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Melanotan gained popularity on social media for its ability to give users a tan without the sun - but experts are warning against the popular drug, now being bought on the black market.

Singapore hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the first execution of a female prisoner in nearly two decades.

Ferenc Stemler, also known as David, was gunned down in a flurry of bullets in Canterbury at 2am on Thursday. 

A 77-year-old man has been charged after 2kg of heroin was allegedly found in the lining of his suitcase.

The Mexican marines said the shipment contained about 8.6 tonnes of liquid meth.

One of the men alleged to have smuggled nearly a quarter-tonne of cocaine into Queensland will join his co-accused on remand.

The yacht was seized by Border Force and federal police officers when it arrived in Townsville from Vanuatu in April and was later revealed to contain the drugs with a street value of more than $61 million.

An X-ray scan of the cheese revealed "anomalies," which upon further inspection turned out to be 8 kilograms of cocaine.

Almost two years to the day since world champion kayaker Nathan Baggaley and his brother were jailed over a bungled cocaine-smuggling plot, Dru Baggaley says there has been a miscarriage of justice.

Jarin Towney, 24, was arrested yesterday at a factory in New South Wales, after police found the illegal cargo.

Nine people have also been arrested and charged.

A two-year-old girl swallowed a potentially deadly dose of fantasy, but her parents waited more than three hours to call an ambulance, instead searching the internet for what to do, a court has been told.

It would be only the second Alzheimer's treatment convincingly shown to delay the mind-robbing disease but comes with a catch.

South Australia Health confirmed protonitazene had been detected in the state's illegal drug market.

It might be better known as a recreational drug or anaesthetic. But there's growing evidence for its use for people with hard-to-treat depression.

It is the first breakthrough of its kind in more than 30 years.

A celebrity chef and restaurant owner has slammed the proposed location for a second Melbourne safe injection room. saying it would undo hard work to rebuild the CBD post lockdowns.

Three men were arrested yesterday in Lara after the discovery was made.

Australia's insatiable appetite for narcotics has showed no signs of slowing in the last year, with the nation's wastewater analysis revealing "disturbing" trends of increased drug use.

Former Canberra nightclub operator Tristan Waters allegedly told a criminal associate he had it "all covered", claiming even police were backing him up before he was dramatically arrested at gunpoint inside a Belgrade hotel.

The announcement comes after the number of serious crashes involving drivers testing positive for cocaine has increased over the last five years.

Thousands could be affected by the plan to stop supplying the medicine given to people suffering.

Police carried out search warrants at homes in Parramatta, Fairfield West, and Leppington.

The mystery substance, discovered in a Ziploc bag, sparked a temporary evacuation of the complex.

The TGA authorised doctors to prescribe doses of MDMA and psilocybin for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder on July 1.

Police have seized $6 million in illegal drugs and $295,000 in cash after an investigation into alleged large-scale drug supply across Sydney.

Officers were tipped off that drugs were being sent hidden in new cars destined for Australia.

Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.

A $1000-per-year drug for kidney disease will now cost just $30 per script after being added to the pharmaceutical benefits scheme.

The popular type 2 diabetes drug has gained popularity online for its use as a weight loss treatment.

Police searched the home in Concord West just after 7am yesterday.

The nation's top GP body has issued an urgent warning of a new wave of the deadly opioid which can prove deadly in tiny doses.

A clandestine drug operation has been dismantled by specialist police after they allegedly discovered $2 million worth of the drug 'ice' inside a western Sydney home.

The deal ends a long-running Justice Department investigation into Biden's second son, who has acknowledged struggling with addiction following the 2015 death of his brother Beau Biden.

Under the guise of a delivery driver, Mark Filiti managed to swindle thousands from small business owners to spend on his drug habit.

A 40-year-old man who runs a fruit and veg business on Sydney's north shore is among three people charged after $76 million worth of meth was allegedly found crammed into plastic pallets shipped into Australia by a crime gang based in Mexico.

The US Coast Guard has seized more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine worth more than US$186 (A$270) million, according to a news release.

Police say the haul, one of the largest-ever in Australian history to be intercepted, was coordinated by a global organised crime group that used Canada as a launch pad.

A man has been charged after what is alleged to be 50kg of cannabis was found in the back of a van in New South Wales.

The US State Department said it is continuing to monitor the arrest of one of its citizens in Moscow.

A suspected drug lab has been uncovered just across the road from a daycare centre south of Perth.

The father of a man who ingested a lethal amount of GHB at gunpoint has blasted two men who admit fault in his death as gutless dogs and evil men.

A man was allegedly murdered, dismembered and his torso hidden in the boot of a car parked in the garage of an abandoned property.Stuff understands.

The drugs have an estimated street value of around $320 million.

A Sydney man has been charged with a number of firearm offences and over his links to alleged criminal groups in a major sting almost a year in the making.

When Steven Anthony Salafia's advances were rejected he armed himself with a gun and kept a woman at his mercy for hours after a four-day sleepless drug bender.

A cannabis crop with an estimated value of $122,000 have been found by Queensland Police in a remote area off the state's coast.

A growing bubble of young brains are being subjected to potential unknown, long-term implications, 'concerning' new study warns.

Two Greek nationals have been arrested in Sydney after police allegedly found 120kg of cocaine, worth $60 million, hidden inside a shipping container the men allegedly wanted to break into.