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Revealed: Europe's drugs of choice are cocaine and MDMA

Bad news: Your toilet just ratted you out.

Netherlands

Going out on a high? Mayor mulls tourist cannabis ban in Amsterdam

Drug tourists' best-laid plans could go up in smoke if this goes ahead.

Colombia

Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

World News

EU agencies blame technology for rise in drug trafficking

Europeans spend billions of euros on drugs each year, making it a "major source of income for organised crime", Europol and the EU's drugs agency said in a joint report.

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Spain

First transatlantic cocaine submarine found off the coast of Spain

Two men have been arrested and a third has escaped.

Living

Places you'll be able to find cannabis by 2030

The market for cannabis is exploding. You'll be able to do much more than smoke it over the next decade.

Spain

Spanish officers rescued by drug traffickers after collision at sea

Once rescued, the officers arrested their four rescuers and recovered a total of 80 packages containing hashish with an approximate weight of about 3,000 kgs, the Guardia Civil said in a statement.

Austria

Couple in Austria shocked to receive 25,000 ecstasy tablets in post

The couple were expecting a package containing some clothes, but got a bit of a surprise when they saw tens of thousands of pills.

Peru

Watch: Peru's coca farmers encouraged to switch to cacao crop

Authorities are trying to persuade farmers to switch to harvesting cacao from coca, which is used to make cocaine. Peru is a major cacao exporter, but also the world's second largest producer of cocaine.

World News

Euroviews. Europe faces a health crisis if cannabis products are not regulated to protect consumers ǀ View

The CBD market needs to be regulated. It’s not about the CBD itself, but about the way the products are treated and manufactured. Europe has a reputation for protecting its citizens, but when it comes to cannabis, it’s lagging behind.

Luxembourg

'Time to try something else': Luxembourg official on cannabis policy

The minister insisted Luxembourg wouldn't become a cannabis tourism hotspot, mainly because non-residents wouldn't be allowed to buy it.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg could become first EU country to fully legalise cannabis

In an interview with Politico, Health Minister Etienne Schneider confirmed his government's plans to legalise production and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes, while calling other European countries to do the same.

Brazil

Brazil: prison inmate who attempted escape dressed as woman found dead

A Brazilian inmate who tried to escape from prison by dressing up as his daughter was found dead in his cell, according to prison authorities.

USA

Coast Guard unloads 26,000 pounds of cocaine seized from Pacific

An estimated $350 million in cocaine has been hauled in from Pacific Ocean in recent weeks, the military said Friday.

USA

Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo 'given life sentence plus 30 years'

Germany

German police shut down country's biggest online drugs market

Eleven people between the ages of 24 and 44 were arrested in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain during the investigation into the Chemical Revolution marketplace.

World News

Opioids responsible for most drug-related deaths in Europe, says UN

In the UK, which accounts for one-third of all overdose deaths in Europe, 46% (1,164) of the fatalities from drug use recorded in England and Wales in 2017 involved heroin and morphine.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. If the Tory leadership race achieves one thing, it should be urgent change to our drugs laws ǀ View

Away from Conservative Party hustings, the leadership hopefuls shared details about what they get up to outside of politics. Something which has interested the public is their historic drug use.

Portugal

Synthetic opioid drugs like fentanyl are a 'growing concern' in Europe

New report from a European drug agency reveals one in five people seeking treatment for opioid abuse are addicted to synthetic drugs

USA

Johnson & Johnson opioids helped make worst 'public health crisis in history,' Oklahoma says in court

The first trial against a pharmaceutical opioid manufacturer started in Oklahoma on Tuesday in what could be a precedent-setting case.