Keyword "illicit drug" - List of latest news (53 results)

22/04 Deadly drugs find new Aussie market

Deadly drugs that have killed young people across the country have been found by Northern Territory health workers for the first time.

18/02 Pill test trial in NSW comes with a catch

The Yours and Owls festival in March will be the first music event to introduce pill testing in NSW, but police have warned patrons may face drug dogs and strip searches before they reach the health staff conducting the trial.

18/02 Huge move for popular Aussie festival

The first festival to take part in a NSW pill testing trial has been announced following recommendations from the state’s drug summit.

14/02 Young Swan caught buying illicit substance

Sydney Swans young gun Caiden Cleary has been suspended for the first two rounds of the 2025 AFL season after being caught attempting to buy an illicit substance in the city’s eastern suburbs.

14/02 Young Swan banned for illicit drugs

Sydney Swans youngster Caiden Cleary has been suspended for being in breach of the competition’s illicit drugs policy.

06/02 Wild Trump tactic ‘already paying off’

ANALYSISIs President Donald Trump’s “madman” brand of politics already paying off?

27/01 Why Trump’s tariffs can’t solve America’s fentanyl crisis

Tariffs may sound tough, but America’s fentanyl crisis stems from a decades-long addiction problem that trade policy can’t fix.

03/01 Andrew O’Keefe charged with drug driving

Fallen TV star Andrew O’Keefe will face court again this month after being charged with drug driving.

06/12 Alleged bikies arrested after investigation into Sydney shooting

A real estate agent and alleged bikies and associates have been arrested following a police investigation into a brazen daylight shooting at a Sydney barber shop.

25/09 Andrew O’Keefe returns to court in yet another legal battle

Andrew O’Keefe will appear in a Sydney court on Thursday in the latest legal battle for the troubled former TV host after he is alleged to have driven with an illicit drug in his system.

16/09 ‘Looking for a new club’: Addo-Carr tipped to be ‘cut loose’

The Bulldogs are expected to part ways with winger Josh Addo-Carr this week after the star winger failed two roadside illicit drug tests.

29/08 Band 'Los ratuja' made up of 'Pinky' and 'Cerebro' falls: father and son sold drugs in La Libertad

Both alias 'Pinky' and alias 'Cerebro' were arrested by agents of the Terna Group and placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry. They will be investigated for crimes against public health and safety.

05/05 Warning as deadly drug lands in Aus

Australian authorities have sounded the alarm after detections of a deadly synthetic opioid with “no safe dosage” have increased at the border.

27/04 Cronulla Sharks’ Braydon Trindall in rehab day after playing in win

Less than a week after playing in a dominant Cronulla Sharks win, five-eighth Braydon Tindall is reportedly in rehab with his NRL future hanging in the balance.

24/04 ‘Potent’: Opioid overdose warning

NSW Health has issued a public health warning after about 20 people suffered severe opioid overdoses in the Penrith area in the past month.

24/04 AFL coach Ross Lyon gets emotional over ex-player’s death

An emotional St Kilda coach Ross Lyon outlined the personal relationship he had with Harley Balic, whom he labelled a “special young man”, as the former Fremantle and Melbourne player’s death has become the focus of an investigation into the AFL’s illicit drugs policy.

24/04 AFL rocked by heartbreaking claims over 25yo footballer’s death

The father of former footballer Harley Balic has blamed the AFL over his son’s death at the age of 25.

23/04 Braydon Trindall: NRL player charged after failing drug test

NRL star Braydon Trindall has been charged by police after allegedly failing a roadside alcohol and drug test on Monday morning.

18/04 Breakthrough in mystery cocaine bricks case

A man alleged to be a major figure in an international organised crime syndicate has been arrested over a “botched” cocaine import that saw bricks of the drug wash up along NSW beaches for several months.

04/04 Andrew Bogut drops bombshell cocaine claim on AFL

Andrew Bogut claims he has been offered drugs by AFL players during nights out.

03/04 Australia has a massive drug problem and no one seems to care

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27/03 ‘Clubs do know’: Players boss defends drug test secrets

The AFL Players Association is adamant confidentiality has to be at the core of the illicit drugs policy because clubs have “freely admitted” they would use information about a player’s drug use against them.

27/03 ‘Enough is enough’: Eddie McGuire details AFL’s overhaul after bombshell claims

The AFL’s Illicit Drugs Policy (IDP) is reportedly set to be revamped ahead of next season, with the current iteration said to be “officially done” in the wake of Tuesday night’s bombshell revelations.

27/03 ‘Betrayal of footy public’: Call for AFL drug rule revamp as players ‘taking the mickey’

It’s been claimed some 100 AFL players are inside the Illicit Drug Policy (IDP)’s medical model, with calls to revamp the system as quickly as possible because some are “taking the mickey” and using loopholes to avoid strikes.

27/03 AFL ‘unapologetic’ about secret drug tests

The president of the AFL’s doctor’s association has called accusations players had been encouraged to fake injuries to avoid positive match-day drug tests as “simply not true”. It comes as the AFL maintained it was “unapologetic” about club doctors taking steps to prevent players who test positive to illicit substance from playing or training after an admission weekly testing has been taking plac

27/03 AFL cocaine bombshell twist ‘beggars belief’ as Demons respond

Football legends, including Demons great Garry Lyon, have called out the AFL after revelations the league’s medical policy unapologetically covers up cases where players are found to have taken illicit substances.

27/03 Clubs ‘want answers’ after bombshell drug claims

Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says his club will be “asking questions” but he has no knowledge of club doctors direct players to fake injuries to avoid failing drug tests on match days as it emerged the AFL’s medical policy does include “off the books” testing for illicit drug use.

26/03 ‘Fraud’: Cocaine bombshell rocks AFL as secret Melbourne plot exposed

The AFL has been accused of a “multi-hundred-million-dollar fraud” with bombshell testimony exposing an alleged systematic “cover up” of drug taking in the league.

26/03 ‘Embarrassed’ Swans handed bans for drug bust

Sydney AFLW players Paige Sheppard and Alexia Hamilton say they are “embarrassed” and “remorseful” after receiving two-match bans for being caught with an illicit substance late last year.

26/03 ’Bad error’: Remorseful Swans accept AFL bans

Sydney AFLW players Paige Sheppard and Alexia Hamilton say they are “embarrassed” and “remorseful” after receiving two-match bans for being caught with an illicit substance late last year.

28/02 Worrying new trend for Aussie women

A new survey has found that young Australian women are using illicit drugs at the same rate as men for the first time, with an uptick in binge drinking leading experts to call for an “urgent” investment into harm prevention.

21/02 Victoria police ‘assessing information’ in Joel Smith cocaine trafficking probe

Victoria Police has revealed it is “assessing information” in regards to Joel Smith’s cocaine trafficking probe as the drama takes another twist.

29/01 Iconic brand divides with single post

Australian surf powerhouse Rip Curl has caused a rift among its followers after it featured a 44-year-old transgender surfer in its latest women’s campaign.

22/01 Lifesaver’s $200k find on beach

A surf lifesaver has stumbled upon a $200,000 brick of cocaine bobbing in waters off Sydney’s most popular beach.

01/01 ‘Horror year’: State’s shocking road toll

Victorian drivers are being urged to take care on the roads after a “horror year” in which the state’s road toll hit a 15-year high.

18/12 Judge orders the release of a drug trafficker sentenced to 29 years in prison in the Challapalca prison

Juan Percy Pariona Arroyo has been captured for illicit drug trafficking and released repeatedly by the Judiciary.

09/12 Gym raided in state’s largest-ever steroid bust

Millions of dollars of steroids have been seized and three people have been arrested after police busted the largest syndicate of its kind in Victoria.

28/11 My son was left unrecognisable after going from bodybuilder to addict in seven months … he was the face of meth’s horrors

A bodybuilder who became addicted to meth was left unrecognisable and plagued with health problems as the horrors of the dangerous drug almost ruined his and his families lives.

23/11 Tragic story behind man’s battered face

A man’s raw and honest account of his troubled life has provided an insight into living on “Australia’s most dangerous island”.

15/11 Warning over Sydney’s cocaine supply

One person has died and others have been hospitalised in the past week from heroin overdoses after they consumed a drug they thought was cocaine.

07/11 ACIC drug wastewater report show coke, meth use rising

Australians are hoovering up cocaine and methylamphetamine at alarming levels, a new report has found, with consumption of the illicit drug classes now at their highest levels since 2020.

03/11 Australia’s most wanted man, Hakan Ayik, arrested in Turkey

Ayik, a former member of the Sydney Comanchero bikie gang, has been wanted by Australian authorities since leaving the country in 2010.

29/08 Ex’s shock drug confession after mum’s death

The boyfriend of a woman whose sudden death was ruled a suicide by police has admitted he injected her with meth in the lead-up to her death – years after police told her mother they could not prove the allegation.

25/08 Aussie relapses in US fentanyl ground zero

An Australian man who only eight years ago found himself addicted and alone at ground zero of a United States opioid crisis has shared a powerful warning about a drug that is knocking on Australia’s door.

28/06 $400,000 drugs seized, 53 arrested in music event raid

Almost $400,000 worth of drugs have been seized by Queensland Police at a secretive music event near a small town in the state’s South Burnett Region.

05/06 Jetstar pilot stood down over illegal drug find

A Jetstar pilot has been stood down after traces of an illicit drug were allegedly found on his luggage as he flew passengers home on a long-haul flight from Bali.

05/06 Cold and flu tablets actually don’t work

Get out your driver’s licence, because your noses are going to need it this flu season if you’re battling with serious congestion.

21/04 Call for controversial illicit drug trial in NSW

NSW Youth and Homelessness Minister Rose Jackson has encouraged her Labor government colleagues to support pill testing at music festivals.

16/04 Trio’s wild cocaine mail-order plot

A group of men used fake mail addresses to have cocaine shipped from Serbia to Australia, with two exploiting their employment as courier drivers to enact the cunning scheme.

17/03 Crime gang laundered $1m in an hour

More than $250m of “dirty money” has been seized by the Australian Federal Police, including one criminal gang laundering $1m an hour.

25/02 Queensland backflips on illegal drugs stance

Queensland has for the first time allowed pill testing to be offered across the state to “reduce risks and harms associated with illicit drug use”.

09/02 Covid breaches top list of Aussie crimes

Covid-19 related offences topped the list of crimes recorded across Australia, new data for the 2021-22 financial year has revealed.

08/02 Magistrate denies bail to driver over fatal crash involving young boy in rural NSW

The court hears the 47-year-old male driver, who is charged with manslaughter and several other offences, had been told by doctors not to drive because he was suffering seizures.