Drug mule had 1.4kg of P in his body: Customs
An Iranian arrested at Auckland Airport was allegedly found with 1.4kg of concealed and swallowed in about 185 small latex "pellets".
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Newlyweds recruited to smuggle in drugs
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$6m of P in luggage
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Drugs war soaking Mexico-US border blood red
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Customs reviewing party drug imports
Customs is reviewing the way it targets rising levels of imports of the party drug mephedrone, which has been linked to deaths in Europe.
Britain set to ban NZ's new killer party drug
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Australia and NZ merger 'inevitable'
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