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Servo staff fuming at jail term
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news-mail - (Australia) Defence counsel Simon Burgess said the majority of Butlerb s criminal history centred around an addiction to marijuana and heroin. Defence counsel Simon Burgess s... (Fri Nov 20 08:49:12 2009 PST)

Family man was not 'dogfather'
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stuff - (Australia) Counsel Roger Laybourn opened his defence for Sonny John Fatu by saying the Crown's allegations of drug dealing were "totally wrong". (Fri Nov 20 08:19:14 2009 PST)

A Serious Man
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abc - (Australia) Uncle Arthur who has a cyst that constantly needs draining, no job but possibly a gambling system to the neighbour Mrs Samsky who likes to sunbake nude and enjoy 'the new freedoms' (marijuana smoking and extramarital sex). (Fri Nov 20 07:19:31 2009 PST)

Businessman convicted of drug trafficking
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abc - (Australia) Businessman convicted of drug trafficking - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Businessman convicted of drug trafficking The District Court in Adelaide was told that 56-year-old Wojciech Nasilowski was involved at a high level in the interstate cannabis trade. (Fri Nov 20 02:35:39 2009 PST)

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stuff - (Australia) THE PAY-OFF: A cannabis growing setup is busted at Paraparaumu. (Thu Nov 19 22:44:01 2009 PST) [also stuff.co.nz8297]

Frustrated European Cop-Heads loose it on the Somali Seas
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australia.to - How would you react, if your feds would find your son maybe smelling marijuana, kicked him out of his car and then the cops would start shooting the brand new Porsche you bought for him into bits and pieces and send your son home on foot? ... (Thu Nov 19 19:04:19 2009 PST)

INTERNATIONAL: www.smh.com.au - Greens MP's son accused of drug deals
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smh - (Australia) Greens MP's son accused of drug deals THE eldest son of the Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has been charged with drug dealing after he was allegedly found with more than $290000 worth of cannabis during a police raid of his Bondi Junction apartment. (Thu Nov 19 01:09:52 2009 PST)

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Colombian military 'on maximum alert'
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dailytelegraph - (Australia) Venezuela said Thursday the bridges were destroyed because they were being used by drug traffickers and smugglers. (Fri Nov 20 21:52:28 2009 PST)

Colombia's pro-US move angers Venezuela
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themalaysianinsider - (Australia) Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez this month ordered his army to prepare for war after Colombia signed a military cooperation pact with Washington allowing US troops greater access to its territory to run anti-narcotics surveillance flights. Tensions run high along the 2,200-km border, an area rife with Marxist Colombian rebels and other groups involved in smug... (Fri Nov 20 21:08:19 2009 PST)

Heroin found in Mah-Jong tiles
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watoday - (Australia) Heroin found in Mah-Jong tiles ... (Fri Nov 20 20:52:39 2009 PST)

Jackson doctor delayed 911 call - report
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news - (Australia) Dominoes hide more than $1m in heroin ... (Fri Nov 20 19:33:05 2009 PST)

Vancouverite faces prison after massive drug bust in Australia
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globaltvbc - (Canada) Was arrested with two others on June 11 after authorities found cocaine. (Fri Nov 20 17:49:27 2009 PST)

$1m heroin concealed in Maj-Jong tiles found at Sydney Airport
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heraldsun - (Australia) The heroin was allegedly found inside four medium sized black cases of Maj-Jong and Domino tiles. (Fri Nov 20 17:34:21 2009 PST)

Heroin found in Maj-Jong tiles
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smh - (Australia) Heroin found in Maj-Jong tiles ... (Fri Nov 20 16:21:58 2009 PST)

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Booze culture battle
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bendigoadvertiser - (Australia) There are countless organisations out there trying to reduce the harm caused to the community by alcohol. (Thu Nov 19 13:48:56 2009 PST)

Cruises to defy schoolie order
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theaustralian - (Australia) "Changing the culture in Australia from binge drinking to responsible drinking is critical to reducing the harms from alcohol." ... (Wed Nov 18 07:03:29 2009 PST)

Drug addiction
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australia.to - Is not quite alone in resisting the approach of harm reduction promoted by the United Nations and the World Health Organisation. Responding to openDemocracyb s article Russiab s drugs problem: blame the West These are mobile needle exchanges. Funding a serious addiction might cost B#300 per day and few addicts have legal access to such money. (Mon Nov 16 15:18:39 2009 PST)