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Stephen Drill covers organised crime, business and the politics of sport. His investigative podcasts include Mafia’s Web, Bikie’s Inc. and Faith On Trial. Drill was Europe correspondent for the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser from 2019 to 2021. The Walkley Award winner has also worked at The Wall Street Journal in New York and The Sun in London.

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Russian couple ran money laundering syndicate in Gold Coast

Alleged Russian scammers’ shock $10m property portfolio

A Russian couple accused of running a money laundering syndicate from a glitzy mansion in Queensland amassed an eye-watering $10m property portfolio. See how they did it.

PodcastCocaine Inc

The Comanchero Motorcycle Club on their annual ride 2012.

Cops’ hit list of cocaine-linked bikies

The Australian Border Force has revealed more details about a watchlist of 1000 criminals which includes bikies who have a suspected stranglehold on Australia’s cocaine industry.

Cocaine Inc

AN0M app bust: What’s next after 62 convictions

Criminals using the “secret” AN0M app have been sentenced to three centuries of jail time, with dozens of cases still to hit court. See some of them who’ve been convicted.

PodcastCocaine Inc

‘70yo hearts in 30yo bodies’: True extent of cocaine damage

Cocaine sold on Australia’s streets is being cut with a substance used to kill worms in cattle and chickens and a banned pain reliever, experts earn. Watch video and listen to podcast.

National

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 14: Carlton President Luke Sayers celebrates during the 2024 AFL Round 01 match between the Carlton Blues and the Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on March 14, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Carlton boss faces calls for huge ban

A report into the PwC scandal has been told to ban Carlton president Luke Sayers from bidding for government consultancy.

PodcastCocaine Inc

Shock reason lawyers want to keep drug dealers’ secrets

Aussie barristers who earn up to $25,000 a day don’t want to dob in their drug dealing clients for one key reason.

PodcastCocaine Inc

Matthew Luke Hodder is a Melbourne tradie, and stripper, who was sentenced to four years jail in New Zealand over a cocaine importation. Source - Instagram

‘It’s everywhere’: Rich tradies’ shock cocaine busts at work

A Melbourne tradie and stripper jailed for smuggling cocaine is one of many workers in the construction industry who have chosen to take the deadly drug. See why and listen to the podcast.

ExclusiveCocaine Inc

Comanchero leader Alex Vare wanted by police.

Posh gym where Comanchero bikie sets cocaine prices

He took over the leadership of the Comanchero OMCG from Melbourne bikie Mark Buddle. Now, Alex Vare wields power from a new foreign power base. See the video and listen to the podcast.

ExclusiveCocaine Inc

Bikie billions: How Aussie cocaine kingpin turns drugs into gold

Australia’s most wanted cocaine kingpin Angelo Pandeli, a former Adelaide bouncer, has hooked up with a notorious billionaire crime cartel. See the video and listen to the Cocaine Inc. podcast.

Full ListCocaine Inc

Revealed: Most wanted drug lords who sell cocaine

These are the key players in the international network of organised criminals who run drugs including cocaine across the globe.

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