Paris thought cocaine was gum, says police officer 2010-09-01

Paris Hilton has denied owning a bag in which police found cocaine after her boyfriend's car was stopped in Las Vegas, but has acknowledged owning much of what was in it, police have said.The 29-year-old said she did own US$1300...

Hilton to police: Cocaine in bag was not mine 2010-08-30

Smoke wafting from a Cadillac Escalade on the Las Vegas Strip led to Paris Hilton's latest legal troubles. A motorcycle officer who suspected the smell was marijuana stopped the vehicle and police say a bag of cocaine later fell out...

Paris Hilton in cocaine arrest 2010-08-29

Police arrested Paris Hilton on cocaine charges last night after stopping the car she was in on a Las Vegas street.Hilton was booked into the Clark County Detention Centre on a charge of possession of cocaine, Las Vegas police...

NZer on drugs charge still in Bali jail 2010-08-04

Former Gisborne man Willie Rare remains in a Balinese jail without being charged, nearly 40 days after he was allegedly found to have a small quantity of cocaine near his home on the Indonesian holiday island.Police arrested him...

Aussie police seize $103m of cocaine 2010-07-13

SYDNEY - A massive crime syndicate has been dismantled by police, who have seized $84 million (NZ$103m)worth of Mexican cocaine shipped into Australia inside stone pavers.It's the fifth largest seizure of cocaine in Australian...

Cocaine sub captured 2010-07-13

Guatemala's Navy captured a makeshift submarine loaded with five tonnes of cocaine bound for the United States, the Guatemalan military said. The Navy, working with the US Drug Enforcement Administration, stopped the 17m vessel...

Kiwi arrested on cocaine charge in Bali of 'good character' 2010-07-05

A New Zealand man behind bars in Bali after allegedly being caught with 3.84 grams of cocaine does not have a criminal background and has never been to jail before, a relative says.Willie Rare - who changed his name to Angus McGaskill,...

'Sorry'Kiwi faces Bali prison term over cocaine 2010-07-05

A New Zealand-born Australian faces up to 12 years in prison after police in Bali caught him with cocaine stuffed in his pockets.Angus McCaskill, 57, was arrested in a bar in the village of Tuban, in Kuta.It was reported last...

Sydney surgeon refused bail over escorts'death 2010-06-29

A Sydney neurosurgeon charged over the cocaine-related deaths of two escorts has been refused bail because of his long-standing drug addiction."The protection and welfare of the community, including those who provide sexual services...

Gang boss in US to face charges 2010-06-28

NEW YORK: Following bloodshed over his capture, Jamaican gang leader Christopher "Dudus"Coke arrived in New York City under tight security yesterday to face charges that he flooded the East Coast with shipments of cocaine and marijuana.Drug...