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Last updated: November 19, 2025 12:45 AM

Healey administration won’t release records tied to former aide accused of trafficking cocaine - The Boston Globe

The governor’s office has divulged little about former aide LaMar Cook since his arrest on drug trafficking charges.

Boston Globe - 1 hour ago

George Clooney Reveals Cocaine Was 'Cut With Baby Laxative' In Wild 80s Parties

International Business Times - 6 hours ago

Montreal crime figure arrested over Colombia murder of key FBI witness in Ryan Wedding cocaine case

Toronto Star - 7 hours ago

Lawful checks on cocaine traffickers

President Donald Trump’s military campaign on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean comes as one nation in the region, the Dominican Republic, succeeds in an alternative approach.

Christian Science Monitor - 9 hours ago

20 lbs of cocaine seized in south Louisiana after drugs found sealed in vehicle batteries

The Advocate - 11 hours ago

Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family

Boston Globe - 12 hours ago

Judge to explain why he’s approving Purdue Pharma settlement plan, which calls for $7b from Sacklers - The Boston Globe

Judge Sean Lane said last week that he would accept the plan, which ranks among the largest opioid settlements ever and would do something other major ones don’t: Pay some victims of the crisis.

Boston Globe - 13 hours ago

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rejects his sister's accusation he uses cocaine

ABC News - 16 hours ago

Silverio Villegas González, killed by ICE agent in suburban Chicago, had cocaine in system, autopsy shows

Villegas González, a father and cook originally from Mexico, was shot at “close range” as he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop Sept. 12, just days after the Trump administration announced an aggressive deportation campaign targeting the Chicago area.

Chicago Sun-Times - 1 day ago

Business owner warns of fallout from THC provision in government spending bill

ABC News - 1 day ago

A 'California sober' bar opens in New Orleans with zero-proof cocktails, THC drinks, more

The Advocate - 1 day ago

They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them | CBC News

As deadly drug overdoses climbed across Canada, decision-makers faced political backlash for funding programs that gave drug users prescribed opioids and, against their own experts’ advice, scaled back their support of safe supply programs, an investigation by CBC’s the fifth estate has found.

CBC News - 2 days ago

Trump Says Stopping Suspected Drug Boats Doesn't Work. But the US Reports Record Cocaine Seizures

Under Trump, the U.S. military has blown up 20 suspected drug boats, resulting in 80 deaths, in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Military.com - 2 days ago

'We have no choice': Indigenous guards take on cocaine gangs in Peru's Amazon

NPR - 2 days ago

YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested for drug possession after blocking Miami Beach traffic for social media video, police say

Miami Beach Police announced that the 22-year-old was taken into custody on multiple charges, including possessing amphetamine and marijuana, along with resisting an officer without violence.

CBS News - 3 days ago

'The Next Wave in the Opioid Crisis': A New Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Is Taking Off

Rolling Stone - 3 days ago

Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family

Apple Valley News Now - 4 days ago

A judge says he’ll approve a $7 billion opioid settlement with the Sacklers’ Purdue Pharma, including money for victims

The Baltimore Sun - 4 days ago

Opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family could end years of legal battles

NEW YORK — Lawyers representing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, cities, states, counties, Native American tribes, people with addiction and others across the U.S. delivered a nearly unanimous message f

The Columbian - 4 days ago

Latest opioid settlement plan with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family getting few objections

ABC News - 4 days ago

Ancient Egyptians may have been ‘daily’ opium users, new study shows

Scientists said the findings are the ‘clearest evidence to date’ of broad opium use in Egyptian society

Independent UK - 5 days ago