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Gang boss in US to face charges

China: 16 percent rise in drug cases last year

Rapist jailed for over six years

A man has been jailed for six years and nine months for raping a 13-year-old girl in west Auckland and forcing her to smoke cannabis.

Father arrested over drugs outside son's prison

Drug dealer guilty

Racing: Waddell banned for 14 months at P inquiry

Police analyse calls, texts after drug raids

Overdose scares Eminem straight

Eminem admits he stopped taking drugs after he "almost died" from a near fatal double overdose in 2007.

Call for synthetic-cannabis controls

Drug control groups want a tightening of laws relating to synthetic cannabis products.

Ex-dealer opens rehab

A former drug addict who was convicted of smuggling ecstasy into New Zealand has opened a $560-a-day clinic in one of Auckland's swankiest suburbs.

Prison visitors facing drug smuggling charges

Two prisoners' mothers and a girlfriend are facing criminal charges, after trying to smuggle drugs.

The fast and furious crime wave that costs us $100 million a year

The <i>Weekend Herald</i> delves into the underworld of car theft and discovers a thriving multimillion dollar industry.

Rise in underage prostitutes working Auckland streets

Police say increasing numbers of girls as young as 12 are working as prostitutes in Auckland's city centre.

Gun seized in drug raids

Canterbury police storm P labs

Secret labs and more arrests point to growing drug problem

Ominous signs point to the fact that heroin and cocaine may be making a comeback in Australia.