Every year surfers and clubbers alike trek to a West Country seaside town that was once dubbed the "British Magaluf". Newquay, in Cornwall, attracts tourists from all over the world, famed for its impressive waves and huge selection of nightlife.
But now the beauty spot faces a dangerous drug epidemic. County lines gangs reportedly flood its shores with heroin, crack, cocaine and cannabis, reports the Mirror. Devon and Cornwall Police seized 18.7kg of cocaine in the year to March 2022 – up from 16.2kg the year before - while ketamine seized rose from 0.3kg in 2021 to 1.8kg last year, Home Office figures show.
And last week, a teenager a seizure in a Newquay nightclub during an event aimed at 16 and 17-year-olds, which police believe was "drug induced", The Sun reports.
