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'I ran the toughest race on the planet to get over my cocaine addiction'

Drugs ruled Chris Slater during his 20s. Five years later he ran across the Sahara.

Hidden bush lab: Meth 'bomb' so big it had to be choppered out

The 'terraced' lab was covered in camouflage netting and dug into the side of steep bush.

New Zealand on high alert as deadly 'new fentanyl' sweeps Europe/US

Drug safety advocates are increasingly worried nitazenes will infiltrate New Zealand.

Unlicensed, speeding and high: Young driver kills two, gets home detention

Victim's family question sentence imposed by court.

He was an 83-year-old Justice of the Peace - he laundered $500k for meth ring

Herbert Armitage was a JP and a keen bowler - he was laundering money on the side.

$7m cocaine bust: Auckland police smash Australian organised crime cell

Two men arrested after $7 million worth of cocaine found in shipping container.

Woman loses ability to move legs after ‘nangs’ nitrous oxide overdose

Auckland woman says she was using nitrous oxide to numb the pain of a back injury.

A meth lab, 14kg of cannabis, $120k cash allegedly found hidden in dense bush

A man and woman are on trial for their alleged involvement in a large meth lab.

'Sophisticated and intelligent criminal' gets law degree while on electronic bail

Mason Helm put GPS trackers on Ford utes, cloned their keys, then stole them.

'Pretty skilled gardener': Mother of eight busted for growing 300 cannabis plants

Woman had all the necessary equipment to 'grow cannabis discreetly', police say.

Roadside drug testing legislation to be introduced by Govt - 50,000 tests per year

The legislation would give police the power to randomly screen drivers for drugs.

Beating a meth addiction

By her own admission Camille Keyte ran with the bad boys high on meth but after being arrested she has turned her life around to help other addicts. Video / Mike Scott

How a drug dealer for the Mongrel Mob turned her life around to help others

Camille Keyte shares her story of despair, hope and redemption.

'The most indiscreet name imaginable': Man imports $5.5m of meth as 'Quade Cooper'

He created fake IDs using aliases', including one of the Australian rugby star.

Bribery, Black Power, and drug smuggling: The downfall of a Corrections officer

Scott Topham was paid $3200 by a prisoner to bring in the contraband.

Meth, cocaine, dope, guns and ammunition seized in central city bust

Police used a sniffer dog and armed officers during the raid.

Man involved in gruesome 2006 murder re-arrested six months after release

Ashley Arnopp and Andre Gilling beat Stanley Waipouri to death in 2006.

Meth ‘kingpin’ stripped of $80k in Louis Vuitton, Versace goods, gold jewellery

Police said the offending had unlawfully benefitted him to the tune of $191,350.