Two men are to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court today on charges in connection with the discovery of a £5 million haul of cocaine.

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Cocaine's a hell of a drug, and even more so when laced with another drug that's commonly used to deworm opossums. Federal agents have found that 69 percent of cocaine shipments seized entering the United States contain levamisole, a veterinary drug linked to serious weakening of the immune system in humans. Here's the real funny part: no one knows why.

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A Common Cut in Cocaine May Prove Deadly

The number of foreign women detained for drug trafficking in Brazil in the past three years has soared. The BBC's Gary Duffy examines the increase and speaks to two British women who are currently in jail awaiting sentencing for smuggling cocaine.

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Die ersten Erfahrungen mit Sex, Alkohol und Drogen: Wenn Jugendliche sich ins Partyleben stürzen, schlafen die Eltern schlecht - oder gar nicht mehr. Klare Regeln und offene Gespräche können die Sorgen kleiner machen. Auch heftiger Streit ist nützlich.

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Gangubai More, a 65-year-old Goddess Durga devotee, was arrested outside her home on Friday for attempting to sell 40 kg of marijuana.

According to police, More had stored the drugs on the premises of a temple she had built in honour of Goddess Durga in Kurla. Inspector Hiremath said, “Drugs were found hidden in the temple’s closet where articles required for pooja are stored. Even the drums used in the bhajans were filled with marijuana.” He added, “The temple is owned and managed by More and she was the only one who had access to the closet.”

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