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Melbourne has had Australia’s worst heroin addiction for years. Why can’t the city kick its habit?

There’s heated debate about a second safe injecting room for Victoria’s capital – yet few are asking why use of the drug is so much higher than other cities

The Guardian - AU

Gang ferried drugs using ‘thank you NHS’ van during lockdown

They even used a ‘Thank You NHS’ van to transport the heroine and cocaine across the West Midlands

The Independent UK

Vulnerable Welsh children living in care used as 'runners' for London drugs gang

A judge told Abdilgader Yasin and Sultan Ismail they had 'exploited and manipulated' vulnerable children

Wales Online

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'Scouse Jonno' line dealers busted after sending out hundreds of ‘flare messages’

The county line drug gang flooded city with crack cocaine and heroin

Liverpool Echo

Drug dealer in dressing gown threw heroin on neighbour's drive during raid

Tyriec Wilson, 22, attempted to run away after officers found him in the back garden of a house

Nottingham Post

Border Security Force recovers 14 packets of suspected narcotics in Punjab's Ferozepur

Border Security Force on June 21, recovered 14 small packets of narcotic items suspected to be heroin of approximately 500 grams

The Hindu

Officers uncover more than 100 bags of 'heroin and crack cocaine' after driver abandons stolen car

The vehicle had made off from police

Manchester Evening News

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BSF recovers 14 packets of suspected narcotics in Punjab's Ferozepur

Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday recovered 14 small packets of narcotic items suspected to be Heroin of approximately 500 grams. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Dave Fanning breaks silence to say sorry over Christy Dignam interview admitting: 'I was wrong'

The RTE star angered Aslan fans over his tribute to Christy on Claire Byrne's radio show last week

Irish Mirror

Fentanyl is dominating headlines, but there’s a more comprehensive drug problem happening in Texas

Lawmakers are passing laws in an attempt to slow the rise in fentanyl overdoses, but drug advocates warn the opioid is mostly a booster for other illegal drugs.

The Texas Tribune

Drugs baron prisoner escapes from jail 'after being warned his life is in danger'

Heroin kingpin Sean McGovern reportedly fled prison near Dundee, Scotland, on Sunday evening after being told by police that somebody was plotting to kill him

Daily Mirror

Former RAF member became heroin dealer and aimed to make £75,000 a year

Jason Roberts, 37, of Bridgend was discovered after incriminating messages relating to drug dealing were found on the phone of a man arrested by police

Wales Online

Signs more young people are using heroin in parts of Merseyside

Organised crime and drug purchases over the internet are also reportedly contributing to drug abuse issues

Liverpool Echo

Christy Dignam: Born in the sixties with a healthy disrespect for authorities growing up

He was raised by dad, Christy Snr, and his mum Teresa. He also had seven siblings Bernie, Deirdre, James, Brian, Therese, Jackie and Eddie.

Irish Mirror

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The Hindu

Large cache of drugs seized in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch, Rajouri; three arrested

A large cache of drugs, including two kilograms of heroin, worth crores of rupees were seized in two separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, police said on June 13.

Daily Record

Drug lords at top of 'The Family' cocaine and heroin empire fight to keep luxury property

The court had heard that between 2008 and 2009 the organised crime group concocted a "sophisticated" plot to get a 40 tonne shipment of cocaine from Colombia to Britain.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals warned 'stay away' as gangster with links to capital escapes jail

The 39-year-old escaped from HMP Castle Huntly on Sunday where he was serving a sentence for dealing heroin and firing a shotgun outside an Edinburgh pub in 2008

Liverpool Echo

Cocaine and heroin godfathers 'The Family' fight to keep luxury property

Mehmet Baybasin worked alongside a Liverpool criminal firm to import massive quantities of cocaine

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Liverpool Echo

Heroin and crack dealer who offered 'fat bags for 20' caught when he ordered taxi

'Trusted lieutenant' was put in charge of manning graft phone for the 'Bevo Line'

Bangkok Post

32kg of Australia-bound heroin seized at Bangkok Port

Authorities have seized about 32 kilogrammes of heroin, stuffed inside boxes of pain-relief patches at the Bangkok Port. The drugs were destined for Melbourne, Australia.

Daily Record

Crime boss who amassed £28million empire has cars and luxury watches seized

Jordan Talbot was jailed in 2021 for 21 years and nine months after EncroChat leaks revealed he was involved in a plot to flood the country with more than 500kg in heroin and crack cocaine.

Wales Online

Royal Navy warship crew seize more than £10million worth of drugs

The Type 23 frigate captured more than seven tons of hashish, heroin and methamphetamine

ABC News

Federal government funding shake-up risks leaving thousands of Queensland, NSW opioid addicts with nowhere to go for treatment

More than a dozen private opioid treatment services in Queensland and New South Wales are at risk of closure because of changes announced in last month's federal budget, say clinic operators.

Daily Mirror

Grandad's heroin-smuggling gang partied in Las Vegas while still claiming benefits

Stanley Feerick was jailed this week after his drug-trafficking gang visited Las Vegas, while claiming benefits and transporting drugs across the country

Manchester Evening News

Heroin gang led by lorry driver granddad partied in Vegas while claiming benefits

Stanley Feerick, 68, used his job as as cover to transport hundreds of thousands of pounds of the Class A drug across the country

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