Cocaine
Former All Black Ali Williams has apologised for letting down the rugby community
Former All Black Ali Williams has apologised for letting down the rugby community. "I made a big mistake and I'm sorry. I feel I've let down our beloved rugby community. I will face the consequences… Audio
New Zealand link to Australia's largest cocaine bust
Bill Perry from New Zealand customs says a cocaine bust involving a New Zealand boat in Australian waters was the biggest drug operation he has been involved in. Audio
$300m worth of cocaine intercepted on Kiwi yacht
Six people have been arrested after a NZ-registered boat was seized in Australia as part of a trans-Tasman cocaine bust.
Colombia to crack down on coca crops
Colombia has announced a plan to eradicate vast crops of coca leaf, the raw material for cocaine.
Wastewater testing to flush out drug use
Wastewater in Auckland and Christchurch is to be tested for meth, cocaine and heroin in an effort to better understand drug use patterns. Audio
Fury takes cocaine to deal with depression
World heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury says he has been taking cocaine to help him deal with depression.
Police seek fourth man after huge cocaine haul
Police are seeking a fourth man in connection with the country's biggest ever cocaine haul - found in an ornamental horse's head.
Huge cocaine haul found in horse head
An organised crime group is believed to be behind NZ's largest cocaine bust, in which an estimated $14m worth was found in a diamante-encrusted horse head.
Record cocaine bust in Colombia
Colombia police have seized the largest ever domestic haul of illegal drugs - nearly eight tonnes of cocaine.
The war on drugs, and the laws on drugs
A hundred years after the war on drugs started - it's timely to ask just how did it start? Who started it? And why after all these years, does the war on drugs continue? And what would happen if you… Audio
From Party Drug to Anti-Addiction Treatment
Compounds made from a hallucinogenic party drug called Salvia divinorum could be the basis of new anti-addiction treatments Audio