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2007 Ike Turner, dies in California, of a cocaine overdose, at 76
1998 Daniel Baldwin hospitalized in New York City for cocaine overdose 1998 Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed of opiates and cocaine 1997 Anaheim Angels Tony Phillips arrested for purchasing cocaine 1994 2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Netherlands 1992 5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine 1992 Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine 1991 New York Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession 1991 Atlanta's Otis Nixon suspended for rest of 1991 due to cocaine 1991 James Farentino of Dynasty arrested in Canada for cocaine possession 1991 Italian actress Laura Antonelli found guilty of cocaine possession 1991 Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics 1991 Argentine soocer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use 1990 Dutch police seize 3,000 kg of cocaine 1989 Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison 1988 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US 1988 4,200 kg Colombian cocaine in seized at Tarpon Springs Florida 1987 Doc Gooden undergoes cocaine rehabilitation 1986 Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning 1986 Suriname army Captain Etienne Boerenveen arrested for cocaine smuggling 1985 Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players 1984 L.A. federal jury acquits auto maker John DeLorean on cocaine charges 1984 Kuhn announces Vida Blue is suspended due to cocaine conviction 1984 Failed coup by cocaine growers in Bolivia 1984 Braves pitcher Pascual Perez suspended due to cocaine usage 1984 Braves pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession 1983 3 Kansas City Royals suspended due to cocaine usage 1983 Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use 1982 Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (Not guilty) 1981 Former Dolphin, Mercury Morris, is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficing, conspiracy, and possession of cocaine 1980 Comedian Richard Pryor suffers burns from free basing cocaine 1922 Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II 1914 Georg Trakl, Austria poet (Totentag, Cocaine Overdose), dies at 27 1886 Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta sells 1st Coca-Coke (contained cocaine) |
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