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Australia Northern Territory: ‘Cocaine traces found’ in Outback Wrangler crash pilot

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April 6, 2023

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Is there anywhere that cocaine doesn’t reach these days?

Traces of cocaine have allegedly been detected in the blood sample of the pilot who was flying the helicopter that crashed and killed an Outback Wrangler cast member.

A toxicology report for the pilot taken after the crash contained trace elements of “cocaine derivatives,” a letter tendered as evidence in Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright’s court case has revealed.

Lawyers for the TV series star submitted the letter outlining the brief of evidence against him in Darwin Local Court on Wednesday.

The letter revealed that the brief against Wright included “a toxicology report of the pilot’s blood sample taken after the crash which records the detection of cocaine derivatives”.

“While not commenting on processes currently before the courts, this does also raise serious questions as to why I have been the main target of investigations, instead of the cause of the crash,” Wright said in a statement released afterwards.

“Nothing will bring Willow (Chris Wilson) back, which will always be the worst part of this. But trying to lay blame on me is not fair or accurate.”

Wright and two other men are facing criminal charges following the crash that killed Mr Wilson in West Arnhem Land on February 28, 2022.

Wright, 43, is accused of perverting the course of justice and destruction of evidence.

He is also charged with fabricating evidence, interfering with witnesses, making a false declaration and two counts of unlawful entry after the helicopter crashed into trees and the ground in a remote area.

The letter tendered by Wright’s lawyers showed that the brief included evidence into the cause of the crash and included refuelling reports and log book records.

Wright’s lawyers have questioned why the cause of the crash was relevant to the case.

Mr Wilson, 34, died when the Robinson R44 helicopter he was attached to by a 30-metre line using a harness crashed.

His body was found 40 metres from the main wreckage at the King River crash site, according to a preliminary Air Transport Safety Bureau report conducted last year.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/cocaine-traces-found-outback-wrangler-080901556.html

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Shipment of grapes entering Canada hid massive stash of suspected cocaine

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November 3, 2024

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More than 600 kilograms of suspected cocaine — roughly the weight of a concert grand piano — was discovered inside a shipment of grapes intercepted by border officers earlier this month.

The seizure took place on Oct. 15 at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont.

A spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency says an investigation is underway with law enforcement partners.

The agency declined an interview and said it doesn’t comment on the status of ongoing investigations.

CBSA hasn’t provided an estimate of the street value of the 615 kilograms, but earlier this year estimated the value of a cocaine seizure less than half this size at $6.5 million.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ambassador-bridge-cocaine-grapes-1.7368639

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UK: Drug dealer caught with imitation gun and cocaine after swearing at passing police car

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October 19, 2024

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Miguel Mota, 18, was stopped by neighbourhood police officers after he shouted abuse at them and then tried to run. In the video above, the officer can be heard saying “You’re bringing attention to yourself by saying ‘f**k you’ as we drive past you”.

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Dad of Brit facing 60yrs in US prison for ‘trying to smuggle £3.5m in cocaine’ insists she is ‘only guilty of stupidity’

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October 15, 2024

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THE DAD of a Brit beautician facing up to 60 years in jail in the US after allegedly smuggling £3.5million worth of cocaine has insisted she is “only guilty of stupidity”.

John Hall, 59, defended his daughter Kim, 28, after she was detained at Chicago’s O’Hare airport as she was waiting for her connecting flight to Manchester.

The dad said she was offered the free holiday by people she met on an earlier trip to Portugal.

And he insisted all she is guilty of is “stupidity and naivety” as they desperately wait for news.

John said that she is “petrified” – and that at first she could barely speak to her family through floods of tears after the arrest.

The dad is convinced that Kim would have been “forced” to carry the drugs “without a shadow of a doubt”.

John told The Sun: “She’s not a drug smuggler.

“She was told that it would be money she was carrying. They got her phone and threatened her family and that’s why she did it.

“She’d been to Portugal with a friend and met people over there who contacted her when she was back saying they were into real estate in Mexico and she could go for a free holiday.

“Her friend declined but she said she would go.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31038866/dad-brit-drug-mule-cocaine-prison/

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