‘I’m not a gangster, I just like money’: High-society coke dealer
High-society cocaine kingpin Matthew Doyle was caught on tape boasting he had been selling 50kg of the drug a week — but he would not call himself a gangster.
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Cocaine, MDMA supply hit as coronavirus busts drug cartels
Coronavirus has smashed drug smuggling supply chains to Australia, potentially leaving organised crime groups in debt and vulnerable — and is also set to spark desperate toilet roll-style demand among users of cocaine and MDMA.
The callous crims in the cops’ crosshairs
A surge in crime has prompted a major police operation targeting a dozen “crime clusters’’ across Adelaide’s suburbs.
Surge in car crime as thieves target keys
Don’t leave your keys lying around – seven in 10 stolen cars are taken along with the keys. The statistic has emerged along with a rising number of vehicle thefts in SA.
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‘Wouldn’t shut up about what he would do next’
Prisoners and correctional staff who spent time with serial sex offender Robert Fardon have described him as ‘putrid,’ and ‘sick’ after he bragged about what he intended to do to women and children once out of jail.
Aiia’s family mourns ‘bright, gentle, charming girl’
Aiia Maasarwe’s grieving family has told how their charming and beautiful niece chose to study in Melbourne instead of New York because she thought it would be more cultured — a decision the family now deeply regrets.
Twice the horror: Killers who strike in pairs
Australia has a sad history of deadly duos — evil partnerships perpetrating some of the nation’s most sickening crimes. These are some of the worst. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT
El Chapo bribed el presidente: court claim
El Chapo’s right-hand man has testified in a US federal court that the Mexican drug lord’s bribes went all the way to the top.
Push for ‘lifetime warning’ on child sex offenders
Child protection group Bravehearts is calling for Australia to adopt UK-style legislation to allow police greater levels of disclosure to protect against child sex abuse.
How botched ransom plot ended beside backyard grave
Unemployed loser Darren Saltmarsh should’ve stuck to gambling at his local Melbourne TAB. But he thought he could land a bigger payday by pulling off an international ransom plot. He was wrong.
Wife-killer’s evil depths of deception
Julie Louise Hutchinson was a loving mother-of-two who was slain at the hands of her husband. Her killer’s elaborate web of lies in the weeks after Julie’s death shocked the North Queensland community. Despite his deception unravelling before his eyes, the wife- killer never gave up the location of Julie’s body.
Tragic tale of love, loss and a bag of stolen coins
Having pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife of three months, former Queensland businessman Lewis Bennett now awaits sentencing in the US. But many questions remain in this mysterious case.
How bikie gangs recruit their ‘one percenters’
They are the one-percenters, the hardcore bikie outlaws striking terror as they roll across the country. But what drives them to sign up to a motorcycle gang? Insider detail reveals why many joined, and some of the tactics used to recruit members.
A babysitter’s lethal betrayal
Months away from the possible release of Hemi Goodwin-Burke’s killer, the Bulletin speaks to the detective who led the horrific investigation and the toddler’s grieving parents as they continue to fight for justice.
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