Cocaine

Madlanga commission to focus on Port Shepstone cocaine theft as Hawks boss Senona prepares to testify

Hawks arrested four police officers who attempted to steal 999kg of cocaine that arrived in Johannesburg from Brazil

Nearly 350 000 South Africans used cocaine before Covid-19 in 2020, consuming about 18 800 tonnes

Two former addicts share their stories

An expert says the theft of drugs worth R200-million is ‘not random’; inquiry will be launched

The ruling, which does not allow for the sale of the drug, is now under review by a higher court at the government’s request

Puffing away on nicotine is unhealthy and socially no longer acceptable, but people do struggle to give it up

The capture of Mexico’s last drug ‘don’ may well end the peace and set off vicious turf wars.

A former cokehead writes about the challenges of maintaining an identity as a recovering addict.

Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.

Latin America leaders (and Barack Obama) are set to confront the idea that the war on drugs has failed and that an alternative approach must be found.

Suspected South African drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda will only appear before a Thai court in three months time.

Scientists find abnormalities in key areas of grey matter in the frontal lobes.

A highly addictive new drug has the potential to become a ‘weapon of mass destruction,’ writes <b>Tom Phillips</b>.

British rock star Pete Doherty has been put back behind bars after being given a six-month jail sentence for pleading guilty to possession of cocaine.