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German police announce that they found 95 kg of cocaine worth €7 million ($7.8 million) hidden inside banana crates in supermarkets across North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
2024-09-23

French police detain Australian field hockey player Tom Craig for allegedly purchasing cocaine.
2024-08-7

The Australian Capital Territory decriminalizes the possession of illicit drugs in small quantities, including cocaine, amphetamines and heroin beginning in October 2023. Those caught with illicit drugs for personal use will be fined or referred to drug rehabilitation programs.
2022-10-20

Canada announces that it will temporarily decriminalize possession of less than 2.5 grams total of MDMA, opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamine in the province of British Columbia, in order to allow for the province to launch a three-year trial of drug decriminalization and treatments.
2022-06-1

Voters in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota approve legislation legalizing recreational cannabis, while voters in Mississippi approve the medical use of cannabis. Oregon becomes the first U.S. state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of hard drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.
2020-11-3

Five Dutch nationals and a Colombian are arrested at the staged delivery operation in Oss, Netherlands, of a container with 4,500 kg of cocaine and bananas for cover, originating from Colombia, that was previously intercepted in the Port of Antwerp.
2018-02-26

Colombian, Italian, and U.S. police seize 11 tonnes of cocaine smuggled to various countries and arrest 33 people across Colombia and Italy after the discovery of seven laboratories in the Colombian jungle run by local organized criminal groups and 'Ndrangheta.
2016-06-30

Six current and former Gold Coast Titans players are charged with supplying cocaine including Greg Bird, Dave Taylor, Beau Falloon, Jamie Dowling and Kalifa Faifai Loa with all players stood down for the coming Australian National Rugby League season.
2015-02-22

U.S. Representative Trey Radel (R–FL) pleads guilty on all charges of cocaine possession following his arrest yesterday and faces 1 year supervised probation.
2013-11-20

Customs officials in Hong Kong seize a haul of cocaine worth US$33.4m bound for China, originating from Bolivia.
2011-01-20