{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6582c1380554b00017fcbcf4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Best of 2023: Cocaine Britain: Traffickers v the police","description":"<p>In the week between Christmas and New Year, we’re listening back to some of our favourite episodes of 2023.</p><p>The UK is now Europe’s biggest consumer of cocaine. The drug has been linked to a surge in domestic violence and middle-class users are being warned it’s not a victimless crime. How is so much cocaine getting into the country? And what can the authorities do about it?</p><p>You can read Dipesh's article (and see an image of charcoal soaked in cocaine)<a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cocaine-britain-and-a-battle-of-wits-between-police-and-traffickers-g86j6t57d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> here</a>.</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Dipesh Gadher, Home Affairs Correspondent, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>France 24, Al Jazeera, Euronews, BBC News, Sky News.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Times"}