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Drug prohibition is fuelling the overdose crisis: Regulating drugs is the way out

Should heroin and cocaine be legally available to people who need and want them? If we are serious about stopping the crisis of drug overdose deaths, that is exactly the kind of profound change we need. Yes, extensive regulations would be necessary. In fact, the whole point of regulating drug…

The Conversation

Drug dealer nabbed by police carrying £500 of heroin because he was smoking joint

Dexter Sharpe was stopped by officers and detained for a search after he was caught smoking cannabis outside the busy station

Evening Standard

Punjab Police busts trans-border narcotic smuggling network in Amritsar; 1 held with 5 kg heroin

In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police busted a trans-border narcotic smuggling network and arrested a drug smuggler with 5 kg heroin, said an official here on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Opioid-laced cocaine 100 times more potent than heroin sparks Victorian health warning

Drugs sold in Melbourne found to contain protonitazene, which has resulted in ‘serious harm’

The Guardian - AU

Amritsar Rural Police arrests 6 people, recovers 8 kg heroin, 6 pistols in two seperate drug busts

The Amritsar Rural Police has arrested six people and recovered heroin weighing eight kilogrammes and three pistols, along with cash amounting to Rs 30,000, in two separate cases, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSF seizes over 6 kg of heroin in Punjab's Amritsar

Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) seized over six kilograms of heroin in Punjab's Amritsar district, officials said on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Punjab Police bust two drug cartels backed by Pakistan-based smugglers, arrest three traffickers

Punjab Police have busted two separate cross-border drug smuggling cartels being operated by Pakistan-based smugglers, arrested three drug traffickers, and recovered a total of 9.2 kg heroin from their possession. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Telegram CEO's arrest puts spotlight on an app rife with guns, drugs and everything illegal

Here are some screenshots of some of the more outrageous listings that show pictures of heroin and stolen credit cards.

Fortune

'Dangerous' gangster jailed for storing gun at drugs factory in Hackney

Police found a ten tonne press for packaging heroin and cocaine at Thompson Caninhas’ property

Evening Standard

Pair jailed for modern slavery offences after 'dishevelled' boy found with heroin at London Bridge station

The teenager was ‘dishevelled and vulnerable’ when he was found by officers

Evening Standard

BSF recovers China-made drone with suspected packet of heroin in Punjab's Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) neutralised and then recovered a China-made drone along with a suspected packet of heroin in the border area of Amritsar district on Monday, the BSF said in a statement. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Assam Police seize heroin worth Rs 5 crore from Cachar, apprehends one

The Assam Police seized a large quantity of heroin worth Rs 5 crore in Cachar district. The Police also apprehended one person in connection with this. Read further on Dynamite News:

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US Treasury Imposes Sanctions On La Nueva Familia Cartel Leaders

Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana cartel indicted for heroin distribution in the U.S. facing financial sanctions by the U.S. Treasury.

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Government accused of failing to tackle opioid crisis after failing to reassess life saving treatment centres

Exclusive: Minister admits no work done to assess benefit of centres used to save lives in 17 other countries

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Drug line smashed and ringleader jailed after he is snared by phone evidence

Ayodele Adeleke ran a drug line operating across north and east London

Evening Standard

Walthamstow teen jailed for heroin and cocaine haul at Euston station

Teenager was found with police baton and drugs wrapped in cling film

The Guardian - US

Canadian drug advocacy group founders charged with trafficking

Vancouver’s volunteer-led ‘compassion club’ offered users pure drugs like heroin and cocaine to prevent overdose deaths

Dynamite News

Heroin worth Rs 9.7 crore seized in Mizoram, 3 held

Three persons were arrested after heroin worth Rs 9.7 crore was seized from their possession in three separate operations. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The 17 most devastating character deaths in TV history, from The Sopranos to Downton Abbey

We know it’s not real, but TV deaths can still hit hard. Annabel Nugent rounds up some of the most memorable and traumatic times a character has been killed off

Evening Standard

10 arrests in Met Police war on London crack cocaine and heroin gang

More than 100 officers took part in the simultaneous warrants on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Freedom, festivity and dead by sunrise: Inside Sid Vicious’s drug-fuelled last party

Less than 24 hours after Sid Vicious left Rikers prison after breaching his bail on charges of murder, he was found dead at the home of an aspiring actor. Mark Beaumont speaks to his long-time friends and experts about what happened that fateful night – and everything that led up…

Louder

“The paramedics told me I should have been dead. I had enough heroin and cocaine in me to kill a horse.” In the '90s, Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan embarked upon a drug-fuelled “death trip”, and very nearly arrived at his intended destination

On May 28, 1996, Depeche Mode vocalist Dave Gahan 'died' for two minutes in a Los Angeles hospital. He woke up handcuffed to a policeman

Louder

“The 80s? A lot of hard drugs, cocaine, heroin, people dying. And disco. I mean, how bad can it get?”: the epic life and times of David Crosby

In 2007, Classic Rock challenged the legendary David Crosby to an epic game of word association. Cue tales of women, drugs, prison, liver transplants and ex-bandmates

Dynamite News

Punjab: Int'l drug smuggling gang unearthed in Fazilka; 7 held

The police seized 5.47 Kg pure grade heroin and Rs 1.7 lakh in cash from the arrested persons. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

‘I hadn’t thought about a drink. Then I saw the pub. Game over’: singer-songwriter Michael Head on beating addiction – again

He’s a national treasure to many, with a remarkable songbook spanning more than 40 years. But after kicking heroin twice, he spiralled back into drinking – until an ardent fan saved his life

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