Six people have been charged by federal police over an alleged plot to distribute hundreds of kilograms of illicit drugs imported into Queensland. Operation Minjiang seized 178kg of cocaine and 142kg of methamphetamine.
The ACT Liberals plan to recriminalise methamphetamine possession and use, citing "extraordinary" rises in ACT drug use. Harm reduction advocates argue this ignores evidence and stigmatises users, while police highlight community harm and organised crime.
The ACT Liberals plan to recriminalise methamphetamine possession and use if elected, citing an "extraordinary" rise in drug use. Harm reduction advocates argue this ignores evidence and stigmatises users, while police association highlights community harm and organised crime.
An inmate in Hoshiarpur jail, Manpreet Singh, livestreamed videos claiming drugs like methamphetamine are available inside and named a female jail official. Police registered a case, and an inquiry is underway. Opposition parties questioned the government's anti-drug campaign and law and order.
Police arrested foreign nationals in Seoul for attempting to distribute 10 billion won worth of methamphetamine. A US national and a Taiwanese national were arrested, while three Chinese nationals are under investigation. Two individuals have fled abroad and Interpol red notices have been requested.
Baltej Singh (22 years) and Himatjit Singh Kahlon (21 years) fail to appeal sentences for NZ's largest meth importation; court cites severity of crimes, including a linked manslaughter.
Fentanyl and methamphetamine were discovered at a New Mexico home where three people died and first responders became sick after responding to a suspected overdose call. Authorities are investigating the exposure, which caused symptoms like nausea and dizziness in responders.
Allan John Eveleigh has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail for killing Ian "Watty" Welldon in a Toowoomba crash in 2023. Eveleigh, who had a high level of methamphetamine in his blood, failed to stop at a red light, colliding with Mr. Welldon's motorcycle.
James Bond games have always fallen short of capturing the precise feel of the classic movies. But Amazon’s first dip into the 007 mythology seems to have a character of its ownIn the wake of the last James Bond movie, No Time to Die, there was a surge of articles asking whether it should spell the end for Ian Fleming’s secret agent. In that movie, Daniel Craig played the character as a fading force, mentally and physically exhausted, and out of touch. “The world has moved on,” Lashana Lynch’s younger agent told him at one point, and in a lot of ways she was right. A product of the cold war era, 007 was a sociopathic misogynist addicted to booze and amphetamines – Craig tried to play all that down, creating a more rounded character and, controversially, giving Bond the ultimate redemption arc at the end of his final outing.But five years later, with the franchise’s new owner Amazon still trying to pull the next film together, we’re about to get what looks to be the best Bond game since GoldenEye. Created by the Danish developer IO Interactive, famed for its Hitman series of anarchic open-ended assassination sims, 007 First Light follows a fresh-faced Bond from his early career as an aircrewman to his first mission as a double-0 operative. The games press was recently given a three-hour hands-on demo to play, and reports suggest that it combines elements of the Hitman games (Bond navigating a gala event, either sleuthing or punching his way to the mission objective) with major set-piece shootouts, chase scenes and miraculous gadgets. (For more on its making, read this piece about how developer IO Interactive brought it together.) Continue reading...
Police discovered a 31-year-old man inside Michigan State University's Wells Hall with chemicals including hydrochloric acid, methanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone and butane that can be used to make methamphetamine. The man was charged Wednesday with malicious destruction of property and possessing substances to operate a meth lab. Wells Hall has been closed since Monday, forcing the university to relocate some final exams. Campus Police Chief Mike Yankowski said most items are household chemicals that become dangerous when mixed together.
'Opportunistic' car thieves are leaving vehicles littered with syringes, weapons and even traps, and in 2025, 77 per cent of vehicles inspected by one contractor had signs of methylamphetamine used at levels harmful to health.
A man and woman in their 20s are expected to face court after allegedly being found with 33 kilograms of methylamphetamine.
