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# Cocaine

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Man arrested as cocaine and cannabis seized in Cork raid
Ex-garda fighting Europe's €14 billion drugs trade says Irish gangs are 'top of the pyramid'
Showjumper booted from Olympics after positive cocaine test
Numbers seeking treatment for crack cocaine use surges nearly 400% since 2014
Dutch Customs find €225m of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of banana puree
How Gardaí's €35 million cocaine seizure is part of a global fight against a 'giant alliance' of crime
Gardaí seize estimated €35 million worth of cocaine disguised as charcoal
Man charged over €140,000 cocaine seizure in Cork
Gardaí targeting international drug traffickers seize shipping containers in the Netherlands
Car, cocaine and €24,000 in cash seized by CAB in Sligo
More people are using cocaine and ecstasy, but slightly fewer are using cannabis
Gardaí seize €140k worth of cocaine in Galway search operation
Record cocaine seizures reported across Europe, but crime gangs adapted to pandemic restrictions
Eurovision winners deny doing cocaine in the Green Room
Joshua Allen, son of chef Rachel Allen, found to have been in possession of cocaine
Man (30s) arrested after €812,000 worth of cocaine seized during stop and search of vehicle
Man charged following seizure of €230k worth of drugs in Clondalkin
One arrest as €215k worth of drugs seized in Kildare
Eight men arrested after €60,000 worth of cocaine seized in Temple Bar
Gardaí seize almost €180,000 worth of drugs in Drogheda
Man arrested after €45k worth of suspected xanax tablets and cocaine seized in Co Kerry
Man due in court following seizure of €70,000 worth of suspected cocaine
Gardaí seize cocaine worth €70,000 in Galway search
President of Honduras helped smuggle tonnes of cocaine into United States, prosecutor alleges
Germany and Belgium seize 23 tonnes of cocaine in record European haul
Huge cocaine seizure in Cork highlights Ireland's fulcrum position in global drug gang investigations
Gardaí seize €150,000 worth of cocaine following search of Kildare home
Man arrested after gardaí seize cocaine worth €245,000 in Limerick
Two men arrested after gardaí seize €90,000 worth of cocaine and €64,000 in cash
€102k worth of suspected drugs seized during raids on house and derelict property in Co Mayo
Man (30s) arrested after cocaine worth €64,000 seized in Dublin
Dublin man sent for trial accused of conspiring to launder €500k in crime proceeds from drug trafficking
Man (40s) to appear in court after seizure of firearms and €100,000 worth of drugs
Detector dog Rex helps gardaí locate and seize firearms and €40k worth of suspected cocaine
Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalise hard drugs
Woman (30s) arrested after €89,000 worth of cocaine and ecstasy seized in Dublin
Gardaí seize €3.5 million worth of cocaine in north Dublin
Man and woman detained after allegedly ingesting 280 pellets of cocaine
Gardaí in Dublin arrest man after cocaine and semi-automatic gun found during searches
Five arrests and 21 kilos of cocaine seized by UK police investigating 'NI crime group'