Promising recruitment consultant became drug dealer after pandemic hit hard Robert Hicks was full of remorse when he appeared in court but the judge still jailed him for three years. Daily Record · May 6, 2022
Otoniel shipped ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US: Prosecutor Accused Colombian drug trafficker pleads not guilty to two charges after being extradited to the US from Bogota. Al Jazeera · May 5, 2022
Johnny Depp v Amber Heard: Most explosive moments so far in star-studded defamation trial Over first two weeks of testimony, jury has heard from string of witnesses including couple’s former marriage counselor, their friends and Depp himself. Testimony has painted captivating and disturbing portrait of actors’ doomed marriage, laying bare violent fights, drug use and vicious words to each other. Here are some of… The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
US puts $5m bounty on ‘drug queen’ thought to head notorious Honduran crime cartel Authorities accuse Herlinda Bobadilla of running a drug smuggling network using planes, boats and trucks The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
Emmerdale viewers gobsmacked as Leyla's 'terrible' secret finally uncovered Emmerdale's Leyla Harding was seen doing cocaine with newcomer Suzy in Thursday's episode of the ITV soap, but viewers felt it was very out of character for her to be doing drugs Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022
Ruling threatens US power as world's high-seas drug police A little-noticed federal appeals court ruling this year threatens a key weapon in the United States’ war on drugs: A decades-old law that gives the U_S_ broad authority to make high-seas drug smuggling arrests anywhere in the world, even if those drugs aren't bound for the U_S_ The Maritime Drug… The Independent UK · May 5, 2022
Gateshead drug gang leader's driver joins him behind bars for heroin and cocaine plot David Lindsay, of Gateshead, helped Ryan O'Connor and his gang to pay off his son's drug debts Chronicle Live · May 5, 2022
Accused Colombian drug trafficker Otoniel to appear in U.S. court The accused leader of Colombia's Clan del Golfo drug trafficking group is expected to appear in a U.S. court on Thursday after being extradited on cocaine and weapons charges, the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn said. Reuters · May 5, 2022
County lines drug dealer jailed following police stop-check Alex Kirby was in possession of crack cocaine and heroin when searched by police Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2022
Amber Heard claims Johnny Depp held her dog out of window of moving car in testimony Heard broke down in tears as she claimed Depp performed a ‘cavity search’ for cocaine on her during a May 2013 holiday Evening Standard · May 5, 2022
Cocaine thug who terrorised and beat his partner in horror seven-year relationship cries as he's locked up Stephen Cook, 32, from St Helens, sobbed as he was jailed for horrific violence against his partner that left her 'always waiting for the next assault' Manchester Evening News · May 5, 2022
Cocaine snorting brute wouldn't let girlfriend use toilet alone He made his girlfriend live 'on edge' and 'always waiting for the next assault' Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2022
Amber Heard claims Johnny Depp ripped her underwear and did ‘cavity search’ when he thought she hid cocaine ‘Do you know how many pounds of pressure it takes to break a human wrist?’ Heard says Depp asked party attendee at ‘fancy trailer park’ The Independent UK · May 4, 2022
Drug dealer sold heroin and crack cocaine to undercover police officer David Daley, 41, sold Class A drugs to the officer on two occasions in Cardiff through the use of a drugs line named Lewis Wales Online · May 4, 2022
Wales Online · May 4, 2022 Drug dealer busted after being caught drink-driving Messages found on bricklayer William Rhodri Hughes' phone showed he had arranged four drug deals in the hours before his arrest.
Liverpool Echo · May 4, 2022 Man, 51, arrested after 80 wraps of cocaine found The man is now in custody
Irish Mirror · May 4, 2022 Irishman among three charged with trying to smuggle €6.5m of cocaine on pallets 'destined for Tesco' Prosecuting, Simon Mills, told the court how the trio were caught at the port of Holyhead, on Anglesey, at around 7.30am on October 9, 2020
Miami Herald · May 3, 2022 In ‘Havana Ghost’ case, 3 Miami men convicted of cocaine dealing and gun violence MIAMI — An investigation dubbed “Havana Ghost,” targeting drug trafficking and violent crime in the Little Havana neighborhood, has led to the conviction of three men following a long trial in Miami federal court.
Wales Online · May 3, 2022 Driver rammed police car and crashed into two others during 20-mile high-speed chase When police finally stopped chip shop worker Jamie Adams' BMW he was found to have a cocktail of ketamine, cocaine, cannabis and Valium in his system
Wales Online · May 3, 2022 Pub worker left friend in coma with high-speed crash after night of drink and drugs Larisa Jones was more than 12 times over the limit for cocaine use when she drove into another vehicle. The friend who she left temporarily needing a wheelchair asked for her to be spared a jail term
The Independent UK · May 3, 2022 Five British soldiers arrested for ‘dealing cocaine at base’ after raid by military police Raid at Larkhill barracks reportedly resulted in mass drug testing
Evening Standard · May 3, 2022 British Virgin Islands premier Andrew Fahie claims immunity from cocaine smuggling case Fahie was arrested last week by members of US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents posing as Mexican drug traffickers
The Independent UK · May 2, 2022 British Islands premier asserts immunity in cocaine case The premier of the British Virgin Islands is demanding his immediate release from U.S. custody, arguing he is immune from prosecution on cocaine-smuggling charges because he is the elected, constitutional head of government of the British overseas territory
The Hindu · May 2, 2022 Cocaine worth ₹ 80 cr. seized at RGIA Two foreign nationals were carrying 8 kg of contraband
Liverpool Echo · May 2, 2022 Faces of 75 people jailed in Liverpool in April Murderers, rapists and gun thugs are in the overview of court cases linked to Merseyside