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Ex-Labour MP Jared O’Mara guilty of £24K expenses fraud to fund drug habit

Jared O’Mara was convicted of six counts of fraud after trying to claim taxpayers’ cash to fund his cocaine habit.

The Independent UK

Former UK lawmaker O'Mara convicted of fraud - BBC

Former British lawmaker Jared O'Mara was found guilty of fraud for submitting fake expenses of nearly 20,000 pounds ($24,128) to fund his cocaine habit when he was a member of parliament, local media reports said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Ex-MP found guilty of £24,000 expenses fraud

Jared O’Mara was convicted of six counts of fraud after trying to claim taxpayers’ cash to fund his cocaine habit.

The Independent UK

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Jared O’Mara: ex-Labour MP found guilty of six counts of expenses fraud

Former Sheffield Hallam MP was on trial for submitting fake invoices to help fund ‘galloping’ cocaine habit

The Guardian - UK

Former MP Jared O’Mara guilty of six counts of expenses fraud to fund cocaine habit

A disgraced former MP has been found guilty of six counts of fraud relating to his expenses claims while in office in 2019.

Evening Standard

More than £260m worth of cocaine found floating in Pacific Ocean

New Zealand says seizure of more than three tonnes of cocaine is the country’s largest drugs seizure

The Independent UK

Fallen cocaine kingpin found with Rolex watches and Balenciaga clothes says he can't afford lawyer

Detectives seized nearly £300,000 worth of luxury items from Ryan Palin's home

Manchester Evening News

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New Zealand police find 3.2 tonnes of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean

It marks the country’s biggest-ever drugs seizure, and is thought to be enough to supply all of Australia for a whole year

Evening Standard

'On, power fat sizes': Texts that led to downfall of 22-year-old criminal

Selim Ahmed profited from vulnerable addicts, said police as he was jailed

Manchester Evening News

Fallen cocaine kingpin tells court he has no money for lawyers

Ryan Palin was jailed for decades over a conspiracy to supply 700kg of cocaine

Liverpool Echo

New Zealand police find 3.5 tons of cocaine in Pacific Ocean

New Zealand police have found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate

The Independent UK

New Zealand authorities recover 3.2 tonnes of cocaine from Pacific Ocean, believed to be bound for Australia

New Zealand authorities believes 3.2 tonnes of cocaine floating at sea was bound for Australia.

ABC News

Jail over plan to import cocaine for 'ridiculous' cash

Two business owners aged in their 50s have been jailed for attempting to possess 33 kilograms of cocaine in Brisbane while being tracked by police.

AAP

New Zealand intercepts 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth $500m floating in Pacific Ocean

Authorities say the haul, which is the largest seizure of illicit drugs made by the country’s law enforcement, was destined for Australia

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Reuters

New Zealand recovers $300 million of cocaine floating at sea

New Zealand authorities said on Wednesday they had recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine worth more than $300 million, believed to be bound for Australia and found floating at sea.

Liverpool Echo

Woman caught with £1,000 of crack and heroin in her knickers is jailed

Georgina Grant's co-conspirator was caught red-handed by police selling to white van driver and cyclist

Reuters

EU sees drug crime as threatening as terrorism, says must fight on European level

The EU regards organised drug crime as threatening as terrorism and wants to tackle the fight against it on a European level, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Tuesday during a visit to Belgium’s port of Antwerp, Europe's main entrance for cocaine.

Liverpool Echo

Dealer used his 'big horrible mate' to enforce £100,000 drug debt

'Masked Swan' trafficked up to 123kg of heroin, cocaine and cannabis and saw £15k as small change

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Nottingham Post

Nottingham dad found with cocaine in pants after he returned to dealing as 'last resort'

He had cocaine valued at £3,000

Glasgow Live

Convicted drug smuggler marries woman he met while doing 10 years in Caribbean jail

Paul Cains also fathered a child in the Dominican Republic prison where he was banged up after being caught with £500,000 worth of cocaine at Punta Cana Airport.

Edinburgh Live

Scottish drug smuggler ties the knot in traditional ceremony in the Caribbean

The smuggler who was caught with £500,000 worth of cocaine tied the knot with his Caribbean wife in a traditional Scottish ceremony that was attended by fellow crooks.

Manchester Evening News

Police storm home and catch man red-handed

Daniaal Ghafoor is now beginning a four-year prison sentence

Liverpool Echo

Cannabis café owner, cathedral arsonist and child rapist among 12 crooks jailed this week

These are the criminals from our region who were locked up over the past seven days

Liverpool Echo

73 faces and codenames of dozens of EncroChat criminals linked to Merseyside

An overview of the cases linked to the major investigation into the use of communications network EncroChat by the region's underworld

Los Angeles Times

Some pharmacies in Mexico passing off fentanyl, meth as legitimate pharmaceuticals

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — If you walk down the right side street, the offers are plentiful, even in broad daylight. Young men in plain T-shirts draw near and call out their wares: Pills. Cocaine. Guns.

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