Keme Nzerem
Drug testing in Jamaican sport: a cloudy response
At a time when allegations of doping in Jamaican sport are running rife, the response of the country’s anti-doping commission is weak and unconvincing.
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I don’t wanna die: Tyson tells of drugs and alcohol hell
Controversial boxing legend Mike Tyson says he is “on the verge of dying,” after admitting he is still struggling with alcohol and drugs problems.
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‘Sprint factory’ Jamaica under fire over drug testing regime
Jamaica is coming under pressure to improve its anti-doping regime after a series of positive drugs tests by its athletes highlighted a catalogue of failures.
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Peru formally charges UK pair over alleged drug trafficking
Michaella McCollum and Melissa Reid, the two women arrested in Peru on suspicion of cocaine smuggling, are formally charged, prosecutors say.
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Peru drugs accused ‘was kidnapped’
A solicitor for one of the British women arrested for smuggling cocaine in Peru says she was kidnapped and forced to carry the drugs by a gang of 14 armed men.
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Peru drugs pair ‘terrified and emotional’
Melissa Reid, 19, and Michaella McCollum Connolly, 20, are being held in custody in Lima on suspicion of drug trafficking after they were stopped from boarding a flight to Madrid.
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Zeta drug cartel leader captured in Mexico
The notoriously brutal drug gangster Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, known for burning his victims to death, is arrested by marines in the first major blow against an organised crime leader in Mexico.
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Khat to be banned in UK – against drugs body’s advice
Following a well-targeted campaign, the UK government has banned khat, a stimulant drug widely used by members of east African communities in the UK.
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Women at high risk to be given breast cancer drug
Half a million healthy women at high risk of getting breast cancer will for the first time be offered a cheap course of NHS drugs to help lessen their chances of contracting the disease.
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Trafficking victim’s nightmare journey to UK drug farm
As a senior judge rules those who have been convicted of crimes after being trafficked into the UK are victims, not criminals, Channel 4 News meets one boy forced to work on a cannabis farm in Harrow.
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32 years’ prison for members of Liverpool drugs family
Members of the Fitzgibbon crime family, whose violent drug-dealing made them a number one target for the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca), are sent down for a total of 32 years.
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Victoria Macdonald
Decriminalising drugs – a wise investment?
Sir Richard Branson says it’s time to be brave on drugs policy. But as funding is cut for harm reduction programmes in many countries, perhaps there are more pressing issues.
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Tulisa Contostavlos bailed after alleged drugs arrest
The former X Factor judge was held at a central London police station on suspicion of supplying class A drugs, along with a 35-year-old man. Both have now been bailed.
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Dubai drugs: three Britons jailed claim they were tortured
As three British men are jailed for possessing drugs in Dubai, David Cameron speaks to the prime minister of the United Arab Emirates about allegations of torture.
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Horse racing drugs scandal hits Godolphin stables
One of the world’s best known horse racing stables, Godolphin, is engulfed in a doping scandal as one of its top trainers admits using prohibited drugs on its horses.
