{"id":361949,"date":"2026-07-17T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/australias-cocaine-wars-contract-killings-arson-kidnap-plots-meanwhile-in-asia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:00:12","slug":"australias-cocaine-wars-contract-killings-arson-kidnap-plots-meanwhile-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/australias-cocaine-wars-contract-killings-arson-kidnap-plots-meanwhile-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s cocaine wars: Contract killings, arson, &amp; kidnap plots | Meanwhile in Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-fW98g-dgLA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Australia\u2019s cocaine wars: Contract killings, arson, &amp; kidnap plots | Meanwhile in Asia\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-fW98g-dgLA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Australia is the world\u2019s largest consumer of cocaine per capita. 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