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Authorities Discover 1.3 Tons of Cocaine Hidden on Air France Flight
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 09/22/13 11:00AMAuthorities in France noticed something very strange when a Air France cargo flight arrived from Venezuela: it contained 30 suitcases that weren't registered to anyone on the plane, or anyone expecting to pick up the cargo. Intrigued, the officials opened the bags and found 1.3 tons of pure cocaine. That's a lot of cocaine.
Coked-Up Knicks Players Fixed Games for their Dealer in the '80s
Gabrielle Bluestone · 09/15/13 01:49PMSouth American President's Son Busted with Coke and a Rocket Launcher
Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/31/13 10:30AMCourt Documents Reveal Bernie Madoff's Cocaine-Fueled Sex Parties
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 08/10/13 11:40AMJJ Cale, Master of the Blues and Writer of “Cocaine,” Died Yesterday
Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/27/13 01:20PMTennessee Man Allegedly Stole Human Ashes Believing They Were Cocaine
Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/20/13 12:00PMCops Launch Early-Morning Raid on Ford Crack Video "Ground Zero"
Max Read · 06/13/13 07:30AMEarly this morning, Toronto cops undertook a huge sweep of the neighborhood the Toronto Star calls "ground zero for the Rob Ford crack video scandal," taking several people into custody at the infamous Dixon Road apartments and visiting the home of one of the men photographed standing with Ford in the infamous "crack house" picture.
News Anchor Suffers Mysterious Nosebleed During Live Broadcast
Neetzan Zimmerman · 06/07/13 10:33AM(Update) We Are Raising $200,000 to Buy and Publish the Rob Ford Crack Tape
John Cook · 05/17/13 12:15PMFor Sale: A Video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Smoking Crack Cocaine
John Cook · 05/16/13 07:28PMRob Ford, Toronto's conservative mayor, is a wild lunatic given to making bizarre racist pronouncements and randomly slapping refrigerator magnets on cars. One reason for this is that he smokes crack cocaine. I know this because I watched him do it, on a videotape. He was fucking hiiiiigh. It's for sale if you've got six figures.
Papa John's Delivery Guy Used Pizza as Cover for Cocaine Biz
Neetzan Zimmerman · 05/16/13 05:06PMMan Sued for $2 Million for Cat Murder
Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/12/13 03:55PMWhy Isn't Cocaine as Good as Exercise?
Hamilton Nolan · 05/09/13 01:05PMThe sun has risen, and it's time for "Hey, Science," our boldly scientific weekly feature in which we have your most provocative scientific questions answered by real live scientists (or related experts). No topic is off limits in our ongoing quest for truth and time-wasting. This week, doctors explain: Why do cardio exercise when you could just do cocaine?
"Weeeeee!" Sings Alleged Coke Bag as It Soars Out of Model's Purse
Caity Weaver · 05/06/13 11:10AMIt's impossible to know for sure exactly what white substance burst forth from supermodel Cara Delevingne's pocketbook on Saturday, as she merrily searched for her keys in front of her London home. Perhaps it was a baggie of bone ash, to make a glaze for tiny ceramics. Perhaps it was a pinch of anthrax, to poison her littlest enemies. Perhaps it was 1 gram of flour, to bake a cake for a fairy queen.
Woman Busted for Smuggling Coke Hidden Inside Toblerone Bars, Which Is Like Smuggling Pennies Inside a Diamond
Caity Weaver · 12/12/12 02:30PMBret Easton Ellis Accidentally Tried to Score Some Coke on Twitter
MTanzer · 12/02/12 11:11AMCops Nab $5 Million Worth of Cocaine from Times Square Hotel
Taylor Berman · 11/27/12 12:07AMIt's tough to beat the New York Post's lede - "There's no business like snow business" - so I'll let it stand. In what authorities are describing as a "dramatic drug gang takedown," New York State police seized over 100 pounds of cocaine – worth an estimated $5 million – from the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Times Square last month.
Brazilian Politician Solicits Votes with Leaflets, Packets of Cocaine
Neetzan Zimmerman · 10/09/12 11:40AMSuper Cool America Does Far More Cocaine Than Any Other Nation
Cord Jefferson · 09/24/12 12:34PMBrand new Atlantic Media business publication Quartz has a post up today about the boom in Brazilian cocaine use. Apparently, in the midst of its march toward becoming one of the world's wealthiest nations, Brazil is now also one of the largest consumers of cocaine, snorting 18 percent of the global supply, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. But while we're proud of the Brazilians, America, once again, is the real victor here, with citizens who inhale nearly 37 percent of all the cocaine in the world. One and a half percent of Americans do cocaine, and the average intake per user is 42 grams a year. USA! USA! USA!