Max Daly
Global Drugs Editor
max.daly@vice.comMax Daly is Vice's Global Drugs Editor and specialises in reporting on drugs and crime. He won the Orwell Prize in 2019 for his work on young drug dealers and co-authored Narcomania: How Britain Got Hooked on Drugs
Inside the Lavish London Lifestyle of Sergey Lavrov’s Stepdaughter
Polina Kovaleva bought a £4.4 million apartment with cash when she was just 21, according to campaigners. She happens to be the stepdaughter of Putin’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov.
Chelsea FC Owner Roman Abramovich Sanctioned by UK Government
Sanctions targeting allies of Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine mean that Abramovich can no longer sell Chelsea, while the club can not sign any players, or even sell tickets or merchandise
Calm Between the Storms: Remarkable Photos From Ukraine’s Front Line
As they struggle to defend their country from one of the world’s most powerful armies, Ukrainian troops keep watch, cook food, laugh, and prepare for the next battle.
Devastating Photos of People Trying to Escape the War in Ukraine
Across a broken landscape, civilians flee for their lives.
Prisoners Are Getting High on Underwear Soaked in Drugs
As new figures show more inmates are overdosing than ever before, UK prison authorities are confiscating clothes laced with potent drugs.
Why London Is Crucial to the Success of the West’s Sanctions Against Russia
The West has rolled out wide-ranging sanctions against Russia and even Vladimir Putin himself. But much of Russia's wealth is hidden with the help of the UK's corrupt financial system.
Legal Weed Referendum Blocked by Judges in Italy on Technicality
Despite more than 600,000 people backing a referendum on legalising cannabis cultivation, Italy's high court said the proposal would breach international law.
Oligarchs Flee Ukraine on Private Jets in Face of Potential Russian Invasion
Ukraine's super rich have chartered jets out of Kiev, but President Volodymyr Zelensky demands they return to look after their workers.
Who Is Robbing Europe’s Elite Footballers?
The number of footballers whose homes have been raided, often violently, for expensive watches, gems and cars is on the rise across Europe. There is a reason so few suspects are being caught.
Cops Are So Bored They’re Turning Drug Busts Into Bizarre Art Installations
"It often appeared that setting up the photo-ops must take much longer than the actual drug bust itself".
Postal Workers Get Really High After ‘Accidentally’ Eating Hash Brownies
Royal Mail has launched an investigation after a video appeared to show staff staggering into the street after apparently consuming edibles from an unclaimed package.
A New Drug That Contains Meth and Heroin Is on the Rise in Afghanistan
Experts say “tablet K” pills could be the world’s first black-market drug containing both depressants and stimulants.