in court after massive drugs bust
Fifteen men arrested on drugs charges have been remanded on bail until next month.
It's Cannabis & Co - cops
An indoor gardening chain would not have made a profit if it hadn't knowingly supplied equipment and advice to cannabis growers, police say.
Bust 'breaks cornerstone' of cannabis industry
Today's drug bust of hundreds on mainly cannabis related charges sends a strong message to the illegal drug industry, Police Minister Judith Collins says.
Police crackdown on secondhand dealers
Police have seized cash, drugs, guns, electronic equipment and about $300,000 of watches in an operation targeting secondhand dealers.
Dropped charge brings P&O death saga near to end
A judge says a man was technically and morally - but not legally - responsible for the death of a woman on a cruise ship.
How genes influence obesity, senility - and the effects of olive oil
Medical researchers have begun to elucidate the complex role of genes in human health.
Casino drugs claim
An accused drug ring leader used Auckland's SkyCity casino to plan P deals and enjoy a "high-roller" lifestyle, police say.