Drugs
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Crime
Christmas parties targeted in Sydney dial-a-dealer cocaine blitz
Buyers of illicit drugs this “silly season” are in police sights after more than 100 people were charged in a major operation across Sydney.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Perry Duffin
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Investigation
Investigation
I spent a night in a resort next to a drug rehab and had to leave in a hurry
The Connect Global rehabilitation centre operates out of a sleepy holiday resort, where alleged drug dealers and criminals share the space with women and children.
- by Jordan Baker
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Crime
The new targets in Sydney’s cocaine war
Lawyers, accountants and real estate agents are in the sights of NSW’s crime commissioner.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Investigation
Crime
Bikies, TV stars and brawls: The rehab centre run from a tourist resort
Connect Global is a controversial rehab facility where accused criminals are sent on bail. It has been raided by police and criticised in court. It is now under investigation by the NSW attorney-general’s department.
- by Jordan Baker and Perry Duffin
Analysis
State Parliament
Anger, frustration and revolt: Inside the final day of NSW’s drug summit
As the drug summit unfolded, it became dominated by the one topic the government wanted off the table: decriminalisation.
- by Michael McGowan and Angus Thomson
A look inside the Connect Global rehab centre
Pastor Ross Pene opens his centre to the cameras, including for the arrival of troubled TV presenter Andrew O'Keefe.
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Drug reform
Labor pushed on pill testing on final day of drug summit
The Minns government is facing a concerted push from powerful union leaders and MPs to adopt drug reforms such as pill testing and an additional medically supervised injecting centre as the drug summit resumes on Thursday.
- by Alexandra Smith, Angus Thomson and Michael McGowan
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Detained citizens
Australian grandmother found guilty of drug trafficking by Japanese court
The former WA Greens candidate has been sentenced to six years in prison and received a fine.
- by Jamie Freestone
‘Worst of both worlds’: The US city with a warning for Sydney about drugs
The decision to invite an American mayor to speak at the NSW drug summit angered some attendees who saw it as an effort to head off calls for decriminalisation.
- by Angus Thomson and Michael McGowan
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Australians abroad
Donna Nelson’s daughters anxious as Japanese court prepares to deliver verdict
In less than 24 hours judges will decide whether 58-year-old West Australian Donna Nelson is guilty of smuggling two kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside a suitcase when she arrived at Japan’s Narita Airport from Laos in January 2023.
- by Jamie Freestone
Opinion
Singapore
In 2005, an Australian citizen was hanged in Singapore. It could happen again
I fought for Van Nguyen 19 years ago. Despite a worldwide trend away from the death penalty for drugs, Singapore continues to execute people – including four in the past month.
- by Lex Lasry